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Government urged to tackle inequality in ‘low-carbon tech’ like solar panels and electric cars

The UK government needs to go beyond offering subsidies for low-carbon technologies like electric cars and solar panels for energy and heating, if it is to meet its net-zero targets by 2050, a new report from the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield suggests.
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Photograph: Heather Ellis

Immersive School Dinners exhibition offers food for thought

A new School Dinners exhibition, created in collaboration by researchers from the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, brings the mixed memories and tastes of school food to life.

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Professor Tony Crook Legacy Seminar

The School of Geography and Planning is holding an afternoon event to celebrate the contribution of Professor ADH (Tony) Crook CBE to applied housing and planning policy research.
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Dr Tim Herrick made a Principal Fellow of the HEA

Congratulations to Dr Tim Herrick on being awarded Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Authority (HEA).
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New AI research at СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield awarded share of £100 million government funding

New research that will build principles for the responsible use of AI across the public, private and third sectors at the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, has been awarded a share of £100 million in government funding.
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The Warrender Lecture 2023/24: Global Justice and the Biodiversity Crisis

This year's Warrender Lecture, by Professor Chris Armstrong, is a call to arms. It will show why the biodiversity crisis matters, and how it raises major challenges of global justice.

Child of the North 2024 Campaign report
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Honorary doctorates for global thinkers Matthew Flinders and Robyn Eckersley

Utrecht СŷÊÓƵ is set to honour social scientists Matthew Flinders (СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield) and Robyn Eckersley (СŷÊÓƵ of Melbourne) with honorary doctorates, in recognition of their fresh perspectives on democracy.