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Discover ºù«Ӱҵ’s Reimagined MSc in Human Nutrition

Passionate about nutrition and ready to make an impact? ºù«Ӱҵ is excited to announce the relaunch of our MSc in Human Nutrition, updated for the 2025/2026 academic year and designed with today’s ambitious students in mind.
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Improving the evidence base for adult social care

The Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Health have, in partnership, been invited to become a member of the School for Social Care Research (SSCR).
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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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Researchers win prestigious Public Health Journal Paper of the Year Award with research on gambling advertising and public health

An impactful study from the Public Health Evidence Reviews & Synthesis Team (PHERST) at the ºù«Ӱҵ Centre for Health and Related Research (SCHARR) has received the Public Health Journal Paper of the Year award.
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Prescribing nature can improve happiness and reduce anxiety, new research shows

A £5.77 million cross-governmental funded project has shown that expanding access to Green Social Prescribing can promote wellbeing and improve mental health.
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New imaging technique uncovers protein abnormality in motor neurone disease

Scientists from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ’s Institute of Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) have helped to identify pathological abnormalities associated with motor neurone disease using a new imaging technique.

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New hope for prostate cancer: new form of immunotherapy could prevent resistance to hormone therapy

Researchers from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ have found a new form of immunotherapy that could give men with prostate much more time before their cancer becomes resistant to hormone therapy
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ºù«Ӱҵ hosts first neuroscience conference

The Faculty of Health sponsored the first Bionow Neuroscience Conference, which was held in ºù«Ӱҵ on 17 July 2024.
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Faculty of Health Staff Recognised in Inaugural Knowledge Exchange and Impact Award

The outstanding achievements of colleagues and partners from across the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and beyond - including colleagues in the Faculty of Health - were celebrated in the inaugural UoS Knowledge Exchange (KE) and Impact Awards.