Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University is located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in England. It is ranked 11th as UK’s largest and most progressive university. The Sheffield School of Design was first established in 1843 after which its name was changed to Sheffield School of Art. In 1996, the College started to admit both men and women and they renamed it the Sheffield City College of Education. The College played a major role during World War one as part of the 3rd Northern Base Hospital which supported 65,000 wounded soldiers. The University has a lot of history behind it and the most significant was in 1950 when many students, after the establishment of the Sheffield College of Technology divided their time between their academics and working at the local steelworks helped rebuild Britain after the devastation caused by the war.

In 1969, Sheffield Polytechnic was established and 1985 was a year where Sheffield began training nurses and is now the largest provider of nursing and midwifery education in the UK. Sheffield Hallam University has gone through a remarkable history and it continues to grow. Today it is an institute of excellence in all fields science, art, technology, engineering, and maths. The University is diverse but still committed to ensuring equality, inclusion, and supportiveness which are its key values.

The University is based on two sites, the City Campus, located in the city center, and the Collegiate Crescent Campus located two miles away in the Broomhall Estate off Ecclesall Road in South West England.

The University is made up of three colleges. 

1. College of Business, Technology, and Engineering.
2. College of Social Sciences and Arts.
3. College of Health, Wellbeing, and Life Sciences.

• Sheffield Hallam University was named the University of the Year for Teaching Quality in The Sunday Times’s 2020 edition. It has been awarded five stars in the QS star rating achieving excellence in teaching, employability, facilities, innovation, and inclusiveness. Moreover, the independent National Student Survey measured student satisfaction at a score of 82%.
• All the courses have work experience opportunities delivering 23000 placements and real-world projects every year and work with over 1000 popular organizations like BBC, Sony, Adidas, Disney, Roll-Royce, and Sheffield United FC.
• Sheffield is one of the best cities to explore with the best student accommodations. It offers a perfect blend of urban living and cozy comfort with many cafés, independent shops, and restaurants. The University is at the heart of the city center with close proximity to shopping malls, music, art, sport, and cultural scenes. 
• Sheffield Hallam University is known for its amazing facilities which are constantly updated and added. All the facilities are designed for collaborative, flexible teaching and learning. 
• The University has global connections offering overseas trips whether a student decides to work, study or volunteer across the world. They can apply through the GoGlobal fund for support with such opportunities in places like Australia, Canada, China, Europe, Malaysia, India, or the USA.

Career Services:

The university has top-rated careers advice service and according to the 2015 Student Employability Index, it gained 96% student satisfaction. The Career Advisor of the Career Service team helps students choose the right career and look for jobs part-time or after graduation. Students can participate in workshops; career fairs and other events, which will give them clear career ideas, based on their interest and passion, their degree or strength, and proficiency. GradVantage at Sheffield Hallam university supports graduates in managing a career change, considering further study, or prepare the next career steps. Students have practice interview sessions so that they can improve their interview skills. The University also offers on-campus jobs. Students can be student ambassadors, student assistants, and casual research assistants or look for other vacancies through Work While You Study or Go Global Fairs. 

Success Rate:

According to The Guardian’s News Datablog, Employment statistics of students who graduated from Sheffield Hallam University is 88.3%.

Notable Alumni: 

• Andy Akinwolere- Actor, British television personality best known for presenting Blue Peter.
• Kal Atwal- Managing Director of Comparethemarket.com.
• Lee Blackett- English rugby union player for Leeds Carnegie.
• Richard Caborn- Minister for sport under the labor government from 2001-2007.
• Andy Carthy- British electronic music producer and DJ popularly known as Mr. Scruff.

Student Services:

The University offers student services through advisors like Student Support Advisors, Academic Advisors, and Employability Advisors. Students can get in touch with Hallam Help online or even have one-on-one confidential consultations in private rooms whenever needed. There is disabled student support and funding for students with disabilities, long-term medical conditions, or a specific learning difficulty. Student Wellbeing services provide information and advice to support the student’s psychological wellbeing for them to manage their studies and mental health.

Student services also include graduate internships opportunities and career support. Services include recruitment events, career coaching, CV and LinkedIn profile development, application writing techniques, and practice with interviews and assessment tasks.

Library:

The University library contains books, journals, DVDs, PCs, printers, photocopiers, individual and group study spaces, and helpdesks. 

Arts and Culture:

Sheffield Hallam University has arts and culture facilities like their very own art gallery, a cinema, a stop-motion animation studio, creative media suites, rapid prototype machines including 3D printers and laser cutters. Specialist workshops and studios for art, design, animation, architecture, creative writing, furniture making, metalwork, and printmaking are also available for students.

Accommodation:

Sheffield Hallam University has a flexible accommodation process.

Their halls of residence include:

• The Anvil
• Beton House
• Brittain Street
• Central Quay
• Charlotte Court
• Exchange Works
• The Forge
• The Pinnacles
• Westhill Hall.

The accommodations include ensuite, bike storage, car parking, self-contained flats, wheelchair access, and many more.

Sports facilities:

Sheffield Hallam University offers a range of sports facilities to help students succeed in the sports industry. It has an Athletics Stadium, Physiotherapy clinics, gyms and training facilities like netball, badminton, judo, boxing, basketball., football, and rugby pitches with floodlight along with artificial 3G pitches.

Medical services:

The University provides medical services with the Royal Hallamshire Hospital just close to the main campus of the university, which provides healthcare for students whenever necessary, the hospital also provides training for the students at the university.

Clubs:

Sheffield Hallam University has a Students’ Union, which manages over 30 sports clubs and 100 societies. The societies range from many social societies and academic societies. Volunteering opportunities are also offered to students virtually, through community action or student-led projects.