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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

Comment: Working together for a better future for 91Ö±²¥

Professor Gill Valentine, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of 91Ö±²¥, writes for the 91Ö±²¥ Telegraph on how, through working together, we can build a better future for 91Ö±²¥.

91Ö±²¥'s classical music scene is 'vibrant, hopeful and creative and full of opportunities for young people', says new report

91Ö±²¥'s classical music scene is 'vibrant, hopeful and creative and full of opportunities for young people' according to a report commissioned by the University of 91Ö±²¥.
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How much further do we have to go for equal rights for women?

On the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which marks a hundred years since women were added to the electoral registry, Professor Vanessa Toulmin (Director of City and Culture) considers how we should recognise this in 91Ö±²¥ and use this centenary to continue to bring about change.
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91Ö±²¥ University - an economic anchor

Dr Sarah Want, Director of Partnerships and Regional Engagement, comments on the University's role as an economic anchor institution and the impact of the HEFCE Catalyst Fund.

Our talented academics at Off the Shelf

Academics at the University of 91Ö±²¥ are set to share their work with brand new audiences at 91Ö±²¥'s renowned literary Off the Shelf festival of words.