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Black history month: student review of Akala

12 Oct

As part of the packed programme of activities for Black History Month at Sheffield Hallam University rapper Akala came to talk to students last week. Read about one student’s view on Sheffield Hallam’s Students’ Union website: https://www.hallamstudentsunion.com/news/article/6013/As-an-artist-Akala-is-a-lyrical-de-force-as-a-teacher-philosopher-an-ingenious/

National Coming Out Day 2015

9 Oct

Guest Post from Tom Reaney SIGNAL’s communications officer   What is it?  National Coming Out Day is an internationally recognised day to celebrate LGBT+ individuals and their “coming out” stories. “Coming out’ is essentially that tipping point of openness and disclosure – be it widely and publicly, or local and intimately – at which a person […]

Bi Visibility Day 2015 – Wednesday 23 September

23 Sep

There’s a whole day dedicated to raising awareness of the issues and stigma still faced by bisexual people. But what is it, and why is it needed? Bisexuality is still widely misunderstood, misrepresented and stigmatised. Bisexual people are too often perceived as uncertain, confused or simply ‘greedy’. These offensive myths are often perpetuated to such […]

Nightline – a student volunteer’s experience

21 Aug

A Sheffield Hallam student writes about her experience volunteering for Nightline Sheffield Nightline is a welfare service providing support and information to the students at Sheffield Hallam and the University of Sheffield during the night. There are three different ways you can get in touch with us so there is something to suit everyone! You […]