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How to build climate‑resilient transport systems

How can transport networks adapt to future scenarios without disruptions from climate and geopolitical shocks? Erica Ballantyne writes for The Conversation.

Published by The Conversation
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Organisation Studies (OS) at Sheffield works with University of Oxford on an innovative conference format

On July 10-11th Stephen Allen and Sergej Ljubownikow delivered a workshop on ‘Imagining futures for (your) OS researching.’

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COVID PPE failures left healthcare workers and patients at risk – what lessons the government needs to learn for the future

Dr Emilia Vann Yaroson responds to the latest report published as part of the COVID-19 inquiry which finds the UK was not adequately prepared for a pandemic and the lessons that need to be learned in The Conversation.

The Conversation
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Dr Laura Dean is voted in as the next President of the British Psychological Society

Laura will take on the role of President-Elect, becoming a member of the board of the trustees for the BPS, before taking over as President in 2026 where she will be an ambassador for the BPS and psychology more generally.
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University of Sheffield to partner with other universities to form the Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Hub

Professor Lenny Koh, Cross Cutting Chief, Strategic Futures on Resource Sustainability, is the Sheffield lead for the new EPSRC manufacturing hubs.
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Sheffield University Management School hosts their fourth annual Doctoral Conference

After a four year hiatus, we were pleased to host our fourth annual Doctoral Conference, celebrating the work of our Postgraduate Research community.
Professor Toby Warr.

Obituary: Emeritus Professor Toby Wall (1946 - 2024)

A tribute from Emeritus Professor John Cordery & Professor Sharon Parker, Curtin University, Perth, Australia & Professor Carolyn Axtell, Sheffield University Management School, UK.
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New report from The Audit Reform Lab reveals scale of audit failure

The Audit Reform Lab, based in our CRAFiC research centre, analysed the audit reports of the largest 250 publicly traded companies that collapsed between 2010 and 2022 and found that only 1 in 4 were given a ‘going concern’ warning by auditors.