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‘It All Starts With Play’ – New National Campaign and APPG on Play in England

Researchers from the School of Architecture and Landscape and School of Geography and Planning help launch Play England’s new national strategy at the House of Commons.
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Melanie Lombard and Philipp Horn receive AESOP Excellence in Teaching Award 2025

Congratulations to Melanie Lombard and Philipp Horn who received the Association of European Schools of Planning award for their masters module 'Urban Informality'.

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Dr Sihan Li awarded the Gill Memorial Award by Royal Geographical Society

Sihan has received the award for exceptional early career research with a remarkable track record of achievement.
A google earth image showing data from the digital tools identifying where selective-logging has taken place in the rainforest.
Google Earth Image © Airbus 2025 showing changes in the forest canopy detected by satellites at one of the logging concessions in 2023 including the logging detections identified by the new algorithm in red.

New technology helping fight against illegal logging of Peru’s valuable rainforest

New technology is helping Peru fight against the illegal logging of its 68 million hectares of valuable tropical rainforest.
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Two Geography students win SURE awards

Two students from the Department of Geography have been recognised for their work as part of SURE, the Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience.
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South Africa’s apartheid legacy is still hobbling research

A new article for The Conversation by Dr Daniel Hammett and colleagues from the University of Johannesburg looks at how apartheid legacies affect the work of universities in South Africa.

How communities can help manage urban flooding and water pollution

MAGIC was a 30-month project trialling new ways of managing surface water in our urban areas whilst also making them more healthy places. This new video explores how the project engaged with communities in Hull and East Yorkshire.
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Geography at Sheffield recognised for advancement of gender equality

We are very proud to announce that we have been awarded the Athena Swan Bronze Award for commitment to the advancement of gender equality within the Department of Geography at the University of Sheffield.
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International recognition for MPlan Urban Studies and Planning

The Department of Urban Studies and Planning is delighted to have received accreditation from the Institute of Town Planners, India, for our MPlan undergraduate degree.