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University of Sheffield student Holly Satterly stood next to the Bochum Bell in Sheffield's Peace Gardens
University of Sheffield student Holly Satterly has curated an exhibition to celebrate 75 years of Sheffield and Bochum's twinning partnership. Holly, who is learning German as part of her degree, is stood with the Bochum Bell in Sheffield's Peace Gardens.

Sheffield celebrates 75th anniversary of German twinning partnership

Modern Languages & Cultures student Holly Satterly has curated an exhibition celebrating the stories of people who have helped the city of Sheffield and the German city of Bochum maintain a special 75-year twinning partnership.
Female student browsing apps on her phone

International Project Aims to Help Language Learners Master Complex Word Forms

A new AHRC funded linguistics project is set to help language learners, teachers and therapists tackle one of the most challenging aspects of learning Czech and Croatian — the variety of word forms used in everyday speech and writing.
Pink and green poster for the art show

Art & Young-Onset Dementia: Community Art Show to Open 19th July

Join us on opening night on the 19 July 2025, 5–8pm, for an exciting exhibition exploring young-onset dementia through AI-generated art, personal stories & local talent.
Students outside the University of Sheffield's Students' Union building

Sheffield ranked top of Russell Group for third year in National Student Survey

The University of Sheffield remains top of the Russell Group in the latest National Student Survey, published today (9 July 2025).
'Vice-Chancellor's Awards'

Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Learning and Teaching 2022

Colleagues across the Faculty of Arts and Humanities have been recognised in the 2022 Vice-Chancellor’s Award Scheme for Learning and Teaching.
Neville Chamberlain holding the paper containing the resolution to commit to peaceful methods signed by both Hitler and himself on his return from Munich

True story of how fear of war in Europe led to heartbreaking marriage collapse

A new drama revealing the tragic true story of how one couple’s marriage was torn apart and mental health destabilised by the fear of war breaking out in Europe, is set to be performed in public for the first time next week (28 June 2022).
David Tobin Report

The “Xinjiang Papers”: How Xi Jinping commands policy in the People’s Republic of China

This report shows how “the Xinjiang papers” reveal the centralised decision-making processes behind mass mobilisation, mass detention, and dispersal of Uyghur and other Turkic-speaking Muslim communities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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University of Sheffield celebrates its impactful research

The University of Sheffield is today (12 May 2022) celebrating its pioneering research which is addressing some of the biggest global challenges and making a real-world impact.
Food: Ethics, Politics, History

Learn about history of food at unique university event - Friday 13 May 2022

The event brings together five experts who will discuss their experience of food writing, food history and the food industry in order to tackle the ethical and political questions surrounding food as well as exploring the ethics, politics and history