Computer Science and Software Engineering Student Showcase May 2025
The student showcase, themed "Code to Inspire: Unveiling Tomorrow’s Innovators”, featured student innovation through posters and live demonstrations. Industry partners collaborated with students who developed solutions, to real world problems. Robotics projects including an autonomous vehicle and a system to sort items on a factory belt.
South Yorkshire Digital Alliance Hackathon
Software developers from SYMCA, Local Authorities across South Yorkshire and South Yorkshire Police gathered together for the first South Yorkshire Digital Alliance hackathon.
MSc Advanced Computer Networks Expands Collaboration with CloudMyLab
The MSc Advanced Computer Networks programme has expanded its collaboration with CloudMyLab, introducing the Best Student Award and the Excellence Scholarship for top-performing students on the course.
“I’m going out. I may be some time.” – Exploring the Igloo
Second-year Computer Science and Software Engineering students are pushing the boundaries of immersive technology within the Institute of Technology’s AR/VR suite, better known as the ‘Igloo’.
The first Hallam Winter Seminar on Intelligence
On January 20, 2026, the Center of Excellence for AI and Robotics hosted the first Hallam Winter Seminar on Intelligence in Yorkshire. Focused on active inference and AI alignment, the event featured international speakers and concluded with a panel discussion promoting interdisciplinary collaboration on pressing alignment challenges.
The National Cybersecurity & Forensics Alliance (NCFA): A Student-Led Network Driving Cyber Collaboration
The National Cybersecurity & Forensics Alliance (NCFA) is a student-led network founded at Sheffield Hallam University, connecting cybersecurity students through collaboration, mentorship, and events. Rapidly expanding to over 20 universities, it promotes practical learning and international engagement, while fostering inclusivity through its “conditional sociability” approach to increase student participation and opportunity.
ASERG Receives Best Paper Award at SBES 2025 for Microservices Granularity Research
The Applied Software Engineering Research Group (ASERG) received the Best Paper Award at the Brazilian Symposium on Software Engineering (SBES) 2025. The award-winning paper, titled “Continuously Managing Microservice Granularity: An Evidence-Based Industrial Approach” was recognized for its outstanding contribution to advancing microservices architecture in industrial contexts.
Accessible Digital Materials
Blackboard Ally Sensus Access
Bookshare
BookShare is an online platform that allows you to download accessible, electronic copies of texts. There are currently around 800,000 titles available via BookShare. Important: BookShare is only available for students with a print impairment. You can check your eligibility on the BookShare website. You can register your disability with the university online - you won't need to do this if you declared your disability in your UCAS application.
Planning
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