New UKRI project 'Public Voices in AI' will put public voices at the front and centre in artificial intelligence research, development and policy. Find out more sheffield.ac.uk/social-science……
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.maxine kuczawski from SCHARR and SocStudiesShef is giving a talk titled: Exploring mental well-being in young people: An intersectional perspective as part of the HELSI Symposia on May 23rd. sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.u…

Our international graduates make people’s lives better - from new ways to grow food locally (and sustainably) to state of the art wound management. And their experiences and cultures enrich our communities. We’re proud to shout #WeAreInternational !

Artificial Intelligence: What are the threats & opportunities for the media?

Ahead of her appearance at Festival of Debate this evening, PhD student Nabila Cruz shares her thoughts on the threats & opportunities AI represents for the media, in Now Then Magazine

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New blog post on our website for Sexual Assault Awareness Month #SAAM2024 on LGBTQ+ victims and survivors of sexual violence 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈
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#PhD studentship available with Centre for Care: The Care Workforce in Re-Bordered Britain

Explore how changes in the UK's migration regime in recent years are impacting the social care workforce & the lived experiences of migrant care workers.

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The Fens produce a 5th of England's crops, yet the area contains pockets of rural deprivation, social issues and challenging infrastructure.

Join Hester Buck (University of Bristol) and Dr Rowan Jaines for a Speculative Futures Workshop.

📆: 25th April

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Our next webinar, Older adult mistreatment: A focus on help-seeking behaviours and access to support with Dr Silvia Fraga Dominguez. Thursday 23rd May at 1pm. Sign up here! ⁦SocStudiesShef⁩ ⁦Social Sciences | The University of Sheffield⁩ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

“A benefit which so many people fall foul of is basically telling you its badly designed'

Professor Sue Yeandle comments on the need for an overhaul of carer's allowance for The The Guardian

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Are you a current UoS #PhD student looking to develop a book proposal based on your doctoral research? 📚

Join us for a hybrid workshop session on the 30th April to find out how to take your research to the next level!

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Congratulations to our Head of Department Professor Sarah Neal, who has been appointed Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences!

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It's Friday!

Enjoy some behind the scenes images from our Soap Box Collective's sharing of their new shadow theatre piece #AcrossTime #participants #artists #leaders #theatrecompanyofsanctuary

@cityofsanctuary @sheffcityofsanc Crucible Theatre The Montgomery Theatre & Arts Centre @socstudiesshef

📱How Tumblr raised a generation of feminists.

Dr Briony Hannell, from SocStudiesShef, explains how Tumblr shaped a generation of feminists in the 2010s.
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Have you had a social worker?

We're looking for volunteers to be interviewed for the research project 'What should we teach social workers?'

Find out more below, and scan the QR code to get involved!

“Although many people’s gut reaction is to grab their phone when something interesting happens, the real moment can never be recreated.'

Senior Lecturer Dr Ysabel Gerrard on the theory behind sharing our lives online.

Read more at Dazed 👇

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Only a week to go until our live Q&A webinar about all of our new funding opportunities.

Get your free tickets: digitalgood.net/live-qa-webina…

Economic and Social Research Council Prof Helen Kennedy, @[email protected] Prof Gina Neff The University of Sheffield SocStudiesShef #digitalgood #researchfunding sara wajid

📢 JOB OPP 📢 Excellent applied research postdoc opportunity for someone with a passion for improving practice for social care workers supporting migrant communities (PT 0.4, 12m) SocStudiesShef w Julie Walsh & Dr MariaTeresa Ferazzoli jobs.ac.uk/job/DFO070/res…

🚨Our first blog post of 2024 is here!🚨

“Taking back control of our borders”. The “dependants’ problem”.

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