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Research shows poor mental health amongst MPs may impair decision-making

New paper studies the link between politicians’ mental health and decision-marking

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Better governance needed to improve social media data access for research into online harms

New report from the Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce co-chaired by the University of Sheffield and University of Cambridge, sets out a roadmap for improving research access to social media platform data.

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Professor Kate Dommett receives Award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Science

Many congratulations to Professor Kate Dommett who has recently been conferred the Award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Science.
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‘They don’t care about you, me or anyone else’: populist storytelling in anti-lockdown protests

Dr Ozge Ozduzen and co-authors Dr Bogdan Lanosev and Dr Billur Aslan Ozgul have collaborated on a paper recently published in European Politics and Society journal.
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Wall of visas: how race impacts the externalization of (forced) migration control in south-south migration corridors.

This new article by Patrícia Nabuco Martuscelli and Natalia Cintra in Ethnic and Racial Studies Journal focuses on Brazil and how it uses humanitarian and family reunification visas as a hidden externalization strategy.
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BRAID programme partnership with Royal Armouries scoops award for ethical utilisation of new technologies to manage museum collections

We’re delighted to announce that the Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) programme’s collaboration with Royal Armouries is the winner of this year’s Collections Trust Award.
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Britons increasingly trust each other – but trust in politicians has slumped since the pandemic

Dr James Weinberg discusses our trust in government and politicians in The Conversation.

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Sheffield Students Take on G20

This year, eight students from the Faculty of Social Sciences attended the annual G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.