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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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Children make with STEM tools
8 July 2020

Manufacturer helps local pupils make moves with university outreach scheme

A Sheffield-based postural support equipment specialist is helping to engage children across the city in engineering after partnering with an outreach scheme launched by the University of Sheffield.
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2 July 2020

Repurposing ‘the corporation’ for a more resilient economy

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed weaknesses within large, well-established companies. But are those weaknesses caused by the pandemic, or are they the consequence of excesses in the non-financial (or non-banking) corporate sector post-2008?

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24 June 2020

Shaping the cities of tomorrow in the wake of covid-19

Has the scale and severity of global pandemic COVID-19 changed the perspective of what urban development and an ‘urban future’ might look like?
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24 June 2020

One in four working carers considering quitting their job, research shows

University of Sheffield study reveals an estimated 1.6 million working carers in England and Wales are struggling to combine caring responsibilities with their jobs - with women worst affected.

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