Behaviour experts recommend praise to encourage compliance with Covid-19 guidelines
People are more willing to adhere to Covid-19 restrictions if they are praised for their efforts and told why guidelines are changing, according to behavioural science experts from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
New research project to explore impact of anti-social behaviour powers on homeless people
The impact of anti-social behaviour powers on the lives of homeless people will be explored in a new research project led by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
From school food memories to AI in social care: Explore the Festival of Social Science 2023 in Sheffield
The UK’s Festival of Social Science returns to Sheffield this autumn to delve into the ideas that shape our everyday lives through the pioneering work of the city’s world-leading social scientists.
Funding secured to support doctoral research in the arts and humanities
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ has been awarded funding for 15 PhD studentships by the Arts and Humanities Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Council (AHRC) as part of a significant investment in arts and humanities research across the UK.
Covid-19 internet memes can be a coping mechanism for those with anxiety
Internet memes related to Covid-19 may act as a coping mechanism for people suffering from clinically significant symptoms of anxiety, a new study has found.
New plaque celebrates first women to petition for the right to vote
A new plaque to commemorate Abiah Higginbottom, a Sheffield woman who led the first-ever petition for the right of all women to vote, has been unveiled at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
New £4 million Digital Good Network launched to ensure technologies are beneficial to society
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ is part of a new Digital Good Network (DGN) which will explore how digital technologies can be used in ways that benefit people, society and the economy.
New exhibition reflects on Sheffield’s floods
Academics and students from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ have added to the new Ruskin Collection displays at the Millennium Gallery reflecting on the impacts of flooding in Sheffield
Councils should work with unions to improve vulnerable workers’ rights
Councils could help improve rights for local workers most vulnerable to insecure, exploitative and unsafe working conditions by working with trade unions, new research shows.
White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership awarded five-year funding
The White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership has been awarded funding for a further five years to support doctoral scholarship and training in the social sciences at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.