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Faculty of Social Sciences

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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20 May 2020

Changing social media policy: how research is helping people to talk about mental health

In a new paper, Dr Ysabel Gerrard brings her experience as a sociologist together with her role as a member of the Facebook and Instagram Suicide and Self-injury Advisory Board to investigate how people talk about mental health on social media.

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26 May 2020

How engaging children in digital media can enhance their learning

Dr Fiona Scott, Lecturer in the School of Education, has won a UK Literacy Association (UKLA) award for her ‘highly significant work in successfully expanding the understanding of young children’s engagement with media.’

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19 May 2020

Could artificial intelligence techniques be the answer to an Alzheimers cure?

Researchers in the University of Sheffield’s Information School are to embark on a research project to tackle Alzheimer’s disease with artificial intelligence techniques.

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11 May 2020

Disability and disadvantage: unseen and unheard in a global crisis

Work by three public service leaders, paired with academic expertise from the University of Sheffield is now a crucial benchmark in understanding just how haphazardly disadvantaged communities are represented at the heart of public policy in the UK.

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