Why Covid-19 needs a human rights response
The 10 December marks International Human Rights Day and the 2020 theme is Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights with a focus on the Covid-19 pandemic and the need to put human rights at the centre of global responses and recovery.
COP29 in review: an avoidance of failure rather than a clear move towards success
The COP29 climate conference concluded 33 hours late, with a final sprint of chaotic late-night negotiations.
Selfie culture: what your choice of camera angle says about you
Over the past decade, selfies have become a mainstay of popular culture. As recent studies have shown, the way we take selfies – and the specific camera angles we choose – varies depending on what we intend to do with them.
Child victims of trafficking share their views and experiences in new research
Young victims of modern slavery have shared their experiences following identification of human trafficking through the UK immigration and social care systems in a new interim report published today.
Sheffield Hallam researchers awarded funding to create wearable dementia technology
Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University have been awarded £80,000 funding by the Longitude Prize on Dementia to create a wearable dementia assistant
National Meme Day: New study finds memes help to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression
National Meme Day: New study finds memes help to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression
Rough sleepers disproportionately criminalised by PSPOs
People experiencing street homelessness are disproportionately criminalised in areas with Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs), according to a new report from Sheffield Hallam University.
Explore Hallam’s free events for this year’s Festival of Social Science
The UK’s Festival of Social Science returns to Sheffield this autumn to delve into the ideas that shape our everyday lives through the pioneering work of the city’s world-leading social scientists.
New £4 million Digital Good Network launched to ensure technologies are beneficial to society
Sheffield Hallam University is part of a new Digital Good Network (DGN) which will explore how digital technologies can be used in ways that benefit people, society and the economy.
White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership awarded five-year funding
The White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership has been awarded funding for a further five years to support doctoral scholarship and training in the social sciences at Sheffield Hallam University.