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The UK’s biggest research streaming platform has been launched by the University of ��«Ӱҵ to enable anyone, anywhere to discover and explore its pioneering research. 

, officially launched this week (Monday 30 January 2023), brings together videos, podcasts and digital exhibitions all about University of ��«Ӱҵ research, which anyone, from anywhere can access at anytime - making the University’s research more accessible than ever before.

From art to artificial intelligence, climate change to cutting-edge medicine, food security to societal issues, there is something on the Player to feed every curiosity. 

The unique platform offers a curated library of quality, evidence-based content that showcases the work of ��«Ӱҵ’s internationally-recognised researchers - who are leaders in their fields, working to tackle many of the problems that affect us all. The Player makes this research accessible, engaging and freely available to all, in one place for the first time. 

Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Director of City and Culture at the University of ��«Ӱҵ, said: “Our vision at the University of ��«Ӱҵ is to deliver life-enhancing research that not only transforms the lives of our graduates, but shapes the world we live in. A key part of this is sharing our research with people outside of the University - making the breakthroughs our academics achieve accessible to people throughout ��«Ӱҵ, the South Yorkshire region, the rest of the UK and around the world. 

“By launching the University of ��«Ӱҵ Player we are making our research more openly available than ever before. It’s bringing our research into one single place that anyone, anywhere can access and explore, which we hope will mean even more people will benefit from the discoveries our academics make every day.”

The Player has been specially designed to be easy to explore and access.

You can start by scrolling through the to discover featured items on a range of different subjects. 

Or, if you are interested in a particular theme or topic, you can take a look at Channels and Categories using dropdown menus at the top of each page. There is a curated selection of videos, podcasts, exhibitions and playlists within the Player’s four Channels: ; ; ; and .

To find content relating to more specific topics, you can click on one of the 20+ Category headings in the dropdown menu. The Categories cover everything from , and , to , and .

The Player enables anyone to explore University of ��«Ӱҵ festivals and playlists, through its list. This includes: , the video series, , and . 

Alternatively, a search of the opens up a world of content from ��«Ӱҵ research such as , a light-hearted, sensitive look at sexuality in older age to , a dynamic animated video into the societal effects of remote working.

Professor Vanessa Toulmin, added: “The launch of the platform opens up a world of possibilities for us to further develop how we share our research and make a difference to people’s lives. At launch, the Player has over 250 videos, podcasts and exhibitions, but this is just the start - new content will be added every week and we’re looking forward to exploring how we can use it to share our research with the public.”

Professor Koen Lamberts, Vice-Chancellor of the University of ��«Ӱҵ, said: “The launch of the University of ��«Ӱҵ Player marks a key milestone in how the University shares its research with the public. We have long made our research open and accessible, such as through the many different public events our academics take part in throughout each year, the expert commentary they provide to the world’s media and the outreach work they do with schools and groups in our local communities. 

“Now the Player brings our public engagement activities together in one place, so that anyone can access it from anywhere at anytime. This provides a platform for our research to reach more people than ever before.” 

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