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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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Climate urbanism researcher honoured with award for outstanding contributions to climate science

Professor Vanesa Castán Broto, from the Urban Institute at the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, has received an AXA Award for her outstanding contribution to climate science. The Award is endowed with €50,000.
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From daily actions to big changes: responding to climate change in the context of rapid urbanisation

According to Professor Vanesa Castán Broto, from the Urban Institute, attaining low carbon cities depends on mundane actions; the kind of small shifts in everyday life whereby citizens themselves become the agents of change.
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The changing role of tax in society: Faculty academics win prestigious award for excellence in social policy

Professors in Politics and Management win Cambridge СŷÊÓƵ Press Award for Excellence in Social Policy Scholarship.
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Public concern about data use remains high, according to survey

New survey collated 2000 UK adults’ perceptions of data uses

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New survey finds high level of public concern over use of their personal data

A new survey carried out by researchers at СŷÊÓƵ has found that there is a high level of concern amongst the public about the ways in which their personal data is being used, particularly by commercial companies.