What do stories of crime tell us about justice? In Law in Context: Crime, Fiction and the Law, explore how storytelling - from Jack the Ripper to modern news - shapes our collective ideas of crime, morality, and law-making. Listen on The Player: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/crime...

Ageing is a universal experience, but not an equal one. In Ethnicity and Unequal Ageing, people from racially minoritised communities in Rotherham and Sheffield share creative work that challenges how we think about ageing and inclusion. Explore: player.sheffield.ac.uk/exhibits/eth...

How do young people see the threat of nuclear war today? Explore their creative responses in Children and Nuclear Anxiety, an exhibition of art and poetry marking 80 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Free entry, no booking required 📍 Sheffield Winter Gardens, S1 2LH 📅 3 Nov - 9 Nov | 8am to 8pm

The new podcast, 'That’s Science', explores the myths and truths in science! In the first episode, we investigate the Wood Wide Web - from its origins to what modern science really says about it. Listen: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/wood-...

Diversity in children’s books is falling after years of progress. How is Young Adult fiction responding to this change? Listen on the Player: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/diver...

Explore the world of #ArtificialIntelligence (AI) with Sheffield researchers. This new collection of films and podcasts, curated by @suoman.bsky.social from the @shefcmi.bsky.social, brings together insights into how AI is shaping our future. Discover: player.sheffield.ac.uk/series/artif...

Every month, The Player newsletter shares great stories from University of Sheffield research—new videos, podcasts, events. If you like learning about how research shapes our world, subscribe now👉 eepurl.com/ic_Srr #UniversityOfSheffield #Research

Once a symbol of seaside glamour, the Morecambe Winter Gardens holds stories that reveal a different side of British entertainment. Prof Vanessa Toulmin discusses the theatre’s restoration and contested histories. Listen on The Player: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/morec...

It’s the final day of the Research Arcade! Today’s activities👇 11am – Edible Gardens for School Children (Biophilic Classrooms) 1pm – Guided tour of green schools (Biophilic Classrooms) 2pm – Multilingual storytelling (Quilt of Welcome) 2pm – Comics workshop (Care in Comics)

Today at the Research Arcade! 11am – Edible Gardens for School Children 1pm – Guided tour: Green schools 2pm – Poetry reading 2pm – Beginners Illustration for Comics 3pm – Biophilic Classrooms with SJ Cooper-Knock

Cities are at the heart of political and humanitarian change. In this #WorldCitiesDay episode of Urban Radar, we discuss the Green Party’s rise and what Gaza’s history reveals about rebuilding after conflict. Listen: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/green...

The Research Arcade is now open! We’ve got a great line-up of activities today: 12pm – Performance by Resound Theatre 1pm – Guided tour of our Green Schools 2pm – Multilingual storytelling session Join us this weekend and experience research brought to life.

What makes a workplace compassionate? At the Wall of Compassion, you can share your ideas and add your ‘brick’ to a growing display of kindness. Meet our researchers and explore how empathy can reshape the way we work. Free entry. 📍 Millennium Gallery, S1 2PP 📅 31 Oct - 2 Nov | 12pm to 4pm

Take part in Sheffield’s Quilt of Welcome. This interactive exhibit brings together researchers, community groups and visitors to stitch a shared message of belonging. Each square shares words that make them feel happy and safe. 📍 Millennium Gallery, S1 2PP 📅 31 Oct - 2 Nov | 12pm to 4pm

Meet Robopeep, the robotic sheepdog, at Millennium Gallery. Join an interactive exhibit exploring what makes a ‘good’ digital future and how new tech could change work in industries like wool and farming. Free entry, no booking required. 📍 Millennium Gallery, S1 2PP 📅 31 Oct - 2 Nov | 12pm to 4pm

In Sheffield the music tells the story of the city - and the next chapter is being written now. Check out the Ideas Alive podcast “Sheffield Music City” where Neil McSweeney and collegues dig into our past sounds and future potential. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/sheff...

Who gets left behind in our digital world? At Mind the Gap, you can play a giant board game to uncover the real barriers unpaid carers and young people face online. Free entry, no booking required. 📍 Millennium Gallery, S1 2PP 📅 31 Oct - 2 Nov | 12pm to 4pm

Explore creativity in transition. Meanwhile Art Spaces: Working in the In-between reveals the everyday experiences of artists creating in temporary ‘meanwhile spaces’. Free entry, no booking required. 📍 Millennium Gallery, S1 2PP 📅 31 Oct - 2 Nov | 12pm to 4pm

How do first jobs shape our futures? Helping Young Workers to Prosper explores how young people’s early experiences in the labour market impact their careers, earnings and wellbeing. Free entry, no booking required. 📍 Millennium Gallery, S1 2PP 📅 31 Oct - 2 Nov | 12pm to 4pm

What does fair pay mean to you? Fair Pay? Global Histories of Workers’ Rights looks at how people around the world have fought for fair treatment at work across time and place. Free entry, no booking needed. 📍 Millennium Gallery, S1 2PP 📅 31 Oct - 2 Nov | 12pm to 4pm

Explore how young people with special educational needs and disabilities see the future. Don’t Worry, Be Happy?! is a moving mixed-media exhibition at the Millennium Gallery. Free entry, no booking required. 📍 Millennium Gallery, S1 2PP 📅 31 Oct - 2 Nov | 12pm to 4pm

What if you could grow food without soil? Join our researchers for Changing the World - One Bite at a Time and explore how home hydroponics can help create a healthier, more sustainable diet. Free, drop-in event. 📍 Millennium Gallery, S1 2PP 📅 31 Oct - 2 Nov | 12pm to 4pm

What does it mean to be human in the natural world? In Ideas Alive: Human/Nature, Professor Joanna Gavins explores how we see ourselves as part of, or apart from, the natural world — and what that means for our shared future. Listen on The Player: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/human...

Explore how comics tell stories of care. Care in Comics: Storying Social Care Research invites you to relax in a reading corner filled with graphic novels exploring experiences of social care. No booking needed - just drop in! 📍 Millennium Gallery, S1 2PP 📅 31 Oct - 2 Nov | 12pm to 4pm

Can bringing nature indoors make us feel better? Find out at Biophilic Classrooms in Green Schools, an immersive installation inspired by research into green schools in Argentina. Free entry, no booking required. 📍 Millennium Gallery, S1 2PP 📅 31 Oct - 2 Nov | 12pm to 4pm

Discover the Research Arcade! Explore interactive exhibits from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University. Play a giant board game about digital exclusion, meet Robopeep the robotic sheepdog, and help create Sheffield’s ‘Quilt of Welcome’. Free entry, no booking needed.

Visit Striking Women from 27 October to 2 November at Sheffield Winter Gardens, 8 am-8 pm. Experience the stories of South-Asian women who shaped the fight for workers’ rights in the UK, across decades of change. Free entry. Open to everyone. #StrikingWomen #UnderstandingSociety #WorkersRights

Why are more people around the world reading Japanese women’s fiction than ever before? Dr Nozomi Lynette Uematsu explores the rise of translated Japanese literature with translators and publishers leading the movement. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/empow... @otsfestival.bsky.social

What can a rediscovered 1938 journal teach us about living through uncertainty today? In this podcast, explore The Nervous State - a project linking emotional literacy in schools with historical understanding in mental health care. Listen now: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/nervo...

What if everyone had the right to grow food on public land? Communities are reimagining unused spaces as hubs for food, nature and connection. This film explores how the Right to Grow could change our cities and towns for good. Watch here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/what-...

Want ideas, insights and stories beyond headlines? Get them with The University of Sheffield Player. Our platform brings you videos, podcasts and digital exhibitions made for anyone who loves to learn. Follow the page for content that makes complex things clear and interesting. #Research

Bake Off is on tonight and it's also National Baking Week! Dr Rahul Mandal, winner of #GBBO 2018 and University of Sheffield scientist, uncovers the science of showstopping cakes - from structure to shine. Watch now on The Player: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/shows... #NationalBakingWeek

Social science helps us understand how people live, think, and connect. Join us for Understanding Society - a week of exhibitions, interactive activities, talks and workshops exploring everything from activism to creative storytelling. Programme: player.sheffield.ac.uk/series/under... @ukri.org

Could Sheffield hold clues to life beyond Earth? Astrophysicist Professor Simon Goodwin from the University of Sheffield explores what makes our world unique - and how close we are to detecting alien life elsewhere. #WorldSpaceWeek #Astrophysics #Sheffield

Professor Angela Wright is editing Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho for The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ann Radcliffe. Discover how this groundbreaking Gothic novel shaped Radcliffe’s legacy and why it remains essential reading: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi... #GothicFiction

What happens when centuries of architecture exist only in memory? Dr Xiang Ren from the University of Sheffield is using digital tools to preserve the wooden architecture of the Dong people in China including their rare drum towers. Watch here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/decod... #Architecture

What happens when you turn the data from colliding black holes into sound? ‘Call of the Void’ uses real astronomical data to compose music from the universe itself. Listen now and explore the full album on The Player: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/call-... #WorldSpaceWeek #Astrophysics

What does it take to go from Sheffield to space? This #WorldSpaceWeek, revisit the incredible story of Dr Helen Sharman, who studied chemistry in Sheffield before becoming the first British astronaut and the first woman to visit the Mir space station. Watch: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/helen...

From myths to science, the night sky has always inspired us. Discover its wonders with Dr Sheila Kanani and Professor Paul Crowther at Off the Shelf. Learn more: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/the-s... #WorldSpaceWeek #OTSFest

Could life be common across the universe, or is our Solar System unique? Dr Richard Parker explores how stars and their planets form, interact, and evolve, and what this means for the search for life. Watch the video: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/searc... #WorldSpaceWeek

It’s #WorldSpaceWeek and Sheffield research is helping us see and hear the universe in new ways. From the search for life beyond Earth to the sounds of stars being born and dying, start exploring today: player.sheffield.ac.uk/series/space... #WorldSpaceWeek #SpaceResearch

Why does labour governance fail the very workers it should protect? Dr Natalie Langford joins Dr Remi Edwards to explore racialisation, colonialism and globalisation through the lens of the Indian tea industry. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/why-l... #LabourRights #GlobalEconomy

Every month, The Player newsletter shares great stories from University of Sheffield research—new videos, podcasts, events. If you like learning about how research shapes our world, subscribe now👉 eepurl.com/ic_Srr #UniversityOfSheffield #Research

On #WorldHeartDay, delve into Sheffield's rich history of heart health innovation. In the 1800s, forward-thinking pioneers developed ground-breaking treatments for valve disease. Their work laid the foundation for today's medical advancements. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/heart...

Could your crisp packet tell a story? Residue Dolls is a three-part animated film made from everyday packaging. Meet characters like Chris Packet and Molly the Milk Bottle as they explore creative ways to reuse waste. Watch now: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/resid... #RecycleWeek #Sustainability

India’s farming sector is facing deep crisis. Falling productivity, debt and mass protests have drawn global attention. Dr Shreya Sinha joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss who gains, who loses and how women are affected most. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/how-d...

What does it take to bring an iconic building back to life? Morecambe Winter Gardens is being restored, and we’re sharing every step in our new series. Click to explore: player.sheffield.ac.uk/series/morec... #Heritage #Restoration #Morecambe

What shapes childhood, education and survival in different cities? Episode 12 of Urban Radar looks at: - Schooling in England when English is a second language - Sudanese resilience during conflict - The politics of urban life Listen on The Player: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/schoo...

Want ideas, insights and stories beyond headlines? Get them with The University of Sheffield Player. Our platform brings you videos, podcasts and digital exhibitions made for anyone who loves to learn. Follow the page for content that makes complex things clear and interesting. #Research

Ann Radcliffe’s first novel still speaks to us today. Dr Deborah Russell introduces The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, reflecting on its reception, Radcliffe’s early writing, and why it is worth your time. Listen to the podcast: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi... #AnnRadcliffe #GothicFiction