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5 December 2023

Blurring The Edges - Using Research & Creativity to Bring Communities Together

A new film documenting the impact of an on-going research project which highlights how a creative response to research has helped bring people together, changing perceptions and started new initiatives in Rotherham.

Book Front Cover Titled - Understanding Baby Loss, by Kate Reed, Julie Ellis and Elspeth Whitby.

20 November 2023

New Book by Profressor Kate Reed - Understanding Baby Loss.

SMI Director - Professor Kate Reed, has published her new book 'Understanding baby loss - The sociology of life, death and post-mortem'. The book follows on from Kate's ESRC award winning 'Remembering Baby' research project and exhibition.

10 November 2023

Sheffield Methods Institute Partnership Day: New Directions in Collaborative Research Partnerships

In early September, The Sheffield Methods Institute (SMI) hosted their first partnership day to celebrate the culmination of collaboration beyond the university and to celebrate leading research and methodological innovation.

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