Job of the Week – Project Officer (Professional & Business Support)
Job Title: Project Officer (Professional & Business Support) Salary: £25,513 to £31,342 per annum, dependent on experience We are looking for a Project Officer to manage the […]
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Sheffield Institute of Arts Degree Show 2015
Experience one of the biggest student exhibitions in the north, showcasing outstanding work by our talented artists, makers, designers, photographers and filmmakers. Saturday 13 – […]
Participants required for a research study on mood and eating
Currently seeking MALE participants for a research study examining the effects of coloured light on mood whilst eating. You’ll be given a FREE breakfast, then […]
Risk of IT Network outage – Friday 8 May
On Friday 8 May IS&T will be moving the network core switch from HBP to Heart of the Campus. Although we expect no interruption to […]
Academic Board and Board of Governors call for nominations
A call for nominations for each of the following commenced on Monday 27 April. The deadline for submitting a nomination and statement is 5pm on […]
Win tickets to the curzon Cinema (now closed)
Curzon Sheffield brings Curzon’s unique film and events programming to the Grade II listed building previously occupied by the Sheffield Banking Company on George Street. […]
Seize your Pension Power – free workshop
Come to a free evening workshop led by Shareaction, the movement for responsible investment. Tuesday 19 May, 7pm at the Quaker Meeting House, 10 St. James […]
Activate Sports Summer Camp
Sheffield Hallam University are partnering up with children’s activity providers Activate Sports in 2015. Taking place between 27 July – 14 August, Activate Sports will […]
Java 8 and the 2015 Managed Desktop
A beta version of the new September 2015 managed desktop (the suite of software we install on University PCs at the start of the academic […]
Green Homes Sheffield – open home events in May
We are pleased to announce our next Open Homes event, on Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 and Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 May. Come and […]
Bloc Open Studios and garden party
Bloc Studios and Bloc Projects are bringing in the summer with an Open Studios and Garden Party. We hope you can join us to see […]
Final reminder: IT teaching requirements needed by 30 April
IS&T is working with faculties on the IT teaching requirements for 2015/16. Subject group leaders have been asked to gather final information about software requests […]
Dying Matters Awareness Event
Are you ready to begin talking about the end? Have you written a will? Have you got a bucket list? Come to our Dying Matters […]
Half price wedding and events photography
Half price wedding and events photography for SHU Staff this Summer. Taking late bookings for June, July and August. Half price for weddings is £500 for a […]
IT Security – Email Phishing Scams
Occasionally you may receive suspicious emails from apparently reputable sources requesting confidential information regarding financial details and email accounts. They may also threaten the imminent lock […]
Professorial Lecture – Professor Roger Eccleston
Big, little and all – or how to travel in space and time, and what you might see when you get there Tuesday 12 May, 6pm […]
Registration open for the 2015 SHU Learning & Teaching Conference
Student engagement in, and out of the classroom Thursday 25 June, City Campus The conference includes keynote presentations from Professor Simon Lancaster, University of East […]
Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Jacques Penders
Robots and human robot interaction Tuesday 19 May, 6pm – Room 9130, Cantor Building Mankind has built machines that can compete with humans and in specific areas even […]
10% off Holistic Health Treatments at Mobolise
Mobolise provide a range of holistic health treatments including Indian Head Massage, Reiki and Reflexology. 10% off treatments. Available by appointment Occasional Saturdays 10am – […]
Malin Bridge Primary School car boot sale
Sell your unwanted items or come along to pick up a bargain and help raise money for the Malin Bridge Primary School PTA Fund. Car boot […]
The Hardy Plant Society sale
The South Pennine Group of the Hardy Plant Society will be holding their plant sale on: Saturday 16 May 12.30-3.30pm and Sunday 17 May 10.30am–1.30pm at the […]
Exploring credit and recognition approaches for MOOCs
Thursday 14 May, 10am – 3pm lunch included. Venue: tbc This workshop will be of interest for those across the sector working in the development and delivery […]
Latest Winners!
Last edition we gave away two chances to win some sporting prizes. Congratulations go to Rachel Staten, from Facilities Directorate who won tickets to Cue Sheffield’s Snooker edition of […]
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
Museums Sheffield invites staff of Sheffield Hallam University to the launch of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize on Tuesday 5 May, 6-8pm at the Millennium […]
General Election Hustings Event – 16 April
On Thursday 16 April, just three weeks before the General Election, Sheffield Hallam will be hosting a special debate of our own. There will be […]
Guardian Live with Rick Edwards – Ticket Giveaway
We are hosting a Guardian Live event on 23 April, hosted by Rick Edwards and the University’s politics team and featuring a panel of experts. […]
Job of the week – Administrator (Student and Academic Support)
Job Title: Administrator (Student and Academic Support) Salary: £18,031 to £20,781 per annum, dependent on experience We are looking to appoint a Departmental Administrator to join our […]
Varsity 2015 is here
The biggest sporting event of the year is back and we need everyone, staff and students, to get behind Team Sheffield […]
Women in Engineering Debate (ICE Yorkshire and Humber)
Thursday 7 May 2015, 6:30–8:30pm University of Sheffield, Sir Frederick Mappin Building, Lecture Theatre 6 A light buffet will be served at 6pm in Room D119 Debate: “This […]
Sporting spectacular prizes to be won! (now closed)
With sporting events such as the World Championship Snooker and our very own Varsity taking place this month, we’re giving away two chances to win […]
Workshop: Introduction to Qualitative Research Data Analysis & Nvivo
This workshop focuses on qualitative research analysis and involves using N-Vivo (version 10) software to help you manage your project. The workshop will provide you […]
Activate Sport – sport and activity holiday camps
Sheffield Hallam is partnering up with one of the UK’s leading children’s activity providers Activate Sports in 2015. Taking place between 27 July – 14 […]
The 11th Annual Nutrition Fair
Wednesday 22 April, 12 – 2pm at The HUBs (Students’ Union) The Nutrition Fair is an activity-packed event open to everyone, with over 20 stalls run […]
Free Instinctive Health yoga class
Try one of our many yoga classes for free. If you’d like to come back you can purchase an unlimited class pass for just £36. […]
Unified Comms comes to IT Help
On Thursday 16 April, the IT Help phone lines will move to the new Unified Comms system. This upgrade will allow us to improve how […]
UniVerse annual student poetry night
In 2007/08 we launched a student poetry competition called ‘Words on the Wall’ to look at ways of using student work in new spaces and inspire […]
IT teaching requirements needed by 30 April
IS&T is working with faculties on the IT teaching requirements for 2015/16. Subject group leaders have been asked to gather software requests from their teaching […]
Reputational Campaign
Our reputational campaign, Changing Lives, launched in London this week and you can see some of the imagery on the corporate plasma screens. The campaign seeks to highlight […]
Win tickets to In concert: Out Aloud with O’Hooley & Tidow (now closed)
This benefit concert is to support The Friends of Edward Carpenter who are raising money for a permanent memorial in Sheffield to this pioneer of […]
15% Discount on Wedding Photography
Based at his Abbeydale studio, Ben West is an experienced, established and creative documentary style Sheffield Wedding Photographer. Ben West Photography is offering a 15% […]
Personal IT Security
Remember to log off or lock a PC when unattended, so that other people can’t use your email, network accounts and network drives. Don’t share […]
Charity Cook Book
‘Baserah Khan’s Fabulous Feasts From the Northwest Frontier’ is a cookery book with an array of recipes from the Northwest Frontier of Pakistan. Proceeds from the […]
Latest Winner!
Congratulations go to Claire Matthews, from Registry Services who won the Easter goodies from Thorntons by correctly answering that the name of Elwood P Dowd’s invisible rabbit […]
METHOD: C3RI Research Student Conference
Tuesday 28 April at the Cantor Building Method is the first C3RI Research Student conference. The event offers a unique opportunity for discussion about research […]
Getting the Right Balance
Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Jaydip Ray Monday 20 April, 5.30pm for 6pm start, F518 Robert Winston Building Maintenance of posture, balance and gait is […]
Great care is discovered, not decided
Tuesday 28 April, 5.30 for 6pm start at F518 Robert Winston Building, Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Tom Downes Few other industries can match the […]
Jekyll and Hyde – The Musical
Southey Musical Theatre Company present Jekyll & Hyde – The Musical 22 – 25 April at The Montgomery Theatre Performances start at 7.15pm with a matinee […]
Listening – curated by Sam Belinfante
Sheffield Institute of Arts and Site Gallery, 11 April – 31 May 2015 Listening brings a group of international artists together to interrogate the act […]
Nominations for Student Employee of the Year
Have you had a Student employee working with you between 11 April 2014 – 17 April 2015? Why not nominate them for Student Employee of the Year. […]
Ladies Night for Charity
Thursday 16 April, from 7pm til late Niagara Conference & Leisure Centre, Sheffield Over 20 stalls promoting and selling various products including lingerie, slimming wraps, cosmetics, […]
Pre-loved Clothing & Accessories Fayre
Too many Accessories? Wardrobe won’t shut? We have the solution! The FD Charity Board are holding a Pre-loved Clothing & Accessories Fayre on Friday, 5 June from […]
10% discount on Emotional Health & Wellbeing services
Diane Hinchliffe, Emotional Health & Wellbeing Practitioner, offers short and long term Psychotherapy for adults working towards personal change. Presenting issues include loss, bereavement, life change, […]
Sheffield Rocks for Autism
Saturday 18 April, 6pm – 11.30pm at the Queen’s Social Club, Queens Rd Sheffield Rocks for Autism is mini rock festival in order to raise […]
Vivacity Choir Charity Event
Saturday 18 April, Victoria Hall, 6.30pm Charity concert featuring Vivacity and Stannington Mixed Voice Choirs in aid of Weston Park Cancer Charity and Christian Aid. […]
ResponseWare and Turning Point – interactive voting
Turning Point voting software is available to everyone in the University who wants to incorporate interactive and online responses into their teaching or other work. […]
Stannington Players present – First Things First
Stannington Players present Derek Benfield’s comedy ‘First Things First’ this week. Thursday 16 – Sat 18 April, 7.30pm at The Lomas Hall, Church Street, Stannington, S6 6DB. […]
Cycle to Work Scheme is now open all year round
Hallam staff have the opportunity to join the government initiative Cycle to Work Scheme. This enables you to get a brand new bike and cycle equipment […]
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – Changes to Contribution Pay Bands
From the 1 April 2015 the LGPS pensionable pay ranges rise in line with the cost of living to take into account inflationary increases, and […]
Job of the week – Senior IT Support
Job Title: Senior IT Support (Professional and Business Support) Salary: £25,513 to £31,342 per annum, dependent on experience (fixed term for 12 months) Located in the IT Support […]
General Election Hustings Event – 16 April
On Thursday 16 April, just three weeks before the General Election, Sheffield Hallam will be hosting a special debate of our own. There will be […]
An Eggscellent Competition (now closed)
With Easter coming round the corner we’re giving two chances to win The first prize will be a selection of Easter goodies from Thorntons which […]
Red Week 2015
The University Executive has agreed to two further Red Weeks this year: 13 – 17 April 2015 and 7 – 11 September 2015 Red Weeks are […]
Easter half term Gymnastics and Football Camps
Techne Global Sports will be running gymnastics and football camps for children aged from 4 – 14 years of age which are designed to be fun and […]
30% discount at the Hairband
The Hairband would like to offer all Sheffield Hallam University staff 30% off all services on their 1st visit and 20% thereafter with our fantastic […]
Latest Winner
Congratulations go to Nicola Talbot, from Development and Society who won tickets for the Curzon Cinema by correctly answering that Curzon Cinemas was founded in 1934. Well done to Nicola!
SITS: Vision (SI) and My Student Record (MSR) Upgrade
The corporate student records system, SITS:Vision (SI) which we use in SHU for all student and curriculum records management is due to be upgraded as […]
Activate Sport – sport and activity holiday camps
Sheffield Hallam is partnering up with one of the UK’s leading children’s activity providers Activate Sports in 2015. Taking place between 27 July – 14 August, […]
Mental health first aid training
This a two day course for those who wish to improve their response to those with mental health problems. These courses are free to book, […]
Reminder of your IT responsibilities – new user agreement
From April 2015, staff will see a new user agreement box appear on the password change page. You will need to accept before you can […]
Fruit tree grafting workshop
Take part in this Grow Sheffield workshop to learn the ancient skill of grafting a fruit tree. Pete and Daniele are experienced grafters from Grow […]
UniVerse 2015: 8th Annual Student Poetry Night
Join us for a free evening of entertaining poetry, wine and canapés as we celebrate the winners of the UniVerse 2015 student poetry competition. The […]
The Sheffield Netball League – 10% discount for University staff teams
The new season of our Sheffield Netball League is starting again soon. This is a great chance for new teams to enter the league and […]
Change Management and Continuous Improvement (CMCI) Community of Practice group
The Change Management and Continuous Improvement (CMCI) Community of Practice group aims to provide its members with support, guidance, tools and techniques to manage change […]
Social Justice Week
Social Justice Week is a joint initiative between the Sheffield Hallam University’s Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice in the Department of Law and Criminology, […]
Update to the Virtual Private Network (VPN) – laptop users
If you use a University-owned laptop off-site, you probably connect to the network via the Virtual Private Network (VPN). From today we will be releasing […]
Implementing and Managing Reasonable Adjustments
This course is aimed at staff who are involved in the anticipation and management of reasonable adjustments at an operational level, or on an individual […]
Jekyll and Hyde – The Musical
Southey Musical Theatre Company present Jekyll & Hyde – The Musical 22 – 25 April at The Montgomery Theatre Performances start at 7.15pm (2.15pm matinee on […]
Testing the latest version of Java
IS&T is now testing the latest version of Java to be included as part of the Managed Desktop 2015. If you work with particular apps […]
Yoga classes in Sheffield
It’s never too late, too old or too stiff to find a Yoga class in Sheffield that suits you best. Zagyoga believes that everyone can […]
IT Network upgrade work over Easter weekend
IS&T will be completing the network upgrade of the Science Park Units over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend and changing the switches in the Arundel […]
Free bus travel if you make the switch
SYPTE are offering staff a free week of bus travel before the end of March to encourage those who normally drive to use public transport. Please be […]
Essential information about booking staff travel
The process for staff travel bookings has now changed following the recent appointment of Clarity Travel Management (CTM) as the University’s Travel Management Company (TMC). In […]
Support the postgraduate study fair – 25 March
Wednesday 25 March, 4 – 7pm, City Campus We want to make this event our best ever and we need your help. Please support the […]
Talk with Sheffield Councillor Julie Dore
Thursday 19 March, 1pm in Saunders B007 (Collegiate Campus) Julie has represented Arbourthorne Ward in the city since 2000 and was elected as Leader of […]
Question Time Event
Join in with our Question Time event, a take on the traditional BBC Question Time TV Show. Thursday 12 March, 6 – 7.15pm at Heart […]
British Science Week – Public Lecture on Social Media
Monday 16 March, Heart of the Campus, Room HC 0.06 Refreshments and Stalls from 6pm. Lecture from 7-8pm As part of British Science Week, Dr David […]
Catering outlets over Easter
During the Easter period – weeks commencing 30 March and 6 April – there will be some changes to the opening hours in the catering […]
Win tickets to the curzon Cinema (now closed)
Curzon Sheffield brings Curzon’s unique film and events programming to the Grade II listed building previously occupied by the Sheffield Banking Company on George Street. […]
Athena SWAN events during Sheffield Festival of Science and Engineering
Engineering for Speed: Guy Martin vs. Gravity Friday 20 March, 10.30-11.30 am, F518 Robert Winston Building Presenters: Christina King, Dr. Heather Driscoll and Alice Bullas, […]
Life on the Edge: Ice Age Frontier
Museums Sheffield & Creswell Heritage Trust invite Sheffield Hallam University staff to the launch of Life on the Edge: Ice Age Frontier Wednesday 1 April, […]
Job of the week – Senior Administrator
Job Title: Senior Administrator (Student Systems and Records) Department: Secretary & Registrar’S Directorate Salary: £21,391 to £24,775 per annum, dependent on experience (fixed term for 12 months) […]
Chorus ‘Rock On’ with their own take on the greats
Tickets are now on sale for Chorus UK’s latest City Hall showstopper and this time they’re rocking out! The choir, will be giving their own […]
Professorial Lecture – Professor Günter Bräuer
Vacuum-coated glass – added value to a unique material Tuesday 24 March, 6pm, Room 7140 Stoddart Building The importance of glass as a construction material […]
Easter Football Camp
Sheffield Hallam Active are working in partnership with Qualitas Football to deliver a football camp over the Easter period at the SHU Sports Park. Suitable […]
Application Jukebox testing
IS&T is currently testing Application Jukebox on a number of computers in the Norfolk building including to see if it could help with software distribution at […]
Staff discount at House of Luxury Brands pop-up-shop
Staff discounts available at the House of Luxury Brand pop-up-shop on Thursday 12 March, 10am-8pm and Friday 13 March, 10am-2pm at The Florentine, Fulwood Road. Leading […]
Advice regarding data working offsite
Do you ever access emails or files using personal equipment or offsite? While it can be a very convenient way of working, University staff have […]
Jekyll & Hyde – The Musical
Southey Musical Theatre Company present Jekyll & Hyde – The Musical 22 – 25 April at The Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield. Performances start at 7.15pm (2.15pm […]
Sheffield Marrow Recruitment Event
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Sheffield Marrow, the student branch of Anthony Nolan, is holding a donor recruitment event at Sheffield Hallam on Thursday 12 March between 10 and 4 in the Atrium, City Campus. […]
Football Camps during Easter Holidays
During the Easter Holiday football camps will take place from 30 March – 10 April at; SUFC Redtooth Academy, Shirecliffe – Derek Dooley Community Centre, Crookes – Meadowhead […]