Professor Christina Hughes has been appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience at the University, one of two new appointments to the University Leadership Team.

Professor Hughes (pictured below) is currently Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at the University of Warwick, where she also undertook her degree and PhD. She has taught and researched in the fields of sociology, social policy and lifelong learning and was one of the founding co-chairs of the Gender and Education Association.

Her research has been published widely and she is co-editor of the International Journal of Social Research Methodology. In her role at Sheffield Hallam, Professor Hughes will have overall responsibility for leading the entire student journey.

In a second appointment to the University’s leadership team, Richard Calvert will become the University’s first Chief Operating Officer. As Director General of the Strategy and Resources Directorate at the Department for Education, Richard has an extensive background in leading professional services in Government. He was previously Director General, Finance and Corporate Performance at the Department for International Development from 2009-2015. Richard will head up the majority of the University’s professional services departments.

Speaking ahead of the announcement, Professor Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam said: “I am delighted to welcome Christina and Richard to the University, and know that they are each looking forward to starting their new roles at Sheffield Hallam in the autumn.

It’s coming up to the end of the semester, and that usually means that you had assignments set that are due soon! There are however support resources that are available to you to help.

Organising and planning your writing is an important part of completing assignments successfully, and it can be difficult to know where to start when faced with a large task.

There are a whole host of resources online to help you think about how to approach your work and ensure that you get the best grades possible. They can help you to feel more confident about starting writing, drafting and checking your work.

The writing tips below are the first step to getting started:

There are a number of writing resources on the Bridge’s website, which is the University’s skills hub for students. These include the writing process, shaping your arguments and help with referencing.

From the 14–25 November, Sheffield Hallam University celebrated the achievements of our students by holding graduation ceremonies at Sheffield’s City Hall.

Over two weeks, we welcomed students and their families back to Sheffield to commemorate them graduating this year. It was a chance for students to meet up with their class one last time and dress in a traditional graduation gown and mortarboard, before being congratulated by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Chris Husbands.

We loved seeing old friends and students that we’ve seen grow through their time at Sheffield Hallam University, and were lucky enough to see students return from across Europe, South America and as far as China – with Igloo Wan, our student from SCOPE visiting for her ceremony too!

Congratulations to all of our student graduating this year and good luck for the future!