It’s International Women’s Day!
We’ll be celebrating with a wide range of events and activities across the University and beyond. Click here for…
Faculty Leadership Team Update – Making a difference: Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
Chandi Patel, Head of the Department of Social Work, Social Care and Community Studies and faculty representative on the University Equality and Diversity Committee. Since the publication of the University Strategy in…
Award win for new technique aimed at reducing risk of surgical site infection after C-section
Technology developed by Sheffield Hallam University that can quickly identify the risk of infection in women who have given birth by caesarean section has won an international research award. Health…
Spending on entertainment exceeds print sales for the first time, study finds.
For the first time on record, the British public spent more money on music, video and games in 2017 than on books, magazines and newspapers, according to research by Sheffield…
Strangers on a train – a personal account of living with social anxiety
Faculty Operations and Communications Manager, Michael Cambell, writes a very personal account of living with social anxiety for University Mental Health Day. I’m typing this on my phone on the…
Hallam to give Blades fans a free health MOT
Sport scientists at Sheffield Hallam University will be delivering free health checks to Sheffield United supporters in a bid to improve the wellbeing of fans. Last night the University…
Sheffield’s £3million economy boost thanks to Special Olympics
Research conducted by Sheffield Hallam University shows that the city received an economic boost of over £3million during August last year after it hosted Special Olympics GB’s National Games. Researchers…
SHU researcher is named a “Heat Hero” at Houses of Parliament
Researcher, Vanessa Powell-Hoyland is named a Heat Hero! Vanessa, who is a Public Health Theme Lead in the Public Health Directorate at Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as working as a…
University Mental Health Day – March 1st 2018
University Mental Health Day is the national campaign to focus efforts on promoting the mental health of people who live, work and study in Higher Education settings. Run jointly by…
Winter Olympics: How Hallam’s research fellow designs skinsuits for Team GB
After Lizzy Yarnold bagged gold in Pyeongchang, Dr John Hart, a senior research fellow at the Centre for Sports Engineering, explains how skinsuits are designed for skeleton drivers to ensure…