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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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Cancer survivors urgently need better nutritional support

New research from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ has revealed an urgent need to improve nutritional support for colorectal cancer patients.
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Waste from the food chain could hold the clue to treating eye infections worldwide

A new laboratory model that can be used to test treatments for preventing and curing eye infections caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses, has been developed by researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
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Scientists discover new drug which could improve life expectancy and quality for pancreatic cancer patients

A new drug which could improve life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers, such as pancreatic cancer and relapsed breast cancer, has been invented by scientists at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
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ºù«Ӱҵ immunologists part of unprecedented national effort to search for answers on Covid-19

Scientists from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ join £6.5 million UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK-CIC) to understand immune responses to the virus that causes Covid-19,SARS-CoV-2.
Professor Richard Ross, Head of Unit and Faculty Academic Lead for Innovation for the Department of Oncology & Metabolism

International honour for ºù«Ӱҵ pioneer of therapy for children with chronic hormone deficiency

Richard Ross, Professor of Endocrinology at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ, has been recognised with the 2021 Outstanding Innovation Laureate Award from the Endocrine Society – one of the top honours in the field.