AWRC

12 November 2025

We want to hear about your experiences of long-term or metastatic breast cancer support

The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) is working with Pfizer to support people with advanced breast cancer to help manage their condition and cancer progression effectively. Our researchers are looking for UK based healthcare professionals and people with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) to participate in the research by completing a survey.

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

14 July 2025

IMACTIVE project publishes report on automating the home

Professor Alessandro Di Nuovo of the School of Computing and Digital Technologies has contributed to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) spotlighting ethical, regulatory, and practical challenges surrounding the deployment of socially assistive robots (SARs) in home-based care settings

Technological and Digital Innovations

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

10 July 2025

Why we must take a bold, compassionate, evidence-based approach to obesity

Lead of our Healthy and Active 100 research theme Dr Cath Homer, of the School of Sport and Physical Activity, has written for the Conversation about how obesity is multifactoral and obesogenic environments don’t affect everyone equally.

Healthy and Active 100

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

3 July 2025

AWRC responds to the NHS 10-year plan

The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre welcomes the publication of the Government's NHS 10-year plan and its commitment to transforming healthcare for future generations.

2 July 2025

Cancer prehabilitation clinical and implementation guidelines pre-launch hosted at AWRC

The pre-launch of the clinical and implementation guidelines for prehabilitation in people with cancer was hosted at the AWRC yesterday.

Healthy and Active 100 Living Well with a Health Condition

26 June 2025

AWRC responds to SYMCA Health is Wealth report

The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre fully supports the publication of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority’s (SYMCA) Health Equity Panel report Health is Wealth, which outlines Mayor Oliver Coppard’s plan to make South Yorkshire the healthiest region in the country.

20 June 2025

Improving wellbeing outcomes for children and young people through research

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.

Healthy and Active 100 Training and Education Transforming Places

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