Professor awarded honorary fellowship for radiotherapy research
A leading Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researcher into radiotherapy for patients diagnosed with breast cancer has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM).
Hallam’s dementia resource endorsed by NHS England
An online resource designed to support people with dementia and their families during the Covid-19 pandemic has been endorsed by NHS England.
Major study on physical activity support for Long-COVID patients launched
A major study from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and ukactive has been launched to understand how the sport and physical activity sector is supporting people suffering from Long-COVID
Sheffield Hallam launches health and wellbeing careers programme for young people
The application window has opened for 16- to 23-year-olds in South Yorkshire to join Sheffield Hallam’s Advanced Wellbeing Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Centre health and wellbeing-focused careers programme
'He wouldn’t bear the expense of a daughter’ – New film exposes economic abuse in India
A new documentary from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ has laid bare the distressing reality for women suffering economic abuse in India.
Hallam launches new degree apprenticeship in diagnostic radiography
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ is set to launch its latest healthcare degree apprenticeship with the announcement of a new earn and learn route in Diagnostic Radiography.
Water exercises as effective as gym workouts for preventing cardiovascular disease
New research by the University has found that water exercises are as effective as gym workouts for preventing cardiovascular disease
A year of AWRC - health and wellbeing IS the agenda, not ON the agenda
The AWRC is the flagship research centre at the heart of the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. Its vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of the population through innovations that help people move.
Radiotherapy tattoos can be a painful reminder of cancer – but 3D imaging could be the solution
Every day in the UK over 150 women will be given the devastating news that they have breast cancer. This is the start of a long journey of treatments most likely followed by radiotherapy to the breast or chest wall. What many people might not realise though is that radiographers often use small permanent black ink tattoos in order to position a patient underneath the radiotherapy machine. But new technology, called surface guided radiotherapy (SGRT), uses three dimensional imaging to help radiographers position patients, avoiding the need for tattoos.
Understanding the principles of planetary health
Ella Kissi-Debrah died in London in February 2013, aged only nine years old, having been unwell with respiratory disease requiring multiple hospital admissions for several years.