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02 December 2024

Prestigious tech award for team behind interactive VR rehab games

Sheffield Hallam University’s Impact VR Lab, which leads pioneering virtual reality (VR) technology in healthcare to support amputees, burns victims and children with limb injuries to rehabilitate, has been recognised by the Prolific North Tech Awards.


02 October 2023

Sheffield Hallam joins Turing University Network

Sheffield Hallam University has been announced as a new member of a network of higher education institutions that will work to use data science and artificial intelligence (AI) for social good.


07 June 2023

UK-Australian research partnership launches new Global Security and Society Institute

Sheffield Hallam University (UK) and La Trobe University (Australia) have launched a new joint research institute to help societies tackle complex global security challenges.


06 December 2022

UK’s first research platform for digitalisation of PVD processes at industrial scale

Sheffield Hallam University is set to deliver world class research and innovation capability to drive next generation physical vapour deposition (PVD) processing following major investment in full digitisation of equipment and technology


22 June 2022

First-of-its-kind study will develop VR scenarios to help children overcome social anxiety disorders

Sheffield Hallam University has been awarded £35,000 to develop a platform of home-based immersive virtual reality (VR) scenarios to help alleviate social anxiety disorder (SAD) symptoms amongst children.


06 April 2022

Sheffield Hallam reveals health-tech businesses set to join its accelerator programme

A Finnish start-up that delivers online postnatal exercise programmes to help new mothers recover safely after childbirth is part of the cohort of health businesses accepted onto Sheffield Hallam University’s latest Wellbeing Accelerator.


28 October 2021

Hallam helps law enforcement agencies use Artificial Intelligence against high priority threats

Increasing the awareness, adoption, and long-term impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in law enforcement agencies across Europe is the aim of a new project led by Sheffield Hallam University.


21 September 2021

Hallam designed app that keeps UN workers safe in Afghanistan shortlisted for Times Higher award

A life-saving security app developed by Sheffield Hallam University and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been nominated for a prestigious Times Higher Education award.


16 July 2021

Six-figure funding secured to develop chatbot for young people with type 1 diabetes

A team of researchers from Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield Children’s Hospital has been awarded £800,000 to develop the first NHS-approved chatbot virtual assistant for young people with type 1 diabetes who are moving from paediatric to adult care


02 June 2021

Hallam researchers developing virtual reality games to help people rehabilitate from swallowing disorder

Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University are developing new immersive virtual reality (VR) scenarios which will help people to rehabilitate and recover from dysphagia, a swallowing disorder which is highly prevalent in older populations.


07 May 2021

Racing partnership puts students in the fast lane

Students will soon be able to kickstart their careers thanks to a new partnership with a national motorsport team.


18 March 2021

Hallam donates 200 laptops to help disadvantaged children learn online

Sheffield Hallam University is helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds access online resources by donating 200 devices to Laptops for Kids.


17 March 2021

Sheffield Hallam graduate chosen to lead a project to create a virtual art gallery for children

A graduate has been selected to lead a project to create a virtual art gallery to encourage creativity in special needs and primary school children.


26 January 2021

Researchers embark on project to improve efficiency of UK’s national rail network

A two-year project to improve the resilience and efficiency of the UK’s national rail network has been launched.


25 January 2021

Developing advanced human body measurement

A new research and innovation programme is underway at Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) that is set to transform the way we measure the human body.


11 December 2020

Sheffield Hallam University begins €6.8m European project utilising AI to combat online child sexual exploitation

Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University have begun working with key partner organisations from across the EU on a €6.8m project to combat online child sexual exploitation.


01 December 2020

World-leading research centre appoints new Deputy Director

Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre has appointed a new Deputy Director to drive forward its mission to improve the health and wellbeing of the nation.