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Musicians from across Sheffield gathered at the City Hall to show their support for the city's music scene
Musicians from across Sheffield gathered at the City Hall to show their support for the sector

Sheffield artists log 1.85 billion Spotify streams in a single quarter as new report outlines blueprint for city's musical future

Sheffield’s top artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Bring Me The Horizon and Def Leppard are racking up over 1.85 billion Spotify streams in a single quarter, reaching a combined global fanbase of over 100 million listeners, according to a new report.
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Professor Nicola Dibben elected 2026 British Academy Fellow

Professor Nikki Dibben has been elected as a 2026 Fellow of the British Academy, the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences.
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New booklet shares women’s stories of pregnancy, birth and motherhood across cultures

Birthing Stories shares women’s experiences of pregnancy, birth and early motherhood, recognising how these are shaped by culture, family, faith and community.
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University of Sheffield strengthens top 100 global standing with 10-place rise in QS World University Rankings 2027

The University of Sheffield has risen 10 places in the QS World University Rankings 2027 to be ranked 82nd in the world and 14th in the UK, reinforcing its position as a world-leading university.
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Searching for evidence of 'witchcraft links' at Creswell Crags.

Archaeologists from the Department of Archaeology joined the BBC Digging for Britain team to understand the lives of people who occupied a village near the famous caves.
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Funding boost demonstrates the contribution of the arts and humanities to local regeneration and development.

Roots and Futures project, led by Dr Elizabeth Craig-Atkins from the Department of Archaeology, awarded a grant from The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as part of the AHRC Place Programme.

The Munich Crisis: Five things Netflix doesn’t elaborate on in its new film

As a new film based on the Munich Crisis launches on Netflix , Professor Julie Gottlieb from the Department of History offers insight into the hearts and minds of those living through these times.
An advertisement for manufacturers Frederick Stones.
Manufacturer Frederick Stones, advertising plantation tools among their wares in 1825. [R. Gell, A New, General, & Commercial Directory of Sheffield and Its Vicinity (1825), p. 86. LUL16003, Historical Directories, University of Leicester]

University of Sheffield history project to explore complex history of slavery in the region

A new study of Sheffield’s industrial heritage ‘Sheffield, Slavery, and its Legacies’ records the city’s complex relationship with the Atlantic economy throughout the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries.
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Fairway to Heaven student exhibition

In September this year, The Department of Archaeology hosted an exhibition showcasing art produced from the department’s Field School activities in the Beauchief area of Sheffield.