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.
Re-imagining our place - Sheffield City Region, the healthiest place in the country to live and work
As the vaccine brings hope that things will ‘return to normal’, we should aim for normal to mean something different. How about a normal that eradicates inequalities in healthy life years within a generation?
Being an entrepreneurial university is part of Sheffield Hallam's DNA
With origins in the design, manufacturing and fabrication industries of Victorian Sheffield, through to the pioneering innovations of Sheffield City Polytechnic, Hallam is firmly rooted in the making and creating heritage of South Yorkshire.
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.
How do elite athletes get away with doping?
Athletes and testers are engaged in a game of cat and mouse.
Four reasons the UK government’s obesity strategy may not work for everyone
COVID-19 has affected a disproportionate number of people with obesity in the UK. As such, the government has seen the pandemic as a “wake-up call” to the health risks of living with obesity. They have recently announced a long overdue strategy to tackle obesity in Britain. However, the proposals are not without criticism, and some feel the government’s plans aren’t enough to end obesity.
How Sheffield's universities are supporting local innovation
In recent months, Sheffield's two universities launched the £4m South Yorkshire Innovation Programme (SYIP) to help local businesses and organisations of all sizes to collaborate and innovate.
Understanding the principles of planetary health
Ella Kissi-Debrah died in London in February 2013, aged only nine years old, having been unwell with respiratory disease requiring multiple hospital admissions for several years.
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.
Hallam staff share innovative hotel simulation with students in Ukraine
As part of our commitment as a University of Sanctuary, and our Hallam Value of collaboration, we have been supporting Ukrainian students and academics at the Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD).