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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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Dead cells disrupt how immune cells respond to wounds and patrol for infection

Dead cells disrupt immune responses and undermine defence against infection, new research has found.

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Professor Chris Potter with Dr Paul Collini and two Phase 2a Medical Students from his last MBChB teaching session.

Lots of knowledge shared over the last 58 years

Congratulations and thank you to Professor Chris Potter who gave his last MBChB teaching class on Friday 29th March 2019. Chris, Emeritus Professor of Virology gave his first lecture to 91Ö±²¥ MBChB in 1961.
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Copycat fungus deceives immune system and deactivates body’s response to infection

Fungus can imitate signals from our immune system and prevent our body from responding to infection, new research from the University of 91Ö±²¥ has found.

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New 91Ö±²¥ research could help to develop preventative treatments for heart disease

Researchers at the University of 91Ö±²¥ are to study if ‘turning off’ a protein could help prevent heart attacks and strokes.

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