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The Faculty of Social Sciences has a long-established reputation for producing world-leading research (REF 2014). We tackle the greatest challenges of our time and work to implement solutions.

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25 March 2021

New Centre for Adult Social Care will promote and maintain people’s independence and wellbeing

Researchers at The University of Sheffield have partnered with the University of Birmingham, and a consortium of key stakeholders from across the UK, to develop a brand new Centre for Adult Social Care called IMPACT (Improving Adult Care Together.)
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18 March 2021

How the 2021 census could impact the LGBTQ community

New questions on the 2021 census enable people to identify as LGBTQ without sharing that information with their household.

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9 March 2021

Are you a carer? Make sure you’re counted in the census.

The 2021 census on Sunday 21 March will provide a vital update to the number of carers in the UK. If you look after, or give help or support to, someone in your family or community, make sure you are counted.

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8 March 2021

Where are the women in AI?

When it comes to making chatbots and humanoid robots, women appear regularly. They have names like Alexa and Siri – chatbots gendered as women, but designed by male dominated teams.

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