Case studies

As an institution, we are here to make a difference. The work we do with businesses has a measurable positive impact on their operation and profitability, which in turn has a positive impact on the regional and national economy. The way we work, works, and we’re proud of that.

In this section of our website you’ll find evidence of how we've cost-effectively helped businesses of all shapes and sizes, facing all sorts of challenges and opportunities, go on to achieve greater commercial success. If you talk to us about your business challenges and objectives, we could do the same for you.

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Biomedical • Built environment • Computing and communications • Design • Education • Food • Health and social care • Healthcare technologies • Materials and engineering • Policy research • Public health • Sport • Sustainability • Tourism hospitality and events • Workforce performance

How our research is helping businesses to innovate

Our facilities and expertise can help your business go further.
How our leadership courses create stronger businesses

Our programmes can help you grow talent — and keep hold of it.
How our students are helping a Silicon Valley business to grow

Our placement students can work with your business for short and long term projects. Find out about the different ways our students can help your business grow.
Degree apprenticeships: an employer’s perspective

Our Degree Apprenticeship courses allow organisations of all varieties to grow talent and help to retain staff.
Changing attitudes towards food and eating better

Lincolnshire County Council decided to tackle problems in their local schools and communities, to help change behaviours and culture relating to food

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Public health
Delivering workplace wellness services for over 300 NHS staff

In 2013 the Academic Health Science Network awarded us a grant to deliver workplace wellness services within the NHS the for the Yorkshire and Humberside region

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Public health
Football referee Howard Webb at the top of his game for the 2010 World Cup

Referee Howard Webb called on our experts to help him prepare for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa to ensure he could perform at altitudes of up to 6,000 feet

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Sport
Health and wellbeing training improves approaches to mental health

As part of a regional project, Public Health Lincolnshire required health and wellbeing training for 1000 senior managers, and they asked our experts to design a bespoke training package.

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Health and social care

Sport
New product enables MND patients to hold their heads high

Sheffield Hallam worked with patients, specialist healthcare practitioners, industrial designers to develop a product that considers the needs of Motor Neurone Disease sufferers

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Health and social care

Healthcare technologies
Roman cement product offers solutions for rendering and plastering applications

Historic building consultants Orsi & Associates were looking into the possibility of using Roman cements in plaster and render mortars for both conservation and new build applications.

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Built environment