Support for research students
Research support teams | Research tutor contact details | Events and seminar programmes | Funding information | Life of a research degree student | Newsletters | Useful links
Graduate School team
Graduate School team
The Graduate School team are responsible for supporting graduate research across the Faculty. This includes support for
- the Graduate School and research students
- the head of the Graduate School and postgraduate research tutors
- Graduate School Committee
Members of the research support team are
- Bev Chapman / Clare Barnett (Student Support Officers) work Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (am)
- Pam Hibberd works Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Claire Jenkins works Thursday and Friday
Graduate School
Faculty of Development and Society
Sheffield Hallam University
Unit 9, Science Park
City Campus
Sheffield S1 1WB
Tel 0114 225 3669
or 0114 225 3670
or 0114 225 3671
or 0114 225 6236
Fax 0114 225 3673
E-mail fdsresearch@shu.ac.uk
Research tutor contact details
| Built environment | Professor Alan Griffith | a.griffith@shu.ac.uk |
| Housing, regeneration and labour markets | Ryan Powell | r.s.powell@shu.ac.uk |
| Education | Dr Paul Garland | p.garland@shu.ac.uk |
| Humanities | Dr Merv Lewis | m.j.lewis@shu.ac.uk |
| Sociology and psychology | Dr Madelynne Arden | m.arden@shu.ac.uk |
| Law and criminology | Malcolm Cowburn | m.cowburn@shu.ac.uk |
| Architecture and planning | Alan Patterson | a.patterson@shu.ac.uk |
A regular programme of events and seminars provides opportunities for researchers to present and discuss their work. They are regarded as an essential part of the research student experience.
Funding of a research degree programme is always a challenge. Regrettably, funding of research degrees is in short supply and therefore very competitive. Most students who are working on their research part-time while in paid employment are able to support themselves. As far as full-time degrees are concerned there are several other possible sources of funding
- the University or Faculty itself is sometimes able to offer bursaries in specific subject areas
- the Student Loans Company does not cover postgraduate study, but it may be possible to get a Career Development Loan where the programme is very clearly vocationally relevant. See Direct.gov.uk for further information.
- it may be possible to take out a bank or building society loan to cover some of the expense of a research degree
- some charities or educational trusts may consider requests for funding. The Prospects website may help you begin an investigation of this possibility.
- if you have a Sheffield Hallam University undergraduate degree you may be entitled to a 10 per cent reduction in postgraduate fees
Life of a research degree student
Please see our life of a research student page to find out more about admission, enrolment, confirmation of registration, examination, submission of thesis, conferment, and other stages.
A Faculty research student newsletter is produced on a regular basis and e-mailed to all current research students.
