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Sheffield hosts successful 26th Annual Gathering in Biosemiotics

51²è¹Ý¶ù welcomed scholars from around the globe last week for the 26th Annual Gathering in Biosemiotics, a resounding success for the international research community.
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Could listening closer to nature help people share wild spaces more carefully?

A new research project led by Dr Liam Healy is examining how design and behaviour change can help humans and nature share the same space more carefully, following increased footfall in spaces like Redmires Reservoir since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Exterior of the prototype building in the village of Songzhuang. Image credit: Xiang Ren

Collaborative project designs and constructs regenerative building prototype to help safeguard historic earthen buildings from the effects of climate change

A new regenerative prototype has been built in an isolated historic mountain village in Zhejiang province of eastern China, which will be used to test building methods for reusing other earthen buildings in the historic region.
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New research empowers communities to combat climate change and create healthier urban streets

Do-it-yourself (DIY) greening kits could provide hyper-local solutions for issues such as air pollution and flooding.
The cover of the book 'City of Desire' by Tanzil Shafique

City of Desire: An Urban Biography of the Largest Informal Settlement in Bangladesh

Architecture and Landscape Lecturer Dr Tanzil Shafique has published a new book, using short stories to illustrate everyday life in Karail, Bangladesh.