Hallam academic leads memorial for anti-colonial activist Joseph Bilé
A plaque to commemorate Joseph Bilé, one of the most important German-speaking Black political activists, has been placed in Berlin thanks to a Sheffield Hallam academic.
Social justice professor recognised with prestigious fellowship
A Sheffield Hallam University social justice professor whose research aims to transform care and protection of child victims of human trafficking has been conferred as a fellow of the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences.
Sheffield Hallam researchers awarded funding to create wearable dementia technology
Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University have been awarded £80,000 funding by the Longitude Prize on Dementia to create a wearable dementia assistant
Selfie culture: what your choice of camera angle says about you
Over the past decade, selfies have become a mainstay of popular culture. As recent studies have shown, the way we take selfies – and the specific camera angles we choose – varies depending on what we intend to do with them.
Why Covid-19 needs a human rights response
The 10 December marks International Human Rights Day and the 2020 theme is Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights with a focus on the Covid-19 pandemic and the need to put human rights at the centre of global responses and recovery.
Explore Hallam’s free events for this year’s Festival of Social Science
The UK’s Festival of Social Science returns to Sheffield this autumn to delve into the ideas that shape our everyday lives through the pioneering work of the city’s world-leading social scientists.
Rough sleepers disproportionately criminalised by PSPOs
People experiencing street homelessness are disproportionately criminalised in areas with Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs), according to a new report from Sheffield Hallam University.
Future Now Festival of Creativity returns to venues across Sheffield for 2023
Future Now Festival of Creativity has returned to Sheffield, showcasing creative work from Sheffield Hallam University’s graduating students.
Behaviour experts recommend praise to encourage compliance with Covid-19 guidelines
People are more willing to adhere to Covid-19 restrictions if they are praised for their efforts and told why guidelines are changing, according to behavioural science experts from Sheffield Hallam University.
New research project to explore impact of anti-social behaviour powers on homeless people
The impact of anti-social behaviour powers on the lives of homeless people will be explored in a new research project led by Sheffield Hallam University