Child victims of trafficking share their views and experiences in new research
Young victims of modern slavery have shared their experiences following identification of human trafficking through the UK immigration and social care systems in a new interim report published today.
Sheffield Hallam helps local authorities to broaden reach of Family Hubs
New research from Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ, commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE), has helped to identify barriers some families are experiencing in accessing Family Hub services.
Rough sleepers disproportionately criminalised by PSPOs
People experiencing street homelessness are disproportionately criminalised in areas with Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs), according to a new report from Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ.
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.
Explore Hallam’s free events for this year’s Festival of Social Science
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.
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 Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ.
Social justice professor recognised with prestigious fellowship
A Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ social justice professor whose research aims to transform care and protection of child victims of human trafficking has been conferred as a fellow of the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences.
New research reveals hidden meaning behind selfies
Different camera angles used by men and women when taking selfies serve as a type of non-verbal communication about the photo taker’s intentions, according to new research.
New exhibition reflects on Sheffield’s floods
Academics and students from Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ have added to the new Ruskin Collection displays at the Millennium Gallery reflecting on the impacts of flooding in Sheffield
New £4 million Digital Good Network launched to ensure technologies are beneficial to society
Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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.