AWRC collaboration putting physical activity at heart of Covid-19 recovery
The role of physical activity in the UK’s response to Covid-19 is to be explored through a new research collaboration between Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) and ukactive.
Impact of Covid-19, welfare reforms and rising living costs on social housing tenants’ ability to pay rent
Sheffield Hallam University has secured almost £300,000 of funding to examine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, welfare reforms and rising living costs on social housing tenants’ ability to pay their rent.
Adventure learning can help to improve students’ behaviour – new research
Taking part in adventure learning activities can lead to improvements in students’ behaviour with benefits continuing for more than a year after the activity, new research by Sheffield Hallam University has shown.
Supporting science teachers to engage with or carry out research can improve their teaching practice
New research has found that training and development programmes that support primary teachers and secondary science teachers to engage with and use research can improve their teaching.
Hallam hosts business breakfast to encourage collaboration with industry
Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University hosted business professionals from across South Yorkshire in an event which brought together research, innovation and industry.
New project to examine how primary educators access research to inform teaching
A new major project to examine how primary teachers access and engage with literacy research to inform teaching is underway.
UK’s first research platform for digitalisation of PVD processes at industrial scale
Sheffield Hallam University is set to deliver world class research and innovation capability to drive next generation physical vapour deposition (PVD) processing following major investment in full digitisation of equipment and technology
Large UK housebuilders pay out £16 billion in dividends, as the cost of this to new homebuyers is revealed
The eight largest housebuilding firms in the UK have paid shareholders £16 billion in dividends over the last 18 years, without significantly increasing the supply of new homes, according to new research from housing experts at Sheffield Hallam University.
Councils’ Covid response undervalued and underutilised by UK Government – new report
Most areas of the UK saw a ‘concerted and well-coordinated’ effort from local government to support communities and businesses during Covid-19.
World-first ‘accountability principles’ to help safeguard use of AI in policing
Sheffield Hallam researchers are working with international partners to create world-first ‘accountability principles’, to help guide the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by policing and security agencies, as well as judiciaries.