Yorkshire universities secure £618k grant to support Leeds-based business Rakusen’s become more sustainable
Ï㽶ÊÓƵers at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and the University of Bradford have secured more than £618k to support Leeds-based business Rakusen’s to become more sustainable and meet demand for growth.
£4m funding boost to expand pioneering cancer support service across South Yorkshire
A pioneering exercise, nutrition and wellbeing cancer support service that has helped more than 1,000 people in Sheffield prepare for and recover from cancer treatment has received a £4 million funding boost to expand across South Yorkshire.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ awarded £1.5m to evaluate NHS weight clinics
Ï㽶ÊÓƵers at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ have been awarded more than £1.5m to lead an evaluation of NHS clinics across England set up to support children and young people who have weight-related complications.
‘Postcode lottery’ in councils’ use of anti-social behaviour powers – new research
Anti-social behaviour powers are being applied so differently by councils across England and Wales that it is leading to a ‘postcode lottery’.
New report exposes forced labour connections in global retail brands’ supply chains
More than 100 global retail brands could be at risk of using cotton that is produced by Uyghur forced labour according to new research by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice
Covid-19 internet memes can be a coping mechanism for those with anxiety
Internet memes related to Covid-19 may act as a coping mechanism for people suffering from clinically significant symptoms of anxiety, a new study has found.
New fellowships launched to expand research into key societal challenges
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ has launched a new fellowship programme to recruit up to 40 leading researchers to help expand research into key societal issues including population health, climate change and AI.
AWRC collaboration putting physical activity at heart of Covid-19 recovery
The role of physical activity in the UK’s response to Covid-19 is to be explored through a new research collaboration between Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s Advanced Wellbeing Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Centre (AWRC) and ukactive.
New £3.4m project to protect police officers and their families from online harassment and hate crime
A new £3.4m project led by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, which aims to understand the unique risks faced by police officers and their families online and to develop tools to keep them safe, is launching next month.
Supporting science teachers to engage with or carry out research can improve their teaching practice
New research has found that training and development programmes that support primary teachers and secondary science teachers to engage with and use research can improve their teaching.