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.
Flooring companies’ supply chains linked to Uyghur forced labour, new report shows
The supply chains of some of the world’s largest home improvement retailers and flooring brands are at risk of being tainted by Uyghur forced labour, according to an investigative report by three leading human rights and environmental researchers.
Sheffield Hallam brings together city organisations to open conversations about climate change
Performance and architecture academics from Sheffield Hallam University have brought together community and cultural organisations across the city to open conversations about the climate crisis.
Sheffield Hallam recognised for its outstanding contribution to the local community
Sheffield Hallam University has taken home the Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community award at the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2022.
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.
£600k funding secured to extend ground-breaking physical activity programme
A consortium led by Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre alongside the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine and Intelligent Health has secured £600,000 funding from Sport England to continue to lead a ground-breaking physical activity programme.
Sheffield Hallam University evaluates violent crime reduction in West Yorkshire
Psychologists have led an evaluation assessing the effectiveness of West Yorkshire Police’s Violence Reduction Unit.
Hallam women’s rights campaigner wins prestigious award
A lecturer whose work has helped to transform the support for female victims of violence in India has won an Asian Women of Achievement Award.
South Yorkshire pupils empowered to take climate action
Pupils from schools across South Yorkshire have taken part in a festival to empower them to take climate action and live with kindness towards the planet.
Towns and cities must be better supported to prepare for rollout of driverless vehicles – new research
As the Government announces plans to rollout self-driving vehicles on UK roads by 2025, new research by Sheffield Hallam University suggests local policymakers across the country need to be supported to engage with the technology to shape how it will affect their communities.