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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

All aboard the Mobile University as University of 91Ö±²¥ researchers hit the road

Researchers from the University of 91Ö±²¥ are set to share some of their latest studies into some of the biggest issues facing the world today as part of a series of public lectures aboard a vintage bus.
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91Ö±²¥ Makes Music for BBC Music Day

91Ö±²¥ will be alive with the sound of music for the return of 91Ö±²¥ Makes Music, a celebration of local and established talent in collaboration with BBC Music Day.
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Pint of Science returns to 91Ö±²¥â€™s pubs

More than 50 academics to appear in pubs and cafes across the city, as the world's largest festival of public science talks arrives in 91Ö±²¥.
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Pint of Science returns to 91Ö±²¥â€™s pubs

More than 50 academics to appear in pubs and cafes across the city, as the world's largest festival of public science talks arrives in 91Ö±²¥ (15-17 May 2017)
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Keep 91Ö±²¥ Real

Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Director of City & Cultural Engagement talks about her recent trip to South by Southwest Festival and how 91Ö±²¥ can learn from other independent cities and embrace its creativity.