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University launches first ever Health Apprenticeship Employer Conference

Senior leaders and professional development/apprenticeship team from the NHS and other healthcare organisations are invited to join our inaugural Health Apprenticeship Employer Conference on Wednesday 12 November.
A speech and language therapist chats to a smiling young girl.

World Communication Event workshops: communication and creativity across boundaries

The Faculty of Health invites year 10 to 13 students to a series of interactive workshops on Thursday 6 November 2025 to celebrate the vital role of communication in all its forms.
A volunteer patient with a group of student nurses

Patients helping to put students on the fast track to medical excellence for 20 years

Patients have been helping to put aspiring healthcare professionals at the University of Sheffield on the fast track to medical excellence with an innovative learning programme for over 20 years.
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University of Sheffield researcher partners with Together TV to celebrate intimacy after 50

Bold new Silver Sex Guide challenges outdated taboos and empowers over 50s to embrace sex, confidence and connection.
A group of nursing apprentices stood next to a hospital bed

Apprentices key to NHS and closing UK skills gap

Apprenticeships are vital to the NHS and are playing a key role in closing the skills gap in industries such as advanced manufacturing, according to the University of Sheffield.

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Dedicated nurse helping to change the future of healthcare given international award

A dedicated Professor of Nursing from the University of Sheffield has been recognised with an international award for helping to change the future of healthcare.
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Sheffield Sexual Rights Charter Featured in UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Report

The UK’s first ever Sexual Rights Charter, created by researchers at the Healthy Lifespan Institute at the University of Sheffield, has been featured in the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing Progress Report, 2021-2023.
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Students help develop much-needed resources for visually impaired people in hospitals

Six undergraduate students from the University of Sheffield have contributed to a new study that aims to understand, and improve, the experiences of older people with vision impairments in acute hospital care.
A group of students writing on tote bags as part of a Wellbeing Wednesday craft afternoon

National Self Care Week: Wellbeing Wednesdays offer support to student nurses

In honour of National Self Care Week (13-19 November 2023), we're sharing details of our School's Wellbeing Wednesdays initiative, which aims to support student nurses at the university with their mental and physical health.