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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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'Woodland Edge' Will Teare's garden in Sheffield. Credit: Sarah Cuttle

Cut council tax for green gardeners to help cities tackle climate change

Homeowners should be rewarded to garden sustainably, to help combat the damaging effects of climate change in cities and promote a healthier urban landscape.
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Implementing new roles in mental health services to address NHS workforce challenges

A new national project has been launched in collaboration between the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Trust to help NHS services to respond to the ongoing workforce crisis in mental health.
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Burying our Time Capsule at The Wave

The Wave, our new flagship building for Social Sciences at the University of Sheffield, is now open. We celebrated the completion of the building with the burial of a time capsule on 22 March 2023.

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