Over the coming months, our Team Spotlight series is profiling different teams in the faculty. This edition sees us focus on the Faculty Leadership Team’s Dr Amanda West (interim head of the academy of sport and physical activity) . . . Can you tell us a little bit about your background and what brought you…
Got a burning question you’d like to ask the Health and Wellbeing Faculty Leadership Team? Now’s your chance! Our next Q&A event held at city campus 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…
A message from Alison Metcalfe (Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching and for the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing) Dear Colleagues Welcome to the start of the new academic year. I hope you’ve all had a good summer vacation during the last couple of months and are now looking forward to the academic year ahead. It…
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust press release Experienced children’s nurse and director of nursing at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Sally Shearer has been invited to join Sheffield Hallam University as a visiting professor. Sally has worked in the NHS for 39 years. She previously managed children and young people’s acute and community services in…
Over the coming months, our Team Spotlight series is profiling different teams in the faculty. This edition sees us focus on the Faculty Leadership Team’s Dr Dave Johnson (head of department of allied health professions) discusses his varied career . . . and his favourite film! Can you tell us a little bit about your background? I am…
A message from Kirstie Garnett (faculty operations manager – STA) and Gemma Lancaster (faculty operations) Dear colleagues, Thank you to everyone who attended the Faculty Services Away Day back in June. Additionally, thank you to those of you who took the time to complete the feedback survey – we received over 50 responses which is a…
Mark Townley (Head of Faculty Finance) and Susan Tallents (Senior HR Business Partner) have been leading on a faculty response to the recent wellbeing and staff engagement surveys HWB staff completed and they have kindly given us an update on what has been happening. Thank you to those that attended the wellbeing focus groups which…
When the National Student Survey Results and the Postgraduate Research Education Survey were published last week I was away on vacation but I must admit I did have a look at the results and overall was delighted with our Faculty outcomes. In the NSS, the Faculty remains at a very high satisfaction rate of 87%…
Over the coming months, our Team Spotlight series is profiling different teams in the faculty. This edition sees Toni Schwarz (Deputy Dean) discussing her role . . . and also revealing a few fun facts! What brought you to HWB? I needed a change when my daughters left for university, so I thought I would go on a new adventure…
The Inspirational Student Award and The HWB Enterprise Award, funded by the Faculty Leadership Team, have been introduced in academic year 2018/19. The aim of both awards is to highlight the achievement of students and the commitment they have made to either the community or their peers and staff. The Inspirational Student Award provides the same recognition…