Sheffield Hallam University

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Sheffield Hallam University
SHU crest.jpg
Former names
 Sheffield Polytechnic
Sheffield City Polytechnic
Motto Learn and Serve
Type Public
Established 1843 (Founded)
1992 (University status)
Endowment £0.52M (2015)[1]
Chancellor Robert Winston, Baron Winston
Vice-Chancellor Chris Husbands
Academic staff
 2,114[2]
Students 31,485 (2015/16)[3]
Undergraduates 24,705 (2015/16)[3]
Postgraduates 6,775 (2015/16)[3]
Location Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
53°22′45″N 1°27′53″W / 53.379105°N 1.464706°W / 53.379105; -1.464706Coordinates: 53°22′45″N 1°27′53″W / 53.379105°N 1.464706°W / 53.379105; -1.464706
Campus City campus and Collegiate crescent campus
Colours
Affiliations University Alliance
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website shu.ac.uk
Logo of Sheffield Hallam University
Owen Building

Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is based on two sites; City Campus is located in the city centre, close to Sheffield railway station, and Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away, adjacent to Ecclesall Road in south-west Sheffield.

The university is the eighth largest university in the UK (out of 166) with 31,485 students (of whom 4,400 are international students),[3] 4,494 staff and 708 courses.

History[edit]

Foundation and growth[edit]

In 1843 as the industrial revolution gathered pace and Sheffield was on the verge of becoming the steel, tool and cutlery making capital of the world, the Sheffield School of Design was founded following lobbying by artist Benjamin Haydon. The day-to-day running was controlled by the local council, whilst the Board of Trade in London appointed the head. Tuition began in a 60x40ft rented room off Glossop Road.[4] In 1850 the School of Design was renamed Sheffield School of Art.

In 1905 the City of Sheffield Training College (later renamed Sheffield City College of Education) on Collegiate Crescent admitted its first 90 students.[5]

In 1967 the Owen Building was constructed.[6] Built in a functional 1960s design, it has since been modernised and comprehensively renovated with an atrium linking it to three adjacent buildings.[7] In 1969 the Sheffield School of Design merged with the city's College of Technology to form Sheffield Polytechnic. In 1976 Sheffield Polytechnic merged with the city's two teacher training colleges (Sheffield City College and Totley Hall College) and was renamed Sheffield City Polytechnic. In 1987 Sheffield City Polytechnic became a founding member of the Northern Consortium.

University status to present day[edit]

In 1992 Sheffield City Polytechnic became Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), with the right to award its own degrees.

In 2005 SHU was reorganised into four faculties. The new Faculty of Development and Society, with an emphasis on 'people, places and spaces', brought together education, geography, humanities, law, and social sciences. At the same time, with the intention of further developing research and teaching in the new Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, a new Clinical Academic Group was launched. The building that had been designed and constructed to house the National Centre for Popular Music became the university's students' union building (the HUBS). The Nelson Mandela Building, the former students' union building, was sold and has since been demolished.

In 2007 SHU took over the teaching of nursing and midwifery from the University of Sheffield. These activities are now based at the Collegiate Crescent Campus. The following year the Psalter Lane campus (formerly the Sheffield College of Art) was closed, and the activities transferred to the City Campus. The £26 million energy-efficient Furnival Building opened in September (renamed Cantor Building in 2011 in recognition of a major donor to the university). The building, which includes teaching spaces and an art gallery has been described as "the impressive new entry point to the campus".[8]

Organisation and governance[edit]

Faculties[edit]

SHU's Owen Building (left) and Stoddart Building (right), part of the City Campus on Arundel Gate
Sheffield Hallam Students' Union
What If? Poem on the side of Owen Building

SHU is divided into four faculties:

Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences (ACES)
  • Art & Design; Business Systems & IT; Communication & Media; Computers & Computing; Engineering & Technology; Mathematics & Statistics; and Multimedia & the Internet.
Faculty of Development and Society (D&S)
  • Architecture; Built Environment; Education; English; Geography & Environmental Science; Humanities; Law & Community Justice; Planning; Social Sciences; and Performing Arts.
Faculty of Health and Wellbeing (HWB)
  • Biosciences; Diagnostic Radiography; Nursing & Midwifery; Occupational Therapy; Operating Department Practitioners; Paramedic Studies; Physiotherapy; Radiotherapy & Oncology; Social Work; and Sport.
Sheffield Business School (SBS) – formerly known as the Faculty of Organisation and Management
  • Business & Management; Facilities Management; Finance, Accounting & Business Systems; Food & Nutrition; Language & Culture; and Tourism, Hospitality & Events Management.

Research centres[edit]

SHU has 30 research centres, including:

  • Art & Design Research Centre
  • Biomedical Research Centre
  • Centre for Education and Inclusion Research
  • Centre for Health and Social Care Research
  • Centre for Professional and Organisational Development
  • Centre for Regional Economic & Social Research
  • Centre for Science Education
  • Centre for Sport and Exercise Science
  • Centre for Sports Engineering Research
  • Centre for Sustainable Consumption
  • Centre for Tourism, Leisure and Environmental Change
  • Culture, Communication and Computing Research Institute
  • Facilities Management Graduate Centre
  • National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering
  • Materials and Engineering Research Institute
  • Sport Industry Research Centre

Through the research centres a number of spin-off companies have been formed, including:

  • Sheaf Solutions – automotive and aerospace organisation
  • Hallam Biotech – biotech analysis and synthesis
  • Materials Analysis & Research Services (MARS) – materials analysis and solutions
  • Bodycote – materials coating
  • Design Futures – product design, packaging design, research & strategy

Chancellor[edit]

Life peer and fertility expert Robert Winston was installed as Chancellor in a ceremony at the Millennium Galleries on Friday 5 October 2001.[citation needed] Winston has a long history in academia, being a full-time faculty member at Imperial College London for the majority of his career.

Academic profile[edit]

Lifelong Learning Network[edit]

SHU is the lead partner for Higher Futures, the Lifelong Learning Network (LLN) for South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire.

Rankings and reputation[edit]

Rankings
THE[9]
(2018, national)		 93
THE[10]
(2018, world)		 801–1000
Complete[11]
(2018, national)		 69
The Guardian[12]
(2018, national)		 85
Times/Sunday Times[13]
(2018, national)		 70=
Teaching Excellence Framework[14] Silver

In the National Student Survey, several subject areas at SHU have performed very well in terms of overall student satisfaction with their courses: for example, architecture and geography have both been placed first, and planning has been placed second.

In the 2013/14 university league tables, Sheffield Hallam University was placed 73rd out of 116 UK universities by The Guardian University Guide; 62nd out of 123 by The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide; and 66th out of 124 by the Complete University Guide.

SHU received a First Class award and was ranked 15th out of 151 universities in the People & Planet University League 2015 which assesses universities on their environmental credentials.

Adsetts Learning Centre

Notable alumni[edit]

See also: Category:Alumni of Sheffield Hallam University
Entrance to Sheffield Hallam University at night
Collegiate Crescent campus

Notable staff[edit]

  • Alison Adam, professor of science, technology and society.
  • Geoff Cartwright, senior lecturer in Environmental Conservation 1995–2012: joint winner of the 2011 Individual award in the Environment Awards of the Sheffield Telegraph for his work on the development of a nature reserve at Blackburn Meadows on the site of the former Tinsley sewage farm.[15]
  • I.M. Dharmadasa, applied physicist and researcher of low cost solar cells
  • Marina Lewycka (1946– ), senior lecturer in Media Studies 1998–2012, author of several novels including A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (2005)
  • Cameron Maxfield, senior lecturer in Metalwork and Jewellery 1968–2003: artist, metalworker, silversmith, and 2008 winner of the National Metalwork Design Award for his piece Tea Bag Pot
  • F.B. Pickering, metallurgist
  • Jane Rogers, winner of the 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award for the 'best science fiction novel of the year' for The Testament of Jessie Lamb
  • Laura Serrant - Professor of Nursing
  • Jawed Siddiqi - Professor of Software Engineering and Political Activist
  • John Tyme (1926–2008), senior lecturer in Environmental Studies 1968–1976, environmentalist, anti-motorway campaigner, and author of Motorways Versus Democracy (Macmillan, 1978)
  • Dave Wickett (1947–2012), lecturer in Economics, served on the industry and economics committee of the Campaign for Real Ale; in 1981 he established the Fat Cat (a real ale pub on Kelham Island) and in 1990 he launched Kelham Island Brewery; in 2004 his golden ale, Pale Rider, won Camra's Champion Beer of Britain award; in 2010 he set up a post-graduate course in brewing at Sheffield University, and in 2011 he was given a lifetime achievement award by the House of Commons all-party parliamentary beer group.[16]
  • Mike Wild (1939– ), senior lecturer in Environmental Studies 1969–1997, founder of the Five Weirs Walk group; co-founder of the Sheffield Wildlife Trust; and 2010 winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award in the Sheffield Telegraph's Environment Awards[17]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.shu.ac.uk/~/media/home/about-us/files/2014-15-ofr.pdf?la=en
  2. ^ "Key Facts". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 30 October 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d "2015/16 Students by HE provider, level, mode and domicile" (XLSX). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 17 February 2017. 
  4. ^ Basford, John A School of Art is Beginning, From Sheffield Government School of Design to Sheffield Hallam University, Part 1 1843–1963, Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, p. 3
  5. ^ "Sheffield Crescenters Association annual reunion". shu.ac.uk. 1 October 2011. 
  6. ^ "The Owen Building". skyscrapernews.com. 
  7. ^ "Owen Building Refurbishment". baggaley.co.uk. 
  8. ^ "University gets keys to Furnival Building". Sheffield Telegraph. 
  9. ^ "World University Rankings 2018 - United Kingdom". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 5 September 2017. 
  10. ^ "World University Rankings 2018". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 5 September 2017. 
  11. ^ "University League Table 2018". The Complete University Guide. Retrieved 26 April 2017. 
  12. ^ "University league tables 2018". The Guardian. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017. 
  13. ^ "The Times and Sunday Times University Good University Guide 2018". Times Newspapers. Retrieved 24 September 2017. 
  14. ^ "Teaching Excellence Framework outcomes". Higher Education Funding Council for England. Retrieved 22 June 2017. 
  15. ^ http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/sheffield-telegraph-environment-awards-sponsored-by-amey-meet-our-winners-video-1-3889917
  16. ^ Protz, Roger (23 May 2012). "Dave Wickett obituary". The Guardian. London. 
  17. ^ "Mike Wild about nature". 

External links[edit]

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