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University of Sheffield Concerts presents Kabantu
Kabantu is a bold quartet – featuring strings, guitar, vocals and percussion – celebrating the space where different cultures meet. Expect vocal harmonies from South Africa coalesce with everything from Celtic reels to Brazilian samba and beyond…
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Powerful new exhibition highlights how memory lingers in our landscapes
A new art exhibition exploring the lingering presence of traumatic events within our fields, streets and cities is being launched by researchers from the University of Sheffield in collaboration with Museums Sheffield.
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University of Sheffield to host festival celebrating Japanese art, culture, literature and film
Led by the University of Sheffield’s School of East Asian Studies – one of Europe’s leading academic centres for teaching and research on Japan – the specially commissioned programme of events will include appearances from renowned names in Japanese art, culture, literature and film.
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Major new languages study could shape how grammar is represented in dictionaries and guidebooks
A major new international research project, which could improve our understanding of one of the longest-standing linguistic challenges for languages of Central and Eastern Europe, is being launched by researchers from the University of Sheffield.
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Major AHRC-funded project to explore form-function 'mismatches' in language
How do people acquire and make sense of ‘messy’ linguistic data? An international team, led by Neil Bermel in the School of Languages and Cultures, along with Dunstan Brown of York University, will be examining this question through the languages of central and eastern Europe.
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Faculty of Arts and Humanities news weekly round up
Keep up to date with all things Arts and Humanities by reading our top news stories for the week.
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Mozart the touring pop icon: how the great composer’s manuscripts reveal his life as a musical celebrity
Mozart’s autograph manuscripts reveal the secret stories behind his busy life as a touring musical celebrity, according to a musicologist from the University of Sheffield.
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Concerts programme offers a true Christmas classic
Screening of The Snowman magically brought to life by Sheffield Rep. Orchestra playing the original score. The film will be magically brought to life in a breathtaking performance with the original score performed by an orchestra
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Brass bands can improve your health and wellbeing, study shows
Stress relief, improved mental health and lungs like an elite sports star are just some of the ways playing in a brass band can improve your health and wellbeing, according to research from the University of Sheffield.
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University of Sheffield alumni come together to perform Beatles classics
Some of The Beatles’ greatest ever songs are set to be performed in public once more as part of a unique concert celebrating two of the band’s most iconic albums.
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Great Latin American Women at the Festival of Social Science
As part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social Science, Dr Lauren Rea (SLC) curated an exhibition on her research into the history of Argentina’s Billiken children’s magazine and her creative co-produced work with the magazine’s publisher.
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100 Grandes Mujeres Latinoamericanas – meet the inspirational women who shaped Latin American history and society
A new book celebrating 100 women who have shaped the history and society of Latin America, based on research by an academic at the University of Sheffield, will be published next month (November 2019).
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Workshops to create musical and vocal miniatures inspired by Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
FREE workshops - open to all ages and abilities. Sunday 27 and Monday 28 October from 10am - 1pm at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet. Pre-booking is required.
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Money worries, scandalous affairs and chronic health problems: letters reveal fascinating insights into the life of Cole Porter
A new collection of letters providing an unprecedented insight into the personal and professional life of one of the most successful American songwriters of the 20th century has been published by a researcher at the University of Sheffield.
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University of Sheffield ranked among world’s best for arts and humanities
The University of Sheffield has been named as one of the world’s leading universities for teaching and research in the arts and humanities, according to a subject ranking published this week (2 October 2019).