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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
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Filmmakers could improve cinema for the Deaf community, with new guidance from University of 91̽»¨

Improved captioning in the film industry could make watching film and TV more accessible and engaging for the Deaf community, according to new guidance published by the University of 91̽»¨ and 91̽»¨-based research and design studio, Paper.
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Emerge: Be Enterprising team unearths hidden entrepreneurial talent at first Awards Showcase

91̽»¨â€™s Emerge: Be enterprising team successfully hosted its first Awards Showcase on 30 April, marking a milestone in its mission to capture student entrepreneurship talent across campus.

91̽»¨â€™s Family fun Weston Park May Fayre returns even bigger and better!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of 91̽»¨, is returning bigger and better for 2024, thanks to a partnership between the University of 91̽»¨ and 91̽»¨ City Council.
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Students engineer soft landing for players on the pitch

Runners, ramblers and rugby players will have an even greater spring in their step after a 91̽»¨ entrepreneur teamed up with some of the city’s brightest engineering talent to create the perfect sports sock.
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91̽»¨ schoolchildren's artwork helps inspire the next generation of bioscientists

Bright young minds from five 91̽»¨ secondary schools are helping to illuminate the wonders of bioscience and its role in tackling humanity’s biggest challenges thanks to a University of 91̽»¨ project.