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18 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.
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4 November 2021

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
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2 November 2021

10 ways our researchers are working to understand and fight against climate change

Researchers from across the Faculty of Social Sciences are working to understand and fight against the impacts of climate change.
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28 October 2021

Under-paid and under-valued: assessing mandatory vaccination for care home workers in England

A new Sustainable Care paper has been published today, entitled ‘Under-paid and under-valued: assessing mandatory vaccination for care home workers in England‘.
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Should we be looking to eco-communities as ways to radically transform our cities? 

Could the collective and collaborative projects seeking to balance human and environmental needs be a solution for more people to live sustainably?

2 November 2021
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Top 100 for Social Sciences: 2022 THE World University Rankings 2022

We've been ranked in the top 100 in the 2022 THE World University Rankings for Social Sciences.

13 October 2021

Using street lighting to support pedestrian safety at night

Professor Steve Fotios and his colleagues from the Lighting Research Group (in the School of Architecture at the University of Sheffield) are researching ways to enhance street lighting, in order to support the visual needs of pedestrians.

10 October 2021
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Student loneliness through the pandemic: how, why and where?

As a group whose connections with both people and place have suffered as study moved online in the Covid-19 pandemic, students’ loneliness has grown in severity and visibility.

8 October 2021
London terrorism

The effect of terrorism on public attitudes and individual wellbeing

A new project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will explore how to develop adequate capabilities to manage the consequences of terrorist attacks.

7 October 2021