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The University of Sheffield appoints new Vice-Chancellor
The University of Sheffield has appointed Professor Keith Burnett as its next Vice-Chancellor. He will take over from Professor Bob Boucher whose period of office comes to an end in December 2007.
Categorised under: Teaching
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University to host Confucius Institute
The School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield has been awarded a prestigious Confucius Institute by the Chinese government for the promotion of Chinese language and culture. The Confucius Institute, which will be established at the University this year, is a joint initiative in collaboration with the Office of Chinese Language Council International, Beijing Language and Culture University and Nanjing University.
Categorised under: Social science, Teaching, International and Awards and achievements
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Teachers of the future to attend information fair
People in Sheffield considering a career in teaching will have the opportunity to find out more about life as a teacher, and how to kick-start a career in this increasingly popular field, at the Routes into Teaching Fair on Thursday 4 May 2006.
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Women now live longer than men, even in the poorest countries
2006 is likely to be the first year in human history when – across almost all the world – women can expect to outlive men, say researchers from the University of Sheffield this week. The trend towards this remarkable achievement will probably be confirmed this week in the World Health Organisation's 2006 world health report.
Categorised under: Teaching, Medicine, dentistry and health, Arts and humanities, Research and Social science
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Peak 11 schoolchildren re-engineer London landmark
The University of Sheffield teamed up with INPUT (Industry Project: Understanding Technology) on Monday 3 April 2006 to challenge budding engineers from the Derbyshire area to design and build a working replica of the BA London Eye.
Categorised under: Teaching, Engineering, Events and Community
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Back to school for National Science Week
People of all ages from across South Yorkshire will be given the chance to see the fun side of science, engineering and technology next week, and to engage with some of today's most important issues, such as bird flu and climate change.
Categorised under: Science, Teaching, Engineering, Medicine, dentistry and health, Events and Community
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Kids learn secrets of genes and DNA on University trip
30 year 10 pupils from Sheffield's Westfield School will be finding out about genes, DNA and genetic diseases when they visit the University of Sheffield's Department of Biomedical Sciences on Thursday 2 February 2006.
Categorised under: Science, Teaching, Medicine, dentistry and health, Events and Community
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Phonics teaching: a child's passport to literacy
Systematic phonics should feature in every child's reading instruction and it should be part of every literacy teacher's repertoire, according to a Government-funded review of research by academics at the Universities of York and Sheffield.
Categorised under: Arts and humanities, Research, Social science, Teaching, Events and International
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University of Sheffield and Kaplan to create new Sheffield International College
The University of Sheffield and Kaplan, a leading provider of educational programmes worldwide, have this week signed a formal agreement to establish Sheffield International College.
Categorised under: Community, Students and alumni, Teaching, Events and International
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TV and videos can be good for young children
New research carried out by the University of Sheffield has shown that television, video and other elements of the media and popular culture can have a positive impact on the lives of young children from birth to six years old. The study found that children are immersed in new technologies and the media from the day they are born, and that contrary to popular opinion they can play an important role in childhood development and can be used to great effect to promote early learning in children.
Categorised under: Social science, Teaching and Research
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The future of learning at the University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is creating a new learning experience for its students and staff in a single spectacular building with a new name, Information Commons. This new concept means that students will benefit from integrated access to printed learning resources and IT facilities in the same place at the same time, twenty-four hours a day.
Categorised under: Students and alumni, Teaching, Arts and humanities and Community
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Sheffield moves up world ranking of universities
The University of Sheffield is rated 8th in the UK and 18th in Europe, and has moved up four places to 65th in the world in an annual academic ranking of the top 500 universities worldwide published in August 2005.
Categorised under: Community, Teaching and International
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Libraries still valued as most trusted source of information
A study conducted by the University of Sheffield, and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has found that, although many people don't use libraries, museums and archives regularly to obtain information on issues of the day, they do value access to them as a trusted source of information, and believe there is a real moral and ethical obligation to preserve and maintain these services.
Categorised under: Teaching, Arts and humanities and Research
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Dutch studies boosted by Ambassador's visit
The Ambassador of the Netherlands will pay a visit to the University of Sheffield next week to mark the arrival of a new collection of Dutch language, literature and history books to the University's library. The Ambassador's visit follows news that a Research Centre for Dutch Studies is to be established at the University, which will encourage further study and appreciation of the culture of the Low Countries.
Categorised under: Arts and humanities, Teaching, Events and International
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University of Sheffield offers up to £12,000 per student
The University of Sheffield has today announced that its Access Agreement has been agreed by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) and that it will be offering bursaries of up to £12,000 for home undergraduate students on four year courses and up to £9000 for those on three year courses, starting in 2006.
Categorised under: Students and alumni and Teaching