Project launched to assess financial impact of Covid-19 on professional football clubs
Academics are to analyse the financial impact of Covid-19 on professional football clubs in England and the wider impact on their communities.
Sheffield to host inaugural Diversity of Speed event
Speed specialists from across the UK are hot-footing it to Sheffield this month as one of the fastest-growing fields in performance sport takes centre stage.
150th Open generated over £300m in economic benefit for Scotland, new research finds
The 150th Open at St Andrews generated over £300 million in economic benefit for Scotland according to a new Sheffield Hallam study, commissioned by The R&A, VisitScotland and Fife Council.
Grassroots Wheelchair Rugby League launches in Sheffield
Wheelchair Rugby League is launching in Sheffield next week (Monday 28 June), with people of all ages and genders encouraged to take part. The free sessions, which are being run by the Eagles Foundation, are fully inclusive for disabled and non-disabled players alike.
First qualitative study into the perceptions of overtraining in strength sport
Academics from Sheffield Hallam University have undertaken the first qualitative study capturing the perceptions and experiences of overtraining amongst high-performance strength sport coaches.
Winning Olympic medals associated with increased physical activity in hometown youth
Olympic medals are not only good for the country and athletes who win them, but they can also have trickle-down effects on youth sports participation and leisure-time physical activity, a new study from Sheffield Hallam University and University of Waterloo has found.
Biggest team of students to represent Hallam at European Games
Seventeen students will represent Sheffield Hallam University at the European Universities Games, which get underway this weekend, thanks to funding from Hallam’s Cantor fund.
National award for Hallam coach in recognition of ‘outstanding’ effort throughout 2020
Sheffield Hallam's lead strength and conditioning coach has been awarded the Community Coach of the Year accolade by British Weight Lifting (BWL).
World-leading research centre appoints new Deputy Director
Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre has appointed a new Deputy Director to drive forward its mission to improve the health and wellbeing of the nation.
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.