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Sheffield Methods Institute

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Making Sense of Data in the Media book cover with glasses with hypnotic pattern
14 February 2020

Making Sense of Data in the Media

We exist in a world surrounded by data and not a day goes by without something data related is in the news headlines, from 50,000 new nurses to greenwashing carbon emission claims, but what does it all mean? Moreover, with so much data available in this age of fake news, who can you turn to and who can you trust?
The panel at the youth symposium
3 September 2019

Let affected communities co-design strategy to end youth violence in Sheffield, says report

In May, the SMI co-hosted a symposium on youth violence.
Students celebrating graduation
28 August 2019

The SMI celebrates graduation

On July 18th, the SMI celebrated undergraduate graduation!
Placement student Ellie Painter's project
A poster about student Ellie Painter's placement project, titled 'Parkour Pproject: Investigating the local community's perception of an area for teenagers in Manor Fields Park, Sheffield'.
28 May 2019

SMI placement module success

Praise for SMI student Ellie from partner organisation.

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Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences,
219 Portobello
Sheffield, S1 4DP

+44 114 222 8345

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