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Sir George Buckley: The magic and mystery of innovation. Wednesday 9 November 2022.

The 14th Roberts Lecture took place on Wednesday 9 November in Firth Hall.Sir George Buckley, who is an Honorary graduate of the University, was the guest speaker.Sir George Buckley was…

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Addressing the global challenges to delivering sustainable food production

In the first in a new series of seminars hosted by the Faculty of Science, Professor Sue Hartley gives an online lecture on addressing the global challenges to delivering sustainable food production.

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Note Taking: Strategies, Organisation and Management

Are you preparing to attend a lecture for the first time and want to know how to take effective notes? Or have you recently been reviewing your lecture notes and want to get some tips on how to…

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Alister McGrath delivers Prokhorov - God and the Good Lecture

Alister McGrath delivers Prokhorov / God and the Good Lecture on Einstein and religion, introduced by Henk de Berg (The University of Sheffield). 15 October 2019.

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Lecture Capture: Time travel for students

Hints and tips on using Lecture Capture to effectively support your studies.

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Sir Charles Montgomery KBE: The 2018 Basil Hicks Lecture - Britain's Security: Maritime Strategy - What next? Thursday 8 November 2018.

Sir Charles Montgomery KBE, Former Director General of Border Force, and Honorary Graduate of the University of Sheffield Thursday 8 November, Students' Union Auditorium We were delighted to…

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Professor Chris Whitty: The 20th Sir Arthur Hall Memorial Lecture. What will the NHS be facing on its 90th birthday? Thurday 15 February 2018.

We were delighted to welcome Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Health, to the University on Thursday 15 February to deliver the 20th Sir Arthur Hall Memorial…

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Bitesize X lecture: Professor Allan Pacey

In this r-rated lecture, Professor Allan Pacey talking about how doctors help preserve the fertility of young people diagnosed with cancer

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Bitesize X-Lectures:Dr Simona Francese

In this lecture, Dr Simona Francese (Sheffield Hallam University) talking about detecting drug abuse from fingerprints.

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Bitesize X-Lectures: Dr Andrew Chappell

In this lecture, hear Dr Andrew Chappell talk about on doping in sport.

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Bitesize X lectures: Dr Rhona Snook

In this lecture,Dr Rhonda Snook discusses the birds and the bees – but flies are more interesting

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David Willetts In Conversation

David Willetts’ career began as a civil servant at 10 Downing Street under Margaret Thatcher. He was elected to Parliament in 1992 as the MP for Havant and was Minister of State for…

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Frances O'Grady: In Conversation

Frances became the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in January 2013, the first woman ever to hold this post. With 54 affiliated unions representing 6.2 million working people from…

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Sir Nigel Knowles: The State of Trust in Election Year. Thursday 5 March 2015.

Sir Nigel’s lecture is based around the findings of the second Populus report, published last year by his firm, DLA Piper, which examined the state of trust between the political class,…

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Sir Ian Kershaw: After the Armistice - Europe's Turbulent Peace, 1919-1923. Wednesday 11 November 2015.

Why did all the hopes at the end of the First World War fade so rapidly in its immediate aftermath? Why was there such massive social, economic and political turmoil? Yet why, during the postwar…

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The Rise of Innovation Districts

Bruce visited Sheffield in January 2015, and spoke about the potential that Innovation Districts may have on a place like Sheffield, and the surrounding area. Bruce Katz is a global expert on the…

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