AWRC theme lead Dr Cath Homer of the School of Sport and Physical Activity has delivered a webinar for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) PPI in Action series: Integrating the Lived Experience of Children and Young People in Weight Management.
T-Level Digital Support Services student Tom Ashforth and supervisor Dr Simon Goodwill contribute to CDI webinar focused on Tom's recent placement with the School of Sport and Physical Activity at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC).
he Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) is proud to be one of the supporting employers of the Sheffield City Council-led Better Learners, Better Workers programme. We set participants an annual challenge in which they design physical activity campaigns to support their peers to become more active.
Mahmud Nawaz, Chair of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust visited the AWRC on Wednesday to meet the team delivering Active Together, our flagship cancer prehabilitation programme.
We’re delighted that that AWRC visiting researcher Professor Susan Hampshaw has been appointed Associate Dean of Infrastructure and Capacity Building in the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Academy.
Earlier this month, the team at the National Evaluation and Learning Partnership (NELP) hosted Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, Dr Rebecca Hunter from Northumbria University at Sheffield Hallam University. Rebecca made the trip to South Yorkshire to continue explore opportunities for collaboration with Dr Katie Shearn and the NELP team.
Dr Katie Shearn has been appointed as Director of the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) for an interim period of nine months from Monday 8th June.
Harriet Wingfield is a Research Fellow in the School of Health and Social Care. She specialises in whole systems approaches and innovative models of health and social care, with a strong emphasis on addressing physical activity inequalities. For this edition of AWRC Voices, Harriet reflects on her time at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) annual conference, held in Cádiz, Spain.
The AWRC was pleased to submit evidence to the inquiry, and we support the conclusion that - if the Government is to deliver on its prevention ambitions - physical activity can no longer seen as an optional extra.
Movement is beneficial for both physical and mental health, yet only 1 in 4 women meet national physical activity guidelines during pregnancy and first year after childbirth.
