New plaque celebrates first women to petition for the right to vote
A new plaque to commemorate Abiah Higginbottom, a Sheffield woman who led the first-ever petition for the right of all women to vote, has been unveiled at Sheffield Hallam University.
Covid-19 internet memes can be a coping mechanism for those with anxiety
Internet memes related to Covid-19 may act as a coping mechanism for people suffering from clinically significant symptoms of anxiety, a new study has found.
Craig Paterson
I have twenty years of experience as a criminologist and currently hold the position of Associate Head in the Institute of Law and Justice. I am an experienced lecturer who has led undergraduate and postgraduate courses in law, criminology, policing and human rights and also supervise several PhD students. My main areas of research interest are in criminal justice technologies and police reform, as well as organised and complex criminality.
National Meme Day: New study finds memes help to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression
National Meme Day: New study finds memes help to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression
New research project to explore impact of anti-social behaviour powers on homeless people
The impact of anti-social behaviour powers on the lives of homeless people will be explored in a new research project led by Sheffield Hallam University
Warfare threatening environmental health crisis in Syria
New research suggests that 12 years of warfare in Northwest Syria is contaminating soils, posing risks to agriculture and food security in a region already under critical stress.
Sheffield Hallam researchers awarded funding to create wearable dementia technology
Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University have been awarded £80,000 funding by the Longitude Prize on Dementia to create a wearable dementia assistant
Funding secured to support doctoral research in the arts and humanities
Sheffield Hallam University has been awarded funding for 15 PhD studentships by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as part of a significant investment in arts and humanities research across the UK.
Sheffield Hallam helps local authorities to broaden reach of Family Hubs
New research from Sheffield Hallam University, commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE), has helped to identify barriers some families are experiencing in accessing Family Hub services.
Hallam academic leads memorial for anti-colonial activist Joseph Bilé
A plaque to commemorate Joseph Bilé, one of the most important German-speaking Black political activists, has been placed in Berlin thanks to a Sheffield Hallam academic.