Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, with its largest site in the city centre close to Sheffield railway station.谢菲尔德哈勒姆大学(Sheffield Hallam University,简称 SHU)是英格兰南约克郡谢菲尔德的一所公立研究型大学,其最大的校区位于市中心、紧邻谢菲尔德火车站。
It traces its history to the Sheffield School of Design of 1843, became Sheffield Polytechnic in 1969 and Sheffield City Polytechnic in 1976, and gained university status in 1992 with the right to award its own degrees.其历史可追溯到 1843 年创办的谢菲尔德设计学校,1969 年组建为谢菲尔德理工学院,1976 年改称谢菲尔德城市理工学院,并于 1992 年升格为大学、获得自行授予学位的资格。
It is one of the largest universities in the United Kingdom, with about 32,000 students and some 4,000 staff, and is placed in the 1001-1200 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027.该校是英国规模最大的大学之一,拥有约 32,000 名学生与约 4,000 名教职员,并入列 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名的 1001-1200 区间。
History
- The Sheffield School of Design was founded in 1843, following lobbying by the artist Benjamin Haydon, as Sheffield stood on the verge of becoming the world's steel, tool and cutlery capital.谢菲尔德设计学校于 1843 年创办,起因于艺术家本杰明·海登(Benjamin Haydon)的推动,当时谢菲尔德正趋于成为世界钢铁、工具与餐具制造之都。
- Its day-to-day running was controlled by the local council while the Board of Trade in London appointed the head, and teaching began in a rented room of about 60 by 40 feet off Glossop Road.学校日常事务由地方议会管理,校长则由伦敦贸易委员会任命,最初在格洛索普路(Glossop Road)旁一间约 60 乘 40 英尺的租用房间中开课。
- In 1850 the School of Design was renamed the Sheffield School of Art, reflecting the city's growing demand for trained designers and craftsmen.1850 年设计学校更名为谢菲尔德艺术学校,反映了城市对受过训练的设计师与工匠日益增长的需求。
- In 1905 the City of Sheffield Training College on Collegiate Crescent, later renamed the Sheffield City College of Education, admitted its first 90 students.1905 年,位于学院新月(Collegiate Crescent)的谢菲尔德城市师范学院(后更名为谢菲尔德城市教育学院)迎来首批 90 名学生。
- During the First World War the Collegiate Hall was requisitioned by the War Office to create the 3rd Northern General Hospital for the Royal Army Medical Corps.第一次世界大战期间,学院大厅被陆军部征用,改建为皇家陆军军医队第三北方综合医院。
- A new city centre campus was built during the 1960s, and in February 1962 a tower crane collapsed during the Great Sheffield Gale, seriously damaging the rising Owen Building.1960 年代学校兴建了新的市中心校区,1962 年 2 月一座塔式起重机在「谢菲尔德大风暴」中倒塌,严重损坏了正在施工的欧文楼(Owen Building)。
- The Owen Building was completed in 1967 in a functional 1960s design, and has since been modernised with an atrium linking it to four adjacent buildings.欧文楼于 1967 年竣工,采用功能主义的 1960 年代风格,此后经过现代化改造,以中庭与相邻的四座建筑相连。
- In 1969 the Sheffield School of Art merged with the city's College of Technology to form Sheffield Polytechnic.1969 年谢菲尔德艺术学校与市立技术学院合并,组建为谢菲尔德理工学院。
- In 1976 Sheffield Polytechnic merged with the city's two teacher-training colleges, Sheffield City College and Totley Hall College, and was renamed Sheffield City Polytechnic.1976 年谢菲尔德理工学院与市立两所师范院校——谢菲尔德城市学院与托特利堂学院——合并,改称谢菲尔德城市理工学院。
- From 1979 to 1988 students of Sheffield City Polytechnic were based at Wentworth Woodhouse near Rotherham, where physical education and geography and environmental studies were taught.1979 至 1988 年,谢菲尔德城市理工学院的学生驻于罗瑟勒姆附近的温特沃斯府(Wentworth Woodhouse),在此教授体育以及地理与环境研究。
- In 1987 Sheffield City Polytechnic became a founding member of the Northern Consortium, an association of northern English higher education institutions.1987 年谢菲尔德城市理工学院成为「北方联盟」(Northern Consortium)的创始成员,该联盟由英格兰北部多所高等院校组成。
- In 1992 Sheffield City Polytechnic became Sheffield Hallam University, one of the former polytechnics granted university status and the right to award degrees under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.1992 年谢菲尔德城市理工学院升格为谢菲尔德哈勒姆大学,成为依《1992 年继续与高等教育法》获得大学地位与学位授予权的原理工学院之一。
- In 2005 the university was reorganised into four faculties, and the building designed for the National Centre for Popular Music became its students' union building, the HUBS.2005 年学校重组为四个学院,而为「全国流行音乐中心」设计的建筑则改建为学生会大楼 HUBS。
- The Nelson Mandela Building, the former students' union opened in 1978 as the Phoenix building, was sold and later demolished.纳尔逊·曼德拉楼是 1978 年启用的旧学生会大楼,当时名为凤凰楼(Phoenix building),后来被出售并拆除。
- In 2007 Sheffield Hallam took over the teaching of nursing and midwifery from the University of Sheffield, and these activities are now based at the Collegiate Crescent Campus.2007 年谢菲尔德哈勒姆大学从谢菲尔德大学接手护理与助产士的教学,如今相关教学设于学院新月校区。
- In 2008 the Psalter Lane campus, formerly the Sheffield College of Art, closed and its activities moved to the City Campus, while the 26 million pound Furnival Building opened.2008 年原谢菲尔德艺术学院的索尔特巷(Psalter Lane)校区关闭、教学迁至市中心校区,造价 2,600 万英镑的弗尼瓦尔楼(Furnival Building)同期启用。
- The Furnival Building was renamed the Cantor Building in 2011 in recognition of a major donor, and it includes teaching spaces and an art gallery.弗尼瓦尔楼于 2011 年为纪念一位重要捐赠者而更名为坎托楼(Cantor Building),楼内设有教学空间与美术馆。
- In 2020 the university reorganised its academic structure from four faculties into colleges, namely Business, Technology and Engineering, Social Sciences and Arts, and Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences.2020 年学校将学术架构由四个学院重组为学院群,即商业、技术与工程学院,社会科学与艺术学院,以及健康、福祉与生命科学学院。
- Uriah Rennie, a former football referee, was installed as Chancellor on 8 May 2025 and died on 8 June 2025, leaving the office of Chancellor vacant.曾任足球裁判的乌利亚·雷尼(Uriah Rennie)于 2025 年 5 月 8 日就任校监,并于 2025 年 6 月 8 日去世,校监一职因此空缺。
- Sheffield Hallam was among the polytechnics elevated to university status by the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, gaining the power to award its own degrees.谢菲尔德哈勒姆大学是依《1992 年继续与高等教育法》升格为大学的理工院校之一,获得自行授予学位的权力。
- By 2010 the university had invested about 115 million pounds in teaching and building facilities since 1995, with a further 70 million pounds planned.到 2010 年,学校自 1995 年以来已在教学与建筑设施上投入约 1.15 亿英镑,并另有 7,000 万英镑的规划投入。
- It grew from two merged sites into one of the largest universities in the United Kingdom by student numbers in its early years as a university.在升格为大学后的初期,学校从两处合并校区发展为按学生规模计全英最大的大学之一。
Academics
- Since the 2020 restructuring Sheffield Hallam has been organised into three colleges, each grouping several schools and institutes.自 2020 年重组以来,谢菲尔德哈勒姆大学由三个学院群构成,每个学院群下辖若干学院与研究所。
- The College of Business, Technology and Engineering includes Sheffield Business School, the School of Computing and Digital Technologies and the School of Engineering and Built Environment.商业、技术与工程学院群包括谢菲尔德商学院、计算与数字技术学院以及工程与建筑环境学院。
- The College of Social Sciences and Arts includes the Sheffield Creative Industries Institute, the Sheffield Institute of Law and Social Sciences and the Sheffield Institute of Education.社会科学与艺术学院群包括谢菲尔德创意产业研究所、谢菲尔德法律与社会科学研究所以及谢菲尔德教育研究所。
- The College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences includes the School of Biosciences and Chemistry, the School of Health and Social Care and the School of Sport and Physical Activity.健康、福祉与生命科学学院群包括生物科学与化学学院、健康与社会照护学院以及体育与身体活动学院。
- Its research centres include the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, the Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre and the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research.其研究中心包括高级福祉研究中心、生物分子科学研究中心以及区域经济与社会研究中心。
- Its research institutes include the Materials and Engineering Research Institute, the Cultural, Communication and Computing Research Institute and the National HIPIMS Technology Centre.其研究机构包括材料与工程研究所、文化、传播与计算研究所以及国家 HIPIMS 技术中心。
- Several research spin-off companies have been formed, including Sheaf Solutions, Hallam Biotech, Materials Analysis and Research Services and Design Futures.学校催生了多家研究衍生企业,包括 Sheaf Solutions、Hallam Biotech、材料分析与研究服务公司(MARS)以及 Design Futures。
- The university teaches about 32,000 students, offers 708 courses and employs some 4,494 staff, making it one of the largest and most diverse universities in the United Kingdom.学校培养约 32,000 名学生,开设 708 门课程,并雇用约 4,494 名教职员,是英国规模最大、最多元化的大学之一。
- Some 4,400 of its students are international, drawn from a wide range of countries.其学生中约有 4,400 名为国际学生,来自众多国家。
- As the lead partner for Higher Futures, the university runs the Lifelong Learning Network for South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire.作为 Higher Futures 的主导伙伴,学校为南约克郡、北德比郡与北诺丁汉郡运营终身学习网络。
- In the National Student Survey several subject areas have performed strongly, with architecture and geography placed first and planning placed second.在全国学生调查中,该校多个学科表现优异,建筑学与地理学位列第一,规划学位列第二。
- Research output indexed by OpenAlex amounts to 24,082 works and 820,841 citations, concentrated in health, computing, materials and the social sciences.OpenAlex 收录该校 24,082 篇研究成果与 820,841 次引用,主要集中于健康、计算、材料与社会科学领域。
- The university took over nursing and midwifery education from the University of Sheffield in 2007, strengthening its health teaching portfolio.学校于 2007 年从谢菲尔德大学接手护理与助产士教育,充实了其健康类教学布局。
- Through its Lifelong Learning Network and partnerships, it provides continuing education and part-time study alongside its degree programmes.学校借助其终身学习网络与合作关系,在学位项目之外提供继续教育与业余学习机会。
- Its academic profile spans business, computing, engineering, health and social care, sport, education, law and the creative industries.其学术版图涵盖商业、计算、工程、健康与社会照护、体育、教育、法律以及创意产业。
- The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre works with health partners and industry on physical activity, rehabilitation and wellbeing.高级福祉研究中心与健康伙伴及产业界合作,开展身体活动、康复与福祉方面的研究。
- Its research centres are supported by partnerships with industry, the health service and regional bodies across South Yorkshire.其研究中心得到产业界、卫生服务机构以及南约克郡各区域机构的合作支持。
- The National HIPIMS Technology Centre specialises in high-power impulse magnetron sputtering, a surface-engineering technology used by manufacturers.国家 HIPIMS 技术中心专攻高功率脉冲磁控溅射技术,这是一种制造商使用的表面工程技术。
- The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research works on policy questions affecting northern England and its communities.区域经济与社会研究中心研究影响英格兰北部及其社区的政策议题。
- The university offers degree apprenticeships and part-time programmes alongside its traditional full-time undergraduate courses.学校在全日制本科课程之外,还提供学位学徒制与业余制课程。
- Its Institute of Education trains teachers and education professionals for schools across the Sheffield city region.其教育研究所为谢菲尔德城市地区的学校培养教师与教育专业人才。
Campus
- The university is based on two main sites: the City Campus near Sheffield railway station, and the Collegiate Crescent Campus about two miles away in the Broomhall Estate off Ecclesall Road.学校主要有两个校区:紧邻谢菲尔德火车站的市中心校区,以及约两英里外、位于埃克塞尔路(Ecclesall Road)旁布鲁姆霍尔区的学院新月校区。
- A third campus at Brent Cross Town in the London Borough of Barnet is expected to open for the 2025-2026 academic year and to accommodate up to 5,000 students by 2030.第三个校区位于伦敦巴尼特区的布伦特十字新城(Brent Cross Town),预计于 2025-2026 学年启用,到 2030 年可容纳多达 5,000 名学生。
- The Owen Building, completed in 1967, is a landmark of the City Campus and has been modernised with an atrium linking it to four adjacent buildings.1967 年竣工的欧文楼是市中心校区的地标,经过现代化改造,以中庭与相邻的四座建筑相连。
- The Cantor Building, formerly the Furnival Building, opened as a 26 million pound energy-efficient building and contains teaching spaces and an art gallery.坎托楼原名弗尼瓦尔楼,是一座造价 2,600 万英镑的节能建筑,内设教学空间与美术馆。
- The students' union building, known as the HUBS, occupies a building originally designed to house the National Centre for Popular Music.学生会大楼名为 HUBS,其所在建筑最初是为「全国流行音乐中心」而设计。
- The Collegiate Crescent site has its own history, its Collegiate Hall having served as a military hospital during the First World War.学院新月校区自有一段历史,其学院大厅曾在第一次世界大战期间充当军队医院。
- In 2007 the Psalter Lane campus, formerly the Sheffield College of Art, closed and its teaching was transferred to the City Campus.2007 年原谢菲尔德艺术学院的索尔特巷校区关闭,教学迁往市中心校区。
- The campuses lie within Sheffield, a city in South Yorkshire on the edge of the Peak District, about 170 miles north of London.两个校区都位于谢菲尔德,这座南约克郡城市地处峰区(Peak District)边缘,在伦敦以北约 170 英里处。
- The university's city-centre location puts students within reach of Sheffield's railway station, its cultural quarter and its two universities.学校地处市中心,学生举步可达谢菲尔德火车站、城市文化区以及该市的两所大学。
Reputation
- Sheffield Hallam University is placed in the 1001-1200 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027, a tied interval in the global table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中,谢菲尔德哈勒姆大学位列 1001-1200 区间,是该全球榜单中的一个并列区间。
- It stood in the 801-1000 band of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027.该校在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中位列 801-1000 区间。
- It was ranked 1,254th in the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 list.该校在 US News 2026-2027 年度全球最佳大学排名中位列第 1,254 位。
- It did not enter the main table of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026.该校未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜。
- The Guardian University Guide 2021 placed it 47th of 121 UK universities, and the Complete University Guide 2021 placed it 67th of 130.《卫报》2021 年大学指南将其列为英国 121 所大学中的第 47 位,完全大学指南 2021 则将其列为 130 所中的第 67 位。
- The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020 placed it 65th of 131 UK universities.《泰晤士报》与《星期日泰晤士报》2020 年优秀大学指南将其列为英国 131 所大学中的第 65 位。
- In 2019 it ranked 485th worldwide in the SCImago Institutions Rankings, and in 2015 it was placed 15th of 151 in the People and Planet University League.2019 年该校在 SCImago 机构排名中位列全球第 485 位,2015 年则在 People & Planet 大学联盟排行榜上位列 151 所中的第 15 位。
- In 2020 the university received The Times and Sunday Times University of the Year award for teaching quality.2020 年,该校获得《泰晤士报》与《星期日泰晤士报》颁发的年度大学教学质量奖。
- Research output indexed by OpenAlex records 24,082 works and 820,841 citations for the university, across health, engineering and the social sciences.OpenAlex 收录该校 24,082 篇研究成果与 820,841 次引用,覆盖健康、工程与社会科学领域。
Student life
- The university has no formally adopted Latin motto, expressing its identity instead through the motto-like phrase "a university of purpose" and its commitment to transforming lives.该校没有正式采用的拉丁校训,而是以「一所怀有使命的大学」这一类似校训的表述以及「改变人生」的承诺来表达自身定位。
- The students' union, based in the HUBS building, supports societies, volunteering and student representation across both main campuses.学生会设于 HUBS 大楼,在两个主校区内支持学生社团、志愿服务与学生代表事务。
- In the National Student Survey architecture and geography were placed first and planning second, reflecting strong student satisfaction in those areas.在全国学生调查中,建筑学与地理学位列第一、规划学位列第二,反映这些学科较高的学生满意度。
- The university inherited a strong sporting tradition, associated with the Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes, a graduate of the institution.学校继承了浓厚的体育传统,其毕业生、奥运冠军凯莉·霍尔姆斯女爵士(Dame Kelly Holmes)即与此相关。
- Its two campuses in Sheffield give students access to the city's music, theatre and sporting venues in South Yorkshire.其在谢菲尔德的两个校区使学生得以接触这座南约克郡城市的音乐、戏剧与体育场馆。
- The university runs continuing and part-time study through its Lifelong Learning Network, widening access for mature and working students.学校通过终身学习网络提供继续教育与业余学习,为成年学生与在职学生拓宽入学渠道。
- The opening of a London campus at Brent Cross Town from 2025-26 extends student life into the capital.自 2025-2026 学年起,伦敦布伦特十字新城校区的启用将学生生活延伸到首都。
- The Art and Design heritage of the former Sheffield School of Art underpins the university's creative and cultural student societies.原谢菲尔德艺术学校的艺术与设计传统,支撑着学校创意与文化类的学生社团。
Notable people
- Nick Park, an animator who studied at the university, created Wallace and Gromit and won Academy Awards for his animated films.曾在该校学习的动画师尼克·帕克(Nick Park)创造了《超级无敌掌门狗》,并凭借其动画短片多次获得奥斯卡奖。
- Dame Kelly Holmes, a graduate of the university, won double Olympic gold in the 800 and 1,500 metres in 2004.该校毕业生凯莉·霍尔姆斯女爵士(Dame Kelly Holmes)在 2004 年奥运会 800 米与 1,500 米项目中夺得双金。
- Howard Wilkinson, a graduate, became technical director of the Football Association and managed Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday.该校毕业生霍华德·威尔金森(Howard Wilkinson)曾任英格兰足总技术总监,并执教利兹联与谢菲尔德星期三。
- Bruce Oldfield, a fashion designer educated at the university, became known for couture and royal commissions.在该校就读的时装设计师布鲁斯·奥德菲尔德(Bruce Oldfield)以高级定制与王室订单而闻名。
- Richard Caborn, a graduate, was Labour MP for Sheffield Central and served as minister for sport.该校毕业生理查德·卡伯恩(Richard Caborn)曾任谢菲尔德中央选区工党议员,并出任体育大臣。
- Andrea Hirata, an Indonesian writer educated at Sheffield Hallam, wrote the novel Laskar Pelangi, known in English as The Rainbow Troops.在该校就读的印度尼西亚作家安卓亚·喜拉塔(Andrea Hirata)著有小说《彩虹战队》(Laskar Pelangi)。
- Steve Peat, an alumnus, won the world championship in downhill mountain biking.该校校友史蒂夫·皮特(Steve Peat)曾获得速降山地自行车世界冠军。
- Stephanie Hill, a graduate, was crowned Miss England in 2017 and pursued a career in classical-crossover singing.该校毕业生斯蒂芬妮·希尔(Stephanie Hill)于 2017 年当选英格兰小姐,并从事古典跨界演唱。
- Marina Lewycka, a senior lecturer in media studies from 1998 to 2012, wrote the novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian.玛丽娜·莱维茨卡(Marina Lewycka)于 1998 至 2012 年任媒体研究高级讲师,著有小说《乌克兰拖拉机简史》。
- Jane Rogers, a former lecturer, won the 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award for her novel The Testament of Jessie Lamb.曾任教于该校的简·罗杰斯(Jane Rogers)凭小说《杰西·兰姆的证言》获得 2012 年阿瑟·克拉克奖。
- Bryan Nicholson, Robert Winston and Helena Kennedy served successively as Chancellor from 1992 to 2025, before Uriah Rennie took the office in 2025.布莱恩·尼科尔森(Bryan Nicholson)、罗伯特·温斯顿(Robert Winston)与海伦娜·肯尼迪(Helena Kennedy)自 1992 至 2025 年先后担任校监,其后乌利亚·雷尼于 2025 年就任。
- Liz Mossop leads the university as Vice-Chancellor, its chief executive and senior academic officer.莉兹·莫索普(Liz Mossop)作为校长(Vice-Chancellor)领导该校,是学校的首席执行官与最高学术负责人。