Loneliness is driving poor mental health in the film industry, costing up to £400m a year
Loneliness and poor mental health are disproportionately high in the freelance-reliant film and TV industry, according to new research.
Sheffield Hallam University awarded £3.4m to evaluate approaches to address physical activity inequalities
Sheffield Hallam University and partners have been awarded £3.4 million to evaluate different approaches to supporting physical activity and narrowing inequalities in communities across the country.
Olympic legacy centre facilitates over a million clinical appointments and secures £65m research funding
A Government-funded centre established following the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to improve the health and wellbeing of the nation has facilitated over a million clinical appointments and generated more than £65 million in research funding.
£4m funding boost to expand pioneering cancer support service across South Yorkshire
A pioneering exercise, nutrition and wellbeing cancer support service that has helped more than 1,000 people in Sheffield prepare for and recover from cancer treatment has received a £4 million funding boost to expand across South Yorkshire.
Government childcare policy fails to address nursery ‘cold spots’ in disadvantaged areas
Experts in early childhood education have called on the government to focus on incentivising providers to operate in disadvantaged areas, rather than targeting funding on middle and high income earners.
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.
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.
New research project to explore impact of anti-social behaviour powers on homeless people
The impact of anti-social behaviour powers on the lives of homeless people will be explored in a new research project led by Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University supports first South Yorkshire Child Poverty Summit
Sheffield Early Learning Community with support from Save the Children UK is holding the first ever child poverty summit in South Yorkshire to focus on solutions to child poverty rates in the region.
New initiative set to tackle loneliness through football
A new initiative to bring people together through the power of football, connection, and shared experience is set to launch in Sheffield later this month.