The Faculty of Health and Wellbeing will once again be supporting the annual Macmillan Cancer Support ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ event by holding a cake sale in F618 RWB between 9am and 1pm on Thursday 26th September (please note: Friday 27th September is the official date for the Macmillan Coffee Morning). To help raise as much dough as…
Sheffield Hallam University academics advise Department of Health and Social Care and Chief Medical Officers on revisions to physical activity guidelines. Professor Rob Copeland and Dr David Broom were part of a team of health and physical activity experts from across the country advising on the revision of the outdated guidelines, set out by the…
Got a burning question you’d like to ask the Health and Wellbeing Faculty Leadership Team? Now’s your chance! Our upcoming Q&A events will be offering staff the opportunity to ask whatever questions they like to members of the FLT. There will also be a particular focus on the Academic Organisation Project (AOP). You can also send your questions in advance…
This summer, we have been undertaking major plantroom refurbishments to the following buildings: Arundel Gate Court Stoddart Harmer Eric Mensforth Sheaf Collegiate Hall Pearson These works have been undertaken to provide a more efficient heating system within these buildings. Through undertaking these works, we will be able to: address long-term maintenance issues ensuring the heating…
SHU press release Sheffield Hallam University’s regional social mobility partnership, South Yorkshire Futures, and its Transforming Lives Strategy have both been shortlisted at the Times Higher Education Awards 2019. The sector-leading initiative has been shortlisted in the ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community’ category, while the University strategic planning team have been shortlisted in the…
Have you noticed something a little different in the design and layout of this week’s HWB newsletter? As part of the migration over to the new SharePoint site, the University is considering using the SharePoint Digest function for all faculty newsletters. It would therefore be great to find out what you think about the new…
The University is currently in the process of upgrading all PCs to Windows 10 – a vital move as most modern software is now designed for Windows 10 and as such, Microsoft will soon be withdrawing support for Windows 7. The upgrade will also enable us to provide the next generation of Office 365 tools…
Message sent on behalf of Mark Swales, chief estates and facilities officer Sheffield Hallam University is now a smokefree campus. As part of our commitment to enabling healthier lives and for the wellbeing of our staff and students, smoking or vaping is not permitted anywhere on campus or next to University building entrances. New signs…
The faculty introduced two new awards in session 2018/19 to recognise some of the great work our students do outside of their curriculum. On the 18th July we held a ceremony for the winners and their guests. Representatives from our four departments – including heads and deputy-heads – attended the ceremony alongside faculty employability departmental leads. Chris Smith,…
Next week, the new Student and Academic Services intranet site will go live in SharePoint Online. It will bring together sites from different areas, including those of the former Registry Services and L3S. This means you may find bookmarks to pages and documents that you use no longer work as content has moved to the new platform. You will…
Last week saw the opening of clearing for the final push to recruit the students we need into the University and into this faculty. I just wanted to take this opportunity to recognise and thank everyone involved in the recruitment of our students, not just in clearing but across the whole academic year. The commitment…
Sheffield Hallam University students are enjoying a summer of sporting success as they bring home medals and achieve personal bests. Kickboxer Trinity Leeson-Rice brought home the bronze for both the team and individual competitions at the European University Games in Zagreb, Croatia recently. Trinity visited Zagreb for the games alongside fellow student Zakir Zaraki who…
As an eligible institution we are invited to submit one nomination for the Advance HE (HEA) for a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) scheme. These awards aim to celebrate collaborative learning and teaching initiatives that positively impact on the student experience in creative and innovative ways. The awards recognise teams who have made significant impact on student outcomes…
As part of the Hallam Deal and the Staff Wellbeing Programme, we are offering a variety of mental health awareness courses. The 2 day and 1 day course are owned by “Mental Health First Aid England” and we are accredited to deliver these within the university. The courses available include: Mental Health Awareness (six twenty-minute sessions…
Hallam press release Sheffield Hallam University is supporting a project that could revolutionise care for Parkinson’s patients on a national scale. The project, led by the University of Plymouth and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, will focus on co-designing a new service to help Parkinson’s patients, carers and healthcare staff monitor a person’s condition…
