Angela Glaves guests on This Is Nursing podcast
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…
Building strength: is velocity-based training the future?
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…
“My time across the bridge in the Vice-Chancellor’s Office”
Andrea Moran-Healy, an administrator in the Professional Issues and Fitness to Practise team, recently worked in the Vice-Chancellor’s Office on a career development placement scheme. Andrea shares her experiences for the blog…
#thinkingintegration – Twitter chat
Working to provide integrated services can be hard. Wrapping services around the person means that as health and social care practitioners we have to think differently, work more closely with a…
WALKING: Expert comments on fitness app that rewards exercise
Dr Nick Tiller, senior lecturer in applied physiology, spoke to The Irish Times about an app which ‘pays’ people to increase their step-count and whether there are long-term benefits of…
Taking students on international field trips……a staff perspective
Let’s take students to Hong Kong they said! It will be fun they said!! When we talk about international field trips for students it usually starts with the benefits they…
Does spending big in the football transfer window get results?
Does spending big in the football transfer window get results? Hallam’s football finance experts crunch the data. Dr Daniel Plumley and Dr Rob Wilson predict another record-breaking Premier League transfer…
How Lewis Hamilton’s vegan diet could affect his pursuit of a fifth Formula One title
VEGANISM: How Lewis Hamilton’s vegan diet could affect his pursuit of a fifth Formula One title Lewis Hamilton announced his intention to go vegan in September, which has raised questions…
Wearing protective headgear in rugby may increase the risk of serious injury – new research
Andrew Barnes, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University Rugby, with its rucks and its mauls, its scrums and its tackles, is considered one of the most physical…
Childhood Obesity
Hallam academic writes a piece for the Conversation looking at childhood obesity and how tackling it is about more than just diet and exercise. Professor David Morley, Professor of Youth…