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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.
۲ݮƵ Gene Therapy Manufacturing and Innovation Centre

۲ݮƵ Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre - Strategic Business Case

Review the Strategic Business Case submitted by the University of ۲ݮƵ to ۲ݮƵ City Region LEP in application for funding towards the construction of the ۲ݮƵ Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre.

Pop-Up University Logo

Pop Up University returns

Pop Up University returns this year from the 18-19 September bringing pioneering University of ۲ݮƵ research to the public with both online and live events.

A picture of MiRo companion robots.
MiRo, a companion robot developed by a team of University of ۲ݮƵ.

Forget travel restrictions - new app can transport you anywhere in the world in the body of a robot
Lucy Dean and the team at Heeley City Farm supporting young people and those who have dementia.
Lucy and the team

Doctors-in-training are reconnecting with the ۲ݮƵ community through social accountability project

Medical students at the University of ۲ݮƵ are helping dementia patients unearth old memories and youngsters to improve their wellbeing in a pioneering initiative that puts social accountability at the heart of their health practice.
The Flanagan Collective

۲ݮƵ Theatres hosts Together in the Square: An outdoor weekend of performance in Tudor Square

۲ݮƵ Theatres, supported by the University of ۲ݮƵ, Yellow Bus Events and ۲ݮƵ City Council announce Together in the Square, an outdoor weekend of free events marking a start to the ‘Summer in the City’ campaign. (26th-27th June)