Hallam donates 200 laptops to help disadvantaged children learn online
Sheffield Hallam University is helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds access online resources by donating 200 devices to Laptops for Kids.
Hallam joins forces with employers to help graduates benefit from £2bn job creation fund
Sheffield Hallam University has partnered with organisations across the region to help create 6-month work placement opportunities through the Government’s recently announced £2bn Kickstart scheme.
New academic review of sport in UK confirms racial inequalities still exist and lays out recommendations for improvement
Extensive analysis of data on race and ethnicity in sport by academics at Sheffield Hallam University has found that racism and racial inequalities still exist, with longstanding issues leading to ethnically diverse communities being consistently disadvantaged within sport in the UK.
Hallam shows support for refugees in higher education
The University has signed a pledge to continue and expand its provision of support for refugees and people seeking sanctuary across all areas of higher education.
Research project launched to assess the link between alcohol and a sense of belonging
A £48,000 research project exploring how alcohol affects people’s experience of belonging to marginalised groups in the North of England has been launched.
Sheffield Hallam signs up to ‘Core Cities’ to share bold new economic recovery proposal
Sheffield Hallam University has joined 23 other universities and 11 Core UK Cities outside London calling for a radical new vision to work together to help the UK prosper post-Covid.
Community ownership key to levelling up Britain’s high streets, according to new research
A new report from the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University and Power to Change has shone a light on the need and opportunity for supporting communities to save ailing high streets and support the levelling up agenda.
Sixty-one per cent of social housing tenants cut back on essentials to pay rent
New findings from a survey of social housing tenants found that 70 per cent struggled to pay their rent, with 61 per cent forced to cut back on essentials, such as heating and food, to be able to pay their rent.
Exercise to be prescribed to people with cancer in new approach developed and researched in Sheffield
A pioneering physical activity programme designed to help people with cancer prepare for and recover from treatment will be launched at Sheffield Hallam's Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) with funding from Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Levelling up event with Mayor Oliver Coppard
Sheffield Hallam's Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority co-hosted a panel to discuss levelling up in South Yorkshire