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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

UK’s biggest research streaming platform launched by University of ºù«Ӱҵ

The UK’s biggest research streaming platform has been launched by the University of ºù«Ӱҵ to enable anyone, anywhere to discover and explore its pioneering research.

Children dress up in scrubs as part of Children's University - Project in a Box Year of the Doctor

Listening to stethoscopes and raising aspirations: Medical students teach Medicine in a Box

Medical students at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ have partnered with The Children’s University to help raise aspirations and opportunities for more young people across the region.
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Made Together anniversary

We've ambitious plans for 2023. Head of Regional Engagement Yasmin Knight reflects on the one year anniversary of the Made Together programme developed by Dr Sarah Want and Professor Vanessa Toulmin.

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Santa's students helpers support local charity

University of ºù«Ӱҵ students Ollie Chrisp, Grace Hartley and Hannah Howard helped bring in the Christmas cheer for local ºù«Ӱҵ charity ‘Mencap’.