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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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Everly Pregnant Brothers headline BBC Music Day

Local musical heroes, the Everly Pregnant Brothers, will headline the Peace Gardens stage at ºù«Ӱҵ’s celebrations for BBC Music Day this Friday.
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Roll-out of business support scheme to add £7M into local economy

The innovative and award-winning talent retention and business support scheme ‘RISE’ is being rolled out across ºù«Ӱҵ City Region and is set to boost the local economy by £7m over the next three years.

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University meets senior government officials to support ºù«Ӱҵ’s community of makers

Key figures from the Department of Business, Industry and Skills will join the city’s artisans, makers and key stakeholders, including the University, for a roundtable discussion about the steps needed to help ºù«Ӱҵ’s businesses and innovators thrive.
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Public invited to take a look behind the scenes of medical research

Leading researchers from ºù«Ӱҵ Teaching Hospitals and the University of ºù«Ӱҵ will be providing an insight into some of their work as part of International Clinical Trials Day.
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Business secretary praises University of ºù«Ӱҵ’s delivery of higher apprenticeships

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Sajid Javid met young apprentices during a visit to the University of ºù«Ӱҵ Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC) in Rotherham.