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Data visualisation paper by Professor Helen Kennedy is top scoring on White Rose Research Online
A paper co-authored by Professor Helen Kennedy is officially the top scoring paper on the White Rose Research Online repository in 2017-18.
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Sociology student takes dissertation research to the British Conference of Undergraduate Research
A final year undergraduate Sociological Studies student joined other students from across the country last week to present her dissertation research at the British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR).
Categorised under: Students and alumni and Research
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Social work student enhances studies after attending week-long international social work conference in the Netherlands
An MA Social Work student from the University of Sheffield recently took up an opportunity to attend a week-long conference in the Netherlands where he heard speakers from around the world discuss international social work issues.
Categorised under: Students and alumni
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Report published on child welfare research dissemination and the judiciary involved in child care proceedings
Researchers from the Department of Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield have today published a report about the dissemination of child welfare research to the judiciary involved in child care proceedings.
Categorised under: Staff, Research and Publications
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Helen Kennedy joins world leading digital experts at Facebook HQ for social research 'un-conference'
Professor Helen Kennedy was recently one of a small number of digital experts from around the world to be hand-picked to attend an exclusive social research event at Facebook’s headquarters in California, USA.
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Sociological Studies welcomes visiting PhD student from Belgium to conduct research with Sheffield's academics
The Department of Sociological Studies has been delighted to play host to visiting PhD student Amélie Anciaux over the past month, who has joined us from Belgium.
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Care-Connect enters into impact fellowship agreement with Age UK
Research and innovation hub Care-Connect has entered into a positive agreement with leading ageing charity Age UK in which members from each body will act as impact fellows for one another to reach shared goals around wellbeing in later life.
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Professor Kate Morris to give evidence in Parliament on inequalities in child welfare intervention rates
Professor Kate Morris, on behalf of the Sheffield researchers involved in the Child Welfare and Inequalities project, will be giving evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children today along with Professor Paul Bywaters and Professor Brid Featherstone (University of Huddersfield).
Categorised under: In the media, Staff, Research and Publications
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Social work team members publish unique and compelling textbook of child protection work case studies
Two members of the Department of Sociological Studies’ social work team have this week published a unique textbook that allows readers to immerse themselves in the complex scenarios that occur in child protection work.
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Dr Stefania Vicari selected to work on ESRC funded project into the practice of sustainable consumption in the Global South
It has been announced that Dr Stefania Vicari will work as a Co-Investigator on a new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded study into the mobilisation and practice of sustainable consumption in the Global South.
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Casual workers more likely to become jobless, study finds
Casual workers are five times more likely to drop out of the labour market than those on permanent contracts, a study from the Universities of Sheffield and Greenwich has found.
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Social work, poverty and child welfare interventions
In a new blog post, Professor Kate Morris updates on the work that the Child Welfare Inequalities Project (CWIP) is doing to detail the relationship of deprivation, policy and other factors to inequalities in key child welfare intervention rates in the UK's four countries. There has been a huge response to the research from the social work sector, including Ofsted acknowledgement of the role of deprivation in the effectiveness of local authority children's services and an invitation to contribute to an international meeting this spring that is part of building an international network to support research and practice change.
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PhD student Gbenga Shadare forges academic links during recent visit to Hong Kong
In December 2017, PhD student Gbenga Shadare was invited to attend two conferences and an expert seminar workshop at the Lingnan University, Tuen Man, New Territory, Hong Kong. He tells us here about his experience and the links he formed whilst there.
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Dr Ysabel Gerrard's summer internship working with Microsoft Research on social media pro-eating disorder moderation project
In Summer 2017, Dr Ysabel Gerrard took on the internship opportunity of a lifetime when she headed to the United States of America (USA) to work with the Microsoft Research Social Media Collective (MSRSMC).
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Sheffield academics host exhibition to tackle taboo of early-life loss
Academics from the University of Sheffield this week launched an exhibition in the city to challenge taboos surrounding still birth, miscarriage and sudden infant death syndrome.
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