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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
📣 We're thrilled to announce the Grantham Foundation has renewed its commitment with an £3.5m investment - enabling us to deliver world class research, train the next generation of sustainability leaders and steer global climate policy for the next 10 years! Read more here ⬇️ tinyurl.com/bdhxjfpv
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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
We often think about the environmental impact of what we eat, but what about the human impact? 🌽 Ben Purvis from our #Sustainability Assessment team explains how Social #LifeCycleAssessment can highlight the often-overlooked human impacts in our food systems. 1/2 📽️ youtu.be/U403Bi3U7VE?...
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Assessing Social and Cultural Sustainability in Food Systems
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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
📢 We're thrilled to announce the 14 successful sustainability research projects awarded funding from our Grantham Amplification Fund (GA Fund) initiative! In total we’ve committed £500,000 to projects that will generate real-world impact within South Yorkshire and beyond: tinyurl.com/ba9b85e3 1/3
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Emma Garland @emmafgarland.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
A great feature on BBC Breakfast this morning talking about Kevin Sinfield’s 7:7 MND fundraising challenge and the work we do at SITraN! @sheffielduni.bsky.social @fohsheffield.bsky.social Spot my cameo pipetting a mysterious clear liquid near the end (this may or may not be water💧)
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Caroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Great to see that @sheffielduni.bsky.social's response to the EHRC nonsense has been to increase universal toilet provision across campus. Really shows there are inclusive ways to response to the anti-trans climate. Bravo.
What changes can you expect to see 
All buildings are required to have a certain number of single-sex toilets based on the building occupancy. In selected buildings, where this number has been met, we will be creating additional universal toilet provision by changing some existing male or female single-sex toilets to provide more choice for staff, students and visitors. 

As these single-sex toilets already meet the standard for a universal toilet, we will just be changing the signage from a single-sex toilet sign to a universal toilet sign and no major building work will take place.

Universal toilets are fully enclosed units and are for universal use for all who choose to use them. These facilities are different to accessible toilets which are designed to be wheelchair accessible. The work to change single-sex toilets to universal toilets will not impact the number of accessible toilets available.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Recent allegations of a plot at the highest levels of UK government point to the emergence of a new and increasingly paranoid style in British politics based on exaggeration, suspicion and conspiratorial fantasy, writes Prof Matt Flinders for @theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-growing-...
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The growing paranoia of British politics
A vacuum exists at the apex of British government, and at some point this weakness will lead to a challenge.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
🌾 Wheat provides around 20 per cent of daily calories worldwide. But a new study led by @drhollycroft.bsky.social and @bc247.bsky.social has discovered wheat crops could use considerably more water than expected during extreme future heatwaves... #cop30 Read more 👇 sheffield.ac.uk/news/wheat-c...
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Wheat could use far more water than expected during future heatwaves
Wheat crops prioritise water loss during extreme future climate conditions, according to new research from the University of Sheffield
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
A frankly terrifying display of quizzing from Lewis, Elsisi, Price and Dobbie tonight, putting @unistrathclyde.bsky.social to the sword to progress to the quarter finals of #UniversityChallenge!
The four contestants of the University of Sheffield team on University Challenge
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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
All eyes on #Belém 👀 #COP30Brazil starts today! World leaders, scientists, activists, & policymakers are in Brazil to try and negotiate further efforts to tackle the #ClimateCrisis and we are sending 3 delegates from @sheffielduni.bsky.social to join them! Find out more ⬇️ tinyurl.com/yna4pxc8
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The University of Sheffield delegates heading to COP30 in Brazil
We are very excited to be sending delegates to COP30 in Belém, Brazil. The University of Sheffield is one of only a small number of UK universities invited to send official observers to take part in t...
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Today marks the start of this year’s UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil, aka COP30. There’s been a fair share of cynicism around COP in recent years, but Professor of Political Economy Michael Jacobs shares why these summits are actually working 👇 theconversation.com/the-un-clima...
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The UN climate summits are working – just not in the way their critics think
Many say UN climate summits are pointless. They’re wrong.
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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Street food vendors in #Indonesia risk being left behind as the country moves toward a #GreenTransition. Grantham Scholar, Eva Andriani, travelled to Indonesia to conduct participatory research with vendors to develop a financial literacy training programme. Read her story ⬇️ tinyurl.com/2fv89v25
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Empowering street vendors in Indonesia through a sustainability-integrated financial literacy programme
Earlier this year our Grantham Scholar, Eva Andriani, travelled to Indonesia to conduct some participatory research with a community of street vendors. We spoke to Eva to find out about her experience...
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
People living with motor neurone disease (MND) will benefit from a world first NHS clinical trial using innovative remote monitoring tech, helping them to access breathing support from home. 1/3
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World-first NHS trial to transform care for people with motor neurone disease
People living with motor neurone disease (MND) will benefit from a world first NHS clinical trial using innovative remote monitoring tech, helping them to access breathing support from home.
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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Distressing mental images affect around 3 in 4 people with psychosis. They can feel vivid, emotional, and overwhelming, yet are rarely addressed in therapy. The iMAPS-2 trial tested a therapy focused on these images and their link to negative beliefs. 🧵 THREAD #iMAPS2 #Psychosis #ElfHelp
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Imagine the fear of vivid, sinister images filling your mind. This is the reality for many living with psychosis. iMAPS therapy is a pioneering intervention specifically designed to help patients gain control over these intrusive ‘mind's eye’ images. Read more: sheffield.ac.uk/news/pioneer...
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Pioneering therapy could offer hope for psychosis patients struggling with disturbing mental images
A pioneering therapy targeting distressing and disturbing mental images for people with psychosis could lead to a transformative intervention for a condition estimated to cost England almost £12 billi...
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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The new podcast, 'That’s Science', explores the myths and truths in science! In the first episode, we investigate the Wood Wide Web - from its origins to what modern science really says about it. Listen: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/wood-...
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
We might not be able to time travel, but this new immersive walking app by Dr Carmen Levick from the School of English is the next best thing. Discover how the app uses existing landmarks, images and music to transform Sheffield’s streets into a historic trail. 👇 sheffield.ac.uk/research/map...
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Walking heritage: Mapping a city's hidden history
Dr Carmen Levick from the University's School of English has developed a new immersive walking app that transforms Sheffield’s streets into a historic trail. Discover how the app uses existing landmar...
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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Explore the world of #ArtificialIntelligence (AI) with Sheffield researchers. This new collection of films and podcasts, curated by @suoman.bsky.social from the @shefcmi.bsky.social, brings together insights into how AI is shaping our future. Discover: player.sheffield.ac.uk/series/artif...
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The US vice-president, J. D. Vance, has identified himself as being “of the post-liberal right”. But what is post-liberalism and what does it mean for US government? @mattsleat.bsky.social, Reader in Political Theory, explains 👇 theconversation.com/j-d-vance-ca...
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J.D. Vance calls himself a ‘post-liberal’: here’s what that means for US government
J.D. Vance is religious, has conservative views on social issues, but also believes in big government’s power to change society.
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Child of the North @childofthenorth.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Our latest analysis 'Improving children's oral health update: integrated health and education solutions' calls for cross-government leadership, connected datasets and a focus on prevention. @leedspaedsdent.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social www.n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_O... #ChildrenFirst
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Not all young people are digital natives. In fact, 75% of young people don’t feel they have the necessary digital skills to thrive in life. What if a life-size playable board game could help students learn about digital inequalities in everyday life? www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/bridgin...
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Bridging the ‘digital divide’ with board games
Helping young people who have moved to University navigate online and digital spaces necessary for their education, and overcome the pitfalls they may encounter, is the subject of a new board game fro...
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Anyone up for a ghost hunt? 👻 As part of The Conversation’s ‘Scary Stories for Kids’ series, folklorist Catherine Bannister shares how the 1970’s non-fiction book, ‘All About Ghosts’, has gripped a generation’s spooky curiosity. theconversation.com/scary-storie... #halloween #ghoststories
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Scary stories for kids: All About Ghosts is a non-fiction book that gave me all the knowledge to spot spectres
Real facts based on hard research for kids who are serious about ghosts.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Congrats to Lewis, Elsisi, Price and Dobbie who secure victory against @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social tonight to move to round two of #UniversityChallenge!
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
“That’s the biggest misunderstanding in this country of the housing crisis. That it’s a crisis reserved for the poorest people in insecure jobs…” @drabioconnor.bsky.social talks to BBC Panorama’s Anita Rani as part of their investigation into the UK housing crisis. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Panorama - The Race to Build 1.5 Million Homes
The government’s made a very big promise: to build 1.5 million new homes in England by 2029. Anita Rani and Justin Rowlatt travel the length of the country to find out if it can be done.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
The ocean is vast and uncertain. Discover how Sheffield researchers are combining multiple computer models to generate clearer, more reliable forecasts that are crucial for safeguarding the future of the UK's fish populations 👇 sheffield.ac.uk/research/pro...
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Protecting the UK's marine ecosystem
The ocean is vast and uncertain. Discover how Sheffield researchers are combining multiple computer models to generate clearer, more reliable forecasts that are crucial for safeguarding the future of ...
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Democratising data, renegade economists and visual activism: @nowthenmag.bsky.social on an afternoon at the @granthamcsf.bsky.social Sustainability Symposium 👇 nowthenmagazine.com/articles/the...
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"There is no neutral path anymore": How can scientists take action and tell stories to avert climate collapse?
An afternoon at the University of Sheffield’s Sustainability Symposium saw discussion on the roles of art and activism in furthering serious action on climate breakdown.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
From robotic sheepdogs to tackling global challenges, explore the free Festival of Social Science in Sheffield! 👇
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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Social science helps us understand how people live, think, and connect. Join us for Understanding Society - a week of exhibitions, interactive activities, talks and workshops exploring everything from activism to creative storytelling. Programme: player.sheffield.ac.uk/series/under... @ukri.org
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
A new film shining a spotlight on how traumatic world events - such as the outbreak of war - can have a major impact on people’s mental health is set to be released this month. Introducing, The Nervous State: sheffield.ac.uk/news/link-be...
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Link between mental health and traumatic world events, highlighted by new film
A University of Sheffield historian has collaborated on a new film that shines a spotlight on the link between mental health and major world events, such as the threat of war.
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Bone Cancer Research Trust @bcrt-uk.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
This autumn, we're hosting two @sheffielduni.bsky.social medical students! Their project will address a critical issue: primary bone cancer misdiagnosed as 'growing pains' in children. We look forward to sharing more soon 🩺 #BoneCancerAwarenessWeek #CouldItBeBoneCancer #UntilTheresACure
Three individuals wearing bright orange Bone Cancer Research Trust t-shirts stand in front of a presentation slide for Bone Cancer Awareness Week.
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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
We're excited to be hosting the @sheffielduni.bsky.social Sustainability Symposium 2025 today! Through panel discussions featuring academics, practitioners & activists, we will be exploring how systemic change comes through true interdisciplinarity and the creation of community. #SheffSustSymp
Jon Alexander speaking at the University of Sheffield Sustainability Symposium 2025
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
This centuries-old architecture has never been recorded in writing. Dr. Xiang Ren's Decoding Dong project aims to preserve it by digitally documenting the rich wooden architectural heritage of the marginalised indigenous group Dong, in the remote southwestern edge of China. youtu.be/_3J2np3dBWg?...
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Decoding Dong | Digitally Preserving their Architectural Heritage
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Mary Vincent, Professor of Modern European History, was on BBC Radio 4’s Start of the Week this morning to discuss the devastating impact of civil war on both family and country, with Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis and historian Paul Cartledge. Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, Yanis Varoufakis on Greece’s civil war
Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis and historians Paul Cartledge and Mary Vincent.
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Dr Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Happy #EDL! While children's reading for pleasure is declining, the National Literacy Survey 2021 shows multilingual kids are more likely to read for fun. Let's learn from them and boost reading for pleasure for all! @sheffielduni.bsky.social @uklitassociation.bsky.social @literacy-trust.bsky.social
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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Could your crisp packet tell a story? Residue Dolls is a three-part animated film made from everyday packaging. Meet characters like Chris Packet and Molly the Milk Bottle as they explore creative ways to reuse waste. Watch now: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/resid... #RecycleWeek #Sustainability
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
We’ve once again been recognised as one of the top Universities in the country for working with businesses, communities, public and third sector partners, according to the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) 2025 by @ukri.org Research England 👇 sheffield.ac.uk/news/univers...
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University of Sheffield a national leader in working with businesses and communities
The University of Sheffield has once again been recognised as one of the best universities in England for collaborating and engaging with businesses, communities and the public, according to the Knowl...
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
We’re thrilled that the University of Sheffield has been awarded University of the Year for Student Experience by @thetimes.com and Sunday Times as part of their Good University Guide 2026 ranking. Read more 👇 sheffield.ac.uk/news/univers...
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University of Sheffield awarded University of the Year for Student Experience by The Times and Sunday Times
The University of Sheffield has been named University of the Year for Student Experience by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
This new analytical tool helps identify potential victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation by assessing adverts on adult service websites. Read more 👇 sheffield.ac.uk/news/new-dig...
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New digital tool helps police forces identify potential victims of human trafficking
A new analytical tool that helps identify potential victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation is helping police forces across the UK work to get justice for victims.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Six practical ways to get the UK’s food healthier, fairer, and greener from sheffielduni.bsky.social researchers; from making healthy food more affordable & putting more UK grown pulses on plates to getting usable waste food redistributed by default Read more 👇 sheffield.ac.uk/sustainable-...
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New research sets out practical actions to make the UK’s food healthier, fairer, and greener
Sheffield researchers have contributed to a special issue of The Royal Society journal, identifying workable paths towards transforming UK food systems.
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Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust @shpu.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Last week we marked a big moment for mental health care in Sheffield. We're now a University Hospital, one of just four mental health trusts in the country with this status. We’re working with the @sheffielduni.bsky.social to drive research, improve care and support our workforce.
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Major boost for mental healthcare in Sheffield with new university status for SHSC | Sheffield Health and Social Care
SHSC and the University of Sheffield are delighted to strengthen their unique partnership that will see the mental health provider formalise its University Hospital status as part of the University Hospital Association.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Establishing the ‘Gaza Riviera’ involves demolishing centuries of historical built environment and the support networks of urban life, writes @invisiblemapper.bsky.social for @theconversation.com Read more 👇 theconversation.com/the-gaza-riv...
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The ‘Gaza Riviera’ is a fantasy plan that relies on urbicide and expulsion
The leaked redevelopment plan pays homage to mega projects in the Gulf.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Do you experience side effects from taking the pill? Our researchers have identified a “nocebo effect” where psychological factors such as negative expectations or anxiety about using a medicine drives a physical response in the body when the medicine is taken 1/3
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
So @theguardian.com University Guide UK is out and we’ve leapt four places to 16th with our highest scoring metric being for teaching. Huge thanks to everyone in the University of Sheffield community for this achievement. You did this. www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
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The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings
Find a course at one of the top universities in the country
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Dr Katie Pruszynski @katiepruszynski.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
New from me on the fairly awful events of the last 24 hrs and where it goes from here. #CharlieKirk theconversation.com/charlie-kirk...
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Charlie Kirk shooting: another grim milestone in America’s long and increasingly dangerous story of political violence
Increasing polarisation and a lack of measured debate is fuelling violence in a nation awash with guns.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
‘Hyperpartisanship‘ stokes distrust and radicalisation: opponents become “enemies” and those with different worldviews become “traitors”, @katiepruszynski.bsky.social writes for @uk.theconversation.com 👇 theconversation.com/charlie-kirk...
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Charlie Kirk and the politics of rhetoric and division
Russia aggression, and the killing of a US political activist and its implications in the weekly world affairs newsletter.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Have you ever wondered what’s inside our iconic Grade-II listed Firth Court or curious to see exhibits at the Alfred Denny Museum? This is your chance to find out as we’re opening our doors next weekend as part of the Heritage Open Days 2025 festival! sheffield.ac.uk/city-region/...
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Explore a legacy of innovation as the University of Sheffield opens its doors to the public
Step into a world where history and groundbreaking discovery collide as the University of Sheffield opens its doors to the public for exclusive tours of its most iconic buildings and museums.
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Faculty of Health | University of Sheffield @fohsheffield.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Have you heard of our Patients As Educators programme?🩺 Now in its 20th year, the initiative places real patients at the heart of clinical education. Find out how the scheme is helping give our health students a head start in their careers👇 sheffield.ac.uk/smph/news/pa... @sheffielduni.bsky.social
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Patients helping to put students on the fast track to medical excellence for 20 years
Patients have been helping to put aspiring healthcare professionals at the University of Sheffield on the fast track to medical excellence with an innovative learning programme for over 20 years.
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 26/08/2025
🚀We are delighted to have been named as a key partner in an exciting new scanner collaboration boosting research into complex diseases. A new total-body PET scanner will be hosted in Cambridge, with links to @sheffielduni.bsky.social making the new technology accessible to the region.
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Laurie Winkless @lauriewinkless.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Resharing my latest @forbes.com article - it's about play in cities, and how we're not doing enough to meet the needs of children. It features interviews with two experts in outdoor play from @sheffielduni.bsky.social ⚛️👩‍🔬🧪 www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
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How Can We Make Our Cities More Child-Friendly?
U.K.-based researchers say that we're failing children when it comes to urban design, ignoring their fundamental right to play in our cities.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Professor Katie Field (@katiefield4.bsky.social) from our School of Biosciences, has been awarded an £8 million, ten-year The Royal Society Faraday Fellowship! 🙌 sheffield.ac.uk/science/news...
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University of Sheffield leads £8 million study unlocking fungi's power for boosting food security and tackling climate change
A transformative £8 million project aims to revolutionise global food security and climate change strategies by uncovering the fundamental role of soil fungi.
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