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Good news roundup - December 2021 research highlights

 We’ve had several good news stories in the School recently, showing off the strength of our staff’s research!

  • Lecturer Dr Mengdie Zhuang was published in the Conversation, discussing the varying degrees to which the public obeyed COVID lockdown rules


Her piece, ‘Household mixing during COVID-19: our research suggests adherence to lockdowns in England declined over time’ can be read here.


  • Lecturer Dr Susan Oman has an exhibit on Understanding Well-being Data in the Festival of the Mind


The exhibit is based on her current research on well-being data, recently published as a book, and includes her recently produced videos. You can view the exhibit here.


  • Drs Sara Vannini, Efpraxia Zamani, Caitlin Bentley and Suvodeep Mazumdar have all successfully attained Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) funding for their research projects


Lecturer Dr Sara Vannini and Senior Lecturer Dr Efpraxia Zamani have received funding for their work on digital poverty with the Sheffield Mayoral Combined Authority.


Lecturer Dr Caitlin Bentley received funding for her work on informal plastic recyclers.


Lecturer Dr Suvodeep Mazumdar received funding for his project on the use of digital technologies for the diagnosis of heart diseases, with the Department of Computer Science, the Medical School and NIHR Devices for Dignity.

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