Sheffield Hallam University begins €6.8m European project utilising AI to combat online child sexual exploitation
Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University have begun working with key partner organisations from across the EU on a €6.8m project to combat online child sexual exploitation.
Sheffield Hallam joins Turing University Network
Sheffield Hallam University has been announced as a new member of a network of higher education institutions that will work to use data science and artificial intelligence (AI) for social good.
Six-figure funding secured to develop chatbot for young people with type 1 diabetes
A team of researchers from Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield Children’s Hospital has been awarded £800,000 to develop the first NHS-approved chatbot virtual assistant for young people with type 1 diabetes who are moving from paediatric to adult care
Researchers embark on project to improve efficiency of UK’s national rail network
A two-year project to improve the resilience and efficiency of the UK’s national rail network has been launched.
UK-Australian research partnership launches new Global Security and Society Institute
Sheffield Hallam University (UK) and La Trobe University (Australia) have launched a new joint research institute to help societies tackle complex global security challenges.
Hallam helps law enforcement agencies use Artificial Intelligence against high priority threats
Increasing the awareness, adoption, and long-term impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in law enforcement agencies across Europe is the aim of a new project led by Sheffield Hallam University.
First-of-its-kind study will develop VR scenarios to help children overcome social anxiety disorders
Sheffield Hallam University has been awarded £35,000 to develop a platform of home-based immersive virtual reality (VR) scenarios to help alleviate social anxiety disorder (SAD) symptoms amongst children.
Hallam researchers developing virtual reality games to help people rehabilitate from swallowing disorder
Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University are developing new immersive virtual reality (VR) scenarios which will help people to rehabilitate and recover from dysphagia, a swallowing disorder which is highly prevalent in older populations.
Sheffield Hallam reveals health-tech businesses set to join its accelerator programme
A Finnish start-up that delivers online postnatal exercise programmes to help new mothers recover safely after childbirth is part of the cohort of health businesses accepted onto Sheffield Hallam University’s latest Wellbeing Accelerator.
Developing advanced human body measurement
A new research and innovation programme is underway at Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) that is set to transform the way we measure the human body.