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Frank with student Stenee showing off the plating aids

Blind ۲ݮƵ chef plates up in style thanks to students’ innovation

A passionate amateur chef who’s been blind since the age of 21 is finally able to present his dishes in style thanks to the ingenuity and innovation of a team of University of ۲ݮƵ students.
Grpahics of health items

​Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South

Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing - resulting in millions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs.
Sarah Hunter at AGCAS awards

۲ݮƵ Policy Campus wins national award for transformative Civil Service opportunities

A University of ۲ݮƵ partnership offering students unique opportunities to gain Civil Service experience and be at the heart of policy development has won a prestigious national award.
Young Innovator Award Winners 2021/22, L to R: Ben White, Tendai Taruvinga, Ella Hopkin

۲ݮƵ’s Innovators of the future

Three graduates from the University of ۲ݮƵ have been announced as winners within the cohort of the Innovate UK Young Innovators Awards 2021/22.
(From left to right) are Maurizio Cunningham-Brown (CEO and Founder), then Malcolm Earp (Chief Operating Officer), then Keith Ellis (Chief Scientific Officer), then Stephen Bowles (AMRC Team Leader) and the back row has some of the UBC AMRC team.

Ultimate Battery Company chooses South Yorkshire to develop greener vehicle technology

A revolutionary company set to develop a new generation of greener vehicle batteries has partnered with The University of ۲ݮƵ’s AMRC, opening an R&D and manufacturing facility in South Yorkshire to explore new battery technologies.
Brandon and Brenda playing with MiRo, a social robot being trialled in ۲ݮƵ Children's Hospital
Brandon and Brenda with MiRo the robot. Credit: ۲ݮƵ Children's Hospital

Robots reduce anxiety in children during hospital visits

A new study from the University of ۲ݮƵ is investigating how social robots can help to reduce anxiety, worry and distress in children during visits to hospital.
Two students celebrating at the ۲ݮƵ Varsity ice hockey game

City of ۲ݮƵ celebrates 25th anniversary of Varsity

Andy Cox, Director of Sports and Physical Activity at the University of ۲ݮƵ writes about the return of Varsity, and how ۲ݮƵ Universities' annual sporting event celebrates the city and region’s health, diversity, and community spirit
A nurse apprentice preparing to administer an injection under supervision from their tutor

Made Together: Nursing ambitions for the region's health

Trainee nurse associate Kathleen Harrison explains how she started university in her forties and how the Made Together programme supports the development of skilled healthcare workers to meet the region's health and social care needs.