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Discover 91直播鈥檚 Reimagined MSc in Human Nutrition

Passionate about nutrition and ready to make an impact? 91直播 is excited to announce the relaunch of our MSc in Human Nutrition, updated for the 2025/2026 academic year and designed with today鈥檚 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 91直播 Centre for Health and Related Research (SCHARR) has received the Public Health Journal Paper of the Year award.
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Targeting a parasite鈥檚 DNA could be more effective way to treat malaria

Research from the University of 91直播 is exploring a new way of killing the Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria.
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Publication Cover Art on the cover of Annals of Biomedical Engineering June 2022 issue

The article 'Determining Clinically-Viable Biomarkers for Ischaemic Stroke Through a Mechanistic and Machine Learning Approach' has been selected for the cover art of the June edition of the Annals of Biomedical Engineering (2022).
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Research shows hospice care was compromised during pandemic, but there is hope for the future

During the Covid-19 pandemic hospice care across the West Midlands fell below the 鈥済old-standard鈥 despite the best efforts of frontline healthcare professionals.
Medical student Isabel Leach

91直播 student wins national award for innovative palliative care research

A medical student from the University of 91直播 has won a national award for her research into understanding the experiences and needs of palliative care patients.

Dr Will Parker from the Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease

University of 91直播 Clinical Academic appointed co-editor of Platelets journal

Congratulations to Dr Will Parker from the Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease (Clinical Lecturer in Cardiology) who has been appointed co-Editor in Chief of the journal Platelets, a highly respected journal in the field.