News News stories Latest news from the school. 22 May 2025 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'. 12 May 2025 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. 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. 22 April 2025 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. 2 April 2025 Professor Tony Crook Legacy Seminar The School of Geography and Planning is holding an afternoon event to celebrate the contribution of Professor ADH (Tony) Crook CBE to applied housing and planning policy research. Search MA International Development student wins prestigious Development Studies Association dissertation prize We are delighted to announce that Emeli Hanson’s dissertation was awarded the annual Development Studies Association (DSA) prize for best dissertation in the field of international development, development studies and development economics. 26 March 2025 Shrinking Andean glaciers threaten water supply of 90 million people, global policy makers warned Scientists from the University of Sheffield will warn policymakers that the shrinking glaciers of the Andes threaten the water supply of 90 million people on the South American continent at the first-ever World Day for Glaciers hosted by UNESCO. 21 March 2025 New data on historic sea level rise will help scientists see into the future of global warming New research on historical sea-level rise will give scientists new knowledge into how global warming will affect the earth’s rapidly melting ice sheets. 20 March 2025 Hugh Ellis appointed as Visiting Professor We're very pleased to announce that Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy at the Town and Country Planning Association, has been appointed as Visiting Professor in the School of Geography and Planning. 12 March 2025 In loving memory of Professor Paul White It is with great sadness that we share with you that Professor Paul White, former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, passed away in February 2025. 4 March 2025 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »