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A group of young people at a protest holding placards about climate change
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Series, 21 Events

Understanding Society: A Festival of Social Science 2021

Showcasing the University of Sheffield’s world-leading social science researchers and their work on tackling some of the greatest problems facing society today.

1 - 30 Nov 2021

Sustainability at Sheffield - COP26 and Beyond

Overhead view of a couple dancing
Video, 14 mins

Let's Dance!

5 Nov 2021 18:30
Logo for 'Make it Grow' project
Video, 6 mins

Make it Grow

5 Nov 2021 12:30
Electric car charging
Video, 25 mins

Energy and Sustainability

3 Nov 2021 18:00
Hands on a table
Podcast, 20 mins

No Leaders Here!

3 Nov 2021 08:00
Children wearing face masks and reading books in school
Event, 2 hrs

COVID, COP26 and Urban Schools

2 Nov 2021 16:30
Sign reading 'System change not climate change'
Event, 1 hrs

Beyond COP26

17 Nov 2021 19:00
View out the windscreen of a tractor driving down a country road
Exhibit, 30 days

Talking Environmental Land Management

Children wearing face masks and reading books in school
Exhibit, 30 days

Covid, COP26 and Urban Schools

Understanding Society Exhibitions

Illustration of figures sitting and thinking
Exhibit, 30 days

Understanding Well-being Data

Blue text on purple background reading "portraits of menopause"
Exhibit, 30 days

Portraits of Menopause

View out the windscreen of a tractor driving down a country road
Exhibit, 30 days

Talking Environmental Land Management

Logo for 'Make it Grow' project
Exhibit, 25 days

Make it Grow

Old lady being pushed in a wheelchair
Exhibit, 30 days

Re-imagining Care

Children wearing face masks and reading books in school
Exhibit, 30 days

Covid, COP26 and Urban Schools

Infographic about the BBC Own It app for children
Exhibit, 30 days

What Happens to Data About You?

A women wearing white face paint
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Series, 2 Events

Being Human Festival 2021

A celebration of the University of Sheffield's humanities research, exploring the theme of renewal.

18 - 30 Nov 2021

Featured Pop-Up University films

Gender symbols
Video, 2 days

Gendered experiences of mesothelioma

18 Sep 2021 11:00
Plants in soil
Video, 2 days

Measuring nutrients in soil

18 Sep 2021 11:00
One Pipebot
Video, 2 days

Pipebots

18 Sep 2021 11:00
SpaCEA logo
Event, 2 days

Crop growth in space and urban agriculture on Earth

18 Sep 2021 11:00
Jennifer MacRitchie playing an adapted guitar
Video, 2 days

Assistive technologies for engaging with music in dementia

18 Sep 2021 11:00

Featured Pop-Up University podcasts

A solar farm
Podcast, 2 days

Why should we all care about energy justice?

18 Sep 2021 11:00
A class of students working
Podcast, 2 days

Qualifying work experience: An opportunity or an obstacle for the role of clinical legal education?

18 Sep 2021 11:00
A model of the human brain
Podcast, 2 days

Hot off the press: Motor neurone disease

18 Sep 2021 11:00
a disabled parking space
Podcast, 2 days

Women with disabilities in academia

18 Sep 2021 11:00
Test tubes
Podcast, 2 days

Clinical trials: The who, the how, the what

18 Sep 2021 11:00