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A new app to tackle loneliness among older people
The UK is in the grip of a loneliness epidemic, particularly among older people. According to Age UK, 3.9 mi…
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Cutting the rate of stillborn births
The number of preventable stillborn babies across Manchester has fallen by 20% since 2011. This is as result…
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Dance classes for stroke patients
The About Being project offers stroke survivors in Carlisle weekly dance and movement sessions to support an…
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Development of the computer
Groundbreaking developments in computer technology have benefited billions of people.
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Health benefits of playing tennis
Liverpool Hope academics are conducting ground-breaking research into the health benefits of playing tennis.…
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Helping police officers respond to people with mental health issues
In England, between 20% and 40% of all police encounters are associated with a person experiencing some form…
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Improving energy efficiency
Energy efficiency is being improved, with the aim of helping people save money on bills.
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Improving local oral health
The University’s School of Dentistry is having a big impact on the local community.
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Making hospitals less frightening for children
A team from Edge Hill University worked directly with children and their parents to improve their experience…
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Measuring social impact of Everton FC
Everton's development foundation 'Everton in the Community' has a big impact, which Hope are measuring.
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Rotavirus vaccine
Research has played a key role in the development and introduction of the rotavirus vaccine.
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Tackling social inequalities in health
For over 30 years, Professor Dame Margaret Whitehead and her colleagues in Liverpool have been pioneering re…
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The Intergenerational Café: bringing the old and young together
The Intergenerational Café is a programme that sees older people pass on traditional skills to young people.
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Transforming professional development in the workplace
People from a wide variety of backgrounds are being supported to gain, or enhance, their qualifications.
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Understanding male domestic violence
A light has been shone onto the previously little-known issue of male domestic violence in the UK.
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Using sport to improve the mental health of young people
Tackling the Blues is a sports programme for young people experiencing mental health problems.
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Using the arts to transform health and wellbeing
For more than 30 years, Arts for Health at Manchester Metropolitan University has been leading the way in de…
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Village life transformed with online network
Wray in Lancashire was the first village in the UK to benefit from wifi broadband thanks to Lancaster.
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Virtual reality to train paramedics
Paramedics are set to be trained to carry out life-saving procedures using virtual reality technology develo…
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VR project to demystify the family court process for children
Children going through family court proceedings are often vulnerable and find the experience very challengin…
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Widening access to literature and creativity
The Manchester Children's Book Festival brings literature to children, schools and families.
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