Sheffield Hallam University has collaborated with LinkedIn Learning to provide all SHU students with the opportunity to learn and develop their digital skills for free whilst you are at Hallam. Hooray! LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform that helps you discover and develop your creative, technology-related and study skills through expert-led course videos. LinkedIn…
The platform for students to get instant help on their studies. Some of you may or may not have already heard about Studiosity, but this is the only platform where you can can connect with other Student Mentors to receive instant help for your uni queries. Sounds great so far? Support is also offered via…
Everything you need to know when you join Sheffield Hallam University First few weeks from joining university are feeling terribly overwhelming, right? There are so many departments, centres, services and groups you are constantly exploring, but you want to make sure you will remember them when you need the most. We have collected the most relevant…
I will start by saying that keeping in touch with your close family and friends is absolutely crucial, especially during this period. Not being able to hug them or meet them can be very hard and it can certainly make you feel lonely. Let’s see how we can best keep in touch with our loved…
Life as we know it is constantly changing and people all over the world are having to adapt to new ways of living and working, including students. With teaching at Hallam moving online and university buildings becoming inaccessible, studying from home is the new norm for many of us today. It can be a difficult…
As a student at Sheffield Hallam, mental health formed a significant part of my experience, both personally and academically. I struggle with Anxiety and Depression, and have done for a long time, but it all came to a head at university. It was at university I realised I had anxiety due to studying it…
Blue Monday The third Monday of January is nationally known as ‘Blue Monday’ and supposedly is the most depressing day of the year. It’s been three weeks since New Year’s, and Christmas is now out of sight. Here are just a few simple ways you can try to improve your ‘Blue Monday’, and make it…
By Jess Brown, BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration. Trigger warning: This blog contains possible triggers for people with mental health issues, suicidal feelings, and borderline personality disorder. I don’t know who first said that life was like a kaleidoscope but whoever it was was on the ball. Maybe it was the person who invented…
By Paul Besley, BA (Hons) Creative Writing, second year. You may have noticed big changes recently as you walk through the main door of Owen at City Campus. To your left is the new Hallam Help point. This along with the ten other Hallam Help points dotted around both the City and Collegiate campuses has…
By Paul Besley, BA (Hons) Creative Writing, second year. It’s coming to that time of the semester when assignment and exam deadlines are looming. It can be a stressful time for students, particularly if this is your first year. I remember how difficult I found my first assignment. Just understanding what was being asked of…