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Rethinking school league tables could tackle the stigma around apprenticeships, report finds
The rethinking of school league tables is one of a raft of measures which could help tackle the stigma around apprenticeships, according to a new report by Professor Louise Ryan.
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PhD student Martin Heneghan discusses his time as visiting scholar at UPenn in new blog post
Sociological Studies PhD student Martin Heneghan has written a blog post about his time working as a visiting scholar with a leading social policy professor at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn).
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Dr Afua Twum-Danso Imoh secures fellowship to explore history of 'proper' childhoods in West Africa
Dr Afua Twum-Danso Imoh has successfully secured a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship award to explore how the notion of a ‘proper’ childhood for all was exported from Britain in the 19th Century to Ghana, West Africa.
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All aboard the Mobile University bus with Sociological Studies researchers this September
A number of researchers from the Department of Sociological Studies will be climbing on board a vintage bus this September to present their research as part of the Mobile University event.
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5 exceptional PhD study opportunities linked to a multi-disciplinary ESRC-funded programme within an extensive international research network
The ESRC Sustainable Care Research Programme, based mainly at the Universities of Sheffield (lead partner); Kings College London; and the University of Birmingham is offering 5 funded, full-time PhD studentships beginning late September 2017.
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Sustainable care network announced to identify solutions to UK social care crisis
A new research project led by academics at the University of Sheffield will examine potential sustainable solutions to the ongoing crisis within the UK’s social care system.
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Honourable mention for Helen Kennedy’s ‘innovative’ book Post, Mine, Repeat
Professor Helen Kennedy was recently shortlisted for a prestigious book award from the Association of Internet Researchers, and received an honourable mention for her book Post, Mine, Repeat.
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An experience 'like no other' at the G7 Summit
BA Sociology graduate Adam Coles had an experience ‘like no other’ last week when he spent the week working as a policy analyst at the G7 Summit in Italy.
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Sociological Studies hosts a symposium of leading scholars in the field of youth transitions
Leading scholars in the field of youth transitions visited the Department of Sociological Studies recently for a one-day symposium arising from Professor Louise Ryan's project 'Reducing Early School Leaving in the EU (RESL.eu)', funded by the European Commission.
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Sociology graduate to work as Policy Analyst at the G7 Summit in Italy
BA Sociology graduate Adam Coles is heading to the G7 Summit in Italy next week to work as a Policy Analyst as part of the University of Sheffield's Global Learning Opportunities in the Social Sciences scheme.
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Tom Clark receives Senate award for learning and teaching excellence
We are delighted to announce that Dr Tom Clark has received a University of Sheffield Senate Award for Sustained Excellence in Learning and Teaching.
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Sheffield sociology courses ranked in UK's top 3 in Guardian University Guide 2018
We are delighted that the Department of Sociological Studies’ undergraduate courses have been rated in the UK’s top three in the Guardian University Guide 2018, moving up from 14th place to 3rd.
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Alan Walker awarded Fellow status with the Gerontological Society of America
Professor Alan Walker has been awarded Fellow status with the world’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organisation, the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
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Early career researchers gather in Sheffield to discuss migration in post-Brexit-vote Britain
Researchers from universities around the UK gathered in Sheffield earlier this week for a one-day conference designed to bring together early career researchers working in the area of migration.
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Sociology student set to visit Ghana for child labour research
A second year undergraduate sociology student is set to travel to Ghana for six weeks this summer to carry out research into the barriers to primary education for children engaged in hazardous labour.
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