Six-figure grant awarded to explore the benefits of golf for people with Parkinson's and dementia
Sheffield Hallam University has teamed up with Golf in Society (GiS) and Sport for Confidence to explore how golf can improve the health, wellbeing and quality of life for older adults who are experiencing age-related changes such as memory loss, episodes of confusion or reduced ability to concentrate.
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
Hallam publishes first qualitative study into the role of physical activity and long Covid
Academics from Sheffield Hallam University have published the first qualitative study exploring the role that physical activity plays in the experiences of people living with long Covid.
Hallam research used to highlight the social value of gyms
A group of 186 affordable gyms run by The Gym Group generated £1.8bn in social value since 2016, according to analysis carried out by Sheffield Hallam University.
Consumer spending by UK golfers increases to £5.1 billion
Spending by golfers in the United Kingdom has grown to £5.1 billion, the equivalent of £964 per adult golfer, according to an independent report from Sheffield Hallam University’s Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC), funded by The R&A.
Sheffield Hallam to investigate health repercussions of low carbon monoxide exposure
Scientists from Sheffield Hallam University have been awarded £615,000 to investigate the effects of low-level exposure to CO (carbon monoxide) on the adult and developing brain.
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.
MERI PhD students driving improvements in nuclear waste disposal
Three Sheffield Hallam University MERI PhD students, have begun working with the United States' Department of Energy on a project to help with the clean-up of a US nuclear plant undergoing decommissioning.