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The latest news about research, events, staff and students from the Sheffield Methods Institute.
A cartoon of a student having academic text thrown at them by an academic machine
8 November 2022

“Fighting the academic machine”: using illustration to depict student reading experiences.

Dr Will Mason (SMI) & Dr Meesha Warmington (School of Education) investigated student reading experiences in HE. In this blog, Will and Meesha unpack the results of the study, introducing 4 illustration by Harry Venning.
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20 October 2022

Evaluating the Transformation of Mental Health in Sheffield

Dr Abigail Tazzyman, in partnership with Professor Damian Hodgson from Sheffield University Management School, have worked with healthcare and voluntary sector partners to learn lessons on transforming mental health services.
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20 October 2022

Re-launching the Remembering Baby website

Professor Kate Reed has re-launched the Remembering Baby website to coincide with Baby Loss Awareness week.

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SMI Advisory Board – Working with experts, professionals and colleagues from academia.

This month saw our new Advisory Board convening – helping to define the next phase of growth for the SMI.

27 September 2022
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Spaces of (dis)connection: Migrant essential workers – New Exhibition

The exhibition is inspired by research focussing on migrant essential workers – which the SMI’s Dr Aneta Piekut is a Co-Investigator on the project.

23 August 2022
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Setting our students up for their next big step - Graduation 2022

After all their hard work and commitment our students have now graduated and will be taking their next big step into further study or a professional career.

28 July 2022
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Cultural Industries Research Network

The SMI’s Dr Mark Taylor is part of a team launching the Cultural Industries Research Network (CIRN).

7 July 2022
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Love Ethics - Honouring the legacy of bell hooks

Dr Will Mason's seminar explored research practice through the prism of a love ethic.

19 May 2022