Five COVID customs which emerged during lockdown
I have been tracking how people are expressing beliefs and values using folkloric practices today. It seems that during these dark times they are being used to visibly brighten our communities. Many of us will have perpetuated these customs simply for something to do – particularly families desperate for ideas to occupy children.
Heating on prescription scheme significantly improved health and wellbeing - new research
A scheme that provides heating on prescription to some vulnerable NHS patients significantly improved their health and wellbeing, according to new research by Sheffield Hallam University.
New book launched to provide support for people recently diagnosed with dementia
Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University have worked alongside a poet and illustrator to launch a book which offers a new way of providing information to those who have been recently diagnosed.
Sheffield Hallam responds to the Shaping the National Cancer Plan call for evidence
Sheffield Hallam University has responded to the government’s call for evidence to help shape the National Cancer plan – providing their expertise on how the NHS could improve cancer treatment and prevention.
Developing advanced human body measurement
A new research and innovation programme is underway at Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) that is set to transform the way we measure the human body.
Parliament Select Committees set to hear from Hallam academics
MPs are set to hear from three Sheffield Hallam University academics tomorrow (1 Dec) as they give evidence to Select Committees on the impact Covid-19 has had on health technology and grass roots sport.
South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub welcomes investment by Google
Google has announced investment in ground-breaking research, apprenticeships and digital skills training through the South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub to help address health inequalities and drive economic growth across the region.
New report finds World Bank’s development investment arm ‘complicit in repression of Uyghur and other minoritised citizens’
The World Bank’s development investment arm, International Finance Corporation, has almost $500m in loans and equity investment in companies active in the oppression of Uyghur people in China, according to a new report
Sheffield Hallam researcher awarded prestigious Future Leaders Fellowship
Sheffield Hallam University researcher, Dr Alice Bullas, been awarded a £1.6m Future Leaders Fellowship from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop new body measurement methods for children living with obesity.
Pioneering prostate cancer study marks patient milestone
Sheffield Hallam University has welcomed the 700th patient to its pioneering STAMINA study, which investigates the role of exercise in improving quality of life and combating the debilitating side effects of hormone treatment for prostate cancer.