It’s that time of year again. Decorations out of the loft, presents to wrap, family gatherings to prepare for. And so, with apologies, here is a fairly obvious variation on an old favourite which simply reminds everyone of the fabulous people who do such great things across the University.

On the first day of Christmas I will remember SIOE’s outstanding OFSTED result.

On the second day of Christmas I will remember the world-wide coverage of Simona Francese’s ground-breaking fingerprint profiling research and SIOE’s outstanding OFSTED result.

On the third day of Christmas I will remember Oli Cunningham, the Hallam architecture lecturer who was part of the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning team for Hastings Pier; Simona Francese’s ground-breaking fingerprint profiling research; and SIOE’s outstanding OFSTED result.

On the fourth day of Christmas I will remember Hallam lecturer Julianne Pachico’s shortlisting for the Sunday Times ‘Young Writer of the Year’ Award; Oli Cunningham, the Hallam architecture lecturer who was part of the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning team for Hastings Pier; Simona Francese’s ground-breaking fingerprint profiling research; and SIOE’s outstanding OFSTED result.

On the fifth day of Christmas I will remember the celebration of women in engineering at the Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre opening; Hallam lecturer Julianne Pachico’s shortlisting for the Sunday Times ‘Young Writer of the Year’ Award; Oli Cunningham, the Hallam architecture lecturer who was part of the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning team for Hastings Pier; Simona Francese’s ground-breaking fingerprint profiling research; and SIOE’s outstanding OFSTED result.

On the sixth day of Christmas I will remember the graduation of our first Degree Apprentices; the celebration of women in engineering at the Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre opening; Hallam lecturer Julianne Pachico’s shortlisting for the Sunday Times ‘Young Writer of the Year’ Award; Oli Cunningham, the Hallam architecture lecturer who was part of the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning team for Hastings Pier; Simona Francese’s ground-breaking fingerprint profiling research; and SIOE’s outstanding OFSTED result.

On the seventh day of Christmas I will remember Philo Holland, the Hallam journalism lecturer who was part of the team that won a national Radio Academy Award for news coverage during the London Bridge terrorist attack; the graduation of our first degree apprentices; the celebration of women in engineering at the Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre opening; Hallam lecturer Julianne Pachico’s shortlisting for the Sunday Times ‘Young Writer of the Year’ Award; Oli Cunningham, the Hallam architecture lecturer who was part of the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning team for Hastings Pier; Simona Francese’s ground-breaking fingerprint profiling research; and SIOE’s outstanding OFSTED result.

On the eighth day of Christmas I will remember Sheffield Business School’s leadership of our business readiness launch; Philo Holland, the Hallam journalism lecturer who was part of the team that won a national Radio Academy Award for news coverage during the London Bridge terrorist attack; the graduation of our first degree apprentices; the celebration of women in engineering at the Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre opening; Hallam lecturer Julianne Pachico’s shortlisting for the Sunday Times ‘Young Writer of the Year’ Award; Oli Cunningham, the Hallam architecture lecturer who was part of the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning team for Hastings Pier; Simona Francese’s ground-breaking fingerprint profiling research; and SIOE’s outstanding OFSTED result.

On the ninth day of Christmas I will remember the National Teaching Fellowships won by David Smith, Sue Beckingham and Kim Bower; Sheffield Business School’s leadership of our business readiness launch; Philo Holland, the Hallam journalism lecturer who was part of the team that won a national Radio Academy Award for news coverage during the London Bridge terrorist attack; the graduation of our first degree apprentices; the celebration of women in engineering at the Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre opening; Hallam lecturer Julianne Pachico’s shortlisting for the Sunday Times ‘Young Writer of the Year’ Award; Oli Cunningham, the Hallam architecture lecturer who was part of the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning team for Hastings Pier; Simona Francese’s ground-breaking fingerprint profiling research; and SIOE’s outstanding OFSTED result.

On the tenth day of Christmas I will remember the Hallam alumni party at the House of Lords; the National Teaching Fellowships won by David Smith, Sue Beckingham and Kim Bower; Sheffield Business School’s leadership of our business readiness launch; Philo Holland, the Hallam journalism lecturer who was part of the team that won a national Radio Academy Award for news coverage during the London Bridge terrorist attack; the graduation of our first degree apprentices; the celebration of women in engineering at the Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre opening; Hallam lecturer Julianne Pachico’s shortlisting for the Sunday Times ‘Young Writer of the Year’ Award; Oli Cunningham, the Hallam architecture lecturer who was part of the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning team for Hastings Pier; Simona Francese’s ground-breaking fingerprint profiling research; and SIOE’s outstanding OFSTED result.

On the eleventh day of Christmas I will remember the launch of the LGBT+ Allies scheme; the Hallam alumni party at the House of Lords; the National Teaching Fellowships won by David Smith, Sue Beckingham and Kim Bower; Sheffield Business School’s leadership of our business readiness launch; Philo Holland, the Hallam journalism lecturer who was part of the team that won a national Radio Academy Award for news coverage during the London Bridge terrorist attack; the graduation of our first degree apprentices; the celebration of women in engineering at the Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre opening; Hallam lecturer Julianne Pachico’s shortlisting for the Sunday Times ‘Young Writer of the Year’ Award; Oli Cunningham, the Hallam architecture lecturer who was part of the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning team for Hastings Pier; Simona Francese’s ground-breaking fingerprint profiling research; and SIOE’s outstanding OFSTED result.

On the twelfth day of Christmas I will remember all the things we were able to celebrate in marking our 25 years as a University; the launch of the LGBT+ Allies scheme; the Hallam alumni party at the House of Lords; the National Teaching Fellowships won by David Smith, Sue Beckingham and Kim Bower; Sheffield Business School’s leadership of our business readiness launch; Philo Holland, the Hallam journalism lecturer who was part of the team that won a national Radio Academy Award for news coverage during the London Bridge terrorist attack; the graduation of our first degree apprentices; the celebration of women in engineering at the Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre opening; Hallam lecturer Julianne Pachico’s shortlisting for the Sunday Times ‘Young Writer of the Year’ Award; Oli Cunningham, the Hallam architecture lecturer who was part of the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning team for Hastings Pier; Simona Francese’s ground-breaking fingerprint profiling research; and SIOE’s outstanding OFSTED result.

Wishing you a good break over the Christmas and New Year period; I’ll be back blogging in January.