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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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Together in the Square

ºù«Ӱҵ Theatres, in production with ºù«Ӱҵ and Yellow Bus Events announce the return of Together in the Square, an outdoor weekend of free events.

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Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian, Director of the Energy Institute

Advanced Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell research rig, unique in the UK, arrives at the Translational Energy Research Centre

The Translational Energy Research Centre is now home to a state-of-the-art, low-carbon energy research rig which is the first of its kind in the UK. The fuel cell enables research into capturing carbon and producing both electricity and hydrogen.
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University of ºù«Ӱҵ to research UK take-up of greener hydrogen-based fuels

ºù«Ӱҵ researchers are part of a new consortium investigating how the UK could increase its use of hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels, as part of the country’s commitment to reaching Net Zero by 2050.
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University of ºù«Ӱҵ researchers awarded £7.7m to drive new standards for safer, greener, more cost-effective UK infrastructure

Researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ will lead a £7.7m collaborative project, aiming to change how we monitor and maintain important parts of the UK’s infrastructure, such as bridges, telecoms masts and wind turbines.
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Hidden slavery story translated into English for first time

A graphic novel revealing a new insight into the lives of millions of Africans who fell victim to the slave trade has been brought to English speakers for the first time, thanks to modern languages students at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.