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Dr Sabine Little stood with a group of children looking at the camera in a school setting at one of her previous Storytelling events.
Dr Sabine Little at a storytelling event with local school students. Credit: Ross Jarman

Sheffield declared a UK City of Languages

Sheffield is the latest city nationally to be declared a ‘City of Languages’, in a new initiative aimed at promoting and helping the city’s multilingualism to flourish.
John McDonnell stood with Katherine Runswick-Cole in front of a banner which reads: Spinning Plates

Disability and social care research presented to MPs in parliament

Researchers from the Spinning Plates project warned politicians at Portcullis House that there is a lack of support and recognition for family carers.

Two women holding a clipboard in a warehouse, one is wearing a high vis vest

Job crafting project to focus on changing workplaces to support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions

Disabled people are twice as likely to fall out of work than non-disabled people. They often face considerable barriers in the workplace, and, too often, the support they require to do their jobs is not available.

A display cabinet with a range of books and illustrations.

Exhibition puts a spotlight on the representation of Black people in children’s literature

Listen to this Story! has been on display in Jessop West, highlighting the representation of Black people in children's literature, from colonial legacies and negative stereotyping to positive representation and independent publishing.

School dinner on a tray

Immersive School Dinners exhibition offers food for thought

A new School Dinners exhibition, created in collaboration by researchers from the University of Sheffield, brings the mixed memories and tastes of school food to life.

Trays of food contrasting school meals from different eras

New School Dinners exhibition launches

A two-year exhibition on the history of school dinners in the UK has launched at the Food Museum near Ipswich.

Photograph of Dr Tim Herrick smiling

Dr Tim Herrick made a Principal Fellow of the HEA

Congratulations to Dr Tim Herrick on being awarded Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Authority (HEA).
Photograph of a woman comforting a sad looking young adult

How did the pandemic affect young people’s mental health?

Dr Jilly Gibson-Miller discusses findings from her study looking at the effect of the Covid Pandemic on young people's mental health for The Conversation.

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Claudine Bowyer-Crane smiling in front of a book case

Professor Claudine Bower-Crane shares insights into the effect that lockdowns had on children during the Covid pandemic

In an episode of More or Less on BBC Radio 4, Claudine and other researchers discussed the effects of the lockdowns on children and young people, as homelife was transformed and schools and Universities pivoted online.