Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI) gets a makeover. A two-year, £6m project to improve teaching and learning facilities for the University's Department of Maths and Engineering has reached a key stage with the completion of the MERI laboratories. The state-of-the-art labs give engineering students the opportunity to develop practical skills and theoretical understanding in … Continue reading Something to get MERI about
Heart of the Campus reaches highest point
The new £27m teaching and learning facility at Collegiate Campus reached a key stage in its development in September 2013. The University held a topping-out ceremony with eastates and facilities director Mark Swales, project manager Dave Furniss, Mechanical Engineering Services lead Lee Allen and Student Union president Howard Duffy. Representatives from GRAHAM construction, who are building the … Continue reading Heart of the Campus reaches highest point
A future space next to HUBS on Paternoster Row
Sheffield Hallam University's Estates Development and Sustainability team is working with stakeholders in the Cultural Industries Quarter as well as the Students' Union to redevelop the area adjacent to the HUBS (Student Union) building - currently known as Pinball Park. We are very excited to be redeveloping the area which is situated between Paternoster Row and … Continue reading A future space next to HUBS on Paternoster Row
Arundel House Update
The University has now put in a planning application to refurbish the building and proposed plans of the refurbishment of the exterior were discussed with residents at an open community session on 28 November 2013. If you want to keep up to date with developments for this and other Hallam projects you can sign up … Continue reading Arundel House Update
Charles Street dig tells us about Sheffield’s past
An archaeological dig on the site of what will become the University's new £30m home for the Sheffield Institute of Education has revealed some fascinating glimpses of the city's industrial past. Archaeologists working for the city's ArcHeritage have uncovered units dating back to 1804 on the site of Sheffield Hallam University's flagship Charles Street building, which … Continue reading Charles Street dig tells us about Sheffield’s past
Our Annual Sustainability Report 2012-13 is now available
This report gives a snapshot of the activity in 2012/2013 and a sneak preview of what’s coming up next year in terms of sustainability. The University's board of governors received the report at the end of November and were very pleased with our progress. Use the link below to view the online version of our report: … Continue reading Our Annual Sustainability Report 2012-13 is now available
Arundel House Residential Drop-in
Sheffield Hallam University recently purchased a long lease on Arundel House the building which sits on the roundabout at the corner of Arundel Gate and Furnival Street. The University has now put in a planning application to refurbish the building. This will involve, work to improve the exterior, such as updating the cladding, entrance and … Continue reading Arundel House Residential Drop-in
Charles Street – Update
Sheffield Hallam University has now appointed Balfour Beatty as the main contractor for its new building on Charles Street. Work on the site, which is situated on the corner of Charles Street and Arundel Gate and includes Brown Lane, will start in the next few weeks. The project will begin with the closure of the … Continue reading Charles Street – Update
Second prize for the University’s nursery at the Ivor Goodsite Hoarding Competition
Heart of the Campus contractor, Graham Construction, entered a piece of artwork created by children at the University's Collegiate Campus nursery into a hoarding competition run by the Considerate Constructors Scheme. We're pleased to announce that our creative and talented children have been awarded the second prize in this national competition. Next door to the … Continue reading Second prize for the University’s nursery at the Ivor Goodsite Hoarding Competition
Official opening of £6m Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park
Staff, students, contractors, alumni, honorary doctorates and sporting figures from the city were at Bawtry Road to witness the official opening of the new Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park. The pavilion was designed by Watson Batty Architects with Ryder Levett Bucknell as the contract administrators, and built by Henry Boot Construction. Project manager John Senior from Estates … Continue reading Official opening of £6m Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park