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

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.

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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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