Strength in Midlife
The project will create an accessible, co-designed app that helps to democratise the health benefits of strength training and meet the specific exercise needs of women in midlife.
Helping small businesses achieve big ambitions
Find out how our Wellbeing Accelerator helps start-ups and SMEs to develop innovative health and wellbeing products
EMERGENCE: Healthcare Robots from Labs into Service
The network will facilitate innovative digital solutions for the care of older people via the creation of a sustainable healthcare robotics eco-system.
The Long Covid STAR – Symptoms, Reaction Time, Activity and Recovery
Many people continue to have symptoms of Covid-19, which impacts their life long after they had expected to recover
Robotics for children with special needs
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are being supported during clinical appointments by robots, developed in a partnership between the AWRC Sheffield Children's Hospital and the Children's Hospital Charity.
Profiling the response to exercise in Long COVID patients to inform novel rehabilitation guidelines
The value of clinical cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) within healthcare settings has been established in the last decade. CPET methods remain highly relevant in the COVID-19 endemic phase and should be used to assess those recovering from COVID-19 infection.
Working with parkrun on pioneering research
We are working with parkrun on groundbreaking research to understand the impact parkrun has on health and wellbeing.
Evaluating approaches to supporting physical activity and narrowing inequalities in communities across the country
The National Evaluation and Learning Partnership for Place is a four-year evaluation programme led by the AWRC alongside partners including Collaborate CIC, Hartpury University, Coventry University and Substance Ltd.
Magic Five
This collaboration with Innerva explored the five major benefits of power-assisted exercise for older people and people with neurological and cardio-respiratory conditions. The 'magic five' consists of aerobic fitness, muscular strength, flexibility, balance and psychosocial wellbeing.
Planet Wellbeing: Using Extended Reality to Improve Mental Health and Reduce Loneliness
One in 15 people aged 50+ are often lonely, rising to one in three for those who are widowed, and one in four for those in poor health. Loneliness and social isolation have numerous health consequences including 26% increased mortality likelihood and more than doubling the risk of developing dementia.