SheffieldHallamUniversity is one of the UK's most progressive and innovative universities.SheffieldCity Polytechnic was formed in 1969 through the amalgamation of Sheffield City College of Technology and Sheffield College of Art and Design. It was subsequently enlarged by mergers with three colleges of teacher training. The polytechnic was granted university title in 1992 and, following approval from the Privy Council, became SheffieldHallamUniversity.
SheffieldHallamUniversity is an international institution with a vibrant and diverse student population and partnerships across the world. We offer an impressive range of courses and state-of-the-art facilities, plus dedicated support to help our students achieve their ambitions.We are consistently ranked among the top modern universities in the UK and have earned an excellent reputation for the quality of our teaching and applied research. Sheffield is a cosmopolitan and friendly learning city and is one of the country's most in-demand student destinations.
As a new student one of your most basic needs is a place to live. We guarantee to offer all first year students reasonable accommodation either in University managed premises or in private housing registered with the University.
Sheffield is not an expensive place to live. Students can find their money stretches further here than in many other parts of the country.
The learning centres have excellent collections of library resources to support study at the university books, journals and other print materials, electronic information resources including databases, e-journals, and e-books, media resources including video, DVD, images, and TV.
Library Gateway is the route in to all of our library resources.
It brings together all the different search tools you might use to navigate SheffieldHallamUniversity physical and electronic library resources, and explains what each can best be used for.
View the resources available in your subject area and search free resources even before you join SheffieldHallamUniversity as a student.
Many of the electronic library resources are accessible wherever you are working.
SheffieldHallamUniversity has a wide range of e-books and a collection of recommended key texts which are reference only, so you should always be able to access the books you need for your course.
You may want to buy copies of core texts that you will need to refer to regularly.
IT Services
When you become a student here, you can access our online services via shuspace (the University's personalised online environment)
Communicate with academic staff, access course notes, submit assignments and participate in online discussions - all via BlackBoard (our virtual learning environment, which is used by most courses)
AccessSheffieldHallamUniversity learning materials from a PC whether you are on campus, at home, in a Wi-Fi café, or anywhere in the world.
Use of one of Sheffield Hallam University 1900 student PCs to do your course work, study in a class, submit an assignment, access learning materials, or collaborate with your fellow students in one of our learning centres, open access areas, informal learning spaces, PC classrooms, specialist labs, cafes or social areas around the campuses. That's on top of about 1,000 PCs for specialist courses.
Borrow a laptop for use on campus so you can study where and how you like
Print in colour or black and white, in a variety formats
Borrow a range of portable AV equipment to create different types of media, including sound, films, pictures and video for use in your studies and assessments
Use industry standard editing tools in our video edit suites to edit and manipulate your own media to produce pod casts, videos and sound recordings.
Sport Hallam
Sport Hallam is the best way to enjoy the fantastic sports and fitness facilities at SheffieldHallamUniversity - without breaking the bank.
It combines quality, expertise and value, making it a cost-effective fitness scheme for everyone.
Sport Hallam is the joint name of the University's Sport and Recreation Service and the Sports Union.
Sport Hallam is not only open to students of the University, but also our alumni, associates and members of the local community.
Childcare Services
SheffieldHallamUniversity has a nursery situated on the Collegiate Crescent Campus.
The Nursery takes children aged six months to five years and offers full day care for 74 children for up to 50 weeks per year.
The Nursery's aim is to support parents by providing a comprehensive service of the highest quality, so that parents can continue their work or studies secure in the knowledge that their children are being cared for in a safe, happy and stimulating environment.
Conference 21
Situated in the heart of Sheffield, Conference 21 offers a range of facilities which are suitable for conferences, meetings, training sessions, exhibitions, social events, residential youth groups and much more.
Conference 21 has four Premium theatres which can seat from 150 to 450 delegates in comfort - ideal for conferences, large meetings and presentations.
Andy Akinwolere - TV presenter on Blue Peter Bernard Appleton - actor, writer and director Graham Barnfield - pundit and happy slapping analyst Tessa Bramley - award-winning restaurateur and TV chef Richard Caborn - Minister of Sport Andy Carthy - AKA Mr. Scruff, British DJ and artist Eric Dancer - CBE, Lord Lieutenant of Devon Steven Hall - award-winning novelist Dame Kelly Holmes - double Olympic medalist 2004 Chris Jones - Sale and England international rugby player Sean Lamont - Northampton and Scotland international rugby player Lee Blackett - Leeds Carnegie rugby union player David Mellor - international designer and cutlery-maker Martin Narey - Chief Executive of Barnardo's
When you graduate and apply for a job it is a major advantage to have some real experience and be able to demonstrate that you can function effectively in a real working environment. SheffieldHallamUniversity is the largest provider of placement years, or sandwich courses, in the UK. These are a period of industrial or business placement during your course, usually in your third year. Students tell the university that work placements provide them with a 'missing link' - the connection between their course and how their studies relate to their career.
Benefits of taking a work placement include:
the experience of working in a relevant industry, business or organisation
the opportunity to apply the skills you learn in your studies to real life
a chance to appreciate the value of team work in working life and allow you to develop your communication skills
the chance to earn some money while you gain experience
Placements in the UK and abroad
Although the majority of students are placed in the UK, SheffieldHallamUniversity have placed students in mainland Europe, North America and Australia.
SheffieldHallamUniversity encourage students to be flexible about location. If your placement is in Europe, you may be able to apply for financial support from the Leonardo da Vinci programme.
Support for you while you are on placement
SheffieldHallamUniversity will help you to find a suitable work placement and assign you to a tutor who will visit you throughout the year to make sure that you and your workplace supervisor are happy with the progress of your placement. You can contact your tutor at any time between visits if you need to.
The students' Union can offer a whole lot extra during your time at University - we are here to provide advice, opportunities, events, activities, development and representation for all students at SheffieldHallamUniversity.
Hallam Union is run by 11 elected student officers.
Five of them are on a sabbatical, which means they take a full year out work in the Union, whilst the remaining six non-sabbatical officers undertake their duties alongside their course.
Situated in one of the city's most iconic buildings, the HUBS houses
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