Situated in the North of England and at the heart of the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, Sheffield Hallam University's Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre is a leading centre for physical activity research and innovation.

We bring together multiple academic disciplines such as sports engineering, health, robotics, computing, sport science, psychology, design, and the arts; creating collaborations with industry, local communities, local authorities, charities and the health and technology sectors; and providing access to state-of-the-art, fully instrumented indoor and outdoor laboratories. 

We are the research hub for the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) in Sheffield, translating knowledge from elite sport into the health sector to drive innovation in the promotion of physical activity as part of the London 2012 Olympic Legacy.  

Our Mission

Our mission is to transform lives through innovations that help people move. This is at the heart of everything we do and reflects a belief that physical activity, in its many forms, has significant benefits for individuals, communities, the economy and wider society. Harnessing the power of human movement through our research, innovation and knowledge exchange is the space occupied by the AWRC. We exist to transform lives. 

Our Five Global Challenges

Our research and innovation addresses five major global challenges which reflect complex societal issues and require interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration across sectors. We believe that a more active population is a central part of solving these issues. 
 
These challenges create a platform for deepening our interdisciplinary and cross-portfolio working and provide a framework against which we can assess the meaningfulness of our research, innovation, and knowledge exchange.  

Our Portfolio

The research, innovation and knowledge exchange that contributes to addressing the five global challenges is organised into and managed through four pillars that reflect the core areas of our portfolio. 
 
Each pillar is made up of a number of themes - focused delivery areas that reflect specific strengths within our portfolio and led by a senior and early career researcher.