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23 September 2026

AWRC Voices: Why are we still blaming parents? What online comments reveal about childhood obesity stigma

When stories about childhood obesity appear in the news, the public response can often be just as revealing as the story itself. In this edition of AWRC Voices, Claire Woodward - Project Manager for ENHANCE discusses research undertaken to map how childhood obesity stigma plays out online.

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5 May 2025

The Guardian visits the AWRC to learn about lung health

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.

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2 May 2025

Gill Furniss MP visits Active Together at the AWRC

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.

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29 April 2025

AWRC responds to the UK Government’s national cancer plan consultation

Based on our research in physical activity and cancer, we identify prevention as the most effective long-term approach to improving health outcomes. We argue that equitable, community-led preventative measures are essential to reducing deaths from cancer, which remains one of the UK’s leading causes of mortality.

Living Well with a Health Condition

17 April 2025

South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub team contribute to UK Parliament’s digital tech POSTnote

Prof. Tim Chico and the team from the South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub - which is based at the AWRC - have contributed to the UK Parliament’s latest POSTnote on consumer wearable devices and disease prevention.

Technological and Digital Innovations

2 April 2025

AWRC Voices: Better Learners Better Workers – how young people in Sheffield are leading the way in challenging physical inactivity

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.

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29 March 2025

AWRC sponsors Move More educational champion of the year award

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.

Health Innovation

27 March 2025

PACC programme recommended in NHS physical activity positioning statement

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.

Training and Education

27 March 2025

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.

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12 March 2025

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.

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15 January 2025

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.

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