Category: Health Innovation

9 September 2026

Celebrating the evolution of artificial intelligence and robotics innovation at Sheffield Hallam University: The launch of CEAIR

The Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CEAIR) reflects a lasting legacy of our Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Digital Innovations (AIRDI) research theme, which was led for almost six years by Prof Alessandro Di Nuovo alongside co-lead Dr Jims Marchang. To celebrate the milestone, we reflect on the successes of AIRDI.

Health Innovation Technological and Digital Innovations

3 September 2026

How sports engineering is helping all of us to live healthier lives

Sports Engineering is a rapidly evolving discipline operating within a growing global sports technology sector, but its impact is wider than you might expect, and certainly not limited to sports stars and elite athletes. Read Dr Simon Goodwill's new article in The Engineer.

Health Innovation R&D for Business Technological and Digital Innovations

23 April 2026

Sheffield secures major investment to tackle health inequalities through physical activity

AWRC-based National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) partnership will deliver a £1.7m programme of work to strengthen community-led activity, embed physical activity within health and care pathways, and build the workforce, leadership and infrastructure needed to sustain change.

Health Innovation Healthy and Active 100 Living Well with a Health Condition Transforming Places

3 March 2026

Wellbeing Accelerator alumnus stars in UKRI Sheffield campaign

JT Rehab participated in the first Advanced Wellbeing Accelerator programme and worked with Sheffield Hallam University researchers based at the AWRC to develop the device, which helps patients build up leg muscles from their bed.

Health Innovation Living Well with a Health Condition Neurological Rehabilitation Technological and Digital Innovations

27 October 2025

New cohort of research fellows joins the AWRC from Greece

This month, the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre welcomed its third cohort of research fellows via the Stavros Niarchos Foundation fellowship exchange programme led by Yorkshire Cancer Research We sat down with Pelagia Mavraki and Marialena Kaframani to learn about the expertise they bring and what they're hoping to achieve over the next three months.

Health Innovation Living Well with a Health Condition Meet the Team Training and Education

1 October 2025

Physical activity as essential medicine in oncology nursing practice

In a new article for the British Journal of Nursing's September oncology supplement, AWRC Director Prof. Rob Copeland explores how integrating movement into cancer care can improve survival, reduce recurrence, and increase wellbeing.

Health Innovation Healthy and Active 100 Living Well with a Health Condition

10 September 2025

Professional cyclists visit the AWRC en route to Westminster

The Tanfield brothers' 250-mile ride was part of our long-term collaborator Yorkshire Cancer Research’s campaign to reduce regional inequalities in cancer care and improve cancer care in Yorkshire.

Health Innovation Healthy and Active 100 Living Well with a Health Condition

Liam Humphrey delivering his lunch and learn session

10 July 2025

Shaping the future of cancer rehabilitation

At our most recent Lunch and Learn session, Dr Liam Humphreys of the School of Sport and Physical Activity shared a fascinating overview of how Hallam researchers at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre are shaping the future of cancer rehabilitation.

Health Innovation Living Well with a Health Condition Lunch and Learn

8 July 2025

Transforming UK cancer care through community-based interventions

AWRC Director Prof Rob Copeland has written for the Hospital Times about how physical activity is an essential, cost-effective intervention to to transform cancer care in the UK.

Health Innovation Healthy and Active 100 Living Well with a Health Condition

19 June 2025

Delivering Olympic legacy across Sheffield: Move More annual highlight report 2024

We are delighted to see the publication of the 2024 Move More Annual Highlight Report from the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) in Sheffield. The report highlights the significant achievements of the NCSEM over the past year, as it continues to deliver an Olympic legacy across Sheffield through Move More.

Health Innovation Healthy and Active 100 Transforming Places