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Falkland Islands on a retro globe.

The Falklands/Malvinas Conflict: Forty Years On

Jonathan Rayner, Professor of Film Studies, features in the new collection of essays commemorating the Falklands Conflict of 1982.
Books lying some soil

Debut Article in The Conversation for PhD Candidate Meg Meredith

Explore how speculative novels that can help to understand our relationship with soil in Meg's first article in The Conversation.
Centre for Poetry and Poetics Presents a reading with Allen Fisher and Kelvin Corcoran
Centre for Poetry and Poetics Presents a reading with Allen Fisher and Kelvin Corcoran

Centre for Poetry and Poetics Presents a reading with Allen Fisher and Kelvin Corcoran

Join us for our next exciting event with readings from the recent works of our speakers.

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School of English Peer Coaching Programme

Find out more about our School of English Peer Coaching Programme here.

Centre for Poetry and Poetics cut collective flyer
Centre for Poetry and Poetics cut collective flyer

Centre for Poetry and Poetics: a reading with CUT COLLECTIVE

Centre for Poetry and Poetics, Sheffield as its first reading into the Autumn 2023 Series presents: a reading with CUT COLLECTIVE; a collective of writers of poetry, prose, hybrid and experimental texts.
Next week, we are very fortunate to be hosting a visiting academic from Rutgers University in the US: Distinguished Professor of English, Lauren Goodlad.

‘From Critical AI Literacy to Design Justice Labs: Next Steps for the Age of Chatbots’

Next week, we are very fortunate to be hosting a visiting academic from Rutgers University in the US: Distinguished Professor of English, Lauren Goodlad.
Centre for Poetry and Poetics Presents: CLARE FISHER · GARETH GAVIN · ROSIE ŠNAJDR

Centre for Poetry and Poetics Presents: CLARE FISHER · GARETH GAVIN · ROSIE ŠNAJDR

Join us for our next exciting Centre for Poetry and Poetics event on Wednesday 22nd November 6.30 pm – Diamond, LT2
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60 miles in August for MND

“Do you think you could run 60 miles in August to raise money for MND?” A simple question that led to Fiona and Alex signing up for a summer challenge to fundraise for this fantastic charity and cause. 
Starlina Rose at the archive

What the digitization of the Northwestern Miller reveals about 1930's americana

The Northwestern Miller was a weekly American milling and grain industry magazine print from 1872 - 1973 that our current PhD research student Starlina Rose recently got the opportunity to digitise at the Mills Archive.

Lydia Tap Placement on stage photo

Lydia's experience: "TAP helped me see that I am employable and that I can find my place in the working world"

Lydia presented to an audience of over 100 delegates from universities across the Yorkshire region about her understanding of and experience of 'employability'. Read on to see how this has transformed Lydia's attitude to the workplace: