During lockdown, Izzy Cottrell, a final-year PE and School Sport student at Hallam, has gone to great lengths to help support and encourage physical activity and positive mental health within her student peer group. In devising a number of social media initiatives, such as the Strava Challenge and Lockdown Legends, Izzy has provided a platform…
To celebrate the launch of our new Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre website, we are shining a spotlight on our sports and physical activity research groups. Tim Vernon of our Sport and Human Performance Research Group is currently involved in developing a 20-year retrospective of Sheffield Hallam University’s relationship with the City of Sheffield Diving…
We are currently recruiting participants for an upcoming research study to be conducted at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC). Over the past 3 years, researchers within the Human Morphology lab at the AWRC have developed new methods for extracting additional information about variations in human body shape from 3D imaging data, which surpass traditional…
To celebrate the launch of our new Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre website, we are shining a spotlight on our sports and physical activity research groups. Colleagues within our Sport Industry Research Group (SIRG) have been conducting numerous studies into sport and physical activity participation. Professor Simon Shibli has kindly been speaking with us about…
To celebrate the launch of our new Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre website, we are shining a spotlight on our sports and physical activity research groups. Colleagues from our Physical Activity, Wellbeing and Public Health Research Group are leading on the Optimising Secondary Prevention and Quality of Life in Early Cardiac Rehabilitation (OSPREY-CR) project,…
March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. To help raise awareness, Dr Rebecca Leyland, Dr Sarah Haywood-Small and Dr Nicola Jordan-Mahy of our Cancer Research Group (Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre) have kindly provided the following information and advice . . . According to the latest Cancer Research UK figures, 1 in 50 UK females will be diagnosed…
To celebrate the launch of the new Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre (SPARC) website, we are shining a spotlight on our sports and physical activity research groups. Dr Simon Goodwill has kindly been speaking with us about how our Sports Engineering Research Group has been helping Team GB maximise its medal-winning chances at Tokyo…
To celebrate the launch of the new Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre (SPARC) website, our Week in Focus will be shining a spotlight on our sports and physical activity research groups. From improving quality of life to designing new technological innovations, our colleagues in SPARC are at the forefront of internationally renowned, world-class research.…
To help motivate himself and others to get out and exercise every day, our colleague Dr Tony Smith (senior lecturer in leadership and organisational development) has devised a unique challenge: climb the height of Everest . . . but in the surrounds of your local area! Alongside his climbing partner, Dr Patrick Marshall, Tony is…
Date: Tuesday 2nd March Time: 4pm Format: Online event Pushing outside your comfort zone and challenging societies norms can be a daunting prospect. But if you face those challenges, adapt and overcome, what you can achieve can be something quite special. Dee Caffari MBE is the only woman to have sailed solo, non-stop, around the…
Our very own Angela Glaves (senior lecturer in mental health nursing) recently appeared as a guest on the This Is Nursing podcast, which covers a range of issues in the many areas of nursing. In the podcast, Angela talks about being a mental health nurse, working at Hallam as a mental health lecturer, and also her involvement with Heavy Metal Therapy. Listen to the…
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Researchers from our Physical Activity, Wellness and Public Health Research Group are currently involved with the Sport2PREVENT project, which is funded by the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Sport programme. Dr Anna Myers (research fellow in physical activity and health) is leading Hallam’s involvement. We have been speaking with Anna to find out more about Sport2PREVENT . . . What is the…
Our very own Steve Thompson (senior lecturer and strength and conditioning coach) recently shared his expertise on velocity-based training for strength athletes with Output Sports. We caught up with Steve to learn a little bit more about velocity-based training for strength athletes, and to also understand why it is becoming increasingly popular amongst regular gym-goers. What…
Earlier this year, Lab4Living, in collaboration with allied heath professionals from Alzheimer Scotland, launched Connecting People, Connecting Support, an online resource to support people with dementia and their families. The website, which has so far received over 8000 visitors and 50,000 page views, hosts a range of interactive research-informed resources that promote quality of life. We’re delighted to announce…
