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12 March 2025

Revolutionary shift to prevent ill health can save the NHS millions and boost growth – new report

A new report launched in Westminster yesterday (Tuesday 11 March) outlines preventative health innovations that could save the NHS millions, address widening health inequalities, and boost economic growth through improved productivity.


06 March 2025

New film highlights how women in India are resisting economic abuse

A new documentary produced by researchers at Sheffield Hallam University shines a light on how women in India are resisting economic abuse, navigating systemic and social barriers and negotiating economic freedom through paid work.


17 February 2025

Sheffield Hallam University supports first South Yorkshire Child Poverty Summit

Sheffield Early Learning Community with support from Save the Children UK is holding the first ever child poverty summit in South Yorkshire to focus on solutions to child poverty rates in the region.


12 February 2025

Breath test to transform mesothelioma diagnosis

A simple breath test could prove ground-breaking in the diagnosis of mesothelioma and make the aggressive cancer much easier to treat at an earlier stage.


04 February 2025

Moving Mums initiative helps to transform maternal health in Sheffield

Sheffield Hallam University has played a pivotal role in an innovative project aimed at improving maternal and infant health outcomes in Sheffield's underserved communities.


29 January 2025

Six innovative civic projects funded through the National Civic Impact Accelerator

Six university-led partnerships will receive a share of £60,000 to advance their civic engagement initiatives thanks to innovation funding from National Civic Impact Accelerator (NCIA) programme.


15 January 2025

UK Mayors launch Innovation Exchange

Elected Mayors from across the UK have come together to launch a ‘Mayoral Innovation Exchange’ to foster collaboration, enable innovation, and share best practice between mayoral combined authorities.


13 January 2025

Voluntary and community sector facing increasing demand for services despite funding gap

Voluntary and community organisations across South Yorkshire are facing a growing gap between demand for their services and their capacity to deliver due to rising costs and funding and recruitment constraints, according to new research by Sheffield Hallam University.


07 January 2025

New research to examine the impact of climate change and culture on maternal health

Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University will examine the impact of climate change and culture on maternal health in Pakistan as part of a new project funded by Wellcome.


19 December 2024

More than 30,000 pupils across South Yorkshire benefit from Children’s University

More than 30,000 pupils from schools across South Yorkshire have completed more than 2.5 million hours of extra-curricular activities as part of the Children’s University in 2024.


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