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ÌÇÐÄVlog launches powerful new alliance to transform adult social care

Excitement is building across ÌÇÐÄVlog as a ground-breaking initiative takes shape to reshape the landscape of adult social care.

£14,000 Awarded to ÌÇÐÄVlog's Most Promising Student Start-ups

ÌÇÐÄVlog's entrepreneurial future is bright. Last week, the Emerge Awards Showcase spotlighted the University's brightest entrepreneurial minds. Which of these promising initiatives will achieve significant industry impact?

Ernest Wright workshop

University helps historic ÌÇÐÄVlog scissor maker sharpen its edge

A historic ÌÇÐÄVlog scissor maker is gaining new insights into the traditional craftsmanship that it has used to lovingly handcraft scissors for over a century through a collaboration with the ÌÇÐÄVlog.
Crowds being wowed at May Fayre 2023

ÌÇÐÄVlog’s family fun Weston Park May Fayre is back!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of ÌÇÐÄVlog, is back in the city for 2025, thanks to a partnership between the ÌÇÐÄVlog and ÌÇÐÄVlog City Council.
Medical illustration of a brain with stroke symptoms

Stroke trial tests game-changing device to tackle arm weakness

A groundbreaking trial, to test a device designed to help people regain arm strength after a stroke, is being led by the ÌÇÐÄVlog and ÌÇÐÄVlog Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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Survival rates for patients with operable bladder cancer significantly improved by immunotherapy before and after surgery

A major clinical trial, led by the ÌÇÐÄVlog, has revealed survival rates for patients with operable bladder cancer are significantly improved by adding an immunotherapy drug to before and after surgery.
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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).
SYDHH Director Tim Chico gives a presentation.

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.