The handover of the new Heart of the Campus on Friday 22nd August brings an end to construction and means it is now ready for Sheffield Hallam staff, students and visitors to use. Senior Sheffield Hallam University staff joined representatives from GRAHAM Construction and project manager Turner & Townsend for a tour of the new … Continue reading Heart of the Campus- Official Handover
Our Governors take a tour of our new Heart of the Campus development
Last week the University's Board of Governors visited Collegiate Campus to see the fantastic progress that has been made at the £27m Heart of the Campus development. As you can see from the photos below we are getting ever closer to completion with just a few weeks to go now. We have completed numerous rooms … Continue reading Our Governors take a tour of our new Heart of the Campus development
In the Heart of the Campus
With the Heart of the Campus redevelopment really beginning to take shape, we took some of our University staff on a tour of the impressive new building. Earlier this week, we gave representatives of the Faculty of Development and Society and the Business Services Team within the Facilities Directorate a taster of the innovative future spaces … Continue reading In the Heart of the Campus
University is breastfeeding friendly
Sheffield Hallam University has been formally recognised as a Breastfeeding Friendly institution. Breastfeeding mums can feed their babies at Sheffield Hallam in a friendly and supportive environment and to formally recognise this, the University's Chancellor, Lord Robert Winston was presented with the Sheffield Breastfeeding Friendly Award. The University was recognised for its facilities and support … Continue reading University is breastfeeding friendly
Illuminating your world
The University takes great care in lighting the external spaces within our campuses to ensure the safety of our staff, students and visitors. As part of our commitment to finder greener ways of working we are upgrading our external lighting to smart LEDs. Our new lights sense darkness, turning on automatically, they also sense movement, dimming … Continue reading Illuminating your world
Something to get MERI about
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
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
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