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Unpaid carers saving Northern Ireland’s health service £5.8 billion per year, research shows

People providing unpaid care for sick or disabled family members and friends are saving Northern Ireland’s health service over £5bn, according to research from Carers NI and the ESRC Centre for Care.

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University of Sheffield’s most sustainable building officially opened by Academy of Social Sciences

The University of Sheffield’s most sustainable building has been officially opened by Will Hutton, President of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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ESRC announces new cohort of doctoral training partnerships

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is to invest in 15 doctoral training partnerships spanning 89 institutions over the next five years.
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Work, life care? Supporting carers to find the right balance for them

This European Carers Day we explore the importance of a work-life-care balance for carers, and the support and policies needed to make that a reality.

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Towards joyful ways of learning

What is it about joy? What does it mean? Is it frivolous or juvenile to sit with joy, to seek it, to crave it, to feel it? What does it mean to ‘find’ it?
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Celebration of the Urban Institute's 3rd year of its Sheffield School

The Sheffield School was launched in September 2020. It was conceived as a way to systematically explore the critical issues embodied by the Urban Institute’s Signature Program, The Politics of Inhabitation and the Urban Technical.
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Dr Tim Herrick is awarded 'Masters Teacher of the Year'

We're thrilled to announce that Tim is the proud recipient of this year's FindaMasters 'Masters Teacher of the Year' award following nomination by two students in The School of Education.
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Study calls for reusable packaging users to join project to help prevent plastic waste

A new study from the University of Sheffield is looking for people in Yorkshire who have tried reusable packaging, to join a project to investigate ways to combat plastic waste.
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A breath of fresh air: A look into respiratory technology

In this post, iHuman and School of Education researcher Kirsty Liddiard discusses a new Wellcome Discovery Award project that begins at the university in January 2024.