Information School News

  The Information School at the University of Sheffield, ranked number one in the world for library and information management in the QS World University Rankings 2021, is advertising for up to two funded PhD Scholarships to start in the 2021/22 Academic Year. Job Title:  Departmental PhD Scholarship – GTA Department:  Information School, University of Sheffield Deadline for applications: Monday 5 th  July 2021 at 5pm The successful applicant(s) will be expected to provide up to 180 hours of teaching support per academic year. Payment for teaching support will be made in addition to bursary and fees, at the rate set by the  Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)  scheme. We welcome applications for research in any of our  research specialisms . Research Environment When you undertake a research degree with the Information School, you can be assured that you are getting not only world-class supervision, but also exceptional facilities. In the 2014 REF (Research Excellence Framework) the Info

Senior Information School Lecturer Dr Andrew Cox has recently authored a CILIP-funded research report, which aims to help information professionals to understand how AI, machine learning, process automation and robotics are either already impacting the daily work of healthcare information professionals or likely to do so in the near future. The report, sponsored by Health Education England, can be found here .

Athena Swan Bronze Award for the Information School! We are very proud to announce that we have been awarded our Athena Swan Bronze Award for commitment to the advancement of gender equality within the department. The Athena Swan Charter celebrates success in advancing gender equality in higher education and research. It rigorously examines the steps taken by universities and their departments to improve representation, encourage progress and combat gender-based discrimination. From May 2015, the Charter was expanded to recognise work undertaken in arts, humanities, social sciences, business and law as well as professional and support roles, and for trans staff and students. The Charter now recognises work undertaken to address gender equality more broadly, and not just barriers to progression that affect women. This relates well to our broader departmental and institutional focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), specifically gender equality, race equality and disability eq