Category: Lunch and Learn

Gareth Jones delivering his lunch and learn session

26 September 2025

Creating safe spaces for people with severe mental illness to be physically active

This week, Dr Gareth Jones shared insights from two NIHR-funded projects focused on enabling people with severe mental illness (SMI) to lead more physically active lives.

Healthy and Active 100 Living Well with a Health Condition Lunch and Learn

11 September 2025

Empowering young people through embedded research

This week's Lunch and Learn session welcomed Dave Hembrough, researcher in the School and Sport and Physical Activity, AWRC co-locator, and embedded researcher with Darnall Well Being, for a thought-provoking conversation about the power of community and youth voice.

Lunch and Learn Training and Education Transforming Places

4 August 2025

The motivations and unexpected benefits of parkrun participation

At this week’s lunch and learn session, we heard from Dr Charlotte Benkowitz about her work with parkrun survey data - one of the largest datasets of its kind.

Healthy and Active 100 Lunch and Learn Transforming Places

1 August 2025

How architecture and urban design can shape active lives

Throughout July, the AWRC played host to Dr Carlos F. Lahoz-Palacio, an architect and Professor at Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid. The month-long visit was organised to deepen collaboration between the AWRC and the Rey Juan Carlos University’s Centre for Sport Research (CIDE).

AWRC Seminar Series Healthy and Active 100 Lunch and Learn Transforming Places

20 July 2025

Creating a tailored exercise pathway for people living with stroke

This week’s Lunch and Learn was delivered by Principal Research Fellow Dr Rachel Young of the School of Health and Social Care, who shared examples of how AWRC research and innovation are helping to improve access to physical activity for people living with stroke in Sheffield.

Living Well with a Health Condition Lunch and Learn Neurological Rehabilitation

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

Elysa Ioannau delivering the lunch and learn session

20 June 2025

Meaningfully and effectively engaging patients and the public in research

This week's AWRC Lunch and Learn session sparked some great discussion on how to meaningfully and effectively engage patients and the public in research.

Healthy and Active 100 Lunch and Learn

11 June 2025

The challenges of integrating humanoid robots in stroke rehabilitation

Last week we were joined by Dr Hamed Pourfannan, Research Fellow in Cognitive Robotics, for a fascinating lunch and learn session which explored how robots might support stroke rehabilitation in the future.

AWRC Seminar Series Health Innovation Lunch and Learn Neurological Rehabilitation Technological and Digital Innovations

21 May 2025

The first AWRC lunch and learn session hits the ground running

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.

Health Innovation Lunch and Learn R&D for Business Training and Education