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How university spaces shape staff and student wellbeing

A new UK-wide report co-authored by Sheffield researchers Emma Jones and James Simpson examines how university physical environments affect staff and student wellbeing, belonging, accessibility, social connection and learning.

Published by Student Minds
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There’s something you can do now to cool your home next summer – and it’s far cheaper than air conditioning

For The Conversation, Professor Ross Cameron shares useful tips and practical concepts for keeping your home cooler using plants.

Published by The Conversation
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New €1.8 million European-Latin American research network asks who pays the price of the green transition

Researchers from the Faculty of Social Sciences will join an international network of academics & organisations examining the consequences of Europe’s green transition for Latin American countries where materials for rechargeable batteries are mined.
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Water Blew Up Everything: An Urban History of Climate Disasters in Buenos Aires’ Informal Settlements

Find out more about the 'Water Blew Up Everything' research project, led by Adriana Laura Massidda, which received funding through the Grantham Amplification Fund Initiative.
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Community engagement project supports increased evening use of green spaces by exploring the sensory experiences of nature after dark

A pilot research study at the School of Architecture and Landscape encouraged local residents to tap into the sights, sounds and smells of nature in the evening, at a time when outdoor evening leisure is becoming increasingly popular.
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Sheffield hosts successful 26th Annual Gathering in Biosemiotics

The University of Sheffield welcomed scholars from around the globe last week for the 26th Annual Gathering in Biosemiotics, a resounding success for the international research community.
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Could listening closer to nature help people share wild spaces more carefully?

A new research project led by Dr Liam Healy is examining how design and behaviour change can help humans and nature share the same space more carefully, following increased footfall in spaces like Redmires Reservoir since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Collaborative project designs and constructs regenerative building prototype to help safeguard historic earthen buildings from the effects of climate change

A new regenerative prototype has been built in an isolated historic mountain village in Zhejiang province of eastern China, which will be used to test building methods for reusing other earthen buildings in the historic region.