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Hilary Mantel returns to city to receive honorary...

Issued:20/11/09

Man Booker prize-winning author and Sheffield Hallam visiting lecturer Hilary Mantel returned to the city today as a graduate to receive her honorary...



Community champion receives honorary award

Issued:11/11/09

A community pioneer who understands the mechanics of women's work rights just as well as those of a car engine received an honorary doctorate from...



University serving up the science behind sport

Issued:10/11/09

How do you find a tennis racket's 'sweet spot'? How do you make a skeleton bobsled move faster? How quick are your reaction times? Dr David...



Mobile phone hook up with Ugandan university

Issued:09/11/09

UK mobile phone experts are visiting Uganda to work with staff and students from Makere University, in order to improve mobile phone innovation in...



Businesses given timely £500,000 training boost

Issued:09/11/09

Local businesses can take a share of a £500,000 boost designed to provide training to more than 1,000 people over the next eight months.The Training...



Sheffield Hallam sport research on international stage

Issued:09/11/09

Sheffield Hallam University's expertise in the analysis and evaluation of the economic impact of major sporting events will be the main focus of...



Rescued memorial is thank you to Sheffield

Issued:09/11/09

A stone memorial, erected 20 years ago by a World War II soldier in thanks to the people of Sheffield, has been returned to his widow after it was...



Hospitality and tourism - global reputation on the...

Issued:05/11/09

Sheffield Hallam University's reputation for excellence in hospitality and tourism is being recognised by its contemporaries after achieving a...



Building a new network to discuss the state of schools

Issued:04/11/09

A new University-spearheaded network that has given pupils a say on the state of their school buildings has held its first workshop.The Facilities...



Engineering the art of dance

Issued:29/10/09

Sports engineers at Sheffield Hallam University have teamed up with a theatre company to challenge perceptions of disability in sport by creating a...