SHUBetter vs Shell

SHUBetter is the ultimate mobile app for Sheffield Hallam University. Built by students, for students, it’s trusted and loved by thousands across Hallam who want a faster, smarter, and easier way to manage their university life. Whether you’re a first-year, a postgraduate, or somewhere in between, SHUBetter helps you stay organised, connected, and on top of everything that matters at Sheffield Hallam. Key Features: Personalised Timetable & Smart Reminders – Instantly check your Sheffield Hallam timetable and get automatic notifications before lectures, plus daily summaries of tomorrow’s classes. SHUZone – Exclusive Hallam Social Network – Connect with coursemates, meet other Sheffield Hallam students, and join the conversation in our student-powered Hallam community. Campus Bookings Made Easy – Quickly book Sheffield Hallam meeting rooms, group booths, PCs, study spaces and more, all from the app. Modules & Assignments in One Place – Access your full Hallam module content, check assignment deadlines, download attachments and never miss important updates. View Your Grades – Keep track of your Sheffield Hallam module results as soon as they’re released. Why Students Choose SHUBetter: Unlike the official Sheffield Hallam app, SHUBetter is built independently by Hallam students who understand what you actually need. It’s practical, fast, reliable and constantly evolving based on real student feedback. Whether you’re checking your timetable on the tram, booking a study booth in Adsetts, catching up with coursemates in SHUZone, or keeping track of your assignments—SHUBetter is your essential companion for Sheffield Hallam Uni life. SHUBetter is not endorsed by, directly affiliated with, maintained, authorised or sponsored by Sheffield Hallam University. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Shell-E is an ecology field teaching app that brings team allocation, mapped field recording and capture–mark–recapture learning into one practical workflow. Students join an organised practical using their student number, without needing to create a conventional username and password account. Shell-E then connects them to their assigned team, demonstrator and survey area. During fieldwork, students can record snail observations, capture GPS locations, add measurements and photographs, record capture and marking information, and view observations on the practical map. Records can also be saved when connectivity is poor and synchronised when a connection becomes available. Shell-E supports linked Practical 1 and Practical 2 capture–mark–recapture sessions. Teaching staff can use results from the first practical to plan the second, while students use the resulting observations to carry out their ecological analysis. Features include: • Interactive survey maps and allocated team areas • Capture–mark–recapture field recording • Offline recording and later synchronisation • Live team leaderboards • Field guidance and identification support • Practical-specific student onboarding • Golden Snail challenges • Secure demonstrator access and student marking • Practical and year filters for historical records • Teacher-controlled announcements and notifications • Student marks export for teaching staff Teaching staff can create and manage practicals, allocate students to teams and survey areas, configure demonstrator access, manage assessment tasks, communicate with the class and prepare linked P1 and P2 sessions from the Teacher Admin area. Returning recorders can also continue contributing observations outside an organised practical when access has been authorised by teaching staff. Shell-E has been developed primarily for ecology field teaching at the University of Exeter.