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Sheffield Hallam has helped me build life long friendships, develop new hobbies and gain a better understanding of what I want to achieve in the future. Staff have been helpful and supportive throughout my first year and I look forward to start my second year!
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When going through a really tough time during exam period last year the wellbeing team were absolutely amazing! I wouldn't have made it through the end of the year without them. Having never registered with the wellbeing team I came to Colliegate campus needing help as I was experiencing a very serious personal problem. The staff there got me in contact with the wellbeing team immediately and paid for a taxi for me to get to an available appointment on time. I cannot express how much I appreciate what they did for me. I've never received this kind of help from anywhere I've studied/worked.
The uni is good and the tutors are very helpful and act like they really want to help. My only negatives are a lot of the services offered at the university are often very slow and sometimes don’t help and also lots of the sport societies have awful rules and tricks they play on freshers to bully and intimidate them.
Great place to study with fantastic opportunities on offer
Sheffield Hallam was instantly preferred for me when looking round other universities and I have settled into it extremely easy
A brilliant uni in the Heart of the City centre. So much support and funding offered with a lot of guidance and encouragement to get experience alongside studies. Great resources.
I like there is WiFi, vending machine, microwave, card machine, train ticket machine and keetle at the main campuses! I really SHU
Very well organised and students are taught practical skills rather than just academic
Being at Sheffield Hallam has expanded so many horizons for me. The learning experience is fantastic and so is the night life. There are so many extra curricular to get involved in and so many ways to enhance your CV. There’s so many opportunities for you to get involved in. Sadly the Student Union isn’t that great but there’s so much to do in Sheffield that it doesn’t matter too much.
I love Sheffield Hallam, there is so much of a community spirit and so many events! If you’re not into ‘stereotypical’ uni societies, there is definitely something still for you! I feel so safe on campus and wouldn’t change my uni experience for the world, the facilities are amazing too!
An amazing university where you feel right at home! Staff are lovely and the buildings are modern. I have had a lovely 3 years here!
Simply amazing, I don’t know what else to say, the ratings say it all
Great uni, nice environment and nice people,
The university has provided me with really good friends and life experiences.
Partly to blame on me not focusing on my studies however when I resat some assignments I didn't find out if I had actually passed until mid September by which time I had actually been sent a timetable for the full year and was recieving emails from lectures about field studies and reading lists which prompted me that I had passed and had moved into a flat and signed a 10 month lease. Turns out I hadn't passed and so I either had to re-enroll and retake the year or drop out. After a mental debate I decided I didn't want to be part of an institution that didn't help it's students, due to me dropping out I had no student finance backing and had to try find someone to take on my flat lease, which the uni wouldn't help with whatsoever. In the end I've ended up having to set up a payment plan and have been paying off the debt monthly due to a mistake on my behalf of not studying and the amazing admin skills of the Sheffield Hallam University faculty.
The student union is in a poor location and no reason to go there
Good uni with good facilities and happy with the course leaders
Great uni overall, just with there were more societies. Although you can set up your own
I’ve not yet found a single fault with Sheffield Hallam and I Have loved every minute of my time here. My bank account thinks otherwise
Very good facilities, lecturers and atmosphere
Absolutely loved my experience at Hallam!
Good but it is difficult to find a job
Really great university. Really accommodting to individuals.
Very good university feels like home
Lovely campus with friendly staff
Utterly lovely collegate campus. Everyone so helpful and guiding. Staff are good with directs. Shame the RWB doesnt have microwave/ kettle for dinner facilites unlime the HOTC but can make do
Good university but could be better
Worst uni! Don’t go here worst decision of my life
The whole university is amazing
Great university with modern campuses and loads to do in a city great for students
Lovely open campus with many areas to chill and do work. Facilities are great.
Honestly so welcoming, easy to get around, always places to sit, eat, socialise
The Uni offers a wide range of things to do so you are always busy and that the accomdiation is always cheaper. Hallam till i die
Very sociable Amazing tutors Good interior design
Great university environment, near town centre makes it the best
Dont really involve you with anything or give you any information about things.
Good university but mismanagement issues sometimes.
I can happily say that Sheffield Hallam is a great university. Pros: - Good range of courses. - lecturers/doctors that have solid experience in their fields. - Very close to town centre which is incredibly useful. - Decent student union with some fantastic societies. - big bonus at least on my course is the option of paid work experience for a year which a lot of unis don't offer. Cons: - 1 of my lecturers was garbage and I was better off just catching up from lecture notes, not ideal. - labs (at least computer labs) are a bit dated compared to some of the more prestigious unis. - feedback on work is oftentimes not very insightful. Don't let the cons put you off, I had to really pick my head to think of some. It's a fantastic university oftentimes gets a lot of stick for having to many students that focus on nights out more than their studies. If you crack on you'll love it!
Sheffield Hallam is a great university, it has multiple building all of which have good facilities.
Sometimes okay, sometimes not okay. But mostly okay.
Really great and welcoming university. After just completing my first year studying Sociology I couldn't be happier that I chose SHU; all the lectures are really supportive, friendly and approachable. The course is relevant and topical where it can be and this is futher supported by the fact that SHU has a large number of lecturers that are active in their field of study. I've made plenty of good friends whilst studying here and am looking forward to 2nd and 3rd year.
Far too much group work integrated into the course. Wish I'd chose another university.
Decent. Not bad. Could be better.
I am not the best example of an active member of the university but I know it's all there. I think there could be improvements to how people can get information about societies etc after fresher's fair because if you don't attend that circus I honestly don't think they offer other avenues apart from online. So try and be braver than me to make the most of what is on offer and attend as many of the fairs as you can.
Great central location for uni, lots of help available if required and lots of clubs to get involved with.
Good facilities and you’ll find everything you’d possibly need to learn. WiFi is extremely awkward to connect to
Student Union barely bothered with our course, other than the Nursing Society team, more bothered with playing rugby than supporting students? Academic support from University is great though. Collegiate Campus is a great place to study.
Sheffield Hallam was the perfect choice, I wouldn't have rather have picked anywhere else! It's a very sociable university that promotes having fun and making as many friends as you can throughout your time there, whilst supporting your studies to ensure you achieve the highest possible degree you can. Sheffield Hallam also has evert facility you may need during your degree. There's a club/society for absolutely every past-time/sport. Varsity is the biggest sporting event of the year and is fun for everyone to get involved in (even if you don't play sport!). Friends from all other unis come to watch the Ice Hockey that completes the Varsity event, which is followed by an epic night out where everyone from both unis (Hallam and Uni of) enjoy together. It's location is perfect for students, centre of the city and close to everything! Everything is within walking distance from each other, making it the perfect choice!
Some students here are chilled out, interesting, clever and mature whereas some still act as if they are 15 years old and have only just discovered what drinking is... anyway, it’s a beautiful little city and the uni is modern, full of life and welcoming. Not too far from Uni of Sheffield so it’s easy to mingle with students in both uni’s. It’s a really chilled out place to study, you make it what you will of it! The friends I’ve made here are exactly like me and we’ve found a lovely little cafe/restaurant by the Graves Art Gallery where we chill out and then there’s all sorts of really cute pubs and vintage shops that we spend our weekends at. I moved to Sheffield with my boyfriend and we’ve found some gorgeous little restaurants and date places. There’s so much to do in sheffield! Definitely check it out, Sheffield Hallam is definitely worth it - lots of interesting people, the teaching is absolutely brilliant and the help services are there to help with everything.
My experience at Hallam was awful, I had several lectures that were rude and very unhelpful and I was denied help from a couple of them on several occasions. Some of the building are very fun down and even dirty. I felt very alone through out my time at Hallam and left feeling very low and had lost all my confidence.
Sheffield Hallam is a great uni but have areas that could be improved. As a disabled student talking to the disabilty support in a drop in session is like talking to a brick wall and they don't know what they are doing as it took me 3 months to get support after apprently sorting it out in may.
Fantastic university, cannot fault! Best decision I made and I’m so glad I stayed on. They have helped me in many ways and not just academically. Staff are all lovely and completely helpful
nice it being centre of town. staff really helpful
Enrolment process completely shambolic even when I had all the documentation and DBS check in advance. No proper induction. No support services for PGCE students available outside of school hours. No willingness to resolve major issues with placements. Then someone decided not to mark my last assignment despite it being submitted correctly and on time so I can't even get academic credits. SHU have wasted a year of my life and £9k. AVOID
Sheffield is a great city,with loads to offer
Sheffield Hallam is a very poor university if I could go back and choose my uni's I would avoid this place at all costs! Lecturers are terrible and not supportive in the slightest whilst the actual facilities shockingly poor. However, the nightlife in Sheffield is really good as are the societies. Sheffield itself is a lovely place to live and is inexpensive. I recommend the city but not Sheffield Hallam University!
Absolutely Unprofessional! My academic transcript clearly showed my dissertation score. Nevertheless, they didn't bother looking at it and they wrote to me that my application wasn't sufficiently completed. I replied and explained how to find it. Yet, they ignored my reply, never got it back to me, never made an apology for their negligence. Avoid this educational institution guys! Several better universities for us to apply.
Really enjoy coming to uni here. The staff are so helpful and so nice. The facilities in the newer buildings are better than the older ones but that is to be expected.
Nice campus, a bit of rivalry with (the better) Uni of Sheffield. I didn't realise that this uni had a bad-ish reputation otherwise I would have picked something else as I had the grades to. It seems like Hallam get all their students through clearing as many that I've talked to didn't get the grades required to get in
Sheffield Hallam is a great, fun university which runs a lot of social events.
An amazing uni. Would definitely recommend it.
The campus is very modern and big. The wifi is okay good and bad in places. The library is amazing!!
All of the above are great albeit far away from each other. If you have any lessons or lectures in collegiate then good luck travelling from there all the way to city campus.
Brilliant student union and support services
Lovely university staff are always friendly and helpful
Love going to Sheffield Hallam. Great uni, friendly people. Student union isnt that great, however, you have access to the Uni of Sheffield students union so win win.
Awful internet in Hallam, good facilities nothing special
FREE WIFI EVERYWHERE ON CAMPUS THAT'S PRETTY DECENT. YAAAAAAAY.
Brilliant campus!! But I would recommend better wifi connection for next year
Love Sheffield Hallam, loads going on and always new opportunities to further studies
The University provides students with lots of free connections to training materials and courses from professional websites that are useful for supporting a student when working on their degree, they also have many high end computers and advanced facilities related to computing and games development in particular. The student union is not very large but it is quite active and many societies exists that students can join - I was not a member of any particular society The career service was very good at providing students with connections and opportunities available in many companies looking to hire either graduates or students for a placement year. The University's internet service is very reliable and speedy.
Sheffield Hallam University has plenty of campus' for each subject and has loads of friendly staff and people there. Everyone is really helpful and there's always plenty of activities to take part in.
The problem with SHU is, no-one really wants to be there. SHU's academic rating is so low, it's likely a hindrance to your career to admit working there... so staff leave at any opportunity. All that seem to be left are incompetents. IT services were laughable ... no exaggeration, 1 day out of 8 they just wouldn't work; disinterested admin staff making the most basic tasks impossible; the facilities were all poorly managed and geared around making money from you ... but the 'academics'?! They'd be absent, they'd just leave (no fewer than 3 lecturers left from my course alone in 1 year), they'd be ... incoherent (the head of my department had such poor English they were indecipherable) or, frankly, stupid - their notes often made no sense of were factually ... like a_quick_Google_from_my_phone, factually *wrong* Nice people and Sheffield itself has loads to be proud of - but SHU (not to be confused with Secure Housing Unit in prison) was a waste of 2 years and 7 grand
Huge range of societies up for offer. SU is quite small. Free Wifi everywhere.
Its all based in convenient places and the libraries are spacious
overall a good uni with great facilities and a fantastic city
Great uni over all, union food is brilliant
Joining a society is the best thing you can do to make friends and have fun
I loved being at uni ,met some great people and I hope to come across them in the future.will miss the nightlife in sheff.
Printing is way too expensive for £9K a year... very good facilities, careers service is really useful, the SU is tiny compared to others and the drinks aren't very cheap (may as well go to a pub), food at uni is quite expensive, like nearly 3 quid for a sandwich, staff are friendly and supportive. Language classes are available to students but cost a lot. Not a very big range of societies to choose from compared to other universities. City centre location is excellent, very difficult to park anywhere that's cheap though
Nice university, campuses very good. Sheffields clubs aren't brilliant though
Shu space and Internet down multiple times, no bins in women's toilet cubicles
Well trained and informative staff
Need to be more open and larger choice on clubs or society or even just to be promoted more
It's good at collegiate campus
Facilities are excellent and the student union is great accommodating for everyone. However the only downfall is the Lecturers, some of which show no enthusiasm and may as well not be there.
Really nice place and very organised. Facilities are great
Lovely modern friendly university. Very helpful support staff and great facilities. The only downside being is the lack of use the student union gets!
really great university, couldn't imagine being anywhere else
Sept 2015 cohort. Informative lectures, great teaching staff, good facilities including cashless system, supportive and decent nightlife
great nightlife even better academic support
Nice and modern city campus with a great social vibe about it, high variety of learning facilities and a great SU to suit.
Very little green space was my first reaction. There are a lot of clubs to join but the bar at the SU is pretty poor beside from on quiz night when there is not a seat in the building. The library is large and very confusing, books for my subject where dotted about on all different floors and places. The library is open 24/7 which does really help and there are many different working areas for different needs.
Great uni, having a brilliant time
The aren't that many societies that aren't course or sports related
Really like the uni and facilities etc. The wifi doesn't work on campus and the lifts can be quite slow but it is a great uni to study at.
Overall good experience so far but disappointed with the clubs and societies on offer.
The campus has both a modern but timed look to it, and is in a good condition
Really nice buildings, well laid out.
Fresher's week is crazy with free stuff being thrown at you, the City Campus has a number of places to eat all of which are great value, The union bar is very nice but it's a shame it's not open on Sundays.
The uni itself is fantastic, almost everything they offer helps you improve your employability. The library is fantastic and accommodates all types of students, quiet or loud or groups, for any kind of project. Essay writing, group posters, silent reading; whatever you want to do, you can do in the Sheffield Hallam Library. Also the automated renting system is fantastically impressive.