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Professor David Sanders from Sheffield Gastroenterology holding an award

Professor David Sanders honoured for his transforming work in nutrition and patient care

Professor Sanders has been awarded the Complete Nutrition (CN) Magazine Outstanding Achievement Award for his significant contributions to nutrition and patient care.
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Minimum pricing for tobacco could help to reduce smoking rates in Scotland, new research suggests

New research from the University of Sheffield has assessed the potential effectiveness of minimum pricing policies for tobacco that could help reduce smoking rates and improve health in Scotland.

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Hope for stroke survivors invited to join innovative trial testing a game-changing device for those living with arm weakness

People who’ve had a stroke within the last decade are being invited to test a portable, pacemaker-like device designed to help them regain arm strength.
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A successful day of networking, learning, and collaboration

On 17 October, the University hosted a dedicated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) Day to provide our academic and professional services staff with valuable insights into this innovative programme.

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Yorkshire Cancer Research invests £1m in South Yorkshire research projects

Cutting-edge lung images will be tested to see if they can help doctors select the best treatment for their patients in a new research project announced on 5 March 2019 by Yorkshire Cancer Research.

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Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship awarded to Clinical Academic

Congratulations to Professor Ian Sabroe from the Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease, and Co-Director of Medical Humanities Sheffield, who has been awarded a Fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
Abhinav Paul Kongari presenting at the Speak Out for Engineering event.

Speak Out for Engineering Competition at Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Congratulations to Abhinav Paul Kongari, MSc student on our Computational Medicine course, who was the runner-up in the South Yorkshire heat of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Speak Out for Engineering competition which took place on 9 February 2019 at Sheffield Hallam University.

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Sheffield expert receives highest honour bestowed by Diabetes UK

Professor Simon Heller from the University of Sheffield honoured by Diabetes UK for outstanding contribution to diabetes research.
Laura Martinez-Campesino with her certificate and a bottle of champagne.

Tribbles success in Vienna for Marie Curie Researcher

Congratulations to Laura Martinez-Campesino (Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher (ESR) & PhD Student) who won a prize for best presented poster at the 6th General assembly and annual conference of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) held in Vienna on the 24th-25th February 2019.