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University of Sheffield philosopher elected Fellow of the British Academy
A researcher from the University of Sheffield, whose studies are shining a light on the work of key German philosophers from the 18th century onwards, and why their ideas are still important today, has been honoured by a leading champion of the humanities and social sciences.
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Remains of Britain's largest prisoner of war camp uncovered by archaeologists
The forgotten history of what was once Britain’s largest prisoner of war camp – a site that held the most fanatical of prisoners, including a German admiral who tricked his way out of captivity and went on to succeed Hitler as president of the German Reich – has been uncovered by archaeologists.
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From Brooklyn to Kelham Island: what roles do artists and creatives play in urban regeneration?
An event exploring what roles artists and creatives play in the kind of urban regeneration seen in hipster neighbourhoods such as Brooklyn in New York and Kelham Island in Sheffield is being launched by arts and humanities researchers at the University of Sheffield.
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University of Sheffield students launch UK record-breaking rocket
A team of students from the University of Sheffield have launched themselves into the record books after competing in the world’s biggest competition for student rocket engineers.
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University strengthens partnership with China’s leading Nanjing University
The University of Sheffield has further strengthened its partnership with China's leading Nanjing University by signing an agreement to boost research collaborations between the two institutions.
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University of Sheffield researchers play key role in UK’s first Centre for Cultural Value
Researchers from the University of Sheffield are a key partner in a new centre that will examine the value of arts and culture – from book clubs and pub gigs to fine art and opera.
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University of Sheffield number one in UK for engineering research income and investment
The University of Sheffield has overtaken Imperial College London to be the top university in the UK for income and investment in engineering research, according to new data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
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Forgotten history of tobacco, caffeines, chocolate, sugar, and opium set to be revealed by historians
Historians led from the University of Sheffield are set to reveal how Europe ‘took to soft drugs’ between the 16th and 19th centuries as part of a major new comparative research project funded by the Humanities European Research Area (HERA)
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Heroes from ‘Forgotten World Cup’ set to deliver talk at University of Sheffield
Three pioneering players who were part of an inspirational team that put women’s football on the international stage for the first time are set to deliver a talk at the University of Sheffield.
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Ground-breaking digital monitoring project could help prevent diseases
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have been awarded 2.1 million euros in funding to help develop technology to monitor how well people walk – a vital sign of health and wellbeing.
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World-famous author set to deliver talk at University of Sheffield
The American writer Audrey Niffenegger, bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Wife, is set to visit the University of Sheffield next month (Thursday 9 May 2019) as part of a lecture series.
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Students’ revolutionary solar telescope selected for launch with NASA
A revolutionary telescope that is set to capture new images of the sun has been developed by a team of students from the University of Sheffield.
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University of Sheffield ranked in top 50 most international universities in the world
The University of Sheffield has today (Wednesday 20 March 2019) been named one of the 'most international' universities by The Times Higher Education.
Categorised under: International and Students and alumni
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Film series set to question our views on death penalty
A new film series exploring how the death penalty is represented on screen is being launched as part of a project with researchers at the University of Sheffield.
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University of Sheffield strengthens international partnership with Ghana
The University of Sheffield has strengthened its international reseach and teaching partnership with the University of Ghana after welcoming a delegation from the institute to campus this week (5-6 March 2019).
Categorised under: International, Students and alumni and Teaching