Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University
Former names
 Sheffield Polytechnic
Sheffield City Polytechnic
Motto Learn and Serve
Type Public
Established 1843 (Founded)
1992 (University status)
Endowment £2,188,000 (2013)[1]
Chancellor Robert Winston, Baron Winston
Vice-Chancellor Chris Husbands
Academic staff
 2,114[2]
Students 31,530 (2014/15)[3]
Undergraduates 24,645 (2014/15)[3]
Postgraduates 6,890 (2014/15)[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
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 sixth largest university in the UK (out of 165) with 31,530 students (of whom 4,400 are international student),[3] 4,494 staff and 708 courses.

History

Foundation and growth

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

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

Faculties

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)
Faculty of Development and Society (D&S)
Faculty of Health and Wellbeing (HWB)
Sheffield Business School (SBS) – formerly known as the Faculty of Organisation and Management

Research centres

SHU has 30 research centres, including:

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

Chancellor

Life peer and fertility expert Robert Winston was installed as Chancellor in a ceremony at the Millennium Galleries on Friday 5 October 2001. 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

Lifelong Learning Network

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

Rankings and reputation

Rankings
THE Reputation[9]
(2015, national) 		76
THE Reputation[9]
(2015, world) 		601-800
Complete[10]
(2016, national)		 72
The Guardian[11]
(2016, national)		 74
Times/Sunday Times[12]
(2016, national)		 62

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

Entrance to Sheffield Hallam University at night
Collegiate Crescent campus

Notable staff

See also

References

  1. ↑ Morgan J 2014 17 April pp43-51
  2. ↑ "Key Facts". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "2014/15 Students by HE provider, level, mode and domicile" (XLSX). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  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. 1 2 "World Reputation Rankings 2015 results". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "University League Table 2016". The Complete University Guide. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "University league tables 2016". The Guardian. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "The Times and Sunday Times University Good University Guide 2016". Times Newspapers. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/sheffield-telegraph-environment-awards-sponsored-by-amey-meet-our-winners-video-1-3889917
  14. ↑ Protz, Roger (23 May 2012). "Dave Wickett obituary". The Guardian (London).
  15. ↑ "Mike Wild about nature".

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