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Faculty of Social Sciences

The Faculty of Social Sciences has a long-established reputation for producing world-leading research (REF 2021). We tackle the greatest challenges of our time and work to implement solutions.

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EDU - PECE project
2 August 2022

Launching UK first early years educator course

Nurseries in South West Yorkshire are invited to benefit from a free programme for early years educators
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26 July 2022

Child and Youth Ethics Event

Dr Thea Shahrokh and Dr Liam Wrigley recently designed and delivered developmental participatory workshops on youth and childhood research ethics, in collaboration with the British Sociological Association (BSA) Child and Youth Studies Groups.
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22 July 2022

Manchester Offshored: a new report from Sheffield University Management School and University of Sheffield researchers launched

Adam Leaver, Richard Goulding and Jonathan Silver launch a new public interest report on the Manchester Life partnership between Manchester City Council and the Abu Dhabi United Group.

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