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Dr João Periquito awarded first prize in СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield's Open Research Prize 2025

Congratulations to Insigneo member, Dr João Periquito, on winning one of two first prizes in the Open Research Prize 2025 in the Staff category - individual prizes for his work on co-founding the Open Source Imaging Initiative (OSI²) e.V.
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Collaboration between the Insigneo Institute and the СŷÊÓƵ of Ghana

Insigneo research theme director for Healthcare data/AI, Dr Ning Ma, has been awarded partnership development funding to strengthen the relationship between the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield’s Insigneo Institute and the СŷÊÓƵ of Ghana.
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‘Digital twin’ heart modelling project will monitor patients virtually

Insigneo members from the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield's Faculties of Engineering and Health are part of a team of interdisciplinary researchers who will create and test the first ‘digital twin’ heart models for a group of chronically ill NHS patients.
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New guidance approves AI-derived software for stroke assessments

Insigneo members Professors Li Su and Nigel Hoggard from the Neuroscience Institute and other Specialist committee members in NICE have endorsed two AI tools for aiding stroke diagnosis.
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New paper reveals dramatic implications with using the tibia loading model to treat osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a health condition that weakens bones. Research by Insigneo member Saira Farage-O'Reilly highlights how the direction of applying external force to the bone dramatically affects the strength of mouse tibia.
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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.