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Community arts get connected across Sheffield
A new initiative set up to give a platform to the community arts scene in Sheffield is connecting people across the city to get involved in music, art, dance, poetry and much more.
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Gothic Literature bites back
Vampires, pixies and zombies have captured the imaginations of budding authors and film makers at an enthralling Gothic Literature workshop hosted by the University of Sheffield.
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Students research what makes our local communities thrive
Students at the University of Sheffield are working with local residents to discover what helps diverse communities to thrive and the barriers they face to achieve this, in order to improve lives in communities across the UK.
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Girl’s diary of life in concentration camp published in English
A unique account of life in a concentration camp, written by a young girl during World War II and shortly thereafter, has been translated into English by an academic from the University of Sheffield and is set to be published by Penguin this week (14 February 2013).
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Roll up, roll up! Sheffield’s show heritage on display
The University of Sheffield’s Professor Vanessa Toulmin opens the doors to her new exhibition of shows, fairs and circuses in Sheffield over the past 200 years this week (Thursday 7 February – 6 May 2013).
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Professor Vanessa celebrates last Showzam
The University of Sheffield’s Professor Vanessa Toulmin will bring wonder and pizzazz to Blackpool this week as she once again curates Showzam! - the annual festival of circus, magic and variety, for the last time.
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War was central to Europe’s first civilisation - contrary to popular belief
Research from the University of Sheffield has discovered that the ancient civilisation of Crete, known as Minoan, had strong martial traditions, contradicting the commonly held view of Minoans as a peace-loving people.
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Low Countries Literati tour comes to Sheffield
Six top writers from the Low Countries (Belgium and the Netherlands) are coming to the University of Sheffield on 17 January 2013 as part of a six day UK-wide tour.
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Festival charts 60 years of music made with machines
A three day festival at the University of Sheffield is opening up 60 years of music made with machines and computers to the public.
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Sheffield Americana band team up with historian
An unlikely collaboration between a Sheffield-based Americana band and an academic from the University of Sheffield has produced an album with a difference, inspired by 19th century American history.
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Research finds crisis in Syria has Mesopotamian precedent
Research carried out at the University of Sheffield has revealed intriguing parallels between modern day and Bronze-Age Syria as the Mesopotamian region underwent urban decline, government collapse, and drought.
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My Fair Lady exhibition illuminates celebrated musical
My Fair Lady opens tonight at the Crucible Theatre for the Christmas period (13 December 2012 – 26 January 2013) with an accompanying exhibition of original artefacts and insight from the University of Sheffield.
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Sheffield Anthology pays tribute to steel city
Poetry collection The Sheffield Anthology: A City Imagined was launched last night at the University of Sheffield including contributions from Jarvis Cocker, Roger McGough and Ian Mcmillan, to name a few.
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New community heritage projects announced
Fifteen new community projects have been awarded Heritage Lottery funding with support from the University of Sheffield.
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Giant storytelling Christmas calendar unveiled at University
Seasonal artwork bringing together the worlds of folktales and Advent calendars will be unveiled tomorrow (Saturday 1 December 2012) at the University of Sheffield for the month of December, with each window representing a stage in a story derived from classic Russian folktales.
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