iHuman

Disruptive research into what it means to be human.

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iHuman brings together social sciences & humanities with psychological & biological sciences to understand what it means to be human like never before. We are a diverse research community, valuing different knowledges with a disruptive and critical intellectual agenda, embracing serendipity and supporting development with enabling internal processes to create a well-resourced and inviting space for flourishing.

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Reflections from a Cyborg: Telepresence teaching in Higher Education

Presenters will be presenting via telepresence robots
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A cartoon image of two people signing through British Sign Language

Animating Inclusion

Dr Ryan Bramley and Dr Kirsty Liddiard, School of Education and iHuman, have just received Public Engagement Funding for a project entitled, Animating Inclusion.
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iHuman leads new work on cultural modelling of climate change on social media

Just Futures: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Cultural Climate Models
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Hybrid Working Podcast

Special one-off podcast episode from the University's Disability Staff Network
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An image of a chalk board with 'research and development' written upon it in white chalk

Exploring and embedding PGR experiences of participatory research in TUoS research cultures 

A new project building on the innovative work of the PRN @TUOS
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Disability Studies in Singapore

iHuman colleagues are working alongside advocates and academics in Singapore
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Representing disabled young people at Sheffield Robotics

An exciting seminar event
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An update from the TAS and DYP team

The TAS and DYP have been out and about since the summer
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ECR methods and methodology symposium

A PGR event focused on methods and methodology
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Disability matters in Denmark

iHuman travel to Denmark to debate universal design
Being Human During Covid-19
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Introducing Being Human During COVID-19

Authors: Paul Martin, Kirsty Liddiard, Stevienna de Saille, Warren Pearce
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Prawns, chickens, social workers and other agents of change: Reflections from the Faculty of Social Sciences Early Career Researcher Conference

13 - 14th July 2022, University of Sheffield
Lauren White, Rowland Atkinson, Jamie Coates, Dan Goodley, Louise Kay and Kirsty Liddiard
Co-producing what it means to be trustworthy

On building trust: Co-producing what it means to be trustworthy

Trust is central to conversations of trustworthy autonomous systems. However, what does it mean to be trustworthy? What does trust mean? Who, or what, is involved when we talk about trust?
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Reimagining Trustworthy Autonomous Systems with Disabled Young People: Our Project Launch!

As a project team, we’re really excited to announce our project ‘Reimagining trustworthy autonomous systems with disabled young people’.
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Don’t leave us out: World Mental Health Day and people with learning disabilities

Written by:
Sunderland People First, Sue Caton from Manchester Metropolitan University, Chris Hatton from Manchester Metropolitan University and Katherine Runswick-Cole from The University of Sheffield
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What do race and ethics have to do with recruiting stem cell donors? 

Dr. Ros Williams, Lecturer in Digital Media and Society, Department of Sociological Studies, explores how racially minoritised stem cell donors are recruited onto the bone marrow stem cell registry. 
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