College Wellbeing Adviser
Your College Wellbeing Adviser can deliver wellbeing workshops covering common wellbeing themes such as stress and procrastination, anxiety and low mood, and imposter phenomena. Workshops can help develop your awareness and understanding of certain topics whilst enabling you to build useful self-help techniques.
If you're interested in accessing a wellbeing workshop for your Course or Institute, speak to your Course Leader, Course Rep(s), or Lead Rep.
You can also access one-to-one support with a member of the Student Wellbeing team - Book an appointment online.
Your College Wellbeing Advisers
- College of Business, Technology and Engineering - Matthew Candler
- College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences - Reanna Thach
- College of Social Sciences and Arts - Katie Kay
Careers and Employability Adviser
Your Careers and Employability Adviser can help with a range of career and employability related topics, including:
- CVs and cover letters
- Job applications and postgraduate supporting statements
- Interviews
- Networking and LinkedIn
- Skills awareness
- Discussing career options
One-to-one appointments - Book an appointment via the Careers and Employability Hub (Owen, Level 2).
Weekly drop-ins - Check your Careers Update newsletter via Blackboard for the latest dates and times.
Your Careers and Employability Advisers
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
- Sheffield Business School - Adam Argent, Bianca Roberts, and Nick Hill
- School of Computing and Digital Technologies - Dan Shepherdson
- School of Engineering and Built Environment - Dan Shepherdson
College of Social Sciences and Arts
- Sheffield Institute of Creative Industries - Charlie Brown and Rachel Gradwell (Art and Design)
- Sheffield Institute of Education - Rachel Westwood
- Sheffield Institute of Law and Justice - Sheryl Cruickshank
- Sheffield Institute of Social Sciences - Philippa Fairfax and Sheryl Cruickshank
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
- School of Biosciences and Chemistry - Natalie Needham (Mon - Wed) and Nichola Bell (Wed - Fri)
- School of Health and Social Care - Natalie Needham (Mon - Wed) and Nichola Bell (Wed - Fri)
- School of Sport and Physical Activity - Philippa Fairfax
You can also access general careers information and resources, including CV and cover letter generators and interview simulators, online via the Careers and Employability Service.
Academic Adviser
Your Academic Adviser is your key contact during your time at Hallam. You'll meet with them once every semester to discuss your progress and any issues that may be impacting your ability to study.
If you need to contact your Academic Adviser outside of these meetings, you can do that too! They're eager to help whenever you need them.
Not sure who your Academic Adviser is? Check the 'Key Support Advisers' section of Blackboard for their name and contact details.
Hallam Help
Hallam Help can support with a wide variety of areas, including:
- Financial advice
- Student wellbeing
- Disability support
- IT help
- Library services
- Careers and employability
- International student support
- Hallam GP/Medical support
You can book a meeting with a Hallam Help Adviser online or visit the Hallam Help desk in Owen Building or Adsetts.
SU Advice
Hallam SU's Advice Centre provides free, confidential, and independent academic advice to all Hallam students. The advisers are experts in the University's regulations and can guide you through the relevant processes to find a resolution to your academic, housing, or funding issue.
If you need advice, start with our handy resources, then get in touch with an adviser online, by phone, or at a drop-in session.
Your representatives
Course Reps
Your Course Reps check in on how things are going on your course and share your thoughts with lecturers and tutors. They're there to represent you, ensuring any concerns are addressed and helping to improve the overall learning experience.
Interested in becoming a Course Rep? Sign up online.
Lead Rep
Your Lead Rep works with the Students' Union. They listen to concerns from Course Reps and raise any wider-spread issues in higher level meetings with the School/Institute, ensuring staff can change things that impact as many students as possible. They also work on a set of specific projects each year to help improve the student experience in your School/Institute!
College Officer
Your College Officer takes a year out from study to work full-time for the Students' Union. They represent the student body, amplify the student voice, and improve the student experience. Officers work closely with Lead Reps to understand student concerns, and work with the University, Students' Union, and local authorities on projects to improve areas most important to students.
Not sure who your Reps are? Use the Find My Rep tool to see who represents you.
Student Social Connectors
Feeling alone? Struggling to meet people? Work with a trained Social Connector to find new experiences, meet new people, and gain confidence.
Plus, as students themselves, Connectors understand what you're going through.
Sign up to Social Connect
Community Fridge
The Community Fridge is stocked with surplus food donated by local businesses and suppliers, often items nearing their sell-by date but still perfectly good to eat. You'll find a range of items like fresh produce, dairy products, snacks, and more, all available for free. It's there to provide extra support when your student budget gets tight.
Swap Shop
Clothing Swap Shop
Refresh your wardrobe without spending money. Simply take clean, wearable clothing, shoes, and accessories you no longer need to the Students' Union during opening hours, hand them over to a shop volunteer, and choose something from the shop to trade them for.
Can't find anything to swap your item(s) for? Don't worry, you'll be given a Swap Shop card with a stamp for each item donated so you can return another time when new stock has been added. Just remember to bring your stamp card with you!
Materials Swap Shop
Created in response to student feedback, the Materials Swap Shop helps support students facing high course material costs.
With a range of materials on offer, including paper, fabrics, paints, tools, and more, simply take your surplus materials to the Students' Union during opening hours and swap them for something else. You can even buy art materials from the shop for a small donation, so don't worry if you have nothing to swap.
Book Swap
Refresh your bookshelf without spending money. Simply take a book you no longer want to the Students' Union during opening hours and trade it for something else from the collection.
Check out our online Cost of Living Hub for information on everything from additional funding and money saving tips to health and wellbeing resources and emergency support.
Learn more about the Swap Shop
Sexual health
Free sexual health kits are available to collect from Hallam Students' Union.
Plus, we have loads of online information to help you feel empowered to make informed decisions about contraception, STIs, and healthy relationships.
Find out more about sexual health.
Report + Support
Hallam doesn't stand for harassment or abuse. If you experience sexual violence, harassment, abuse, or a hate crime, you can report it online via Report + Support - report anonymously or request to get support from an adviser.
Drugs and alcohol
Harm reduction
Free drug testing kits are available to collect from Hallam Students' Union.
At Hallam SU, we have a harm reduction policy for drugs and alcohol, acknowledging that drug consumption is illegal and not something we condone but understanding that does not stop students from using them.
Your wellbeing is our priority, so we provide information and tools to help you stay safe if you or your friends choose to consume drugs or alcohol.
Spiking
Free anti- drink spiking kits are available to collect from Hallam Students' Union.
Plus, we have online information to help you understand what spiking is, signs to look out for, and what to do if you think you, or someone you're with, has been spiked.
No matter the issue, there are friendly teams and support services available and ready to help whenever you need it. Never be scared or ashamed to reach out.