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School of Languages, Arts and Societies

We are an interdisciplinary school bringing together world-leading education and research on languages, music, culture, politics and societies from a diverse range of disciplines and regions across the globe.

Study with us

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Study East Asia 
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Study Modern Languages and Cultures 
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Study Music 
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Modern Languages Teaching Centre 

Research

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Our research

We focus on providing insight into some of the biggest cultural and social issues around the world, bringing together expertise in music, global cultural studies and East Asian studies.

Research strengths and specialisms

About the school

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About us 
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People 

News

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.
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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.

Contact us

Admissions and enquiries

Email: study@sheffield.ac.uk

Get in touch

Address

School of Languages, Arts and Societies
Jessop West
1 Upper Hanover Street
Sheffield
S3 7RA

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