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‘It All Starts With Play’ – New National Campaign and APPG on Play in England

Researchers from the School of Architecture and Landscape and School of Geography and Planning help launch Play England’s new national strategy at the House of Commons.
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Dr Sihan Li awarded the Gill Memorial Award by Royal Geographical Society

Sihan has received the award for exceptional early career research with a remarkable track record of achievement.
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Google Earth Image © Airbus 2025 showing changes in the forest canopy detected by satellites at one of the logging concessions in 2023 including the logging detections identified by the new algorithm in red.

New technology helping fight against illegal logging of Peru’s valuable rainforest

New technology is helping Peru fight against the illegal logging of its 68 million hectares of valuable tropical rainforest.
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"It has all been a wonderful learning experience and I’m so grateful that I was able to visit Dhaka"

MA Urban Design and Planning student Hanae Soma reflects on her time doing dissertation fieldwork in Bangladesh...
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Masters student blog series: 2023 recap

Each year we invite some of our International Development students to write blog articles exploring key topics from their courses. Here's a roundup of all those articles in one place.
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Urban Studies and Planning recognised for its departmental gender equality efforts

We are proud to announce that we have been awarded the Athena Swan Bronze award for commitment to the advancement of gender equality within the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield.
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Why has constitutionalising Buen Vivir failed to rethink and prevent gender-based violence in Ecuador?

In our 2022-23 masters students' blog series, Ciara Bridgeman disputes current gender policies in Ecuador.
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How Rights-based approach to development helps to improve Gender-based violence in Asia

In our 2022-23 masters students' blog series, Xiaoxue Weng explores gender equality in Asia.