Health behaviours in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
This project seeks to understand and overcome the barriers to health-related behaviours in people living in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. It explores alcohol consumption, smoking, diet, physical activity and uptake of NHS health checks. It also explores vaping in young people.
Warm Homes Service
Last winter, the Foundations Independent Living Trust coordinated the Warm Homes Service, funded by £500,000 from the Department of Health, which aimed to prevent cold related harm and illness among vulnerable people
Sheffield Hallam welcomes Minister as it celebrates 2,500th Degree Apprentice
Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, visited Sheffield Hallam University to meet with a group of degree apprentices currently undertaking placements with South Yorkshire businesses
IT Support Analyst at Digital Technology Services
Student testimonials about sandwich placements
Extend Your Learning in Health and Social Care
We're open for clearing applications – and you don't need your results to get started. Find out how it works and how to apply
FILT warm homes service
The Foundations Independent Living Trust coordinated the Warm Homes Service to prevent cold related harm and illness among vulnerable people
The problem with online shopping
Covid-19 has made online shopping a necessity. But when you change your mind and return a product, the real cost is much more than the postage.
Audit keeps failing – here’s why a fundamental change is needed
A massive shakeup of the UK’s audit industry is on the cards. The Big Four, which audit all of the FTSE 100 and 21 of the FTSE 250, have been told by the accounting regulator to separate their auditing practices by 2024. It follows the collapse of Wirecard, a payments firm which recently admitted that €1.9 billion of the cash on its books probably never existed.
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.
Digital Places: Location-Based Digital Practice in Higher Education using Bluetooth Beacons
This paper provides a high-level overview of Bluetooth beacon technology, along with an indication of some of the ways in which it is developing, and ways that it could be used to support learning in higher education