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International Women’s Day 2025 - Clare Rishbeth

This month is International Women’s Day. To mark the event we are showcasing some of our amazing female academics whose research is helping to make a positive impact on the lives of other women. Here we feature Professor Clare Rishbeth...
Members of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) Advisory Panel pose in front of trees and plants
Tom Wild (front row, centre right) ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's lead investigator for GP4Streets, is a member of the South Yorkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy advisory panel

New research empowers communities to combat climate change and create healthier urban streets

Do-it-yourself (DIY) greening kits could provide hyper-local solutions for issues such as air pollution and flooding.
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MArch Architecture student, Connor Curley, wins the Architectural Review Future Projects Student Award

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ School of Architecture and Landscape student, Connor Curley, wins the Architectural Review Future Projects Student Award for his project 'Ashpit Retreat'.

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City of Desire: An Urban Biography of the Largest Informal Settlement in Bangladesh

Architecture and Landscape Lecturer Dr Tanzil Shafique has published a new book, using short stories to illustrate everyday life in Karail, Bangladesh.
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New research seeks to evaluate and enhance nature recovery policies

An interdisciplinary team of scientists has been awarded £780,000 from the Economic and Social Research Council for a pioneering project analysing Nature Recovery Planning.
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University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ ranked among the best in Guardian University Guide 2025

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has been ranked among the top in the UK and and in the top ten for Architecture within The Guardian University Guide 2025.
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Festival of the Mind returns to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Festival of the Mind is back for its seventh edition this September (19-29 September). The free Festival, featuring the beloved Spiegeltent in Barker's Pool, promises to be the most ambitious programme yet.