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Creative collaboration: Empowering underserved autistic adults in health care solutions

Researchers in The Sheffield Autism Research Lab (ShARL) at the University of Sheffield are embarking on a new project with underserved autistic adults to transform health and social care systems through creativity and collaboration.

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Helping alternative proteins go mainstream for a sustainable planet

The University of Sheffield will co-lead a new £38 million centre to develop planet-friendly alternatives to animal proteins that could soon be a sustainable and nutritious part of our diets.
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Innovative technology helping to improve the effectiveness of treatment for anxiety and depression

Psychologists Dr Melanie Simmonds-Buckley and Professor Jaime Delgadillo have received the 2024 Medipex NHS Innovation Award for their work on a project which aims to improve the effectiveness of psychological treatment for anxiety and depression.
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Psychologists study mental health and social impacts of COVID-19

University of Sheffield academics, in partnership with Ulster University, aim to understand how psychological and social impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic influence health-related behaviours.
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Why do we see early attainment gaps in children's maths skills?

This project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, aimed to understand why we see attainment gaps in early maths skills
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Brain training does not improve early number skills, say researchers

Psychologists at the University of Sheffield have identified that core thinking skills are crucial in developing early number skills, and why children might differ widely in their early maths ability.
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Scientists reveal early behaviours that best predict child’s language ability

How often babies babble while making eye contact is the best predictor of how many words they will use as a toddler, a new study by the University of Sheffield has found.
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Understanding autism spectrum conditions in adulthood

Autism is typically thought of as a childhood condition. In reality, it is a lifelong developmental condition, but there is limited understanding of autism in adulthood.