Join our next webinar introducing Smart-Health; an infrastructure to link smartphone/wearable data for research.
Professor Tim Chico and Dr Ellen Buckley will discuss how their work will help move toward real-world application and regulatory approval.
Register now:
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๐ธ Last week we brought together our brilliant Advisory Board to help shape the future of SYDHHโs most exciting initiative, which will be revealed later this year.
Huge thanks to our board members for their time, expertise and insights, challenges, and enthusiasm as we move this project forward.
Would you share your smartwatch or health app data if it helped improve care for others?
๐ฒ Yes? No? It depends?
What would encourage you to give up your data to help people with similar health issues? Tell us what you think ๐
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One for your July calendar ๐
๐Health Research from Home is holding a Grant Writing Retreat at the University of Manchester.
It's a great opportunity for researchers in digital health to shape strong, fundable studies - with hands-on support and collaboration.
Find out more:
What if you lost ALL your health data? ๐ฒ
In the Digital Health Hubcast, Dr Itzelle Medina-Perea shared that:
Some say, โI would be lost โ this is years of tracking.โ
Others say, โIf I lose it, Iโll just carry on doing what I do.โ
Which type are you?
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Whoโs Missing From the Data? ๐
As we embrace wearable tech, health apps, and AI, it's critical to ask:
who's most underrepresented in digital health research and design?
Is it: Older adults, Ethnic minority groups, Neurodiverse / disabled people, or low-income communities? Vote and comment below ๐
๐ข Join us at the Insigneo Institute's Annual Showcase event, which will be held on 4 July 2025.
๐ฅ๏ธ This year we are offering a livestream option for colleagues further afield to listen to the talks and hear about our innovative research.
www.sheffield.ac.uk/insigneo/ove...
We know the question on the tip of everyone's tongue - how did SYDHH Director, Tim Chico, end up obsessed with #digitalhealth?
Here's a clue:
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Still not figured it out? Well let's hear from Tim himself: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
We think everyone working in health / health innovation need to know about the work of Sir Michael Marmot that is dedicated to understanding and addressing health inequalities and the social determinants of health. Here's an excellent podcast interviewing Sir Michael:
Early-career researchers are invited to our 3-day hackathon, tackling challenges of tracked daily symptoms for people with long-term conditions. You'll develop simuls/predictive models with the support of instructors. Apply: buff.ly/b0yqpmV Learn more: buff.ly/qdenfVg
A huge "Thank You" to everyone who made this Citizens' Jury possible! To our experts for their insightful presentations, our jurors for their engagement and participation, and our team for all the work behind the scene.
Stay tuned โ all the findings in our report very soon! ๐
๐ What really drives digital health innovation?
Hint: Itโs not just the tech.
In this sharp piece, SYDHH Innovation Lead Nick Hamilton calls for co-creation over top-down design - and a people-first approach to digital health.
www.sheffield.ac.uk/sydhh/innova... #DigitalHealth #Innovation
We're seal-iously committed to care! ๐ฆญ๐ Shout out to our Sarah who found and helped rescue this lovely but lonely Grey Seal while on holiday on the East Coast. Big thanks to the British Divers Marine Life Rescue Team - we think they've got another member inbound soon ๐คฟ๐ฑโโ๏ธ
๐ง Big news! All episodes of the Digital Health Hubcastโplus full transcriptsโare now in one place! From digital inclusion to wearable tech, it dives into the real stories, research, & people shaping the future of health innovation โก๏ธ Explore here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/sydhh/digita...
We believe that smart device data will transform health research, but is it really inclusive? Some studies -- such as the PMC article below -- have shown that skin tone may affect the accuracy of heart rate data. What other considerations should be taken?
What makes an ocean sunset even better? ๐ถ๐โ๐ฆบ๐ฉ of course! Rachel Cliffe, the Hub's Research Computing Engineer, took her pup Roxy out for a well-timed walk along the beach, partly for the views and partly to get some extra steps in for a challenge on her Garmin!
What background do you need to change the future of healthcare?๐ค Engineering? The Hub's Innovation Lead, Nick Hamilton, used his decades of Sports Engineering experience and focused it on fostering innovation in the healthcare landscape. Read more here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/sydhh/innova...
Hub team members Dr Marjory da Costa Abreu and Hannah Clemmens are loving it at the #AdvanceHE EDI conference. It's all about thinking outside the box of formal education, especially when it comes to innovation! ๐ง ๐กโก
Have you heard about THE app? The Hormone Effect is just one project funded by us - Dr Becky Mawson wants to create the world's first global database of real-life experiences with contraception to empower researchers to better understand the effects of hormones. Find out more ๐
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Ethics in AI, in healthcare, revolves around the responsible and equitable development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence technologies to support patient care. But how do we ensure equity and prevent against bias?
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Working with NortHFutures, the EPSRC Digital Health Hubs are creatively refining the way we share our practices, thinking outside the box of education, sharing initiatives with universities, colleges, educators, teachers. Join us: Advance HE EDI conference 2 Apr
Learn more about how understanding our bodies has evolved technologically and politically over time at the free โAnatomy at Sheffieldโ exhibit, on now until 15 June at the @sheffielduni.bsky.social Western Bank Library:
The release of the Pebble smart โ source code by Google offers an example of how creative control of wearables might evolve over time when championed by passionate users. If you could customise a wearable for your health and wellbeing, what would you want to add, remove, or change?
Big data sets offer big opportunities, but talking about using & accessing data for research is complex and overwhelming. The 5 Safes Framework by UK Data Service is great intro for how research can help protect privacy. What are your fav resources on the use of data in research?
Our PPIE lead, Kiersten, enjoyed visiting Cragside, Northumberland, learning about the innovation of hydroelectric power in 1895 for farming, and about the relationship between this and concerns for sustainable energy. In our current AI age, how will tech respond to the need to manage resources?
Effective diagnoses, intervention / prevention, are increasingly important for people with severe mental illnesses; that's why we need the Mental Health Platform. Resources like the curation of data via Datamind mean everyone should get involved ๐
๐ก๐ง Collecting/analysing health data could change lives - but what about ethics? Would you share your health data for research? What would help you to trust the process? Fortunately, our partnership with Data Connect has you covered. Thoughts below!
It's no wonder that Hannah Clemmens is Training Lead at the Hub. Even her cat, Ziggy, does yoga!
Can't wait to see what comes from this meeting of minds! ๐ง
Last week, the training leads of all of the EPSRC / UKRI funded #DigitalHealth Hubs met on Friday at the London Institute for Healthcare to discuss our collective progress and make exciting future plans ๐กโก
Can digital technology transform healthcare?
Professor Tim Chico, Director of the South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub, speaks to the Times Higher Education podcast about how the hub is finding ways to use wearable technology and data to tackle health inequality. Listen now: https://buff.ly/4gKFaPn