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Music Staff Awarded Open Research 2025 Prize

The School of Languages, Arts & Societies and Access Folk project 'Ask a Friend' secures the team prize.
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International Project Aims to Help Language Learners Master Complex Word Forms

A new AHRC funded linguistics project is set to help language learners, teachers and therapists tackle one of the most challenging aspects of learning Czech and Croatian — the variety of word forms used in everyday speech and writing.

Pride Month: The LGBT+ Showstopper: ‘I Am What I Am’ - Dominic Broomfield-McHugh

As Pride Month 2025 draws to a close, Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh’s lecture “The LGBT+ Showstopper: ‘I Am What I Am’” offers a thoughtful and timely reflection on the role of musical theatre in representing queer lives and identities.
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University of Sheffield ranked within top 100 universities in QS World University Rankings


The University of Sheffield has been ranked within the top 100 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2026, reaffirming its place as a leading global university for teaching and research excellence.
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Japanese Literary Fiction in Translation Events Happening This Week

This week Sheffield will host a translator's workshop and a symposium on empowering women's voices through translations of Japanese fiction.

Curtain Up: Modern Languages Students Shine in Annual Drama Festival

Students took centre stage in this year’s Modern Languages Drama Festival, giving them the chance to build confidence, develop new skills and gain valuable experience both on stage and behind the scenes.
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Dr Peter Matanle Publishes New Article on Depopulation and Biodiversity

Japan’s declining population in agricultural regions could be having a damaging impact on biodiversity – a trend that could spread through East Asia and Europe as global fertility rates fall – according to an international study.
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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.