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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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Students create assistive technology solutions to help people with disabilities

Teams of students from the University of 91Ö±²¥ and 91Ö±²¥ Hallam University have collaborated with people with disabilities to help them overcome everyday challenges using assistive technology.
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Future High Street Fund

A bid made by 91Ö±²¥ City Council and supported by the University of 91Ö±²¥ has been successful in the first round of applications to secure funding for improvements to 91Ö±²¥â€™s historic High Street and Fargate.

University of 91Ö±²¥ chosen as hub for major humanities festival

91Ö±²¥ has been selected to host a series of events celebrating the humanities as part of a major national festival.

University of 91Ö±²¥ welcomes school students to new programme widening access to degree study

A national programme which helps students access the opportunity to attend the UK’s most selective universities has been launched for the Yorkshire region at the University of 91Ö±²¥.

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How the written word can enrich our lives and the return of Off the Shelf

Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Director of City and Culture at the University of 91Ö±²¥, discusses the return of Off the Shelf Festival of Words and how the written word can inspire.