{"id":745,"date":"2017-09-14T13:33:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/?p=745"},"modified":"2017-09-14T13:33:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:33:24","slug":"awrc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2017\/09\/14\/awrc\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning permission for the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre has been granted by Sheffield City Council"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Building of the AWRC is set to start in early 2018 and it will become the centrepiece of Sheffield\u2019s\u00a0Olympic Legacy Park<\/a>\u00a0(OLP).<\/p>\n

Delivered by Sheffield Hallam University in partnership with Legacy Park Ltd, the AWRC is set to become the most advanced research and development centre for physical activity in the world. The \u00a0facility is supported by UK Government, who has committed \u00a314million of funding to the project.<\/p>\n

Designed by HLM Architects, the Centre will have facilities such as; a 7.5m high indoor laboratory, 3rd generation pitch with cameras and tracking instruments, 3D biomechanical and gait analysis and scanning, a manufacturing workshop, MRI, CT, ultrasound, body composition measurement and physiological testing and a technology demonstration hub.<\/p>\n

The primary aim of the AWRC is to create innovations that will ‘improve the health of the nation’, tackling key issues such as static levels of physical activity, rising obesity and mental health whilst also attracting new jobs and investment to the region.<\/p>\n

Opening in spring 2019, it will feature indoor and outdoor facilities for 70 researchers to carry out world-leading research on health and physical activity in collaboration with the private sector. It will form a key part of the City Region’s Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District (AMID) – a 2,000 acre centre of excellence for innovation-led research and industrial collaboration.<\/p>\n

The AWRC will undertake research focused upon taking services and products from concept to market, using the intellectual property, products and knowledge developed in the centre to generate both wealth and employment opportunities.<\/p>\n

Sheffield Hallam’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Chris Husbands, said: \u201cOur vision to develop the most advanced research and development centre for health and physical activity in the world is coming to fruition. What this means is that Sheffield Hallam will be leading work which has the potential to transform the nation\u2019s well-being.<\/p>\n

The AWRC will revolutionise sport, health-care, physical activity and leisure. Working in collaboration with the private sector at the heart of the Olympic Legacy Park, our talented engineers and researchers will design new products and services from initial concept all the way through to market. This is a major step forward for the University, the city and the country. – Professor Chris Husbands<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In 2015,\u00a0Toshiba Medical\u00a0– a Canon Group Company, and\u00a0Westfield Health\u00a0were announced as the first major, private sector partners of the AWRC and will provide cutting edge equipment and technology to assist with research.\u00a0parkrun\u00a0became the AWRC\u2019s third major partner in 2016 and will work together with their two million registered runners to improve their health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Professor Steve Haake, director of the AWRC, said: \u201cThis will cement Sheffield Hallam\u2019s global reputation for putting the science into sport and physical activity, but the AWRC will also be an exceptional asset for Sheffield and the wider region in helping to attract new jobs and investment.”<\/p>\n

This world leading development will be an inspiring example of what can be achieved in our region, creating jobs and boosting our local economy whilst playing an important role in tackling global problems through innovation and research. The Sheffield Hallam University AWRC at the Olympic Legacy Park will play a key role in the growth and development of the city region. – Sir Nigel Knowles, chair of the Sheffield City Region LEP.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Councillor Julie Dore, leader of Sheffield City Council, said: \u201cThe Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre will help to revolutionise sport research and innovation, not only in Sheffield but across the world.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Creating those networks and opportunities was essential to our wider plans for the Olympic Legacy Park and will be a centre in which the city and country can be rightly proud.<\/p>\n

Sheffield\u2019s world-class offer is attracting businesses, growth and city-wide investment and we are pleased that the plans can now be progressed. – Councillor Julie Dore<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The\u00a0Olympic Legacy Park<\/a>\u00a0will provide organisations with the opportunity to co-locate at the world-class centre of excellence and partner with Sheffield Hallam University to carry out collaborative research and development, sparking new innovations that link the health and wellbeing, sports and technology sectors.<\/p>\n

Through the AWRC\u2019s close links with the National Centre of Sports and Exercise Medicine, researchers will be able to work with the population of Sheffield and use local communities to explore and test the potential of new innovations and products developed at the OLP.<\/p>\n

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The AWRC was recently highlighted as a key contributor in the Sheffield City Region vision launch which forms a cornerstone for the future of health and wellbeing in the region.<\/p>\n

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For press information:\u00a0<\/strong>Sarah Duce in the Sheffield Hallam University press office on 0114 225 4025 or email\u00a0s.duce@shu.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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