Awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 🥇
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@HallamHelp
Prince Harry will visit Sheffield on Thursday for three engagements focusing on supporting children, higher education and veteran rehabilitation. He’ll be at
@SheffChildrens
(which Diana visited in 1989),
@sheffhallamuni
to see a VR rehab project and the
@InvictusGamesNL
trials.
“They say football is coming home. You know where that is? Sheffield – where the first rules of the game were ever written and it's the home of the world’s first team.”
Huge congratulations to our Strength & Conditioning coach Dave Hembrough who's won
@BBCLookNorth
's Unsung Hero award. Dave has been recognised for his commitment to improving the mental and physical wellbeing of diverse groups through strength training at
@HallamBarbell
Congratulations to Prof
@stevehaake
who has received an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 👏👏🎖️
Steve has spent 30 years in the field of sports engineering and his team helped Team GB secure 60 Olympic medals.
We're planning for our campus to be open for the start of the 2020-2021 academic year in September. There will be a mix of campus-based teaching and online learning, and the full details of that are currently being planned (1/3)
Congratulations to Prof
@HeidiProbst
who has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours for services to radiography 👏
Heidi led the Support4All project to develop a bra to improve accuracy and dignity for women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer.
We are deeply saddened to learn that a member of our staff, Jacob Billington, was a victim of the tragic incident in Birmingham over the weekend. You can read our full statement and find details of support available here
#TRIBUTE
| Jacob Billington, 23, who sadly lost his life in yesterday’s stabbings in
#Birmingham
has today been described as ‘the light of our life’ by his family.
Read in full here ⬇️
What an absolute pleasure it was to welcome HRH The Duke of Sussex to the University today. He met some of our incredible students, including
@SHU_Racing_Team
, and academics whose research is transforming lives.
Our Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Chris Husbands received a knighthood from HRH the Duke of Cambridge yesterday in recognition of his services to higher education 🏅
Coronavirus update: The University remains open. However, we will use next week to transition to teaching and learning being delivered online from Monday 23 March. All students and staff are being emailed directly, for the latest information please visit
Our new campus masterplan places us in the heart of the city. It's a 15-year proposal with significant new developments over the next five years. Read more:
We are delighted to announce that our Vice-Chancellor Prof. Chris Husbands (
@Hallam_VC
) has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen's birthday honours list for his services to higher education.
Congratulations to
@HallamStaff
members Rosemary Leach, Andrew Bromley and Karen Bryan, who are named in the 2018 New Year Honours for their services to education. 👏👏👏
We're very pleased to announce that renowned barrister and human rights champion Baroness Helena Kennedy will become our new Chancellor, following Professor Robert Winston's retirement later this year.
Girl Power! ✌ We are thrilled to announce
@GeriHalliwell
will receive an honorary award during this November's graduation fortnight, in recognition of her work promoting and championing children, young people and women’s rights over the last 25 years 👇
"Be open...even in the unlikeliest place, you can find a connection" - some advice from
@louistheroux
, who has just accepted an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University
#WeAreHallam
We are also proud to announce that Professors Laura Serrant (
@lauraserrant
) and Sam Twiselton (
@samtwiselton
) are receiving OBEs in this year's honours for their services to health and education.
When we received this lovely letter from 10-year-old Ellie, we thought we'd invite her down to meet some of our student nurses and learn what it takes to be a nurse
#NHS70
Sheffield Hallam student midwife Katy Ellis has won the Royal College of Midwives (
@MidwivesRCM
) Pregnacare Award for Student Midwife of the Year. Congratulations Katy! 🎉
#rcmawards
It’s been a long wait, but it’s worth it. We’re so happy to see the
@BearsofSheff
on the streets of our amazing city. We’ve got three on campus, so come and say hello 🐻🐻🐻
It’s official! We've been awarded Gold in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework for our approach to supporting students to succeed 🥇
The award recognises excellence in teaching, learning and student outcomes. Find out more 👇
👩⚕️🩺👨⚕️Over 600 final-year nursing and allied health students from
@sheffhallamuni
have volunteered to join the NHS workforce immediately and help battle the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the story here:
#NHSheroes
#EnablingHealthierLives
We are deeply saddened by the news that Lord Bob Kerslake, the Chair of our Board of Governors, died yesterday. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family at this difficult time.
We’ve issued this statement:
Coronavirus update: Our incident management group is finalising arrangements for teaching and other activity from Monday 16 March, an update will be provided tomorrow (Sunday 15 March). For the latest University advice and information please visit
Outstanding Entrepreneurial University in the 2021
#THEAwards
is
@sheffhallamuni
for its comprehensive approach to embedding entrepreneurship across an institution. Well done! 👏
We stand in solidarity with those campaigning across the world for racial equality, and condemn acts of racism, hate crime and intolerance. If you need support at this time, help is available:
#BlackLivesMatter
HRH learnt about
@sheffhallamuni
's commitment to using applied learning to address challenges in society, from a Virtual Reality project to support the rehabilitation of amputees to developing tech to provide alerts & assistance to field staff working in inhospitable environments
Good luck to our 22 staff members running the
#SheffieldHalfMarathon
today. They're raising money for the
#HallamFund
, supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds, and helping fund life-changing research. If you see them, give them a 'Team Hallam!' 👟👟👟
Huge congratulations to Hora Soltani, Professor of Maternal and Infant Health, who has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list🙌🏅Read more about her work to improve care for mothers and babies around the world 👇
We’re pleased to announce the names of the three new buildings at the heart of our city campus development. They will be named Rivelin, Loxley and Porter, reflecting the importance of Sheffield rivers to the success of the city. Read more
We are delighted to announce that Sheffield Hallam has been named a University of Sanctuary in recognition of our outstanding support for refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
Read the full story👉
#RefugeeWeek2021
#SimpleActs
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Liz Mossop as the University’s new Vice-Chancellor.
Liz said it was ‘an honour and a privilege’ and she was ‘very excited to join the Hallam community’. Liz will take up the post in January 2024👇
We are on the up again in the latest
@GdnUniversities
league tables.
📈 up 39 places since 2017
⬆️ fourth year in a row of improvements
🏆
@thetimes
2020 Uni of the Year for Teaching Quality
Find out more about studying here at
1/4 In light of the updated advice from Government, the University has taken the decision to suspend all face-to-face teaching with immediate effect. Students will be contacted over the coming days to confirm teaching arrangements going forward.
Today we launched our Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, in the
@OLPSheffield
. Working with global partners, we will use technology and research to improve the nation's health and wellbeing.
Some employers think that because a person is autistic they will also have some kind of learning disability. Autism expert
@sheffieldluke
has identified five common misconceptions.
#AutismAwarenessWeek
"The only thing I've learned from interviewing 2,000 of the world's most successful people was that there is no substitute for hard work. Just put your head down and do it" - advice from Sir Michael Parkinson, who received an honorary doctorate today.
We are delighted to announce that the cast and crew involved in the opening episode of series 11 of Doctor Who, which was filmed and premiered in Sheffield, have accepted honorary doctorates from Sheffield Hallam University.
Today marks the end of our graduation fortnight! Congratulations to the Sheffield Hallam Class of 2018! 🎓
#WeAreHallam
and always will be. Don't forget to sign up to our Alumni Connect
Following today’s Government announcement on A-Levels and GCSEs, we are pleased that students will be awarded grades based on teacher assessments which better reflect their capability and potential to succeed...
Sheffield Hallam University is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. The thoughts of the University community are with the Royal Family at this time.
We're delighted the 1st phase of our campus masterplan has been approved 🙌 The development will offer fantastic, sustainable facilities and spaces for our students and the public as well as a new gateway to the city centre. More on our plans 👇
We are delighted to announce that Sheffield Hallam has once again been awarded five stars by
@TopUnis
!
The University was also awarded five stars in seven out of eight categories including teaching and student employability.
Full story 👉
We’re super chuffed to be recognised as the 2022
@educatenorth
University of the Year. Thank you to all our students, staff and partners for their hard work and making us who we are 🏆
#TeamHallam
#TransformingLives
Sheffield Hallam is up 6 places in the
@CompUniGuide
— including ranking in the UK top 20 for student satisfaction.
Coupled with our University of the Year for Teaching Quality 2020 award, it shows how we’re providing great results for our students.
Happy
#YorkshireDay
from
#Sheffield
! We're proud to be a part of this beautiful, creative, energetic place. Hello to all our staff, students, alumni and partners across the region 👋
We’re delighted to announce we’ve been shortlisted for University of the Year at the
@timeshighered
Awards 2022 🎉
The nomination recognises our widening participation work, student success and our civic role.
Read more 👇
This April, Sheffield Hallam will become the first institution in the UK to offer degree apprenticeships in physiotherapy and occupational therapy: (1/3)
Today is the installation of our new Chancellor, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC - a leading criminal barrister & human rights champion. We will share updates throughout the day as Baronness Kennedy as takes over from Professor Lord Robert Winston who has been chancellor for 17 years.
This message about a caring, quick-thinking
#studentnurse
has brightened our week (sharing with permission). We don't know if they're from Hallam or
@sheffielduni
, but they deserve a big hand 👏
If you think you know them, please pass this on!
We’ve been awarded £3.7m by
@ResEngland
to lead a new National Civic Impact Accelerator to support universities across the country to develop their civic leadership, maximising their local social and economic impact. Read more 👉
#TrulyCivic
This
@ScienceWeekUK
we're celebrating the achievements of
#HallamScientists
. Researcher
@HeidiProbst
has created a bra to make radiotherapy more accurate – and dignified – for women being treated for breast cancer.
💙💙💙 Tonight at 8pm, we’re joining the national round of applause to thank our front line workers – NHS staff, carers, delivery drivers, shop employees and others – who are working tirelessly, and risking their lives, to keep us safe and healthy. 💙💙💙