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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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New cardiac research will save women’s lives by improving detection of heart failure

A new study has advanced how heart failure is detected in women – meaning more female patients can be diagnosed, and at an earlier stage.
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University of ºù«Ӱҵ professor awarded two prestigious fellowships

A University of ºù«Ӱҵ professor from the School of Medicine and Population Health has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and a Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
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Partnership creates pioneering app to keep families living with dementia connected

A pioneering phone app designed to keep families living with dementia connected launches later this year after ethical entrepreneurs Grant Ripley and Fran Ferris discovered the University of ºù«Ӱҵ’s Made Together initiative.
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‘Digital twin’ heart modelling project will monitor patients virtually

ºù«Ӱҵ academics from the Faculties of Engineering and Health are part of a team of interdisciplinary researchers who will create and test the first ‘digital twin’ heart models for a group of chronically ill NHS patients
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New research sheds light on the weakening immune response observed in older adults

Research from the Healthy Lifespan Institute offers a significant breakthrough in understanding age-related immune decline.