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Pioneering therapy could offer hope for psychosis patients struggling with disturbing mental images

A pioneering therapy targeting distressing and disturbing mental images for people with psychosis could lead to a transformative intervention for a condition estimated to cost England almost £12 billion a year.
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Bridging the ‘digital divide’ with board games

Helping young people who have moved to University navigate online and digital spaces necessary for their education, and overcome the pitfalls they may encounter, is the subject of a new board game from the University of Sheffield.
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Mediterranean diet beats standard advice for IBS patients

A Mediterranean diet is significantly more effective than traditional dietary advice for managing IBS symptoms, new research from the University of Sheffield has found.
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AI could learn from data beyond vision and language to make it more practical, trustworthy and improve its understanding.

New ‘blueprint’ for advancing practical, trustworthy AI

A new ‘blueprint’ for building AI that highlights how the technology can learn from different kinds of data to make it more deployable in the real world, has been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield and the Alan Turing Institute.
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New AI research at University of Sheffield awarded share of £100 million government funding

New research that will build principles for the responsible use of AI across the public, private and third sectors at the University of Sheffield, has been awarded a share of £100 million in government funding.
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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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Future of cancer research in Yorkshire receives £8.9 million funding boost

The University of Sheffield and Yorkshire Cancer Research have announced seven world-leading research studies that will aim to help more people survive cancer by exploring new solutions in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
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South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub unveils Google investment to tackle health inequalities and drive economic growth

The South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub has today (1 February 2024) unveiled investment in health tech research and training by Google, to help tackle inequalities in the region and drive economic growth.
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Tackling health inequalities with digital technologies to help people live longer, healthier lives

South Yorkshire has some of the worst health outcomes in the country. That is why it is so important that universities, hospitals and businesses come together to share their expertise and new innovations to help people live longer, healthier lives