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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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Leading biomechanics expert secures prestigious UKRI Fellowship

Dr Vee San Cheong awarded the coveted UK Research and Innovation’s Future Leader Fellowship for her research on developing revolutionary 3D-printed orthopaedic implants for faster bone healing.
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AMRC FerretWorks programme: Turning bold ideas into breakthrough innovations

The AMRC FerretWorks: Startup programme is supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in the South Yorkshire region by bringing the centre's world-class resources to those with bold ideas and the ambition to scale.
Computer models of paediatric femora in very young children at different ages
Computer models of paediatric femora in very young children at different ages

Digital twins to help reduce childhood fractures

New digital twins that could help doctors better understand the causes of fractures in children, are being developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
Women in MRI machine to help detect heart disease

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

Insigneo member Professor Andy Swift is a co-author on a new study that 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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Virtual Mouse and Human Twins for optimising Treatments for Osteoporosis (VMHTsOP)” project research positions

The VMHTsOP project aims at developing the first inter-species Virtual Mouse-Human Twin for predicting bone adaptation over time and optimise biomechanical and/or pharmacological treatments for Osteoporosis.
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‘Digital twin’ heart modelling project will monitor patients virtually

Insigneo members from the University of Sheffield's 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.
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New guidance approves AI-derived software for stroke assessments

Insigneo members Professors Li Su and Nigel Hoggard from the Neuroscience Institute and other Specialist committee members in NICE have endorsed two AI tools for aiding stroke diagnosis.
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Meet Jude Stone – the new Programme Director for the National Centre for Child Health Technology

Sheffield Children’s has appointed the Programme Director for the National Centre for Child Health Technology (NCCHT). Insigneo member Jude Stone will be leading the team of people who are bringing the National Centre to life.

| Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust