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Comment: Innovation runs through the DNA of our city of creators and makers
The news of a nationally funded scheme to enable creative clusters to be funded, supported and developed was announced last September. Vanessa Toulmin comments on Sheffield's bid, led by the University of Sheffield and co-produced in partnership with Sheffield Hallam and many leading companies, which was one of only 22 shortlisted.
Categorised under: Cultural engagement, Regional economy and City vibrancy
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Comment: Booming Business - Sheffield Beer Week
Booming Business - Sheffield Beer Week
Professor Vanessa Toulmin (Director of City and Culture, University of Sheffield) provides an introduction to Sheffield Beer Week, which runs from 12-18 March 2018.
Categorised under: City vibrancy
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Comment: Working together for a better future for Sheffield
Professor Gill Valentine, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sheffield, writes for the Sheffield Telegraph on how, through working together, we can build a better future for Sheffield.
Categorised under: Regional economy
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
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Sheffield's classical music scene is 'vibrant, hopeful and creative,' says new report
Sheffield's classical music scene is 'vibrant, hopeful and creative and full of opportunities for young people' according to a report commissioned by the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: Cultural engagement and City vibrancy
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
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Comment: How much further do we have to go for equal rights for women?
On the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which marks a hundred years since women were added to the electoral registry, Professor Vanessa Toulmin (Director of City and Culture) considers how we should recognise this in Sheffield and use this centenary to continue to bring about change.
Categorised under: Cultural engagement, City vibrancy and Community engagement
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Talented University academics share their work at literary festival
Academics at the University of Sheffield are set to share their work with brand new audiences at Sheffield's renowned literary Off the Shelf festival of words.
Categorised under: Cultural engagement, City vibrancy and Community engagement
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
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All aboard the Mobile University as University of Sheffield researchers hit the road
Researchers from the University of Sheffield are set to share some of their latest studies into some of the biggest issues facing the world today as part of a series of public lectures aboard a vintage bus.
Categorised under: City vibrancy and Community engagement
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
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Renowned festival of words reveals new insights into iconic literature and history of radicalism
Some of the best-known names in literature and media are set to showcase their latest work at one of the largest literary festivals in the UK next month (7-28 October 2017).
Categorised under: Cultural engagement, City vibrancy and Community engagement
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
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Sheffield digital sector 'on cusp of something big', says new report
A new report highlighting the strength of Sheffield's creative digital sector is being published today (Monday 19 June), as Sheffield sets out to bring Channel 4 to the city.
Categorised under: City vibrancy
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
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Sheffield Makes Music for BBC Music Day
Sheffield will be alive with the sound of music for the return of Sheffield Makes Music, a celebration of local and established talent in collaboration with BBC Music Day.
Categorised under: Cultural engagement, City vibrancy and Community engagement
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Pint of Science returns to Sheffield’s pub
More than 50 academics to appear in pubs and cafes across the city, as the world's largest festival of public science talks arrives in Sheffield
Categorised under: Cultural engagement and Community engagement
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Comment: Keep Sheffield Real
Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Director of City & Cultural Engagement talks about her recent trip to South by Southwest Festival and how Sheffield can learn from other independent cities and embrace it's creativity.
Categorised under: Cultural engagement
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Sheffield Hallam University and University of Sheffield in new partnership with Off the Shelf Festival
The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University have created a new partnership to run Off the Shelf literature festival.
Categorised under: City vibrancy
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New City of Makers street market to showcase next generation of Sheffield artists
DIY, street and punk aspects of crafts and printmaking will be showcased at a new street and print market in Sheffield later this month (25 February 2017), as part on a collaboration between the University of Sheffield and City of Makers
Categorised under: Cultural engagement
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Revealing Sheffield as a cultural destination
Arts Council England has awarded £150,000 to Sheffield Culture Consortium in a bid to drive tourists to the vibrant city.
Categorised under: Cultural engagement and City vibrancy