Gardening without a garden!

It is essential to connect with nature, especially during this pandemic. Did you know that humans instinctively have a strong connection with nature? The relationship with the natural environment is scientifically referred to as ‘biophilia’. Biophilia Let’s get a bit technical to understand where the term biophilia comes from! The term ‘biophilia’ became popular when…

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Support and Activities Available for International Students

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…

Cooking healthy at home when isolating

Our #HallamInsider Daniela Baicoianu has got some tips about how to cook healthy meals whilst in isolation. Believe it or not, the self-isolation period it’s the best time to pay more attention to what you eat and set some healthy eating habits which will help you on the long-run. It may be hard to start…

Staying active

Top tips for keeping fit at home

  Our #HallamInsider Chandni Soren wanted to share with you a few ways that she is keeping fit and staying active at home during the current Coronavirus situation. “As well as to stay in shape,  the more important reasons I exercise are to lift my mood, clear my mind, get a rush of endorphins and…

Four vital things to know to reduce stress at uni

By Lizzie Midgley-Peters, BA (Hons) Creative Writing, 2nd Year  1. How to cope with financial stress For most of us, university is the first time we have lived away from home, and therefore the first time we are financially responsible for ourselves. So first things first, we have to cut ourselves some slack. We’re going…

My LGBT experience: why I chose Hallam

By Luke Allan, BA (Hons) Public Relations and Media, 4th Year In my time at university I’ve learnt many things, like how to balance my studies with my social life, write a great press release and how to cook an epic Nasi Goreng. But the biggest and most important thing I’ve learnt is to be myself,…