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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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Ruby Chau shortlisted for ‘better society’ award in 2017 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Prize
Dr Ruby Chau has been selected as one of the top ten promising scientists in the category ‘Contributing to a better society’ in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Prizes (MSCA) 2017.
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Public exhibition launches to provide a voice for social workers
A public exhibition that depicts the lived experiences of social workers through a series of artwork opened at the People’s History Museum in Manchester this week.
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The first issue of the International Journal of Care and Caring is launched
The first issue of International Journal of Care and Caring (IJCC), of which Professor Sue Yeandle is Editor-in-Chief is out now and available free until 30 April 2017.
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Sarah Neal judges national ethnography competition on BBC Radio 4
Professor Sarah Neal was featured on BBC Radio 4 recently as a judge in a national ethnography competition.
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Sheffield sociologists speak at the BSA annual conference this week
Sheffield sociologists will be taking the British Sociological Association’s (BSA) Annual Conference by storm this week, with a number of our researchers speaking over the three-day event.
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PhD student Ruth Beresford speaks to BBC radio about launch of Living with Porn(ography) project
Ruth spoke to radio presenter Paulette Edwards about her project ‘Living with Porn(ography)’, which is open to all self defining women over the age of 18 to participate in, and is receptive to all opinions and feelings on pornography: positive, negative, indifferent and everything in between.
Categorised under: In the media, Students and alumni and Research