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German Writing Competition [555] Winners - Congratulations!

In Spring 2025, the German section of the MLTC called all learners of German for the second time to take part in a writing competition.

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Launch of ‘Muses Mind Machine’, a new Centre of Excellence

The interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence ‘Muses Mind Machine’, has now officially been launched.

"Living with Young-Onset Dementia: Our Music, Our Voice" Film Launches

Watch the powerful short film exploring the musical diversity of people living with young-onset dementia, and how we might innovate new tools and technologies to support interacting with music.
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Dr Thomas McAuley Represents the University of Sheffield at Peace Conference in Hiroshima

Delegates from ten universities worldwide gathered at the conference, each recognised for their contributions to peacebuilding and sustainable development through higher education.
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Surviving Squid Game: Designing the Maze of Psychological Terror

On the 4th November, the Centre of Korean Studies hosted UCLA’s Professor Suk-Young Kim. Kim gave a fascinating talk on the Netflix phenomenon Squid Game as part of a part of a four-city tour coordinated by the British Association of Korean Studies.
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Dutch Visiting Author 2024: Raoul de Jong

Dutch author Raoul de Jong is visiting Sheffield Dutch Studies in December 2024. Translator John Eyck will join us from New York. Our public presentation will be on Tuesday 17 December at 5pm in Diamond Workroom 2. All welcome.

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Roundtable and Student Discussion: The Past Present and Future of Korean Philosophy

On October 11th, Professor Sojeong Park and Dr Farrah Sheikh from Sungkyunkwan University’s K-Academic Expansion Center visited the Centre for Korean Studies here at The University of Sheffield.

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K-pop Worlds: Exploring the Global Influence of a Korean Phenomenon Launch Event

K-pop came to Sheffield on Thursday 3rd October when the University Library and the Centre for Korean Studies held a launch event for an exhibition titled K-pop Worlds: Exploring the Global Influence of a Korean Phenomenon.
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K-pop Worlds: Exploring the Influence of a Global Phenomenon

We are delighted to announce the launch of a special exhibition dedicated to the ever-growing phenomenon of K-pop, which will run from September 11th to October 17th, 2024.