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Faculty of Arts and Humanities

We explore what makes us human through the study of languages, cultures, histories and ideas. We are home to eight departments and schools, and have a track record for research excellence that attracts students from all over the world.

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'Vice-Chancellor's Awards'
8 July 2022

Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Learning and Teaching 2022

Colleagues across the Faculty of Arts and Humanities have been recognised in the 2022 Vice-Chancellor’s Award Scheme for Learning and Teaching.
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The new drama is based on the journal of a Yorkshire-born writer and political commentator who documented how the Munich Crisis had a severe impact on his wife’s mental health.
24 June 2022

True story of how fear of war in Europe led to heartbreaking marriage collapse

A new drama revealing the tragic true story of how one couple’s marriage was torn apart and mental health destabilised by the fear of war breaking out in Europe, is set to be performed in public for the first time next week (28 June 2022).
REF2021
12 May 2022

University of Sheffield celebrates its impactful research

The University of Sheffield is today (12 May 2022) celebrating its pioneering research which is addressing some of the biggest global challenges and making a real-world impact.
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27 April 2022

Hidden slavery story translated into English for first time

A graphic novel revealing a new insight into the lives of millions of Africans who fell victim to the slave trade has been brought to English speakers for the first time, thanks to modern languages students at the University of Sheffield.

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