Saving our digital heritage from being deleted
When Flash Player is deleted at the end of 2020, many important works of digital fiction will be erased. We've found an innovative, immersive way to preserve them.
Helping breast cancer patients make life-changing decisions
Mortality rates are higher for breast cancer patients over 70. We developed a unique tool to help them get the best possible treatment.
A new future for the birthplace of feminism
Professor Clare Midgley has helped preserve a landmark of feminism for generations to come.
Reviving a forgotten playwright for a new era
John Ford shaped the history of theatre, but most of his work is forgotten. Professor Lisa Hopkins has staged a revival of this neglected but fascinating 17th century playwright.
Reducing health inequalities for mothers and babies
Culture and communication barriers can prevent migrant women from accessing maternity care. Our work on the ORAMMA project is helping to develop a solution
Making Visible the Invisible: Germany's Black diaspora, 1880s -1945
Today, nearly a million Black people live in Germany. But the longer history of a Black community stretches back to the 1880s – and, until now, this story has remained largely untold.
The problem with online shopping
Covid-19 has made online shopping a necessity. But when you change your mind and return a product, the real cost is much more than the postage.
How our new technology is improving everything from hip replacements to the Large Hadron Collider
Over the last two decades our coatings technique has become a global phenomenon, improving the performance of hip replacements, jet engines, and even space satellites.
How to open up university to more people from disadvantaged backgrounds
How effective are widening participation schemes, designed to encourage students from under-represented groups to apply for university?
Uncovering the regional cost of welfare reform
Sheffield Hallam researchers have charted how a decade of sweeping welfare reforms hit the poorest areas hardest.