The structural steelworks of Sheffield Hallam University’s two new research centres are now in place. Building work led by BAM Construction Ltd is progressing quickly on the University’s National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering (NCEFE) and Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC), which will be based at Sheffield Hallam’s Health Innovation Park. Situated at the…
A campaign that highlights leaders who inspire by example and show how better business can be done, has featured one of the faculty’s professors. Steve Haake, Professor of Sports Engineering at the University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) has been recognised for his work in translating technology used in elite sport to benefit and improve the health…
Dr Anouska Carter, a Senior Sport Science Manager and Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre researcher, has been quoted in an article in PRNewswire and Insight about how employers can play a role in improving the long term physical and mental wellbeing of their staff. She says, “There is an urgent need for a new approach to stem…
Sir Malcolm Grant, Chair of NHS England was in Sheffield today to mark the start of construction work on Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC). Set to become the most advanced research centre in the world for developing innovations that will improve population health and physical activity levels, the AWRC will form the…
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 Research Assistant at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, was named a Heat Hero at a special awards ceremony at the Houses of Parliament this week. The…
Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University have been working with global phenomenon, parkrun, to increase participation amongst people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. The parkrun PROVE project (parkrun: running or volunteering for everyone) aims to increase levels of participation at parkrun for those living with disabilities or long-term health conditions whether that’s through walking, running…
Plans to transform a local community into a trailblazing hub of physical activity are underway as a result of an innovative partnership between Sheffield Hallam University and Harworth Group plc. Thanks to a funding boost of almost £30,000 from Innovate UK, a team of experts from across the University are working with the Harworth Group…
Building of the AWRC is set to start in early 2018 and it will become the centrepiece of Sheffield’s Olympic Legacy Park (OLP). Delivered by Sheffield Hallam University in partnership with Legacy Park Ltd, the AWRC is set to become the most advanced research and development centre for physical activity in the world. The facility is supported…