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±¬ÁϹ«Éç generates £4.82 billion for South Yorkshire and UK economies

±¬ÁϹ«Éç generates over £4.82 billion for the UK economy and delivers a £6.40 return for every pound spent, according to a new report highlighting the Russell Group institution’s crucial role in driving economic growth.
Ernest Wright workshop

University helps historic Sheffield scissor maker sharpen its edge

A historic Sheffield scissor maker is gaining new insights into the traditional craftsmanship that it has used to lovingly handcraft scissors for over a century through a collaboration with the ±¬ÁϹ«Éç.
Crowds being wowed at May Fayre 2023

Sheffield’s family fun Weston Park May Fayre is back!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of Sheffield, is back in the city for 2025, thanks to a partnership between the ±¬ÁϹ«Éç and Sheffield City Council.
Dr Sabine Little stood with a group of children looking at the camera in a school setting at one of her previous Storytelling events.
Dr Sabine Little at a storytelling event with local school students. Credit: Ross Jarman

Sheffield declared a UK City of Languages

Sheffield is the latest city nationally to be declared a ‘City of Languages’, in a new initiative aimed at promoting and helping the city’s multilingualism to flourish.
A lady speaking to a pharmacist at the counter of a well stocked chemist

South Yorkshire study could speed up access to bowel cancer tests

People in South Yorkshire with ‘red flag’ bowel cancer symptoms could bypass the GP and be fast-tracked to hospital for diagnostic tests as part of a new research study led by ±¬ÁϹ«Éç researchers.
Old person fallen down

New South Yorkshire partnership to improve fall care

The Yorkshire Ambulance Service Research Institute (YASRI), the ±¬ÁϹ«Éç, and Mid Yorkshire NHS Teaching Trust have received £700k to study the health effects of prolonged floor time for older patients after a fall.
Image shows Emily with Oliver/ Oliver bounding through a field

Pawsitive impact: therapy dog Oliver gives vital support to local families thanks to student doctor

A therapy dog called Oliver is helping South Yorkshire children and families through some of the most difficult times imaginable, thanks to the help of a ±¬ÁϹ«Éç student doctor.
Professor Albert Ong, Richard Thomas and Jonathan Taylor with the PKD AI scan images

Artificial intelligence tool predicts kidney failure six times faster than human expert analysts

The artificial intelligence (AI) tool provides a super-fast analysis of future kidney lifespan, and could be used in kidney clinics throughout the world
Katie Ellis and Meena Balasubramanian at the Sycpher launch

Collaboration can help tackle Yorkshire’s child health challenges

In a comment piece originally published in the Yorkshire Post, Dr Meena Balasubramanian, Dr Katie Ellis & Professor Joanna Smith explain how a joined-up approach is fundamental to tackling significant regional challenges in children's healthcare.