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Novel robot to prioritise human safety in high-risk environments

Insigneo theme director David King, head of digital design at the University of Sheffield AMRC, is leading the Remote Embodied Action and Control Hub (REACH) project, which is backed by £1.6 million from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.

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Richard Stubbs, Chief Executive of Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber, Alex McLaughlin, Deputy Director of Innovation and Growth Office of Life Sciences and Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire (credit Ross Jarman)

South Yorkshire leaders unite to advance region's £3.3bn life sciences sector

Leaders from government, the NHS, life sciences and both Sheffield universities united for a Summit aimed at unlocking South Yorkshire's potential and positioning the region at the forefront of the UK’s £100 billion life sciences sector.
Professor Jim Wild with colleagues in front of an MRI scanner

Transformative lung imaging research recognised by international award

Professor Jim Wild, from the University of Sheffield, has been awarded the 2025 Institute of Physics (IOP) Peter Mansfield Prize for his distinguished contributions to lung imaging with hyperpolarised gas MRI

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Insigneo event graphic - Insigneo Seminar: Reproducibility of medical imaging through open-source Dr Christoph Kolbitsch, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt 1 December 2025, 12.00 - 1.00 pm

Insigneo Seminar: Reproducibility of medical imaging through open-source

Monday 1 December 2025, 12:00pm
Polaris, The University of Sheffield, 18 Claremont Crescent, Sheffield, S10 2TA
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