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Engaging with parliament

On Friday 21 March Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle and the UK Parliament’s Knowledge Exchange Unit held an event on engaging with Parliament at the University of Sheffield.
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Collaboration between the Insigneo Institute and the University 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 University of Sheffield’s Insigneo Institute and the University of Ghana.
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Groundbreaking cancer research hub receives £10 million in new funding

Insigneo Co-Director Professor Jim Wild is PI of the Sheffield Platform for Imaging Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Oncology (SPIRO) with Co-PI Dr Bilal Tahir. SPIRO will revolutionise how the state-of-the-art imaging facilities in Sheffield are used to tackle cancer.

Professor Guy Brown and Dr Ning Ma with the CIDRZ team at the field recording site at Kanyama Level One Hospital, Lusaka.

Computer Science academics strengthen AI health research links with the Centre for Infectious Disease Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Zambia (CIDRZ)

Insigneo members Dr Ning Ma and Professor Guy Brown, from the School of Computer Science, recently visited Zambia to initiate a second project that will research the potential of using AI analysis of cough sound to screen for tuberculosis (TB).
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Vaginal mesh scandal: new evidence reveals further failings

New evidence of the failings of the material at the centre of the vaginal mesh scandal has been revealed by a major study by researchers at the University of Sheffield, led by Insigneo member Dr Nicholas Farr.
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BSCI BSCCT Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 hosted in Sheffield

The British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (BSCI) British Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography (BSCCT) Annual Scientific Meeting for 2024 was held on 19 - 20 September in the Mercure St Paul’s Hotel Sheffield.

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Insigneo Institute hosts BORS 2024 Annual Meeting at the University of Sheffield

The British Orthopaedic Â鶹ÊÓƵ Society Annual Meeting 2024 was hosted by the Insigneo Institute and the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Sheffield on 9 - 10 September.