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Stigma against weight loss drugs is driving some users to take them in secret.
Weight loss drug stigma shows society still holds negative attitudes towards body weight and obesity
Stigma against weight loss drugs is driving some users to take them in secret.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Congratulations to Dr Sadiq Bhanbhro whose work has been cited by the UN Human Rights Council report on how to address the issue of violence against women and girls and the needs of survivors. His research examines gender-based violence and the intersection of culture, gender, health, and climate.
October 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Great to be @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social.

Developing the next generation of cyber experts is vital to our national security and economic prosperity.

www.gov.uk/government/s...
September 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Why listening to stories and talking about them is so important for young children" 📚

Dr Fufy Demissie has written for @uk.theconversation.com about the benefits of reading with children and how they can be expanded by engaging in conversations about stories.

theconversation.com/why-listenin...
Why listening to stories and talking about them is so important for young children
Reading stories with young children lays the foundation for language and literacy development.
theconversation.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🏎 SHURacing, a society founded and run by Sheffield Hallam University students, have placed fifth in the UK, and eighth in the world at @formulastudent.bsky.social, one of the largest student engineering events in Europe.

Read more here 👇
www.shu.ac.uk/news/all-art...
July 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Jess Scott-Lewis (PhD candidate) and Dr Charlotte Coleman (Deputy Head of the Institute of Social Sciences) have co-authored the below piece for @theconversation.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Dr Matthew Hobbs, associate professor of spatial data science and planetary health, has co-authored a piece for The Conversation👇
Mental health is not just connected to what’s inside our head. The environment around us can play a part – either supporting wellbeing or driving a decline.
Is our mental health determined by where we live – or is it the other way round? New research sheds more light
theconversation.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🔬We've been awarded £224,000 by the Carbon Monoxide Research Trust to examine to effects of carbon monoxide on blood clotting and cardiovascular health.

Find out more 👇

www.shu.ac.uk/news/all-art...
July 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We're leading new initiatives to tackle workforce shortages in the NHS, providing new pathways into nursing careers.

Working with University Campus Doncaster and @sypcwth.bsky.social we have developed a four-year part-time adult nursing degree. Find out more 👇

www.shu.ac.uk/news/all-art...
July 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Prof Sally Pearse (@sallypearse.bsky.social) discusses how the Best Start strategy has the potential to be transformational for young children and their families.

But, the range of challenges faced by families and the depth of child poverty will make bringing about this change challenging.
July 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Dr Nik Georgopoulos’s (@drnikg.bsky.social) newly published research has shown for the first time that scalp cooling to an exact temperature combined with topical antioxidants can help to prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss.

Read the full piece below👇
July 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Dr Catherine Homer, associate professor of obesity and public health partnered with Dr Lucie Nield, @sheffielduni.bsky.social, on a piece looking at why "eat less, move more" is deeply misleading and damaging.

Read the piece here👇
July 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Dr Rebecca Brownlow and colleagues have written a piece for @uk.theconversation.com looking at air quality, and how they are tracking pollution from upland fires.

Read the piece here👇
theconversation.com/air-quality-...

@rebeccabr.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social
Air quality isn’t just bad in cities – here’s why and how we’re tracking pollution from upland fires
How a new monitoring system improves fire detections and captures the air pollution effects of planned peatland burns.
theconversation.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"RFK Jr. has long linked thimerosal to autism – a connection that extensive scientific research has thoroughly debunked."

Dr Ed Beamer writes for @uk.theconversation.com after a federal panel voted to discourage the use of flu vaccines containing thimerosal.

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Thimerosal discouraged in US flu vaccines, breaking with WHO guidance
US health panel moves against thimerosal in vaccines.
theconversation.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"Repealing the Vagrancy Act 1824 is a positive step forward, but it risks being largely symbolic as rough sleepers face a growing use of other powers."

Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social writes for @bigissue.com

www.bigissue.com/opinion/vagr...
Scrapping the Vagrancy Act won't end the criminalisation of rough sleeping
The Vagrancy Act criminalising rough sleeping in England and Wales is set to be axed but homeless people could still face criminalisation.
www.bigissue.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The @gamerepublic.bsky.social Student Showcase is tomorrow!

Over 180 students from across the north will gather at Hallam to demonstrate their work and compete in the showcase 🎮

Here's a quick look at just some of the games! ⬇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3TA...
Game Republic Student Showcase 2025 Showreel
YouTube video by Game Republic Ltd
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June 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A new report by @maddyarden.bsky.social found that the test, trace and isolate response to COVID was undermined by a lack of trust and support.

Presented at the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, it examined guideline adherence with @stir.ac.uk @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and Cardiff Met.

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June 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Ahead of the Spending Review, our Vice-Chancellor Professor Liz Mossop has written for the @yorkshirepost.co.uk outlining the vital impact of universities on their regions and how joined up policymaking across government could support the sector.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
Universities don't expect a blank cheque from Rachel Reeves but we urgently need better policies: Liz Mossop
Universities up and down the country, including those here in Yorkshire, will be listening carefully to what Rachel Reeves has to say as she delivers her first multi-year Spending Review tomorrow.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Free exhibition tonight at Triple Point Brewery + Bar! 🍺

Our students have teamed up with Triple Point to design new beer can artwork for their new summer brew, Sun Dog.

View over 60 submissions and vote for your favourite to be printed on the cans.
May 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University has achieved reaccreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (@aacsb.bsky.social), placing it among the top six per cent of business schools globally.

Read more here👇
www.shu.ac.uk/news/all-art...
May 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As the government continues to set out the detail of its skills agenda, Sheffield Hallam's @danlally.bsky.social has written for @feweek.bsky.social about the latest turn in the policy debate.

feweek.co.uk/beware-the-u...
May 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
One of our PhD students is looking for participants for a study into how the body responds to exercise and how it differs for adults living with cancer.

A great opportunity to contribute to research that will inform the design of future cancer exercise programmes.

Details here 👇
May 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We are delighted to officially welcome Uriah Rennie as our new Chancellor following his installation ceremony yesterday.

A true Sheffield trailblazer, he will bring with him years of experience in community engagement, and a fierce commitment to equity and inclusion.

Welcome Uri 🙌
May 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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We’re delighted to launch our #PPPconf2025 programme 🚀
The programme theme is Political Transitions: Continuity and Change and we look forward to hearing from a range of fantastic speakers. Book your place now!
➡️ ppp-online.org/annual-confe...
April 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
This weekend 'The Last Sacrifice' will be shown as part of Culture Shock festival 🎞

'The Last Sacrifice' is a documentary film and features @dianearodgers.bsky.social from Hallam speaking about all things folk horror, witchcraft, and the perceptions of folklore in pop culture.

Find out more ⬇
April 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM