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HELSI publications from July 2025

Members of the Healthy Lifespan Institute publish original research on a regular basis.
HELSI Annual Meeting

HELSI Annual Meeting 2025

We are delighted to invite you to the fourth in-person Healthy Lifespan Institute (HELSI) Annual Meeting in Firth Hall on 18 November 2025.
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Urgent Action Needed as New Report Links Poor Diets in the North to Higher Rates of Disease and Mortality

University of Sheffield researchers call for targeted investment to tackle nutrition crisis in northern England.
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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Bold new Silver Sex Guide challenges outdated taboos and empowers over 50s to embrace sex, confidence and connection.
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Transdisciplinary fellowship success: growing collaborations between Landscape Architecture and Health at Sheffield

Congratulations to Dr Helen Hoyle who has been awarded a prestigious 24-month NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) Transdisciplinary Fellowship.

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Exercising and data - bringing research to the public

The world’s largest festival of public science returned to Sheffield last month, with Dr Lee Pretlove from the Healthy Lifespan Institute sharing scientific discoveries in one of the city’s pubs.
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Hidden challenges of tooth loss and dentures revealed in new study

The hidden challenges faced by people with tooth loss and dentures has been identified by new research from the University of Sheffield.
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New research sheds light on the weakening immune response observed in older adults

Research from the Healthy Lifespan Institute offers a significant breakthrough in understanding age-related immune decline.
Ilaria Bellantuono receives the Inaugural Academy Excellence Award

Professor Ilaria Bellantuono receives Inaugural Academy Excellence Award from Dunhill Medical Trust

Professor Ilaria Bellantuono, Co-Director of the Healthy Lifespan Institute, has been acknowledged for her dedication to enhancing research culture.