AWRC research conducted on the pioneering Fram2 spaceflight

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.

AWRC publishes policy report on prevention and physical activity

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.

AWRC hosts inaugural UK mayoral innovation exchange

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.

AWRC Voices: The Doncaster muslim wellness conference – how our embedded researchers are making a difference in communities

Richard Gettings is an embedded researcher on our Doncaster Health Determinants Research Collaboration. He was recently part of a team that designed and organised the first Doncaster Muslim Wellness Conference. Richard has written  for AWRC Voices about the circumstances that led to the development of the conference, some of the challenges faced, and its underpinning philosophies.

Meet our visiting research fellow: Eirini Kyriakoulakou

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.

AWRC achieves 98% in NHS infection inspection

Several teams worked together to achieve the outstanding result in this years infection prevention and control (IPC) inspection.

The £667m Walk (or Run) in the Park

A team of Sheffield parkrun academics have shown the colossal value of the weekly 5K run. Preventive medicine? 9am, every Saturday.

AWRC Voices: Elevating Place-Based Approaches on the Global Stage – My Experience at ISBNPA 2024

Dr Harriet Wingfield reflects on her experience presenting her work on place-based approaches at the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) conference in Omaha, USA.

Stephanie Beecroft: A qualitative exploration of local authority approaches to address obesity in Yorkshire and Humber

Stephanie's doctoral research is focused on how local authorities in South Yorkshire apply different approaches to obesity. She is especially interested in how weight-neutral and whole system approaches can to used to measure alternative measures of success such as quality of life and the reduction of health inequalities.

AWRC Voices: Collaborating with PACC to support students help patients to be physically activity through the Radiotherapy pathway