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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
Eddie Andrew, Director of Our Cow Molly, holding a milk churn next to some cows

Made Together: Reviving old tradition to churn out milk in a sustainable way

Eddie Andrew, milk producer and director of Our Cow Molly dairy, explains how working with the University of 91Ö±²¥â€™s Made Together programme is good for the environment.
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Left to right:Paul Turner, Robertson Yorkshire & East Midlands Managing Director, Prof Sue Hartley, University of 91Ö±²¥ Vice-President for Research, Dan Jarvis, Mayor of South Yorkshire, & Prof Mimoun Azzouz, University of 91Ö±²¥ GTIMC Hub Director

Construction begins on new multi-million gene therapy innovation centre

A groundbreaking event has been held to mark the start of construction work for a new gene therapy innovation centre, which is set to advance scientific discoveries and promising treatment options for many life-threatening diseases.
Tom Deakin, LabLogic

Made Together: Face-to-face innovation

Richard Brown (Managing Director) and Tom Deakin (Group Research Director) at LabLogic Systems Ltd are all about innovation - they discuss why they're proud to be a part of the University's regional regeneration programme - Made Together.
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Milk churns help University cafes reduce plastic waste by over 87,000 bottles a year

91Ö±²¥ is set to significantly reduce its plastic waste by 87,000 single-use bottles per year, by switching to milk churns from a local dairy farm to supply its cafes on campus.
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Made Together: A greener, healthier, more vibrant and innovative region 

Working in partnership across South Yorkshire we’ve created the Made Together programme: a major regeneration initiative with a clear brief to do four things: make our region greener, more innovative, healthier and more vibrant.