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Where it all begins Review Spring 2014 Review Spring 2014 Welcome to In this issue... Review Tour de France Announcing our exclusive elcome to the Spring 2014 edition of Review. sponsorship agreement This edition is a Tour de France special, showing off details of our programme of events and pages 4–5 activities taking place over the next few months Win the run up to the Grand Depart, when Yorkshire hosts the first two stages of the famous race. It’s a really exciting time, and we’ve got lots planned for people to The gaming get involved in, particularly students, who will be able to take on revolution official Tourmaker volunteer roles as well as roles in organising and managing events that we’re running. How videogames conquered the world More events and activities are being developed, so you should definitely check www.shu.ac.uk/letour for the latest information about the University’s plans and how to get involved. pages 10 –11 Elsewhere in this edition we take a look at the legacy of the miners’ strike 30 years on, with contributions from three Closing the pits University academics, all of whom were there at the time but in very different roles. Academics discuss the lasting legacy of the We also talk to offender management expert Professor miners’ strike Paul Senior about the Government’s new changes to the Probation Service, which will mean a radical overhaul of the 100 year old service. pages 14–15 The videogames industry has changed the world in a relatively short period of time, with billions of us playing games every Obesity epidemic single day on smart-phones and tablets. On pages 10-11 we take a closer look at the evolution of the industry in the last 35 years. How one university expert is helping to tackle the There’s much more in this edition and once again we have problem commissioned some great illustrations from our graphic design graduate Briony Firth. pages 16–17 Enjoy the read and as always, feedback is very welcome - drop us a line at [email protected].
The Review team Probation privatisation Professor Paul Senior Review on the government’s Editorial board Contributors controversial plans
Ally Mogg, editor Joe Field 0114 225 2811 [email protected] pages 20–21 [email protected] Sarah Duce Terri Gibson, [email protected] head of Creative Services Bridging the gap Laurie Harvey [email protected] [email protected] Social workers supporting Saddle John Ferguson, senior designer immigrant communities in [email protected] Sheffield Alex Storer, designer Guest illustrator [email protected] Briony Firth Pages 4–5 www.brionyfirthillustration.com Rhys Edwards, copywriter pages 22–23 up [email protected]
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Where it all begins
The University made history in February by becoming an official supporter of the Grand Départ 2014, the three-day spectacular that sees the Tour de France come to the UK in July.
By Ally Mogg
EVER before has a university taken up a The University is now developing a full that they have put their learning into practice at Bespoke with support from the University’s sponsorship opportunity with the Tour programme of activities as part of the an international event, demonstrating the skills, The Programme department of humanities. Chris has launched de France, and on 17 February, Sheffield sponsorship package that showcases academic N knowledge and experience that will make them As well as official volunteering opportunities an appeal for stories about cycling from the Hallam made history by becoming the first. In expertise in art and design, sport, engineering, highly attractive to employers in the future.” for students, University experts are developing public in order to create a series of audio dramas so doing, it was also the first organisation to be events management, and much more, aiming to a programme of activities that provide that will be released throughout the 100 day announced as a supporter of the Grand Départ bring the excitement of the race to Sheffield. “This event also provides a fantastic opportunity opportunities for local people and race-goers to cultural festival, which starts on 27 March. 2014, the Yorkshire-based opening stages of this to raise awareness of our academic teaching get involved in the spirit of the Tour de France. year’s race. Activities will also provide opportunities for and research strength in sport and event These stories will be developed into a piece of students to be involved in organising and management, and our creative expertise drawn The Academy of Sport and Physical Activity theatre inspired by the Tour de France that will The sponsorship agreement was announced by managing events, enabling them to develop and from our heritage in art and design which dates at the University is organising a large public be performed by Sheffield Hallam students. Vice-Chancellor Professor Philip Jones and Peter hone the skills that employers will be looking for back to 1843.” event which will showcase the expertise within Stories can be uploaded onto the University’s Dodd from Welcome to Yorkshire at a special them to have in the future. the Academy and give students the chance to special Tour de France website www.shu.ac.uk/ press conference at the University. The sponsorship agreement sees the University letour partner with ASO (organisers of the Tour de get involved in the planning and delivery of This innovative agreement sees the University Our exclusive partnership with France) through Welcome to Yorkshire who led a big event. It will feature famous faces from A project called the philosophy of making will see become the exclusive educational partner of the Grand Départ continues the winning bid to bring the Grand Départ to the the world of sport and combine talks, debates, several short films produced by artists, designers, the Tour de France and will provide significant Sheffield Hallam’s proud history region. demonstrations and exhibits on cycling, showing and engineers to demonstrate the skills they benefits for students, enabling them to be how technology and engineering have changed all bring to building a bicycle and associated of being a major educational the sport. involved in the world’s greatest cycle race. partner at global sporting events. Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to clothing and accessories. The people involved Yorkshire, said: “The Tour de France will shine will all be Sheffield Hallam graduates or staff. A It will provide more than 200 volunteering and a global spotlight on the whole of Yorkshire Experts from the Academy will also develop an interactive exhibit called the Bike Race, which documentary film will then be created from the participatory roles that they would be unable to Speaking at the announcement Professor Philip providing the perfect platform for Sheffield UK in July. I have a feeling the Yorkshire Grand will be based at various locations across Sheffield short films, which will demonstrate ‘precision experience elsewhere, continuing the University’s Jones said: “In July, the eyes of the world will be Hallam to showcase their exciting student Départ will be a very special moment for Le Tour, and at special locations along the route of the making’ by our graduates and staff across a range rich tradition of creating volunteering on Sheffield. Our exclusive partnership with the experiences. We are delighted to be working with for cycling and for all those companies involved Tour. The exhibit is made up of several static of disciplines. opportunities at major sporting events. Grand Départ continues Sheffield Hallam’s proud them on this unique initiative and maximising like Sheffield Hallam. It will be a moment not to road-bikes surrounding a big screen, which history of being a major educational partner at the benefits for Sheffield and Yorkshire.” And last but not least, the University will carry forget.” invites participants to take on the route of the global sporting events. This is a natural fit for out a huge programme of activity with schools Tour or race against each other. Sheffield Hallam.” Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour de The University has a long-established reputation and colleges in Yorkshire to bring the excitement France, said: “It is great to announce this new in sport, running one of the UK’s largest ranges A free active travel app will also be developed that of the Tour to children across the region, and “Exclusive volunteering and participation supporter of the Grand Départ. of sports degree programmes and is home will help people to get active using iconic stages encourage greater participation in sport and opportunities at the Grand Départ will be to three world-class sports research centres. of the full Tour de France route. It will provide physical activity. The fun and informative excellent additions to the CVs The UK is now the centre of world cycling due This expertise has meant that students have feedback on cost savings, energy efficiency and activities will focus on cycling, coaching, of our students. For those to the recent success on the road as well as the been able to benefit from unique volunteering health benefits from a more active lifestyle, and and nutrition alongside an art and design who are looking for track. The Grand Départ 2007 in London was a opportunities at major events, including the connect to the city-wide Move More programme competition. careers in sport or event massive success but since then Mark Cavendish Beijing Olympics, Delhi Commonwealth Games, which aims to create a culture of physical activity management, for has won 25 TDF stages and Sir Bradley Wiggins London Olympics, and at the Winter Olympics in in Sheffield. example, they will be and Chris Froome have both brought the yellow Sochi. jersey to Paris. able to demonstrate For culture vultures, award-winning playwright Information about the University’s role in the “I’ve no doubt the crowds will be even bigger in Chris Bush, a writer in residence at Sheffield Grand Départ 2014 can be found on our dedicated Theatres, is developing a production called Yorkshire, Cambridge and London than in 2007, website: www.shu.ac.uk/letour which is why we are so excited to return to the Review Spring 2014 Review Spring 2014
James Reynolds’ short animated film looks at the difficulty for young men fighting so far from home.
Ben Simpkins’ animation explores the devastating physical impacts of the war through a letter sent home from the front.
First World War Zoe Genders’ animation Silent Night recreates the moment when German and British troops stopped fighting on the front stories reanimated line on Christmas Day to play football.
RTISTS from the University’s animation the war effort at home. They went on to create to a new generation, helping keep the memories courses have worked with drama students their final pieces, which took the form of poetry, of those Sheffield families involved in the First A from Springs Academy to create a series of letters, diaries and spoken word pieces. The World War alive. short films that explore the First World War. Springs Academy pupils then met with Sheffield Hallam’s animation students and graduates to Sheffield and the First World War draws on the The films, based on letters to and from soldiers on talk about how they wanted to tell these tragic first hand experiences of Sheffield’s people, both the front line, are being exhibited as part of a new and inspiring stories visually. at home and on military service, and tells their exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the stories through objects and documents from outbreak of the war. Sheffield Hallam animation lecturer Melvyn the city’s collections. From poignant personal Tom Gamble’s hand drawn digital Ternan oversaw the project, and said: “The possessions, to mementoes brought back to animation tells the story of a heartbroken Sheffield Hallam animation graduates Zoe animations use a range of techniques – hand- Sheffield from the front, the exhibition illustrates Genders, Ben Simpkins and James Reynolds, and drawn, CGI, paper cut-out and mixed media – but the very local and personal impact of the war to wife awaiting her husband’s return, and is current student Tom Gamble all worked on the they are all based on real correspondences end all wars. based on real letters from the front line. project, which now forms part of the Sheffield and from people who lived through the war. Our the First World War exhibition at Weston Park students worked closely with pupils from Springs The exhibition runs until March 2015. Museum in the city. Academy to interpret those experiences of the war into works that will hopefully engage and Museums Sheffield approached local schools to interest a new generation.” “Our students worked closely find a group of pupils who could use poetry and with pupils from Springs prose to bring the personal stories found in these The final animated films form an engaging and letters to life. The GCSE students produced a colourful part of the Sheffield and the First World Academy to interpret those range of written work that formed the narratives War exhibition at Weston Park, providing an experiences of the war into for the four short films. alternative interpretation of the source material. works that will hopefully These moving personal stories have been Working with local artist and writer Vicky Morris, reimagined and retold in a way that will speak engage and interest a new the pupils first looked at poetry, photographs and generation.” documentary footage of the front line, and from
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Jess joins our gym
LYMPIC gold medal hero Jessica Ennis-Hill visited Sheffield Hallam just before O Christmas, to meet students involved in a landmark initiative to get more young people playing sport.
The heptathlon star took part in an athletics class and shared her inspirational story with the group Sports engineers help of students, who all take part in social sports sessions that have helped the University become one of the most active in the country.
Jess’s visit to the University was part of The National Lottery’s tour of London 2012 athletes to community groups in their local areas where they take part in classes and training sessions. smash world record
The sessions were part of Sport England’s £8million National Lottery funded Active Universities programme, which provides a range of sporting opportunities for students outside “I think it is really important too, to support N audience of nearly two million Professor Steve Haake (above, far left) and Professor Haake said: “The project was great to of formal competitive university teams, with projects like this one which create opportunities “I really enjoyed meeting saw sports engineers from Sheffield colleagues John Hart, Terry Senior and Nick be involved in. It required an understanding the aim of increasing participation in sport and for people at all levels to get involved with sport.” everyone and it is great AHallam help celebrity daredevil biker Hamilton designed a prototype for the sled and of physics, prototyping, engineering and a physical activity. Guy Martin smash a world record on a sled that carried out a series of tests in their attempt to successful team that could overcome obstacles as Sheffield Hallam was awarded National Lottery that Sheffield Hallam has they designed. help Guy beat the record. A carbon fibre shell was they came up. Jess (pictured above and right) announced in funding in 2011 to widen sports participation built by the team. January that she is expecting a baby and will through Sport England’s Active Universities so many people who enjoy Scientific experts from Sheffield Hallam’s Centre “We’re delighted that the University has helped to therefore miss this year’s Commonwealth Games programme. The project has been a huge success, taking part in athletics and for Sports Engineering Research (CSER) helped Sports engineer Nick said: “We designed and smash this world record.” in Glasgow and the European Championships with almost 2,000 students taking part in the first Guy shatter Rolf Allerdissen’s world record for the tested the mechanics of the sled in Switzerland, in Zurich, but she has vowed to be back for year alone. A wide range of sports are on offer other sports.” fastest gravity powered sled by more than 30kph, including its physical braking systems and a University engineers had previously designed competition in 2015. including wheelchair basketball, martial arts, setting a new Guinness world record of 134.368 parachute. and constructed a series of equipment rigs and swimming and netball. kph (83.49 mph). assessment tools for use by the British Skeleton She said: “I really enjoyed meeting everyone and “During the testing the team also optimised the team in the lead up to and during the 2010 Winter it is great that Sheffield Hallam has so many Budding athletes of the future are able to use the The team from Sheffield Hallam were stability of the sled and braking and carried out a Olympic Games for use with the BLACKROC sled, people who enjoy taking part in athletics and new city athletics stadium at Woodbourn Road, recommended to the production crew after their full laser body scan on Guy so that the sled design which was used by Amy to win gold. other sports. after the University signed a long term lease on work with 2010 Winter Olympics skeleton gold would be perfect for his requirements. the site from the council in 2013. medallist Amy Williams. They travelled to the We used computational fluid dynamics before “Athletics is a huge part of my life and I wouldn’t Pyrenees as part of filming for Speed With Guy EPM Technology manufactured the sled in have been able to get to where I am today without Martin, which was shown on Channel 4 carbon fibre.” National Lottery funding. in January.
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Infogrames – and the successful Sheffield The emergence of smartphone technology Network in 2012, and was developed entirely By Joe Field company set up by former Gremlin/ has levelled the playing field for young, by Sheffield Hallam students working in the Infogrames employees, Sumo Digital. independent programmers. The massive Steel Minions studio. success of low-budget games like Flappy HE overnight success of smartphone Jake is now course leader for Sheffield Bird shows that games don’t need to be Along with the University’s partnership with game Flappy Bird has brought to How video Hallam’s Skillset-accredited Games huge, immersive, sprawling adventures for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, which attention some significant changes T Development undergraduate degree, and consumers to buy them – but developers need gives students access to PlayStation 3 and 4 taking place in the games industry. teaches students how to programme for Sony’s to think about how to make their game stand development kits, placement opportunities at PlayStation platforms, among others. He also Sumo Digital and the chance to work on video Successful games no longer need to be out in a crowded marketplace. organises the University’s annual video games games education festival, Games Britannia, big-budget titles full of hours of complex education festival, Games Britannia, which Jake is keen to impress on students, not only the Steel Minions studio is making sure that gameplay. Instead, consumers are buying games inspires children to learn how to create with the creative opportunities that independent students are armed with the right skills. more games to play on the go, which are often computers. publishing offers, but also the dedication and simpler, shorter and cheaper. These games are tenacity they’ll need to make it on their own. “The games industry still says it would employ often created at home by teams of one or two “Back then you’d have a team of three or four people if it could find them – the difficulty amateur developers, a model which recalls the programmers and an artist,” recalls Jake. He says, “Games like Flappy Bird can come is that there is an over-supply of graduates early days of the games industry. “They were often students and they’d probably from nowhere, with nothing behind them, with the wrong skills. There are many games conquered get paid very little at first. But they were and be such a phenomenon. But that kind courses that aren’t teaching students the right In 1984 two enterprising friends set up a small churning out these games – one every three of success is very rare, and there are lots of things: they’re pandering to what students see games development company in a tiny games or four months. Gremlin was producing as games that are much better designed than as a fun degree, using easy tools that anyone shop called Just Micro in Sheffield city centre. many games in the mid-1980s when it had four Flappy Bird that have failed to get noticed and can use. Why would an employer employ them Ian Stewart and Kevin Norburn’s small shop- people working for them as it was ten years failed to make any money. It’s disappointing to do that? based software company, Gremlin Graphics later when it had 150 people. when you know something’s good – and that’s – later Gremlin Interactive – found immediate the world the problem with the market. There are masses “If they want to get into the game industry, success with fun, colourful and intelligent “But there was much less risk in those days, of great games that just get lost. they have to study the hard subjects games for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore and it was a much less saturated market. You like maths and physics, which a lot of 64, such as Wanted: Monty Mole and Zool. could guarantee that most games would sell “If you’re going to be an indie developer, you programming uses. Everybody thinks they something. Then there was a point where there can’t afford to push something out the door just need a great idea for a game – but that’s The company rapidly expanded, taking on were so many games available, publishers had and hope it will sell. You’ve got to be prepared not what games companies want. They want Just 35 years ago the development of a group of eager young programmers and to start to think about how to make their game to put the time in to get a profile for yourself, people that have really solid programming, developers, and in 1996 Gremlin bought stand out in the shops, and so there was a lot of through blogs and social media, for instance.” art, animation skills, or people that can write, videogames was a cottage industry. Now, Scottish developers DMA Design – the money spent on marketing. explain things, communicate ideas in the company behind the Grand Theft Auto series. Sheffield Hallam’s in-house student written form. They want actual skills that they it’s a multi-billion pound global success Three years later Gremlin Interactive was “Until we got to the stage where we had game development studio, Steel Minions, can apply to their projects.” bought by French company Infogrames for smartphone apps, games were just getting gives student developers the chance to story and games are played by billions of us £24 million. bigger and bigger. There were far more risks, work together on their games in a studio While overnight success can happen, it’s and so publishers got more risk averse. Some environment, and has already had commercial the development of those valuable maths One member of Gremlin’s development team, every single day. people believe that now that phones and success with its first finished product. and science skills that will mean the next Dr Jake Habgood, went on to work on more tablets are getting more powerful, games will Bounceback was released on the PlayStation generation of games developers can contribute than a dozen console titles for Gremlin and get more complex and the cycle will start to to the success of an industry that continues repeat itself.” to boom.
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Food festival returns with new date and new venue
HE 2014 Sheffield Food Festival will take place on the bank holiday weekend Tbetween Saturday 24 May and Monday 26 May, stretching from the Moor to the city centre.
Last year the city centre-based event, organised by Sheffield Hallam and the council, attracted 244,000 visitors over three days, establishing it as the leading city centre festival in South Yorkshire.
Moving the festival to a bank holiday weekend means it will be in a better position within the calendar giving more people in the region the opportunity to visit and enjoy all that the popular festival has to offer. The Festival is a free urban event that celebrates Work starts on South Yorkshire as a vibrant culinary destination showcasing the diverse food culture of the region and supports the local food economy. The programme is still being finalised but popular features such as the allotment garden, masterclasses with famous chefs, and tasting education institute and demonstration sessions will all be making a comeback.
Festival champion Niki Baker said: “Over previous 190-stall Moor Market of which over 60 per cent of years the festival has centred on the Peace the stalls are for fresh food, produce and artisan “We’re looking forward HE ground has now been broken at the site The institute will be home to around 157 Gardens and Fargate, but this year we are working products. of what will become the new Sheffield academic staff and more than 5,000 students, “We are committed to to greeting food friends Institute of Education. and have a turnover of around £25 million. It will with the City Council and our new partners “We’re looking forward to greeting food friends old T working with Sheffield to introduce a new route which will include old and new to join be formally launched with a major academic and new to join in this exciting new chapter in the The £30million new building on Charles Street conference in April. Hallam to deliver attractions from Town Hall Square and the Peace history of the Sheffield Food Festival.” in this exciting new in the city centre is part of a £110m investment Gardens down to the Moor where the main stalls programme at Sheffield Hallam. The new Charles Street building will be ready by a prestigious new and demonstration marquee activity will take The festival is organised by the Sheffield Food chapter in the history January 2015. It features a central covered walk- place. Festival Partnership, led by Sheffield Hallam and Mark Swales, director of estates and facilities way and a concertina-effect bridge designed by University building including the council’s City Centre Management of the Sheffield Food at Sheffield Hallam, cut the turf on the project “This takes advantage of the redeveloped public Corin Mellor, of David Mellor Design. which meets the needs and Major Events team with its new partner Festival.” in February, watched by the new director of the realm on the Moor as well as including the Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Trust Sheffield Institute of Education, Professor Sam Professor Twiselton said: “I am relishing the of its students and latest arrival to Sheffield’s food scene – the new (SWIPT). Twiselton, and Hallam Union President Howard prospect of bringing my experience of working Duffy. with creative and dynamic practitioners and faculty now and in academics to realise a vision for the Institute that the future.” The institute brings together teacher and will have a positive and measurable impact on workforce education together with two research policy and practice.” centres, the Centre for Science Education and the Centre for Education and Inclusion Research. The Balfour Beatty are the construction firm tasked new building will mean they are all based under with building the new development. Jon Adams, one roof for the first time. Managing Director for Balfour Beatty added: “We are committed to working with Sheffield Hallam to deliver a prestigious new University building which meets the needs of its students and faculty now and in the future.”
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“[You can’t] judge policing that happened in the past by standards today… You have to understand the miners’ strike in the context of that time.”
guys did it for a second or third time, these police different view to us. But I’d worked in the industry “So I came north in 1988 to become national were let off the leash. At that point a lot of people at a coking plant in Chapeltown so I had worked director of the Coalfields Communities Campaign started running. Self-preservation took root and with a lot of NUM members, in fact I lodged in and in all the years since I have led the charge I remember rushing into the passageway of two Shirebrook with a family who were on strike. to regenerate mining areas. I needed a northern houses, and I was cowering as the police ran up academic base and so I approached a colleague the hill like something out of a science fiction film “The police learnt a lot from the miners’ strike and who I knew well at Sheffield Hallam, and I joined – like the storm troopers in Star Wars.” have moved on. The police force used to be very the University on the very day it became a Looking back at defensive – you’ve got to accept mistakes were University – 1 October 1992. On 18th June 1984, with tensions at their peak, made. But now you’ve got to understand where thousands of striking miners and police officers people are coming from and facilitate that protest. “And at the University myself and my colleague from several forces charged at each other with Tina Beatty have helped solve a huge puzzle. At voilence causing injury on both sides. “[You can’t] judge policing that happened in the the start of the 1990s where the pits had shut past by standards today… You have to understand unemployment hadn’t gone up, and no-one quite Dave continues, “Some of the lingering the miners’ strike in the context of that time.” knew why. So our very first substantial piece of impressions I have of Orgeave still force me to do work was to look at labour market adjustment the miners’ strike Professor Steve Fothergill is a welfare reform a double take and say ‘Did that really happen?’ in the former coalfields. We picked this jigsaw I think for a long time the police regarded my researcher at Sheffield Hallam and national apart and saw a huge diversion away from work with suspicion but there has been a positive director of the Industrial Communities Alliance. unemployment on to incapacity benefit – so the change enforced partly by more enlightened In 1984 he was a researcher at Cambridge government was hiding official figures by packing It is 30 years since By Laurie Harvey thinking on their part, and partly as a result of University. Steve says the miners’ strike them on the sick. That discovery has triggered a technological change. I think the police now provided the trigger for a 30-year career inspiring whole chain of work [that we do] here at thousands of miners occupy more of a societal goldfish bowl: social regeneration in former coalfield communities Sheffield Hallam. N 1984–85, striking miners took the streets in sweltering, it seemed like just another day but media and citizen journalism holds up a mirror across the UK. went on strike to massive numbers across the UK. Here we get there were lots of miners and even more police on their behaviour that just wasn’t there Steve and his colleague Tina have been the views of three academics with contrasting officers. Something was definitely afoot – there at Orgreave.” “The miners’ strike has proved to be a pivotal commissioned by various organisations to try and prevent the I event in my life. I was based in Cambridge histories but vivid memories of the events. was a roadblock around Nottinghamshire and research labour market trends and economic dismantling of their Derbyshire so that the miners weren’t allowed to Richard Severns was a detective in the running a research team – I was not on picket deprivation. Last year they found that Dave Waddington is head of the Communication reach their destinations and were pushed back Derbyshire Constabulary in 1984. Now, he’s lines or a strking miner but I was a supporter. government welfare reforms would take £19 industry. The lasting and Computing Research Centre (CCRC), and a to Orgreave. an associate lecturer in policing and counter I remember on several occasions driving my billion out of the UK economy. respected author on public order policing. In 1984 terrorism at Sheffield Hallam. During the miners’ estate car full of food to striking miners in north legacy is still felt today he was a researcher who spent considerable time “I was determined to get in the thick of it… strike he was part of the damage squad, a group Nottinghamshire. Steve continues, “It was always obvious to me in communities that as an observer on the picket lines at Orgreave, one But the horses came in quite suddenly and of officers that investigated criminal damage as a that the miners strike was about the trade of the most memorable locations of the 12 month uncompromisingly on that day – something was result of mass picketing. “In the wake of the miners’ strike the local union movement and the working class. If [the lost mines, and informs strike. Dave’s work in the last few years has really dawning. One incident was very pivotal authorities in the thick of it got together and government] could defeat the miners, they could been influential in promoting more ‘facilitating’ in my view. The miners liked a laugh, and these He explains, “We used to get a lot of conflict formed the Coalfields Communities Campaign defeat working class movements. Of course the teaching and research approaches to the police handling of protest, both young guys were rolling a tractor tyre from a between groups of striking miners and those who – they knew they were in for a beating and miners did lose and we’ve seen that growing at Sheffield Hallam to in Britain and in Europe. nearby scrap-yard down the hill towards the were still working – there was a lot of criminal were going to lose lots of jobs. They were trying social divide – governments once upon a time police, and they made like they were going to damage and assaults. A lot of the damage was to keep the coal industry alive and pick up were very frightened of unions but once the this day. “I was living in Huddersfield,” says Dave. propel it directly into their ranks. It spun round when working miners were bussed in in cages the pieces when pits shut. In 1985 they looked miners were beaten the trade union movement “I had a beaten up Volkswagen and on the day like a coin before collapsing, and suddenly I and they used to get ambushed by some – not all for sympathetic academics that would work was broken.” of Orgeave I drove and parked at the top of thought it was going to backfire on these lads of course. with them and they got me involved writing Handsworth Hill. The police surveillance at the because a handful of officers angrily broke ranks background pieces on regeneration. Three years time consisted of parked up pairs of policemen but immediately thought better of it. It was like “There were differing views between police into the campaign, the chairman – a wonderfully taking down number-plates. Although it was a false start in an athletics race. When these officers as well. We had a lot of Metropolitan named man called Hedley Salt – asked me to run Police bobbies involved who had a totally the organisation.
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Exercise psychologist Stuart Flint is helping to tackle the obesity epidemic with tailored solutions based on individual needs, and is exploding some common misconceptions in the process.
By Joe Field
CCORDING to the Health and Social Care “It’s essentially an X-ray,” explains Stuart, “but it “We have a Sheffield-wide programme, and we’ll Information Centre, the proportion of tells you body fat, muscle mass and bone density. be using our mapping to target certain areas and A adults that are overweight or obese has It also tells you segmentation – how much fat certain groups with tailored interventions,” says increased from 58 per cent to 65 per cent in men you have in your right arm or your left leg, for Stuart. “In the less affluent areas, for example, and from 49 per cent to 58 per cent in women example. That helps us tailor a programme to we won’t offer opportunities that are out of that between 1993 and 2011. individuals’ needs. It also tells us possible issues population’s reach financially – they might not with bone density for osteoporosis, which is have the right equipment or clothing. So we’ve With around 25 per cent of adults in the UK linked with obesity, and other conditions.” been looking at lots of ideas such as street games now obese, this is putting extreme pressure on and things which reduce costs.” the NHS. Hospitals in England reported 11,740 Having detailed information on individual inpatient admissions with a primary diagnosis of patients is useful, but also important is knowing Stuart’s research also looks at stereotyping obesity in 2011/12. as much as possible about the local population in of overweight and obese people, how society order to tailor regional interventions, rather than reinforces those stereotypes, and how those Dr Stuart Flint is a lecturer and researcher having a ‘one size fits all’ approach. stereotypes act as a barrier to participation in in exercise psychology at Sheffield Hallam sport and physical activity. University, and he specialises in the psychosocial effects of obesity and factors that influence “Research shows that the He looked at 349 newspaper articles about exercise participation. For Stuart, there are a characteristics that people obesity over a year to examine the tone and number of barriers to solving the perceived content. He found that articles often reinforced obesity crisis – one of which is how we actually associate with obesity are poor negative stereotype of obese people and failed to measure obesity and how we communicate the intelligence, social ineptitude report facts around genetic propensity towards facts around obesity. and laziness” obesity. “Body mass index (BMI) doesn’t take into account “Research shows that the characteristics muscle mass, which can weigh almost three Stuart says, “All population groups are different that people associate with obesity are poor times as much as fat,” says Stuart. “Then there’s – we have different opportunities for healthy or intelligence, social ineptitude and laziness,” the ‘skinny obese’, where an individual may look unhealthy consumption, physical activity, socio- Stuart says. “There are lots of characteristics that normal weight, maybe even skinny, but in fact economic background, green spaces, for example. people tend to associate with obesity that are their fat percentage is quite high and they might I’ve done some mapping with NHS Sheffield, and often unfounded. be overweight or even obese. we can identify where the highest level of obesity is in Sheffield, where the highest level of cardio- “Research tells us that people have those “Most people don’t know their fat percentage, vascular disease is, and so on. Yes, there are opinions, and we have media information that and that’s more of an issue than weight. People benefits to having a national programme, but it reinforces those views. We need more accurate are hooked on weight as the primary predictor needs to be flexible enough for local areas to tailor information and we need more responsibility to and we’re socialised, sometimes through adverts it to their population needs.” be taken by the media. and media, to think we need to lose weight to be healthy. If you’re doing exercise as an Stuart is part of the team of Sheffield Hallam “There are often different reasons why someone intervention you may be building muscle and experts who are involved in the city’s National becomes overweight or obese in the first place gaining weight even though you’re burning fat.” Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) and just focusing on the physical aspects doesn’t – a London 2012 Olympic legacy commitment deal with the issue. You have to find out what is So although it’s easy to stand on a pair of scales at that is part of a broader attempt to encourage causing a person to be unhappy and consume home and interpret the results of a diet or exercise sport and physical activity participation. so much.” programme, the information doesn’t necessarily The centre will develop a ‘hub and spoke’ For Stuart, while the figures don’t lie and the reflect what’s happening to your body. In order model to bring together sport and exercise often-mentioned ‘obesity epidemic’ is creating a to effectively measure body fat, specialised medicine specialists, allied health practitioners, very real strain on public services, there is much equipment is needed, such as the DEXA (dual researchers and patients to enhance the delivery more to be done to tackle the biggest health issue energy X-ray absorptiometry) scanner. of sport and exercise medicine across the UK. facing our society.
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European LGBT communities Funding success for face barriers and bullying cancer rehab programme
European study by Sheffield Hallam The study was commissioned by IGLYO, a defamation, and discrimination which lesbian, EALTH researchers from the University Research has established that cancer survivors “In Sheffield we are fortunate to have world-class University into the barriers and bullying Brussels-based international NGO, and carried gay, bisexual and transgender people face on a have secured funding for plans to develop can reap a multitude of physical and mental well- cancer facilities and clinicians such as those at Afaced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and out by Eleanor Formby from Sheffield Hallam’s daily basis.” Ha cancer rehabilitation programme for being benefits by participating in regular exercise Weston Park Hospital, and we are really pleased trans (LGBT) young people in education and Centre for Education and Inclusion Research. patients and survivors living in Sheffield. during and post-treatment. to be able to work with them to bring all relevant employment has been launched at the European Eleanor said: “This study shows that the expertise in clinical and exercise science together. Parliament in Brussels by MEP Michael Cashman. In the report, almost nine out of 10 also said their experiences of young LGBT people in different A team from the University’s Centre for Sport and Dr Helen Crank from CSES said: “For those who experiences hadn’t affected their educational European countries have many parallels. We Exercise Science (CSES) and Centre for Health and have undergone treatment such as surgery, “It is now vitally important that we learn how The West Midlands MEP said more needs to aspirations, with a number of respondents are still seeing people losing confidence, feeling Social Care Research (CHSCR), joined forces with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, getting back to connect our clinical and physical activity be done to end bullying at the launch of the saying their experiences had heightened their isolated or struggling to achieve their goals as clinicians and local service providers and have into exercise can be a daunting prospect. We resources in the city to further support our cancer new Sheffield Hallam-authored report from motivations to achieve. a result of discrimination, which isn’t always been awarded £34,000 by Weston Park Hospital have seen hundreds of cancer patients safely patients on the road to recovery.” the International LGBTQ Youth and Student bullying among peers, but also includes teacher Cancer Charity to develop the programme. participate in exercise programmes during and Organisation in partnership with the Intergroup Upon leaving school, nine out of 10 participants and employer prejudice. post cancer treatment. Patients say the benefits The project is being run in partnership with the on LGBT Rights and the Intergroup on Youth. also said they had felt left out or isolated on It will seek to use exercise to benefit the health of exercise, such as improved fitness, reduced National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine occasion, while more than one in four of those “Identifying as LGBT can impact upon a of those who have suffered or are suffering from fatigue, increased self-confidence, improved (NCSEM) in Sheffield, Sheffield Teaching The study of LGBT people aged 15 to 38 from seeking employment had less confidence in their person’s plans or aspirations for the future, but cancer and funding will be used to train up strength and general feelings of enhanced mental Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Weston Croatia, Denmark, the Republic of Ireland, Italy abilities as a result of bullying or discrimination. it is important not to portray people as victims, exercise and cancer rehabilitation instructors and physical well-being are achievable and worth Park Hospital Cancer Charity. It is part of a wider and Poland found 73 per cent had experienced because experiences can also be positive, that will offer patients and survivors an exercise the investment in terms of time and effort. initiative led by the NCSEM that aims to create a name-calling at school and one in three had Hardly any of the study participants had LGBT meaning that a ‘one size fits all’ approach to screening consultation and a personalised culture of physical activity in the city. considered suicide as a result of homophobia in advice or support offered to them either in support isn’t suitable. exercise prescription to support their recovery. schools. schools, employment or youth work settings. “But more needs to be done to make schools Some of those questioned had managed to Michael Cashman MEP said: “This important inclusive environments for all young people, and overcome the bullies and were more motivated to report proves that discrimination kills, literally to improve general awareness about LGBT lives achieve success in their careers. and spiritually. It is a timely reminder ahead and identities.” International Strengthening foundations of European elections that we need to do more, not less, when it comes to ending the bullying, Copies of the report are available at www.shu.ac.uk/research/ceir Women’s Day for the housing industry
HEFFIELD Hallam University marked TAFF at one of the country’s biggest International Women’s Day with a series Professor Paul Watson, director of partnership housing developers have become the of activities that celebrated its female development in the natural and built S industry’s first ever students to study on environment department, said: “We’ve worked academics, staff and students. S Leading the way to increase a bespoke foundation degree programme at really hard to create this unique programme, The Women’s Professor’s Group together with Sheffield Hallam University. designed specifically for Barratt to help up-skill the University’s Athena Swan team held a career its workforce and enable it to compete with the The first cohort of 40 students started the tailor- autism support in Sheffield development event for female staff members. increasing demands of the industry. made course in January 2014 and will study for a Sheffield MP, Meg Munn spoke to female foundation degree in residential development and “We have listened to the firm’s aims and academics and staff before taking part in a panel construction. aspirations to create a programme that will allow lecturer from the University is helping to City Council and the local Clinical Commissioning discussion alongside the University’s deputy vice the students to have an input into the future of Barratt Developments have provided funding pioneer a transformation of services to Group after identifying a need for service “Now, thanks to the chancellor, professor Liz Barnes. Barratt and help it to strengthen and grow.” support thousands of adults with autism provision for autistic adults living in the city. for 100 employees to study on the three-year, A part-time course that has been designed by Mark Clare, Barratt Developments Group Chief in Sheffield, which could provide a blueprint for support of MPs and our Professor Nicola Woodroofe, head of the Women’s 40 NHS Trusts nationwide to follow suit. John said: “I used the Sheffield Asperger’s service Professor’s Group and head of the Biomedical Sheffield Hallam’s natural and built environment Executive added: “This degree is a first for us and following my diagnosis and was able to do so partners in the NHS we Research Centre, said: “We held a very similar department in partnership with the house- for the industry. Barratt site managers are a vital John Kay, who himself has Asperger’s Syndrome because I lived out of the area in Chesterfield. have appointed a team event last year and we had a really good response building comapny. part of our workforce in underpinning the quality and is a senior lecturer in health and social care, When I subsequently became a governor of the to it which is why we decided to run it again this and sustainability of the homes we build. The course will equip staff with the skills and has helped to secure £500,000 of funding to allow SHSC Trust, I was made aware of many cases in of clinical specialists time around. We want to be able to celebrate expertise to help strengthen the firm in the future adults in Sheffield to have access to diagnostic Sheffield where access to the service had been the achievements of women at Sheffield Hallam “They face new challenges in terms of the and will see them combine practical skills with support for Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC). denied and that prompted me to do something to help provide a University and to profile successful women in increasingly technical build processes, so we’re classroom-based learning. about it. service that can assess, academia to inspire future female academics on a investing in our people today for future growth. Previously, the ‘out-of-area’ referral policy career trajectory.” Our new Trainee Assistant Site Managers followed by the Sheffield Primary Care Trust “I found patients would often find themselves On completion of the programme, they will have are already proving to be great assets to our diagnose, treat and the opportunity to study an 18-month top-up meant adults living in the city could not access on a carousel of referral programmes with Elsewhere in the University, the Women in divisions.” course after which they will be awarded a BSc its Asperger’s Syndrome Service for autism social workers, charities and other, non-clinical support all adults Science, Engineering and Technology (WiSET) Honours degree. alone. They would only qualify for diagnosis and networks and would only receive treatment and team, hosted Café Scientifique – a weekly event support if they had additional mental health support once their condition became critical or with ASC.” for keen scientists in the city to discuss topics conditions. there was a threat to life. related to their fields of interest. “We’ve worked really hard to create this unique After a letter campaign to local MPs, John, who “Now, thanks to the support of MPs and our The event, ‘It’s different for girls’ saw Sheffield programme, designed specifically for Barratt to is the lead governor of the Sheffield Health and partners in the NHS we have appointed a team of Hallam PhD student, Deborah Thorley, present Social Care NHS Foundation Trust (SHSC), helped clinical specialists to help provide a service that the findings of her research into why girls don’t help up-skill its workforce and enable it to compete the Trust to secure the funding from Sheffield can assess, diagnose, treat and support all adults choose Physics as an A Level subject or a possible with ASC and we’ve already had our first referrals career avenue. with the increasing demands of the industry.” accessing the support.”
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With just weeks to go until the privatisation of part of the probation service, one University professor is determined to keep fighting for a service that has rehabilitated thousands of offenders in its 100+ year existence.
By Laurie Harvey
HE Probation Service has been in Grayling plans to privatise 70 per cent of the “The pace of change is too rapid – there’s no pilot operation for more than 100 years, and probation service, terminating the government’s scheme, it’s a root and branch change in how the Twill soon be controversially remodelled contracts with the 35 public sector Probation service will operate and there are huge risks to by justice secretary Chris Grayling. Yet despite Trusts from 1 June. The trusts will be replaced such an implementation plan whatever you might questioning the nature of the government’s new by 21 new community rehabilitation companies, think about its appropriateness.” outsourcing model, the director of Hallam Centre responsible for managing nearly 300,000 for Community Justice at the University (HCCJ) offenders – with staff of the probation service But Paul does think that the current probation still has a passion and a vision for the service’s split between the new companies. service may still have a card or two up its sleeve. future. In his lectures he talks about the resilience of Paul argues that it’s a risky strategy, but change probation – and the fact that developing countries Government proposals to remodel the NHS and is nothing new to him. He says: “When I started are still keen on creating services devoted to the education in the UK have received huge public in 1975 they were talking about the death of rehabilitation of offenders. “Even the current attention. Changes to the Probation Service, rehabilitation so probation has always had this dismantling of the service will pave the way for which manages the rehabilitation and recovery ‘back to the wall’ existence. But I don’t think I’ve something similar in the future,” he says. “We will of Britain’s offenders, are also under the spotlight, ever felt the death knell striking so constantly as always need rehabilitation services.” yet the evolution – shadow justice secretary in the last year. I didn’t expect to be defending its Sadiq Khan calls it a “reckless gamble” – of very existence.” And HCCJ has a key role to play. One of the probation, has not received the same media proposals in Grayling’s manifesto is to create a scrutiny. Probation Institute to give the new-look service “The pace of change is too a recognised teaching and learning programme, Professor Paul Senior, who worked as a probation and its own Chartered Institute that will become officer in Doncaster in the 1970s, has a reason rapid – there’s no pilot scheme, a centre of excellence for evidence-informed for this. He says: “I think, in a soundbite age, it’s a root and branch change policy. Paul believes that the University is probation is not a soundbite organisation. There’s in how the service will operate well placed to deliver this programme, with its something about it that’s hard to explain in a few reputation for quality community justice courses words. Those who have spent their careers doing and there are huge risks.” and research profile. it will continue to get out of bed for it though. And I do care for it massively. He says: “I see us having a much greater policy “The line coming out of Westminster is that these forming role. I don’t want to use the word “The probation service has such a broad church measures will reduce reoffending through an think-tank but I do think there’s a role to play to of people in it – Christians, Marxists, graduates, innovative, reflexive service driven by private and undertake pieces of work [that] influence future black and minority ethnic groups, people who voluntary sector creativity. But what’s happening policy… We’ll continue to do contract research have found a home in this peculiar profession. is fragmentation, dismantling the one service with new providers hopefully and I’d like to see us After 40 years I’d hate to think it didn’t exist which statistics say is successful and has always involved in the shaping of a probation institute. anymore.” been innovative and adaptable. “I think you’ve got to now view the delivery of Paul has led HCCJ for almost 20 years after a “In probation you’re trying to manage complex rehabilitation services as a continuum of services 17-year career with South Yorkshire Probation risks so why fragment this service? There’s the for which there are different skills needed. You are Trust, has been in demand as a public speaker potential for a complex bureaucracy to unfold no longer just a probation officer – people could over the past 12 months, speaking at various with more input from voluntary and private be working with housing or mental health, so events including the influential Bill McWilliams sector providers, but with different groups there needs to be a continuum of training and not lecture in Cambridge. Next month he will address responsible for different aspects of a prisoner’s only that but post-qualifying training as people’s delegates at Sheffield City Hall as the special rehabilitation. And all while resources are being careers develop.” guest of South Yorkshire Probation Trust at their squeezed. We’ve seen the prison system begin to AGM. creak, teaching programmes getting cancelled “Any society that wants to do something to and offender management problems developing control or care or rehabilitate or protect the public Under plans set to be implemented by the so how can you innovate and expand when needs a probation service if it doesn’t want to fall Government at the start of June – the original resources are reducing? into lawlessness. deadline of 1 April has been pushed back – it might be the last time South Yorkshire’s probation “I’ll continue to fight for that.” community meets in this way.
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“We have the knowledge, the theory and expertise in social work here in Sheffield and by developing social care services in Slovakia, it will help families to function better over there.”
“The problem we have as social workers is that common illnesses such as hepatitis, head lice, huge burden on the authorities. Then there’s the we sometimes try to second guess one another diarrhoea, scabies and meningitis are rife added pressures of trying to integrate children and that’s unhelpful. They don’t understand our in the area. that don’t speak English when they arrive, are Bridging system and we don’t understand their values.” from a different culture, or have experienced high Anne says: “Lunik IX was built for them but levels of exclusion and discrimination.” Anne has been working closely with local it deteriorated very quickly. The flats became authority practitioners and colleagues at Pavel multi-occupied, with two or three families There is a strong need to bridge the differences Jozef Šafárik University in Kosice, Slovakia to living together. The refuse built up and the local between the two countries’ healthcare systems explore the possibility of establishing a network services were unable to meet the demands which Anne believes will go some way towards of professionals in areas where Roma are living in upon them. creating better integration. Children born in Slovakia and in Yorkshire. Slovakia don’t have regular access to midwives the gap or GPs in their infant years which has often led “By working closely with our colleagues in social “By working closely with our to conditions being missed or untreated until work, health, education and housing across South colleagues in social work, they arrive in the UK. Sheffield health visitors Simmering community tensions in one area of Sheffield Yorkshire and Slovakia, we’ve become aware have established strong links with colleagues in of the challenges faced by the rising numbers health, education and housing Slovakia to ensure better understanding of have led to University social work experts seeking to of Slovak-Roma in the region, particularly in across South Yorkshire and the two health systems and to enable establish a professional European network to try and Sheffield and Rotherham,” said Anne. Slovakia, we’ve become aware professional cooperation. better integrate Slovak-Roma communities into society. “The Roma community is quite mobile in that of the challenges faced by the Anne says: “One example of this was in Sheffield they come and go a lot. They tend to follow family when a six year old girl arrived at school and and close friends and whenever there is a family rising numbers of Slovak-Roma appeared to be bored, disengaged, emotionally funeral or similar event, they will go back to in the region.” flat and unresponsive. There were a lot of Slovakia for weeks or months. This mobility is By Sarah Duce concerns about how that had arisen. She was [part] of their culture and therefore integrating assessed, found to be visually impaired, was into society is difficult. “They call England, ‘The Great Splendour’ subsequently given a pair of glasses and she HE discrimination and marginalisation of the brink of one of the worst urban disorders since “In this country, Roma are not entitled to benefits and they talk about ‘going up’ to England. The was transformed.” “We have the knowledge, the theory and Roma communities has existed for the 2001 race riots in Bradford and Oldham, due to apart from child benefit and it takes a while majority come here because they perceive that expertise in social work here in Sheffield and by centuries but tensions increased escalating tensions between local residents and before they get housing benefit,” says Anne. they have a chance of getting work and improving Anne says that Sheffield is “moving mountains” T developing social care services in Slovakia, it will to address the issues surrounding Roma and is dramatically across Eastern Europe in the the Roma community. their families’ lives and access to education. So, to help families to function better over there.” economic difficulties following the collapse of “They are not entitled to council housing so a large extent they are moving for human rights now preparing a funding bid to the European But while Roma people are fleeing to the UK to they go to the private sector, where up until Union’s Erasmus+ scheme to set up the communism in the early 1990s. Staff from Sheffield Hallam travelled to Slovakia issues because the conditions in which they live escape extreme poverty in Slovakia, in the UK recently, there was no control over rental prices. professional network that will help create a better four years ago as part of an exchange programme in can be dreadful.” Many Roma attempted to escape to what they they still find themselves in deprivation and Because a lot of them are in low paid work or understanding of Roma communities living in with the University of Prešov where they learned hoped would be a better life in the West, yet those subjected to discrimination. are unemployed, there are often two families, Schools in Sheffield are also working hard to our societies. of the circumstances that prompted Slovak-Roma who did often experienced similar community some with four or five children each, in one small accommodate the 1,500 Roma children currently families to move to South Yorkshire. problems. Most recently in the Page Hall area Dr Anne Hollows, a principal lecturer in social house and therefore the refuse and noise can be living in the area, with some recruiting Slovak- Anne adds: “The other element to this professional work at Sheffield Hallam, is now developing plans network is to develop an understanding of anti- of Sheffield, where many Roma migrants from enormous. They have a very outdoor culture and Lunik IX (pictured above), a social housing Roma teaching assistants to help children to to establish a European network of professionals discriminatory practice in Slovakia because, until Slovakia have set up home, community tension tend to do things on the streets, that’s their project in Kosice, eastern Slovakia, is home to integrate in the classroom. in social care, education, health and housing to professionals fully understand the structural has resurfaced. way of life, but it can pose problems for around 8,000 Slovak-Roma – the majority of them create a better understanding of how authorities “The number of Slovak-Roma children in Sheffield discrimination and institutional discrimination community cohesion. children – and many live in squalid conditions The community was recently thrust into the can work with Roma communities both in the equates to two primary schools worth,” explains that is taking place within their public services, with no gas, electricity or running water. Almost national media spotlight after David Blunkett MP UK and in Slovakia, to help improve the ways in Anne. “Fitting those children in, and getting things aren’t going to change.” 100% of the population is unemployed and spoke of his fears that the neighbourhood was on which they integrate into society. siblings into the same school is proving to be a
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Business School courses secure News in brief international Re-building the Iraqi Student’s silver designs accreditation health care system on display Healthcare education provided by the University to Iraqi A metalwork and jewellery student from the University medical leaders and physicists will have a major impact on has had her work exhibited in the city’s Millennium Art OURISM, hospitality and international helping to rebuild their country’s health care system, the Gallery after being specially selected for a bursary to business management courses at the Iraqi ambassador to the UK has said. create a piece of silverware. TUniversity have received an important benchmark of international quality, after being His Excellency, Ambassador Zaid Noori the Consul As part of the Designing for Clients module on her course, accredited by the European Foundation for General of the Republic of Iraq met with 40 Iraqi medical second year student Hannah Chapman, designed a Management Development (EFMD). professionals who have been studying at the University pouring vessel for biologist and author, Richard Dawkins. Gripple chief and presented certificates to celebrate the completion of The University is one of only three institutions their courses. She was subsequently picked to receive a bursary of £400 worldwide to obtain EFMD accreditation for its launches new from the National Association of Decorative and Fine Art undergraduate hospitality and tourism courses, As part of a project run in conjunction with the Iraq Societies (NADFAS) to bring her design to life which is now and is one of only six institutions worldwide Ministry of Health, doctors, nurses, physicists, dentists on display in the gallery. to have obtained this accreditation for a careers centre and pharmacists from Baghdad have learned about British postgraduate international business course. healthcare, gaining hands-on experience in many areas. Her work was chosen as the recipient of the bursary by Chris Knight, senior lecturer in Metalwork and Jewellery at The MSc International Business Management, HE University’s new Careers and Since the project launched in 2012, the University has Sheffield Hallam and Claire Starkie, Museums Sheffield’s BSc (Hons) Hospitality Business Management, Employability Centre, was officially welcomed 139 Iraqi healthcare professionals through curator of Decorative Art. Team GB turns to BSc (Hons) International Hotel Management and Tlaunched in March by the chief executive its doors. BSc (Hons)Tourism Management are all delivered of Sheffield-based engineering firm Gripple, Hugh by Sheffield Business School, and have now Facey as part of National Careers Week. Ambassador Noori said: “The healthcare system has Sports economists secured accreditation from the EMFD Programme suffered a lot in Iraq. There’s a lack of physicians, lack forecast golf windfall Sheffield Hallam again Accreditation Scheme (EPAS). The centre, located at City Campus, is dedicated to of experts and a lack of surgeons who have all left the helping students plan their careers and find work, country under different circumstances. An independent study commissioned by The R&A The scheme evaluates the quality of business and has been providing students and graduates and carried out by the University’s Sport Industry or management degree programmes that have with careers workshops and employer-led “Then you have the violence [which] brings with it a lot of Research Centre (SIRC) has forecast that golf’s The Open HE English Table Tennis team has turned And the team will link up with Dave and other an international perspective. The recognition networking sessions since it opened in casualties and this makes the situation even worse. This Championship at the Royal Liverpool course this year to sports science experts at Sheffield University experts several times over the means the courses will benefit from international November 2013. is why the Iraq Ministry of Health launched this initiative will deliver an economic benefit of £75m to the regional THallam to bring them more medals at the next few months to benefit from psychology partnerships, and students will have more with Sheffield Hallam University to train more and more economy of Wirral and Liverpool. Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. and nutrition support, as well as strength and opportunities to work or study abroad. Hugh (pictured above with Professor Liz Barnes, physicists and doctors outside Iraq. conditioning training. deputy Vice-Chancellor) chatted to students at The headline figure includes a forecast economic impact of Members of the team include several medal Professor Adrian Hopgood, Pro Vice-Chancellor the event. £30m derived mostly from spending in the local economy winning athletes, and they have been receiving English Table Tennis Association coach Alan and Dean of the Sheffield Business School at Education conference by an anticipated 200,000 spectators. sessions of intensive training in Sheffield Hallam’s Cooke, himself a former Commonwealth medal Sheffield Hallam, said: “It is our students who Students were also able to network with some of performance labs from strength and conditioning winner admitted that the Sheffield Hallam really benefit from this accreditation through the employers the University works with, which In January the University held the Primary and Early Researchers at SIRC based their forecast on the results of coach Dave Hembrough, one of several experts expertise could prove crucial. international market recognition of our high include Morrisons, IBM, Nestlé and Network Rail. Years Education Conference, at which Chair of the more than 10,000 interviews with spectators, players, the in the University’s Centre for Sport and Exercise quality business and management programmes. Youth Sport Trust, Baroness Sue Campbell CBE gave a media, event staff, sponsors and organisers carried out Science. He said: “We turned to Sheffield Hallam because Paul Helm, assistant director of student and keynote address. over the last four Open Championships. we know that their expertise could make the “It gives Sheffield Business School greater learning services and lead for employability at Dave, who has recently worked with Sheffield difference between gold and silver medal, or just potential for cross-border recognition by national the University, said: “This new centre provides Her message was the health and wellbeing underpins our boxer Kell Brook, put team members including being on the podium. quality agencies and other EPAS-accredited us with a focal point where we can help students whole education system and Sheffield Hallam can play a Global finance study four-time national champion and current British institutions. develop the skills needed to launch their careers. major part in ensuring every child in the city gets a good, men’s number two Paul Drinkhall, number “The package Sheffield Hallam offers is fantastic physical start in life. launched at House of three Andrew Baggaley (pictured) and women’s – great equipment and expertise to really give us “The accreditation process particularly focuses “In this brand new centre, we’re providing Commons number two Joanna Drinkhall, through a series the edge.” on academic rigour, the quality of the student workshops to help them plan their careers and “If a child is not physically and emotionally well, they are of tough fitness tests to give the team extra experience, the level of business engagement, find jobs, improve their online presence for not going to learn,” said the former Chair of UK Sport. The first ever study to look at improving international Dave added: “It may surprise people but table momentum as they prepare to compete for the international dimension of the programme, networking with potential employers, fill in financial reporting for not-for-profit organisations (NPOs) tennis is a highly intensive and demanding England at the Glasgow 2014 Games. and linkages with alumni and their career application forms and shine in interviews.” “The Olympic legacy inspired a generation but what we was presented in the House of Commons in February. sport, requiring huge dedication, mental stamina progression.” need to do more of now is translate that inspiration to and physical agility. The sessions were very Staff at the Careers and Employability Centre also participation. You only have to look at the health figures Experts from the University were commissioned by the successful and over coming months we’ll be EPAS is currently the only international hosted a celebration event to mark three years and obesity figures to see that we have a challenge. Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) to providing more support. We look forward to programme accreditation system able to assess of the innovative Sheffield City Council funded conduct the comprehensive study, alongside colleagues seeing the results in July.” individual programmes in the full range from internship programme, SHINE. The programme The conference brought primary and early years teachers from the University of Dundee, to establish whether there bachelors to doctoral degrees (including masters has placed suitable students in roles at 89 and researchers together to look at how the profession can is a need for developing better international standards for and MBAs) in the business and management companies and organisations since it started tackle the challenges in the education system at a time of NPO financial reporting. education field. in 2012. great reform. Their findings were officially launched at an event hosted Simon Thompson, head of employer engagement A series of workshops also explored behaviour by Catherine McKinnell MP, Shadow Economic Secretary “The package Sheffield Hallam offers in careers and engagement at Sheffield Hallam, management, bringing literacy to life, developing the study to the Treasury, at the House of Commons on 24 February. said: “This programme is an excellent example of foreign languages and supporting vulnerable children. is fantastic – great equipment and of the Council and both universities working Leading the study for Sheffield Hallam was Gareth Morgan, together with local businesses to provide students professor of charity studies and leader of the Centre expertise to really give us the edge.” with rewarding opportunities that allow them to for Voluntary Sector Research based in Sheffield develop their skills and gain valuable Business School. work experience.
24 25 Review Spring 2014 Review Spring 2014 In pictures: Sochi Winter Olympics 2014
Sheffield Hallam has once again partnered with a major sporting event to provide exclusive volunteering opportunities for students, staff and recent graduates. 30 volunteers took on press operations roles in Sochi and received great feedback for their professionalism and commitment.
Some of the team at the press operations centre where Team GB’s curling teams won a silver and bronze medal
George Pratt’s photograph of the Olympic flame burning in Sochi
The Alpine skiing press operations volunteers included several from Sheffield Hallam Will Rodnight and Amy Clayfield
Will McGlyn at work with colleagues for the Olympic news service Sheffield Hallam volunteers at the Olympic rings in Sochi
Lucy Broad’s photograph of the Sochi sunset Andrew Stayley and Luke Tinker at the Olympic Park
Left: Will Rodnight gets in on the action with the Jamaican bobsled team
Right: Students pose under the Olympic rings
Volunteers fly the flag at Lizzy Yarnold’s gold medal ceremony Volunteers take time out in Sochi
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This summer the world’s largest annual sporting event comes to Sheffield
Experience the excitement of the Tour de France by getting involved in our events and activities – including radio dramas, interactive exhibitions and competitions. You could even win a trip to Paris for the final stage.
Find out more at www.shu.ac.uk/letour
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