Made in Sheffield
The University’s development of the world’s fastest gravity powered sled is a ‘significant’ invention from the city. The sled, built by Hallam’s Centre for Sports Engineering Research and used by…
Stroll on! Thousands miss out on health benefits of walking
Researcher speaks to BBC Radio Sheffield about a new app helping improve physical activity. Gareth Jones, a researcher from Health and Wellbeing, spoke to Toby Foster about a new app, Active…
Golfers less likely to experience coronary heart disease
A study by Sheffield Hallam’s Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) has found that people who play golf regularly are 30 per cent less likely to experience coronary heart disease than…
Expert comment: Exercise ‘me time’
Hallam expert on the “positive contamination” as more women in their 30s and 40s take up sport. Dr Jeff Breckon, head of the Centre for Health and Social Care Research, was…
Excercise as a weight-loss strategy
Hallam research, led by Dr David Broom was referenced in New York Times feature looking at exercise as a weight-loss strategy. The research, led by Dr David Broom, senior lecturer…
Student athletes from Sheffield Hallam University are set to represent Team GBR in the Summer Universiade (the World University Games) in Taipei.
Eight Sheffield Hallam students are competing in the swimming, athletics, water polo and taekwondo events, and will be part of the 168-strong GB delegation travelling to Taiwan’s capital next week,…
Sheffield Hallam nursing and midwifery academics speak to BBC about the ending of bursaries
From today, new nursing, midwifery and other health students such as occupational therapists and physiotherapists will no longer receive NHS bursaries to cover their tuition fees. Professor Laura Serrant was interviewed…
Sheffield Hallam football finance experts speak to media about the world record transfer deal
Hallam football finance expert Rob Wilson spoke to the Sunday Express about the current ‘out of control’ spending by Premier League clubs in this summer’s transfer window. Rob discusses the…
Find out what makes a world champion at Sheffield Hallam University event
Sheffield has helped create its fair share of world champions in recent years, from natives such as Jess Ennis-Hill to those including Anthony Joshua who make the most of the…
Stories to hit the headlines – June 2017
Why Wimbledon players use inspirational slogans Professor Ian Maynard, a sports psychologist at Sheffield Hallam, comments in an article in The Guardian about the importance of motivational phrases to sportspeople.…