Alison Money
KnowledgeRICH Liaison Officer
Sheffield Hallam University
How Sheffield Hallam University can help your business
We have a depth of knowledge and independent specialist expertise covering a wide range of subject areas and industry sectors. Our services to business include:
- opportunities to work with us on research to solve a problem
- consultancy - tapping into University knowledge
- exploring ways of working with students
- career and professional development for your organisation
As a progressive and highly-respected University, Sheffield Hallam is a leader in many commercial fields, from hi-tech mobile internet communications and new bioscience developments to cutting-edge industrial design and materials science. Our expertise is available to businesses of any size and our services are competitive, ethical and comprehensive. You can discuss your needs in total confidence without obligation.
We have developed a strong working relationship with MARS CIC and our collaboration with them has prompted a culture change in the business, from one of simply being a manufacturer to being an innovative company leading the field.
Craig Jones, Managing Director of Metro Technologies
Our success centres
Design Futures Centre for Industrial Collaboration (CIC)
Have you eaten a Marks and Spencer's sandwich recently? If so you'll probably have opened a packet conceived by our product and packaging research and consultancy unit - Design Futures.
Both consumer and commercial buyers are hungry for differentiation and improved performance through innovative new products and packaging. One way to meet this demand is to adopt a creative, multi-disciplinary approach to design and that's what we offer. Design Futures CIC brings together some of the UK's finest creative minds and innovative thinkers to identify new commercial opportunities and develop exciting product and packaging ideas.
Materials Analysis and Research Services (MARS) CIC
From analysing materials at a nanoscale to improving efficiency around a whole factory, MARS CIC can help your company innovate and succeed. Our team offers consultancy on a commercial basis and can provide assistance in many areas, from materials analysis and quality assurance to full-scale materials and product development projects.
Industries that benefit from our expertise include automotive, aerospace, medical, oil and gas, and defence.
Sporting new research
Our Centre for Sport and Exercise Science (CSES) provides consultancy services and research that achieve international standards of excellence. We have a wealth of experience in sports engineering, athlete support, applied research, healthcare and corporate wellness. Our practitioners work in physiology, psychology, biomechanics, nutrition and sport therapy and both our laboratories and staff are accredited by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES), as well as being British Olympic Association (BOA) registered. We also have established links with internationally-renowned physiotherapists, radiologists, sports physicians and surgeons.
The University's Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) houses specialist researchers whose experience spans the public, private and voluntary sectors of the industry. We provide bespoke consultancy services in specialist areas including:
- economic analysis
- strategic planning
- performance measurement including statistical data collection
- analysis and reporting
- market forecasting
- tailored professional training
We've built a reputation for applying high level academic expertise to the industries problems in order to generate realistic solutions. Our clients include Government Departments, Local Authorities, commercial companies and the education sector.
Biomedical advancements
Our Biomedical Research Centre (BMRC) has an international reputation for the depth and quality of its research, which is strongly underpinned by expertise in and facilities for carrying out a range of specialist analytical techniques, molecular and biological models, and biological assays.
The Centre also has strong commercial and industrial links, providing a range of services in bioanalysis and custom synthesis. Our knowledge and research skills are utilised by local, national and international companies who access our expertise and facilities in co-development partnerships and contract research projects.
Regional economic and social developments
Our Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) delivers high quality and cost-effective research, advisory and consultancy services, engaging with current policy agendas in the core areas of social, urban, and housing policy. In forging the policy agenda at regional, national and international levels we consolidate our position as one of the country's top interdisciplinary research centres, working with policy makers and practitioners to address problems and offer practical and innovative solutions.
Our clients include central and local Government bodies, development agencies, regeneration partnerships, charitable trusts and research bodies.