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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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From School Food Memories to AI in Social Care: Explore the Festival of Social Science 2023 in 91Ö±²¥

Maker{Futures}, a project from the School of Education which aims to support and promote maker education in schools, libraries, museums and at home, will be part of Festival of the Mind.
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University of 91Ö±²¥ spinout company Crucible Therapeutics raises £5 million to advance pioneering treatments for neurological diseases

University of 91Ö±²¥ spinout company, Crucible Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing novel therapies to treat the most common genetic form of MND and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), has secured £5 million from Northern Gritstone.
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Endangered species' poo could help fight against diabetic ulcers

Poo from endangered animals could be the source of a potential new treatment for the infectious bacteria that cause diabetic foot ulcers, researchers from the University of 91Ö±²¥ have found.
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91Ö±²¥ steelmakers could soon switch to cleaner fuel

Researchers from the University of 91Ö±²¥ are working with partners from across the South Yorkshire region on the initiative, which could cut carbon emissions from 91Ö±²¥â€™s steel industry by 40 per cent.
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University of 91Ö±²¥ launches Data Connect: A new service to improve researcher access to health and social care data.

Today (14 September), the University of 91Ö±²¥ is proud to announce the launch of Data Connect, an ambitious new service that will enhance researcher access to crucial health and social care data.