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News from CCRI researchers and their projects

Dr James Fenwick awarded one of four Inspirational Research Supervisor Awards

Dr James Fenwick

Earlier this year, students were asked to nominate academic or student support staff who had inspired them or had a transformative impact on their student experience, inside or outside the curriculum. Students were asked through the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) to nominate research staff who had inspired them and provided exceptional research supervision and/or support. A total of 150 staff […]

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German History Society: Walter Sauer on Habsburg’s Colonial Empire and Austrian Identity

GHS

This year’s German History Society Conference will be held in Charles St Building at Sheffield Hallam University on Thursday 8th September – Saturday 10th September. The public, German History enthusiasts in particular, are invited to join the key note lecture on the first day of the conference with Walter Sauer (University of Vienna) presenting on Habsburg’s Colonial Empire and Austrian […]

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Work by Ivan Phelan & Impact VR on using VR to help children recover from surgery reported on Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News has reported on a project led by Ivan Phelan and the Impact VR lab at Sheffield Hallam University which is using VR to help children undergoing physiotherapy. The team, in collaboration with Sheffield Children’s Hospital, created VR games which encourage children to do the necessary exercises in their physiotherapy sessions such as walking.   Watch the report here.

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Professor Anandi Ramamurthy’s article on systemic racism in the NHS

NHS Nursing Narratives

Professor Anandi Ramamurthy has written an article for The New Arab about the findings from the Nurses Narratives project which paints a picture of the systematic racism experienced by migrant, black, Asian and minority ethnic health care workers during the pandemic. In the article, Professor Anandi Ramamurthy shares findings from the Nurses Narratives project which paints a harrowing picture of the systematic racism […]

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