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More than 30,000 pupils across South Yorkshire benefit from Children’s University

More than 30,000 pupils from schools across South Yorkshire have completed more than 2.5 million hours of extra-curricular activities as part of the Children’s University in 2024.
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Tackling health inequality in South Yorkshire with wearable technology

Pioneering projects using smartphones and wearable technology to address the high levels of health inequalities and disease across the region, have been awarded funding at the South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub (SYDHH).
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Tim Chico, Director of the South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub, outlines the Hub's mission.

South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub: a year of community building and innovation

Twelve months in, the South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub (SYDHH) is making strides along the road to addressing the stark health inequalities that exist across the region.
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New £3 million programme launched to support South Yorkshire innovation

The South Yorkshire Innovation Programme (SYIP) has been officially launched to help regional organisations to innovate, accelerate, and grow
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South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre will help region meet net-zero targets and create new jobs

The South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre (SYSC) is the first centre of its kind in the UK, connecting world-leading academic research with local businesses, public sector organisations and charities to overcome challenges like decarbonisation.
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Innovative digital health hub aims to transform how patients in South Yorkshire are treated

A new £4 million digital healthcare hub to tackle healthcare inequalities is set to transform how patients are treated in South Yorkshire.
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Community mental health is improved through University of ºù«Ӱҵ student placements.

As part of their Psychology course, students from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ have provided mental health support and added additional resource to local charities and communities that serve across South Yorkshire.
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South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre has placed sustainability at the heart of our region

Professor of Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Director of the South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre, Rachael Rothman, highlights the region's sustainable needs.

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Family fun May Fayre will return bigger and better to ºù«Ӱҵ’s Weston Park!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of ºù«Ӱҵ, is returning bigger and better for 2023, thanks to a partnership between the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and ºù«Ӱҵ City Council.