Sheffield Polytechnic
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Sheffield Polytechnic Sheffield City Polytechnic |
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| Motto | Learn and Serve |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1843 (Founded) 1992 (University status) |
| Endowment | £0.52 m (2015) |
| Chancellor | Robert Winston, Baron Winston |
| Vice-Chancellor | Chris Husbands |
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Academic staff
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2,114 |
| Students | 31,485 (2015/16) |
| Undergraduates | 24,705 (2015/16) |
| Postgraduates | 6,775 (2015/16) |
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 53°22′45″N 1°27′53″W / 53.379105°N 1.464706°WCoordinates: 53°22′45″N 1°27′53″W / 53.379105°N 1.464706°W |
| Campus | City campus and Collegiate crescent campus |
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| Affiliations |
University Alliance Association of Commonwealth Universities |
| Website | shu |
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Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is based on two sites; City Campus is located in the city centre, close to Sheffield railway station, and Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away, adjacent to Ecclesall Road in south-west Sheffield.
The university is the eighth largest university in the UK (out of 166) with 31,485 students (of whom 4,400 are international student), 4,494 staff and 708 courses.
In 1843 as the industrial revolution gathered pace and Sheffield was on the verge of becoming the steel, tool and cutlery making capital of the world, the Sheffield School of Design was founded following lobbying by artist Benjamin Haydon. The day-to-day running was controlled by the local council, whilst the Board of Trade in London appointed the head. Tuition began in a 60x40ft rented room off Glossop Road. In 1850 the School of Design was renamed Sheffield School of Art.
In 1905 the City of Sheffield Training College (later renamed Sheffield City College of Education) on Collegiate Crescent admitted its first 90 students.
In 1967 the Owen Building was constructed. Built in a functional 1960s design, it has since been modernised and comprehensively renovated with an atrium linking it to three adjacent buildings. In 1969 the Sheffield School of Design merged with the city's College of Technology to form Sheffield Polytechnic. 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. In 1987 Sheffield City Polytechnic became a founding member of the Northern Consortium.
In 1992 Sheffield City Polytechnic became Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), with the right to award its own degrees.
In 2005 SHU was reorganised into four faculties. The new Faculty of Development and Society, with an emphasis on 'people, places and spaces', brought together education, geography, humanities, law, and social sciences. At the same time, with the intention of further developing research and teaching in the new Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, a new Clinical Academic Group was launched. The building that had been designed and constructed to house the National Centre for Popular Music became the university's students' union building (the HUBS). The Nelson Mandela Building, the former students' union building, was sold and has since been demolished.
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