Case studies
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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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Collaboration sparks food packaging revolution
A revolutionary food packaging material developed through a collaboration between Sheffield Hallam University and Karlstad University in Sweden is soon to be introduced to the market.
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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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Thorough examination leads to significant improvements
Read about Shaws using Innovation Futures at Sheffield Hallam University.
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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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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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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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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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Innovative ways of storing fresh food
Experts from Sheffield Hallam University have come up with innovative new methods of packaging food for one of the UK's leading food producers
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How we gave a health kick to a new company
Natural Sports Nutrition approached Innovation Futures to help develop their range of Performance Meals. This collaboration kick-started their business by developing a product range to take to the market. An impressive 8,000 meals were sold in the first three months.
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