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Ideas Bazaar

The Ideas Bazaar took place on Wednesday 10 September 2025, bringing together researchers and people from the region's creative community, to come up with new and exciting ways to highlight our research. The best ideas will feature in Festival of the Mind 2026.

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Festival of the Mind 2026

Applications to apply for up to £5,000 to be part of the next Festival of the Mind are now open. The next festival will take place in 6-15 November 2026 in venues across Sheffield city centre.

Screenshot of the Ideas Bazaar 2025 registration Padlet page

Find a partner

Browse the online profiles of researchers and creatives who are interested in taking part in Festival of the Mind 2026. The profiles include details of their ideas, works, research, topics of interest and who they are looking to collaborate with.

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Previous projects

The Festival of the Mind webpages contain some examples of unique collaborations between our researchers and the creative and cultural talent of our city. The projects focus on our groundbreaking research that have previously been showcased as part of the festival.

Contact us

Enquiries and guidance on application submissions Email: engage@sheffield.ac.uk

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