This month we welcomed two researchers to the AWRC as part of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation fellowship exchange programme led by Yorkshire Cancer Research. Vasiliki Xanthopoulou and Konstantina Karnarou will spend three months at Sheffield Hallam University working primarily alongside Active Together and learning about the wider work of the Centre while sharing their own expertise in sport and exercise science.
Dr John Kelley of the Sports Engineering Research Group (SERG) delivered the first AWRC Lunch and Learn session this week, giving us a fascinating insight into how research and innovation are shaping the future of sport, from bespoke long distance running shoes to injury recovery apps and lots more.
Phil Daoust of The Guardian visited PAWPH researchers Alex Bugg and Anouska Carter at the AWRC to learn more about lung capacity, efficiency and power, and to experience first-hand how we test lung health in the lab, including spirometry and VO2 max testing.
We were delighted to welcome Gill Furniss, MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough to the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) last week, to find out more about our flagship Active Together programme.
As research hub of the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM), the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) as part of Sheffield Hallam University was proud to sponsor the Educational Champion of the Year at this year's inaugural Move More awards.
Blood flow restriction (BFR) technology developed by Sheffield Hallam University and Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre researchers and our Advanced Wellbeing Accelerator alumni Hytro will play a key role in pioneering research on Fram2, the first human spaceflight over the Earth’s polar regions.
The UK's first Mayoral Innovation Exchange was held at at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) today. Organised by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) and PricewaterhouseCooper, the event convened the UK’s elected metro mayors to foster collaboration, enable innovation, and share best practice between mayoral combined authorities.
