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Students of Dutch rehearsing for De show!

Modern Languages Drama Festival 2026

In March 2026, the Modern Languages Drama Festival returns to Sheffield. This year’s programme brings together students and tutors from across the School to present three evenings of theatre in French, German, and Dutch.
Dr Jennifer MacRitchie
Dr Jennifer MacRitchie, Senior Research Fellow in the School of Languages, Arts, and Societies.

https://sheffield.ac.uk/research/co-designing-future-music-technology-dementia

Dr Jennifer MacRitchie and her team are working alongside the dementia community to co-design new music technologies that meet their needs and embed lived experience at every stage of the development process.
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Dr Alex Stamatiadis Wins British Council’s 2026 Business & Innovation Award

Research from a University of Sheffield PhD has led to award-winning music technology, with Dr Alex Stamatiadis recognised by the British Council for innovation in algorithmic music generation.
Wayne Wong demonstrating a roundhouse kick

Dr Wayne Wong brings martial arts stage combat to Sheffield’s Year of the Horse celebrations

Martial arts met East Asian cinema at Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery as Dr Wayne Wong brought Project Sifu to the Year of the Horse celebrations — a powerful example of research-led, embodied knowledge exchange in action.
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A Better Way to Use Debate in Language Classrooms

Dr Harsh Trivedi, French Teaching Associate with the School of Languages, Arts and Societies discusses the use of debate in modern language classrooms.
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Want to understand Honoré de Balzac? Try Dungeons & Dragons instead of literary theory

Dr Harsh Trivedi with the School of Languages, Arts and Societies, discusses how Dungeons and Dragons can be used as a lens to understand Honoré de Balzac.

From PhD to Print: Transforming your research for publication in academic journals - Early Career Researcher Workshop 2026

On 22nd January, the Centre for Korean Studies welcomed Early Career Researchers from across the UK for our annual two-day workshop.
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Learning to play music can improve older people’s brain function, study suggests

Improvising music could help to improve older people’s cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research led by Dr Jennifer MacRitchie.
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Professor Simon Keefe features in Mozart: Genius for Hire — airing tonight on Sky Arts

Professor Simon Keefe will be a key voice in a new documentary offering fresh insights into one of classical music's most famous careers.