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Raising Early Achievement in Literacy: The REAL Project
Researchers from the University's School of Education have developed a pioneering new programme which has improved literacy levels among pre-school children. The researchers are now rolling out their programme to schools across the UK.
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Giving a voice to the world's poorest
A Sheffield-based international research project at the interface between human geography, political science and development studies is seeking to evaluate attempts to tackle political disempowerment among the world's poorest.
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Reappraising the 'idiot box' – how TV can help young children learn
Dr Jane Herbert, of the Department of Psychology at the University of Sheffield, has found that there are educational benefits to be earned from children's television, but that we need to understand how to access them. The research will help develop and improve the quality of the educational videos that are available for young children.
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New study aims to address falling public confidence in the police
Dr Stephen Farrall, a criminologist working in the School of Law at the University of Sheffield, is leading a team of researchers on the JUSTIS project, which aims to gauge levels of public confidence in the criminal justice system and the police force.
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University to expose threats to global media freedom
A new Centre for Freedom of the Media, based at the University of Sheffield's Department of Journalism Studies, will bring together journalists, scholars, public figures and newsmakers to evaluate the role of free and independent news media in building and maintaining political and civil freedom.
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School designers go back to the drawing board…and back to school
As part of a bold new approach to the design and construction of schools in the UK, Dr Rosie Parnell from the School of Architecture is looking at ways of involving children and other community groups in the school design process.
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Tackling environmental problems from multiple perspectives
A senior researcher in the Department of Sociological Studies has brought together researchers from a number of disciplines in order to pioneer new ways of approaching environmental research.
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Studies suggest melting glaciers could alter UK climate
New climate change research at the Department of Geography suggests that the melting of the Arctic could lead to a slowing down of the Atlantic Gulf Stream, which would have important implications for our climate.
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The politics of poverty – the link between global crisis, policy and conflict
The world is in the grip of economic crisis, but how will this affect society's poorest? Researchers from the Departments of Economics and Politics at the University of Sheffield are examining how government policy decisions can help to reduce the impact of economic crises on the poorest sections of society.
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This is a Party Election Broadcast…
Ralph Negrine, Director of Research in the Department of Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield, is developing an archive which records the history of the Party Election Broadcast.
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Facing up to institutional racism in the Police force
Important insights into institutional racism and the experience of black Police officers have been gained thanks to a study carried out by Professor Simon Holdaway of the University of Sheffield's Department of Law.
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Quantifying the intangible cost of serious crime
Dr Aki Tsuchiya, Reader in Economics and Health Economics at the University of Sheffield, has played a leading role in developing a framework to measure the cost of serious crime on an individual's well-being.
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Stem cell research: how far is it legal, ethical or patentable?
Patents on biotechnological inventions are considered essential to foster innovation and investment. Professor Aurora Plomer has led a groundbreaking interdisciplinary project to clarify the current legal uncertainty in Europe on the scope of application of moral exceptions to patents on human embryonic stem cells under the EU Directive on Biotechnological Inventions.
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Improving the quality of life for older people
Researchers from the full range of disciplines covered by five leading Research Councils have combined with the aim of improving the quality of life for older people across the UK.
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Understanding the way we think
Research carried out by a Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience, Rosemary Varley, is challenging widely-accepted beliefs about the role of language in human thought. It's also leading to the development of new treatment methods for sufferers of severe aphasia.
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Balancing profit and sustainable economic development
Professor in Accounting for Sustainable Development, Frank Birkin from the Management School at the University of Sheffield, has developed a new way of business accounting which is designed to encourage and stimulate sustainable economic development.
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Improving safety for Chinese coal miners
Professor Tim Wright from the School of East Asian studies at the University of Sheffield has been carrying out vital research on the safety of the coal mining industry in China. Indeed, one of his papers has been published in The China Quarterly, a leading journal on Chinese studies, and has helped influence Chinese thinking on industrial safety.
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Online play in the digital age
Online play is taking an increasingly important role in developing people's creativity in the new digital age, according to research being undertaken by Dr Julia Davies, Senior Lecturer, in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield.
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Research shows that call centres shouldn't be stereotyped
All call centres cannot be stereotyped as 'electronic sweatshops' according to new research carried out at the University of Sheffield. Researchers at the University have found that there is a great deal of diversity in management and employment practices and working conditions in call centres around the globe.
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Heterosexuality – the 'natural' sexual orientation?
Heterosexuality is often taken for granted as the natural sexual orientation. However, it has been argued by feminists that we should look at heterosexuality more critically, as an institution which is social rather than just biological, and therefore open to change.
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Award-winning research on Africa
Two publications by Dr Graham Harrison based on his research in Africa on international governance and the World Bank have been awarded prestigious prizes.
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Birds learn to fly with a little help from their ancestors
A researcher at the University of Sheffield has discovered that the reason birds learn to fly so easily is because latent memories may have been left behind by their ancestors.
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