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Student doctors have ‘profound impact’ at Sheffield’s Pakistan Muslim Centre

Student medics at the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield have the chance to work with and learn from communities as part of their social accountability placement. We speak to third year David Thomas about his experiences at the Pakistan Muslim Centre (PMC).
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BRIDGES for dementia is underpinned by technology development work centred on lived experience, such as Dr Jennifer MacRitchie’s work with community groups to develop new musical technologies for people living with dementia. (photo credit: Kitty Turner).

Harnessing technology to help people with dementia remain at home

СŷÊÓƵ is leading one of four new networks which will boost the use and development of novel tools and technologies enabling people with dementia to remain independent at home for longer.
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Celebrating Excellence: Six СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield Researchers Recognised as NIHR Senior Investigators

СŷÊÓƵ is celebrating a remarkable achievement as six of our outstanding researchers have been recognised as National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators.

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New course: Utility data for use in cost-effectiveness models

We are pleased to announce that bookings are now open for the following online short course at SCHARR. Course comprises of six individual sessions covering a variety of topics relating to utility data.
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Sheffield team is sole UK recipient to be awarded share of $5 million global funding to fight motor neuron disease

A team of researchers from the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield have been awarded a share of a prestigious grant to fight MND.
Women in MRI machine to help detect heart disease

New cardiac research will save women’s lives by improving detection of heart failure

A new study has advanced how heart failure is detected in women – meaning more female patients can be diagnosed, and at an earlier stage.
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СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield professor awarded two prestigious fellowships

A СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield professor from the School of Medicine and Population Health has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and a Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
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Partnership creates pioneering app to keep families living with dementia connected

A pioneering phone app designed to keep families living with dementia connected launches later this year after ethical entrepreneurs Grant Ripley and Fran Ferris discovered the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield’s Made Together initiative.
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‘Digital twin’ heart modelling project will monitor patients virtually

Sheffield academics from the Faculties of Engineering and Health are part of a team of interdisciplinary researchers who will create and test the first ‘digital twin’ heart models for a group of chronically ill NHS patients