Sheffield Hallam University awarded £1.5m to evaluate NHS weight clinics
Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University have been awarded more than £1.5m to lead an evaluation of NHS clinics across England set up to support children and young people who have weight-related complications.
New fellowships launched to expand research into key societal challenges
Sheffield Hallam University has launched a new fellowship programme to recruit up to 40 leading researchers to help expand research into key societal issues including population health, climate change and AI.
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.
New report exposes forced labour connections in global retail brands’ supply chains
More than 100 global retail brands could be at risk of using cotton that is produced by Uyghur forced labour according to new research by Sheffield Hallam University’s Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice
New £3.4m project to protect police officers and their families from online harassment and hate crime
A new £3.4m project led by Sheffield Hallam University, which aims to understand the unique risks faced by police officers and their families online and to develop tools to keep them safe, is launching next month.
Sheffield Hallam University launches ambitious climate action strategy
Sheffield Hallam has launched an ambitious climate action strategy, outlining the University’s commitments to net zero and a more sustainable future.
Why engineering is essential to the future of our food and drink sector
Today (1 November) is National Engineering Day – a celebration of how engineers make a difference and help shape the future. Food probably isn’t the first thing that springs to mind when thinking about the impact of engineers, but engineering is essential to the future of the food and drink manufacturing sector.
A year of AWRC - health and wellbeing IS the agenda, not ON the agenda
The AWRC is the flagship research centre at the heart of the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. Its vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of the population through innovations that help people move.
Covid and community - charities and voluntary groups have 'shown up' and 'stuck around'
What the pandemic has taught us about community – how small local charities and voluntary organisations have ‘shown up’ and ‘stuck around’
Government childcare policy fails to address nursery ‘cold spots’ in disadvantaged areas
Experts in early childhood education have called on the government to focus on incentivising providers to operate in disadvantaged areas, rather than targeting funding on middle and high income earners.