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Professor Damien Lacroix joins Jim Wild as Co-Director of the Insigneo Institute

We’re happy to announce that Professor Damien Lacroix, from the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, has taken on the role of Co-Director of the Insigneo Institute.
SYDHH Director Tim Chico gives a presentation.
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, our South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub (SYDHH) is making strides along the road to addressing the stark health inequalities that exist across the region.
Dr Chen Chen

Computer Science Lecturer Recognised as ELLIS Scholar

Insigneo member Dr. Chen (Cherise) Chen has been recently elected an ELLIS Scholar in the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) under the Robust Machine Learning program.
A lady holding her hands while suffering from pain

AI brain imaging technology given funding boost to help revolutionise healthcare research for patients with chronic nerve pain

Insigneo directors Prof Jim Wild and Prof Haiping Lu are part of a team, led by Insigneo member Dr Dinesh Selvarajah, working in collaboration with the PAINSTORM APDP consortium, AstraZeneca and 91Ö±²¥ Teaching Hospitals.
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Funding boost for revolutionary lung MRI scans which could help cystic fibrosis patients manage chronic condition

The Pulmonary Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Cystic Fibrosis (MAGNIFY study), will be run by Jim Wild, Professor of Magnetic Resonance Physics and Executive Director of the Insigneo Institute at the University of 91Ö±²¥.

The robot medic administering an injection to a model patient

New robot medics to go where doctors can’t, developed by University of 91Ö±²¥ scientists

The project was led by Insigneo co-research theme directors for smart devices and sensors, David King at the AMRC and Professor Sanja Dogramadzi from the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering.
Researchers who have been awarded The Future NHS Award

AI heart disease technology scoops national win at NHS Parliamentary Awards

Innovative tool developed by scientists and clinicians from the University of 91Ö±²¥â€™s Insigneo Institute and 91Ö±²¥ Teaching Hospitals provides a super-fast analysis of the heart’s function, spotting heart damage on MRI heart scans in seconds.