On Monday 22nd September, the AWRC welcomed youth leaders and practitioners from across the city for the inaugural gathering of the Sheffield Youth Alliance.
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.
The Sheffield Hallam University Children and Young People Physical Activity and Sport research group (CYPAS) held their inaugural knowledge exchange event at the AWRC on Wednesday. Maxine Gregory of the School of Sport and Physical Activity and one of the organising team, has written about the day and some of the key takeaways.Â
The CYPAS knowledge exchange event has been designed to support researchers and those in practice to connect, and to improve the dissemination of research to those who can make best use of it. Research will be presented from physical activity and sport in education, community and health settings.
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.
In February 2025, the Training and Education pillar at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre hosted students from nine schools across Sheffield as part of the Better Learners, Better Workers Programme, supported by Sheffield Hallam University. Work experience student Michelle Hicken - who helped to organise the event as part of her AWRC placement - writes about the day for this month's AWRC Voices.
The AWRC-led Physical Activity Clinical Champion (PACC) programme has been promoted in NHS England's new position statement on physical activity - Harnessing the Benefits of Physical Activity Across the NHS in England.
Drawing on our innovative research, the report sets out how physical activity can help drive the UK Government’s prevention ambitions, reduce health inequalities, and support economic growth.
Eirini recently joined us from Greece as part of a new fellowship exchange programme led by Yorkshire Cancer Research to advance global understanding of the benefits of exercise on cancer treatment.
