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Mayor at the formal signing of the Peace Strategy

20 December 2021

Co-developing a city-wide strategy for peace

People in Buenaventura face ongoing violence from armed organisations. Researchers at the University of Sheffield and partners have been awarded the Economic & Social Research Council’s Societal Impact Prize for the coproduction of a peace strategy.

Map showing the economic impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the retail and hospitality industries in South Yorkshire

10 December 2021

City centres could lose £3 billion due to permanent changes caused by Covid-19, new study reveals

A new study from the University of Sheffield has calculated the long term economic impact of Covid-19 on city centres, and found that as the shift towards working from home moves businesses to suburban areas, centres stand to lose £3 billion in 2022.

9 December 2021

Professor Jenny Pickerill and Dr Ankit Kumar discuss eco-homes in new educational video

The video, produced by Time for Geography, focuses on achieving energy sustainability and examines the challenges to applying sustainable energy solutions.

Time for Geography

A single parent holds the hand of their young child as they walk down the road.

7 December 2021

Widening inequalities for children in the North of England cost billions, increase poverty and cost children’s lives

A major new report out today paints a stark picture of inequality for children growing up in the North of England post-pandemic compared to those in the rest of the country.

Close up image of a person's hands, pouring hand sanitiser from a bottle into their hand

Employment related COVID-19 exposure risk among disabled people in the UK

Research from the Department of Economics provides new evidence about the work-related exposure of disabled people to COVID-19.

2 December 2021

Social care research centre: new £10 million funding award for University of Sheffield

£10 million in funding has been awarded to the University of Sheffield’s Centre for International Research on Care, Labour & Equalities for a new ‘Centre for Care’ to address the urgent need for accessible research and evidence on social care.

29 November 2021

Mental health research highlights devastating impact on leaseholders affected by cladding scandal

Four years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, leaseholders in apartments with flammable cladding are still suffering the fallout which is taking a huge toll on their mental health and wellbeing.

19 November 2021

How are multilingual pupils being compared to their monolingual peers?

Dr Sabine Little's research into how multilingualism and identity has fed into the Literacy Trust’s 2021 Research Report.

18 November 2021

A photograph of a flooded seaside town — gettyimages.com by Matthew J Thomas

From a climate of fear to a climate of solidarity: talking climate and migration around the UN Climate Change Conference 2021

by Ankit Kumar, Lecturer in Development and Environment for the Department of Geography

4 November 2021