New project promotes muscle strength as a ‘building block’ for healthy ageing women
Sheffield Hallam University has secured £125,000 of URKI funding for a healthy ageing project to make muscle strength training easier for women in midlife.
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.
Parliament Select Committees set to hear from Hallam academics
MPs are set to hear from three Sheffield Hallam University academics tomorrow (1 Dec) as they give evidence to Select Committees on the impact Covid-19 has had on health technology and grass roots sport.
World Cancer Day: Sheffield Hallam and Yorkshire Cancer Research celebrate one-year anniversary of first Active Together patient
World Cancer Day (Saturday 4 February) marks the one-year anniversary of the first patient to walk through the doors of Sheffield Hallam University and Yorkshire Cancer Research’s pioneering cancer support service, Active Together
Social science festival returns to discuss how society will respond to Covid-19
From exploring how active travel can be embedded into our daily lives to understanding how our working life has become fundamentally changed by a global pandemic – the 2020 Festival of Social Sciences will explore pioneering research from Sheffield Hallam University.
Sheffield Hallam calls for participants to come forward for heart failure virtual rehabilitation study
With many rehabilitation classes for people living with heart failure suspended as a result of the pandemic, a new study is being launched to pilot an innovative online lifestyle intervention programme and volunteers are encouraged to come forward to participate in the project.
New director at the helm of Sheffield’s National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine
A new director has been appointed to lead the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM), based at Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre
Sheffield Hallam welcomes first cohort of young people to its health and wellbeing careers programme
Sheffield Hallam University has revealed the first group of 16- to 23-year-olds to join its inaugural health and wellbeing-focused careers programme. The pilot will raise awareness and aspirations, demonstrate pathways and provide funding to help young people from across the region find a future career in the sector.
Sheffield Hallam awarded £300k from UKRI for healthy ageing project
Sheffield Hallam University has been awarded £300,000 for a healthy ageing project that will address some of the barriers faced by older adults who struggle to participate in traditional exercise.
Pioneering coach named BBC Yorkshire’s Unsung Hero
Sheffield Hallam University’s lead strength and conditioning coach has been hailed a ‘pioneer’ after winning the BBC’s Unsung Hero Award for the Yorkshire region.