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Bartholomew House, home to the School of Law
3 August 2020

University of Sheffield launches partnership with The University of Law

Collaboration will allow students to pursue a pathway to qualification as a solicitor with a leading provider, and enable Sheffield’s School of Law to focus on research-led teaching in law and criminology.

Paint, canvas and paint brushes
3 August 2020

Call for carers and those requiring care to create artistic submissions for digital exhibition on covid-19 experiences

Academics from the Sustainable Care programme at the University of Sheffield are calling on unpaid carers, care workers and people who require care to participate in creating artistic submissions for a digital exhibition on covid-19 experiences.

Local journalist interviews woman for radio
© Kalidou Sy - Fondation Hirondelle
16 July 2020

How can radio empower women in the world’s poorest countries?

Dr Emma Heywood, Lecturer in Journalism, Politics and Communication in the Department of Journalism is working with communities in three of Africa’s poorest countries to assess the impact of radio on women’s rights and empowerment.

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.
Informal waterfront buildings in Lagos

Insecurity underpins property rights in Lagos – no matter what class you are

Dr Tom Goodfellow explores the eviction of marginal communities from the waterfronts of Lagos, and the wider phenomenon of insecure property rights which affects many, if not most Lagosians.

31 July 2020
Doctor typing on a laptop with a stethoscope next to them on a table.

Our trade deals will impact healthcare access across Europe

Dr Matt Wood talks about the need to see transparency in the UK's negotiating positions and explanations of these inconsistencies to ensure core NHS principles are not threatened, in a new blog for the UK in a Changing Europe.

29 July 2020
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How has Covid-19 impacted arts and cultural fundraisers?

A new research project involving Dr Marta Herrero and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising is seeking survey participants to better understand how Covid-19 has impacted arts and cultural fundraisers.

28 July 2020
Woman sitting at desk in an office

Returning to work after Covid

For those working from home or on furlough during the pandemic, the lack of structure and routine has created a cause for concern over people’s mental health throughout lockdown.

16 July 2020
Landscape Architecture exhibition student work by Katie Wright
Student work by third year undergraduate Katie Wright

Now online: Proposals for Hopeful Places

The Department of Landscape Architecture has published an online catalogue of work, featuring the final projects of graduating undergraduate and postgraduate students.

13 July 2020
Graphic of an election ballot on a mobile device

Dr Kate Dommett awarded grant from Leverhulme for project on online political advertising

The project will explore the use and impact of online political advertising, using interviews, experimental surveys and social media analysis to explore what is seen as legitimate practice and how these ideas translate into practice.

10 July 2020
Miro

Robotics distance learning project could close skills gap and boost economy

School children will be able to program a robotic pet from home with the help of learning resources, tests, and lesson plans for teachers.

3 July 2020
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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?

2 July 2020
A well-lit city highway

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?

24 June 2020
Carer makes cup of tea in kitchen

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.

24 June 2020