Civic, Accelerated
Universities have never been under more pressure to demonstrate their worth. Not only to their students and funders, but also to their communities in the cities and towns where they are located.
Decisive action must follow the warm words about degree apprenticeships
Decisive action must follow the warm words about degree apprenticeships
Yorkshire project to empower communities awarded £5m funding
A project to give more power to low-income, marginalised and isolated communities across Yorkshire to confront the challenges posed by climate change and widening inequalities has been awarded £5m in funding.
Pandemic has ‘wiped out ten years’ progress in older industrial Britain’
Unemployment in older industrial Britain is now above the levels experienced in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
New £2.4m project to support improvements for renters in South Yorkshire
Sheffield Hallam University is a key partner in a new £2.4m project to support tenants in the private rented sector to make renovations and improvements to their properties.
How rising cost of living is impacting sport and physical activity participation
A new report examining how the rising cost of living is impacting the sport and physical activity sector has found people from lower income backgrounds are more likely to have seen their levels of activity negatively affected.
New research highlights £100 billion economic impact of UK sports sector
The UK sports sector contributes almost £100 billion to the UK economy and supports more than 1.25 million jobs, according to ‘groundbreaking’ new research published by Sheffield Hallam University.
South Yorkshire leaders unite to advance region's £3.3bn life sciences sector
Leaders from government, the NHS, life sciences and academia have united for a summit aimed at unlocking South Yorkshire’s potential as a hub for health innovation, positioning the region at the forefront of the UK’s £100 billion life sciences sector.
Sheffield Business School co-chairs ISBE conference on ‘entrepreneurship for equity’
Hundreds of business leaders, policymakers and third sector representatives descended on Sheffield for the Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) conference co-chaired by academic experts from Sheffield Business School. The theme of this year's event, held across three days in the city, was 'Entrepreneurship research, policy and practice for a more equitable world'
The 152nd Open at Royal Troon generated over £300m – new study
The 152nd Open at Royal Troon – attended by a record-breaking 258,174 fans in July – generated over £303.3 million in total economic benefit for Scotland, a new study carried out by Sheffield Hallam University on behalf of The R&A.