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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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Made Together stories - How one night helping sex workers made me a better doctor

Medical student Olivia Hoffmann reveals how the University of ºù«Ӱҵ’s Medicine Community Partnership Placements, a key part of the Made Together programme, helped her see a different side of life.
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University of ºù«Ӱҵ named as one of world’s Best Maker Schools

ºù«Ӱҵ has been named as one of the best maker schools in the world in a new list published this month (October 2021).
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Made Together: Writing the future

Désirée Reynolds, Writer/Curator, explains how her work and the support of the University of ºù«Ӱҵ’s Made Together programme is championing the local cultural sector.

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A look back at Little Amal's visit to ºù«Ӱҵ

As part of Good Chance Theatre's project The Walk, ºù«Ӱҵ proudly welcomed Little Amal, a 3.5m puppet of a 10-year-old refugee girl travelling from the Syria-Turkey border, alongside free community activities on her journey through to Manchester.
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How ºù«Ӱҵ's research leads to real life climate and sustainability solutions

Soon COP26 will take place in Glasgow. While prime ministers and presidents hold talks on the global response, the summit provides an opportunity to reflect on what we can do to tackle the climate emergency closer to home in South Yorkshire.