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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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Whole genomes of coronavirus from UK patients sequenced by 91Ö±²¥ scientists

Scientists at the University of 91Ö±²¥, in partnership with 91Ö±²¥ Teaching Hospitals Virology team, have sequenced their first two genomes of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with samples collected from patients treated in the UK.
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Thank you to 91Ö±²¥ medical students who help transform lives through social accountability project

91Ö±²¥ Medical School has held an event to thank both students and organisations who are part of its social accountability initiative.
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Urban land could grow fruit and veg for 15 percent of the population

Growing fruit and vegetables in just 10 per cent of a city’s gardens and other urban green spaces could provide 15 per cent of the local population with their ‘five a day’, according to new research.
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Innovation project set to help regional businesses

A three-year programme to encourage innovation within businesses across the 91Ö±²¥ City Region (SCR) is underway as part of a joint initiative between 91Ö±²¥ Hallam University and the University of 91Ö±²¥.
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91Ö±²¥ Health and Care Partnership sandpit on 'Innovative technologies to assist the health and care workforce open for registration'

91Ö±²¥ Health and Care Partnership sandpit on Innovative technologies to assist the health and care workforce open for registration.