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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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Northern Gritstone secures first close of £215 million ahead of making its first investments

A new investment company founded by the universities of ºù«Ӱҵ, Leeds and Manchester to help boost the commercialisation of university spinouts and start-ups in the north of England has today (20 May 2022) announced a first close of £215 million.
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Santander UK Universities rewards ºù«Ӱҵ students for entrepreneurial ideas

Student entrepreneurs have each won £1000 funding for diverse projects in the Santander University of ºù«Ӱҵ Ideas for Good Programme 2022.

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Surgeon performing robotic surgery

Robotic surgery improves patient recovery time

Robot-assisted surgery used to perform bladder cancer removal and reconstruction, enables patients to recover far more quickly and spend significantly (20 per cent) less time in hospital
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University of ºù«Ӱҵ celebrates its impactful research

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results confirm our research is changing lives and shaping the world we live in
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Family fun May Fayre makes a welcome return to ºù«Ӱҵ

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of ºù«Ӱҵ, is returning to the city for the first time since 2019, thanks to a partnership between the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and ºù«Ӱҵ City Council.