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AWRC opens at Sheffield Hallam Uni sheffield Hallam university’s
make apps, activity loggers,
Advanced Wellbeing
health and sports equipment,
Research Centre (AWRC)
orthotics and clinical devices. The centre has been funded
has opened its doors. The facility, which forms the
in part by the european
centrepiece of the sheffield
Regional Development Fund
Olympic Legacy Park, has been
and the uK government’s
dubbed the most advanced
Department of Health
research centre in the world
and social Care. Ahead of its opening,
for developing innovations that increase physical activity.
AWRC announced that it
Its operations will focus
has secured a partnership
on improving the health and
deal with spanish fitness
wellbeing of populations
chain GO fit. The deal will see
through innovations that help
GO fit make the AWRC the
people move and be active.
european hub of its research
It will undertake research
■■AWRC received funding from the EU and the UK government
and innovation programme. "Having a major company
focused upon taking services and products from concept
on board will help us become
to market. The aim is to
the leading physical activity
develop the centre into a
research centre," said Robert
"hothouse of innovation",
Copeland, AWRC director.
bringing together those who
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We want to be the world's leading physical activity research centre Robert Copeland
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Chelsea opens EPL's first full vegan food outlet Chelsea FC has become the first english Premier League (ePL) club to offer fans a food outlet offering exclusively vegan food.
■The ■ CFC Vegan Kitchen at Stamford Bridge stadium
The CFC Vegan Kitchen at the club's stamford Bridge stadium
to provide more plant-based dishes,
will provide a range of plant-based
modelled on the ‘ideal plate’ concept
alternatives for fans on match days. It
outlined by the global eAT-Lancet
will offer dishes such as pizzas, buffalo
Commission on Food, Planet, Health.
cauliflower wings, vegan doner kebabs
We’re very committed to offering fans plant-based options simon Hunter
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and halloumi and falafel wraps. The introduction of the vegan
"Reducing our environmental impact as well as offering fans plant-based options where we can is something we’re very
option is part of a four-year catering
committed to," said simon Hunter, head
deal the club has signed with Levy
of venue and development at Chelsea FC.
uK, which includes a commitment
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