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Scary stories for kids: All About Ghosts is a non-fiction book that gave me all the knowledge to spot spectres

Dr Catherine Bannister shares her choice, All About Ghosts by Christopher Maynard, as a favourite children's scary read.

The Conversation
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Bridging the ‘digital divide’ with board games

Helping young people who have moved to University navigate online and digital spaces necessary for their education, and overcome the pitfalls they may encounter, is the subject of a new board game from the University of Sheffield.
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Voiced: Barbican festival highlights endangered languages and their connection to art

Dr Jessica Bradley reflects on Voiced: The Festival for Endangered Languages exhibition in The Conversation.

The Conversation
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Two grant successes for Dr Jessica Bradley to continue her research in arts, health and wellbeing

Dr Jessica Bradley has been awarded research funding through the British Academy / Leverhulme Small Grants Scheme in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust for a project exploring creative journaling and motherhood.

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Understanding education research and exploring song writing at the Festival of Social Science

David Shannon from the School of Education will be taking part in the 2025 Festival of Social Science, looking the ways music and queer identities intersect, as well as literacy research in education. 
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From robotic sheepdogs to tackling global challenges: Explore the free Festival of Social Science in Sheffield

The UK’s Festival of Social Science returns to Sheffield this month to shine a light on how the city’s world-leading social scientists are tackling some of the most urgent problems facing society.
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Black History for Every Day of the Year long listed for information book of the year

We’re delighted to share the news that Black History for Every Day of the Year by Yinka Olusoga is on the UK Literary Association’s long list for information book of the year.

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Researchers collaborate on teaching resources celebrating multilingualism

Researchers have collaborated with Sheffield based educational providers Twinkl to create resources championing multilingualism as part of the City of Languages project.

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Multilingual spaces for play and belonging

Dr Christina Tatham discusses the importance of multilingual spaces for play and belonging in super diverse urban communities with the Urban Radar podcast series.