Seven ways social distancing will change restaurants
COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the restaurant industry. While a few restaurants have found ways to provide takeaway and dine-at-home offerings, the majority of businesses have shut up shop during lockdown. From July 4, restaurants in the UK are permitted to open 鈥 but dining out will be very different. Here are seven ways in which social distancing and the wider impact of COVID-19 will change the restaurant industry.
Summer statement: £2 billion scheme will not be enough to prevent mass youth unemployment
There are nearly seven million 16-24 years olds in the UK. As many of this group finish school, college or university, they face the real prospect of long-term unemployment.
Four reasons the UK government鈥檚 obesity strategy may not work for everyone
COVID-19 has affected a disproportionate number of people with obesity in the UK. As such, the government has seen the pandemic as a 鈥渨ake-up call鈥 to the health risks of living with obesity. They have recently announced a long overdue strategy to tackle obesity in Britain. However, the proposals are not without criticism, and some feel the government鈥檚 plans aren鈥檛 enough to end obesity.
All ages, all stages 鈥 defending apprenticeships which work for Yorkshire
Degree-level apprenticeships work across many different disciplines because they are employer-led; aimed towards people at all ages and at all stages of life, based on skills gaps and demand. The principle that this kind of education should be widely available needs to be robustly defended, and the benefits that these programmes bring to Yorkshire鈥檚 economy and public services should be plainly set out.
Open to all? Using our physical and digital spaces to better engage local communities
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Richard Calvert, explores what role universities鈥 physical spaces should play in civic engagement and how digital technologies can support this.
How to make teaching more women-friendly, post-COVID
For women, teaching is often seen as a welcoming profession, but around one in nine female primary teachers leave the profession each year. Here are some ways in which teaching could be made more women-friendly.
COP29 in review: an avoidance of failure rather than a clear move towards success
The COP29 climate conference concluded 33 hours late, with a final sprint of chaotic late-night negotiations.
Being an entrepreneurial university is part of Sheffield Hallam's DNA
With origins in the design, manufacturing and fabrication industries of Victorian Sheffield, through to the pioneering innovations of Sheffield City Polytechnic, Hallam is firmly rooted in the making and creating heritage of South Yorkshire.
Civic, Accelerated
Universities have never been under more pressure to demonstrate their worth. Not only to their students and funders, but also to their communities in the cities and towns where they are located.
Nursing students deliver community health projects
Here, we describe three community projects that our nursing students have delivered over the last 12 months, helping to support local people lead healthier lives, whilst building their skills for their future careers in nursing.