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A new six-month study to evaluate the impact of workplace environments on health, wellbeing, and performance within a post-Covid-19 environment is under way at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD).

Accelerate is supporting a multi-disciplinary, and cross-speciality, undergraduate and postgraduate online virtual environment (Wales’ Virtual Hospital)

Agile Kinetic and Cardiff University Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Facility have combined to develop and validate a pose estimation medical device for remote measurement of patient joint angles

Accelerate is supporting the delivery of this project through Cardiff University’s academic and clinical expertise, alongside the provision of project management and support for a research associate. HexTransforma Healthcare are contributing their industrial expertise in digital healthcare innovation and will bring their experience in developing commercially viable solutions.

ATiC worked with Pembrokeshire-based Gwylan UK to evaluate and develop Sleeping Lions, a product which aims to help children manage their mental and physical health. This is achieved by performing exercises which help them increase their mindfulness, reduce their breathing rate, connect to their bodies, and calm themselves down.

Skin Solved (originally called Essential Skin and Body Butter) is a new company based in Neath Port Talbot in South Wales. The company manufactures a range of body butters and rubbing oils for cosmetic and potentially medicinal benefits.

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s (UWTSD) Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC) recently hosted a one-day workshop for Year 12 and 13 pupils in partnership with the Mullany Fund.

Our health is affected by many influences. Social and economic factors are known to influence health status more than clinical interventions. Awareness that long-term heath conditions adversely impact social engagement, employment and mental health, is driving the exploration of new socially oriented models for improving health outcomes.

The NHS produces up to 600,000 tonnes of waste each year, and around 85% of this waste is categorized as non-hazardous. Although much of this waste is recyclable, a significant amount is still incinerated or sent to landfills.