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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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Comment: The beauty and magic of live music gigs can never be replicated online

Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Director of City and Culture at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ, discusses the importance of supporting ºù«Ӱҵ's musicians during the coronavirus pandemic.
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More local food supplies could prevent empty shelves after pandemic, say experts

University of ºù«Ӱҵ academics to investigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on local food suppliers
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People needed to help uncover stories of Yorkshire’s industrial past and communities

A new app that is inviting people to help uncover the history behind one of Yorkshire’s oldest industrial areas by

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ºù«Ӱҵ’s COVID-19 experts to host online Q&A event

ºù«Ӱҵ and ºù«Ӱҵ Teaching Hospitals to host a live online event on COVID-19 research as part of International Clinical Trials Day

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Comment: Now is the time for ºù«Ӱҵ drive forward conversations about the North

Professor Dave Petley, Vice-President for Innovation at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ, writes for the ºù«Ӱҵ Telegraph about how it is the right time to drive forward conversations about the North.