Why new ideas and inventions are essential to ensure we can all enjoy healthier lives
A recent report by one of the UK’s leading health experts found that health inequalities caused a million early deaths in England in the last decade.
What can nurses today learn from history?
Professor Laura Serrant has worked in nursing for over 30 years. Here she gives her personal reflections on the history of the profession she loves.
Six pictures from the government’s UFO archives that reveal the secrets in Britain’s skies
David Clarke has read every file in the Ministry of Defence’s UFO archives. Here are six of his favourites.
Mediterranean wildfires - we must seize the opportunities to change our urban and rural environments
The current wildfires in the Mediterranean region are far more expansive than usual. Logically, they are a consequence of climate change – prolonged drier periods, increased air temperatures and the resultant stronger, warmer, drier winds.
My first impressions of Sheffield can be summed up in one word: optimism
It’s a great time to start a new job in Sheffield. I write at the start of my second month as Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University.
How to get Sheffield moving to unlock a healthier, fairer future for the region
In an era marked by sedentary lifestyles, growing health disparities, and the tangible threat of climate change, the significance of National Fitness Day (Wednesday 20 September) has never been more apparent
Electric cars could make the roads safer – here’s how
Traffic-related fatalities are the eighth leading cause of death for people of all ages. Both because of the way they are driven and the mechanics inside them, electric vehicles could play an important role in making our roads safer.
All ages, all stages – defending apprenticeships which work for Yorkshire
Degree-level apprenticeships work across many different disciplines because they are employer-led; aimed towards people at all ages and at all stages of life, based on skills gaps and demand. The principle that this kind of education should be widely available needs to be robustly defended, and the benefits that these programmes bring to Yorkshire’s economy and public services should be plainly set out.
The pandemic has shown what universities can, and must, do for their communities
As we build-up to the publication of Sheffield Hallam University’s Civic University Agreement in 2021, we will be talking more about the university’s civic commitments and projects. We kick-off with the thoughts of Ricard Calvert, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Shefield Hallam University and senior lead for Hallam’s civic programme.
Why the North should copy New Zealand and set a wellbeing budget
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK Government – like most other governments across the globe – were obsessed by economic growth as the key measure of success. Growth brings prosperity, we were told; prosperity brings jobs and this is good. But what’s the point of all this prosperity if we’re just going to spend it all on healthcare? Wealth does not always equal health.