Life festival took place from 19-24 May 2014. The festival was a celebration of the work that the University of Sheffield's medicine, dentistry and health researchers are doing to improve people’s lives. Over 2,300 people visited the festival, and selected talks from the 42 events are available to v…
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Anyone with an interest in science can get involved in biomedicine research. Wellcome Trust fellow Erinma Ochu talks about why citizen science matters.
How are hospital death rates calculated? And do they really reflect the quality of hospital care? Presented by Professor Steve Goodacre from the School of Health & Related Research (ScHARR).
What’s the science behind a healthy brain? And how can you help prevent dementia during old age. Presented by Professor Annalena Venneri from the Medical School.
A fascinating insight into the medical world of Dr Dawn, a leading presenter on Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies. Dr Allan Pacey, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and Head of Andrology for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals talks to Dawn about a wide range of topics including her TV show, life as a practicing GP and working in the media.
Dr Dawn Harper, a leading presenter on Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies describes some highlights from the TV series. Dawn is introduced by Dr Allan Pacey, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and Head of Andrology for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
Experts are calling for a tax on ‘addictive’ sugar and WHO wants us to half our sugar intake. We’ll present the case for regulation of this deadly white powder. Presented by John Mooney from the School of Health & Related Research (ScHARR).
Dr Dawn Harper from Embarrassing Bodies answers questions from the audience.
Dr Allan Pacey, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and Head of Andrology for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals introduces the Life Festival, and describes some of the events on offer.
An introduction to the Life Festival, featuring contributions from researchers, festival organisers and visitors. 'Life: A festival of health, from head to toe' was a week long celebration of the work that the University of Sheffield's medicine, dentistry and health researchers are doing to improve people's lives. The festival attracted 2300 people, and over 40 academics and researchers contributed to the 42 events that took place during the Life Festival. Music is Daydream Heartbeat by Poddington Bear, CC BY NC-3.0 licence.
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