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Discover 91Ö±²¥â€™s Reimagined MSc in Human Nutrition

Passionate about nutrition and ready to make an impact? 91Ö±²¥ is excited to announce the relaunch of our MSc in Human Nutrition, updated for the 2025/2026 academic year and designed with today’s ambitious students in mind.
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Improving the evidence base for adult social care

The Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Health have, in partnership, been invited to become a member of the School for Social Care Research (SSCR).
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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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Researchers win prestigious Public Health Journal Paper of the Year Award with research on gambling advertising and public health

An impactful study from the Public Health Evidence Reviews & Synthesis Team (PHERST) at the 91Ö±²¥ Centre for Health and Related Research (SCHARR) has received the Public Health Journal Paper of the Year award.
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PhD student conducts research on Ex-vivo high-throughput drug screening in bladder cancers

Samantha Conroy, a first year PhD student in the Department of Oncology & Metabolism) is undertaking her project using a technique she pioneered - the ex-vivo high-throughput drug screening (ex-vivo screening) in human bladder cancers.

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New study suggests genetic testing could be appropriate for all motor neuron disease (MND) patients whether or not they have a family history of the disease

Research from the 91Ö±²¥ Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) suggests that routine genetic testing may be appropriate for all MND patients and could impact disease subclassification and clinical care.
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Yorkshire Cancer Research has awarded a £1.4 million grant to fund the CANAssess 2 study

Dr Jon Dickson is the 91Ö±²¥ hub lead for CANAssess-2, a YCR £1.4 million funded randomized controlled trial (RCT).
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International accolade for Dr Imran Aziz for leading research in gastroenterology

Dr Imran Aziz, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Gastroenterology, has been awarded a prestigious international accolade in recognition of his research into irritable bowel syndrome and other functional gastrointestinal disorders.