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University launches first ever Health Apprenticeship Employer Conference

Senior leaders and professional development/apprenticeship team from the NHS and other healthcare organisations are invited to join our inaugural Health Apprenticeship Employer Conference on Wednesday 12 November.
A speech and language therapist chats to a smiling young girl.

World Communication Event workshops: communication and creativity across boundaries

The Faculty of Health invites year 10 to 13 students to a series of interactive workshops on Thursday 6 November 2025 to celebrate the vital role of communication in all its forms.
A volunteer patient with a group of student nurses

Patients helping to put students on the fast track to medical excellence for 20 years

Patients have been helping to put aspiring healthcare professionals at the University of Sheffield on the fast track to medical excellence with an innovative learning programme for over 20 years.
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University of Sheffield researcher partners with Together TV to celebrate intimacy after 50

Bold new Silver Sex Guide challenges outdated taboos and empowers over 50s to embrace sex, confidence and connection.
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Love has no age limit: Sexual Rights Charter helps to fill training gap to tackle age discrimination in sex and relationships in care homes

New training designed to break down barriers and tackle discrimination older adults can face around sex and relationships is set to be rolled out in care homes across Sheffield, thanks to the University of Sheffield’s Sexual Rights Charter.
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Triple nominations for Nursing Associate students and mentor at regional apprenticeship awards

Sheffield’s high calibre students and staff have been recognised this month, with triple nominations across the 2024 South Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards and the West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards.
Group of female students holding placards for dystharia awareness

Sheffield students mark the first ever Dysarthria Awareness Day

The students and staff are promoting the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists' (RCSLT) Giving Voice campaign which aims to "give voice" to people with communication needs.

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Could your Trust benefit from an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in paediatric ophthalmology?

Ophthalmology is the busiest NHS specialty - attendance continues to rise and it accounts for 10% of the entire NHS waiting list. Dr Charlotte Codina explains how our ACP paediatric ophthalmology programme is helping lessen the capacity-demand gap.
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We're making some changes to the BMedSci Orthoptics course

Anne Bjerre, course lead for BMedSci Orthoptics, discusses the ways that the course is being updated to meet the ever-changing needs of the profession.