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12 May 2026
E-IMMUNE team carries 'Baton for Yorkshire'
E-IMMUNE team carries 'Baton for Yorkshire'
Yorkshire Cancer Research are hosting a month-long Yorkshire-wide baton relay as part of the Yorkshire Cancer Research We Walk for Yorkshire campaign, recognising the 35,000 people diagnosed with cancer in Yorkshire each year. Having begun its journey in Hull, the Baton for Yorkshire has already travelled more than 115 miles and is now making its way through South Yorkshire, before heading into West Yorkshire and finishing at the Yorkshire Cancer Research Centre in Harrogate on 28 May
On Monday 11 May the Baton for Yorkshire was carried by a team of University of Sheffield researchers and patient representatives working on the innovative E-IMMUNE study, which is developing a new digital app to help people undergoing immunotherapy better monitor and manage their side effects to improve their quality of life.
Funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, the study aims to ensure those experiencing more serious side effects requiring urgent care can be treated more quickly, while those with milder or no symptoms can safely manage them at home - reducing unnecessary hospital visits and the length of stay.
Researchers were joined by people with cancer who are working closely with the team to co-design the app, ensuring it can have the greatest impact for people receiving immunotherapy treatment. One of those people is 66-year-old Ian Boswell from Sheffield, who has been living with cancer for 11 years and started immunotherapy 18 months ago.
Ian said: “Since starting immunotherapy, my quality of life has been far better and my side effects have been manageable. That’s not the case for everyone, so it’s great this new app could help spot problems more quickly, while allowing people like me to manage symptoms at home without extra hospital visits. Being involved in the E-IMMUNE study has been really rewarding. It feels good to know I’m contributing to research that could help others in the future. For me, carrying the baton is about helping people with cancer who come after me.”
26 March 2026
E-IMMUNE Launch Event
E-IMMUNE Launch Event
The E-IMMUNE study team hosted a launch event at the University of Sheffield on 23 March. The event was attended by more than 40 guests including clinical staff, academics, industrial partners and patient representatives. It was a great opportunity to meet with all of our partners and share the work that has been undertaken so far and our plans for this exciting research programme.
Professor Tracey Moore, Vice President and Head of Faculty of Health at the University of Sheffield; Dr Dipak Patel, Associate Director of Research and Innovation at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; and Dr Vicky Napp, Head of Research and Clinical Trials at Yorkshire Cancer Research spoke about the significance of the project and how this collaboration between their organisations is making a real difference in the lives of cancer patients. Professor Janet Brown, Chief Investigator of E-IMMUNE, highlighted the reasons why this research is needed and the benefits we anticipate it will provide for patients and the NHS. Dr Adrian Brown, CEO of Itecho Health Ltd, explained the features of the digital platform and how this digital approach aligns with the NHS 10 Year Health Plan and the National Cancer Plan. E-IMMUNE project staff presented posters and gave introductions to their work on the different aspects of the programme and Itecho Health staff were there to demonstrate the app functionality from both the patient and clinician point of view.
25 February 2026
Project student wins prize
Project student wins prize
Dur-E-Nayab Mirza, a Medical Student at the University of Sheffield, was awarded the top oral abstract prize at the annual INSPIRE Yorkshire Student Research Conference 2026 on 31 Jan 2026. She presented a project looking at patient views of a digital pathway to manage immunotherapy toxicty which was undertaken during a research placement with Professor Janet Brown as part of her medical studies.
18 February 2026
Launch Event 23 March
Launch Event 23 March
We are hosting a launch event to celebrate the start of the feasibility study stage of the programme.
The event will be held on Monday 23 March from 12-2pm in the Council Room, Firth Court, Western Bank, S10 2TN. There will be light refreshments, a short presentation session and an opportunity to meet the project team and hear more about the project so far and the future plans.
Professor Tracey Moore, the VP and Head of the Faculty of Health at the University of Sheffield, and Dr Nick Lyons, the Chief Medical Officer at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals will be in attendance as well as project staff and collaborators.
If you are interested in attending the event, please contact Frances Kirk f.e.kirk@sheffield.ac.uk to be added to the guest list.
July 2025
Introductory Meeting for the PPIE Advisory Group - 30 July, 11am
Introductory Meeting for the PPIE Advisory Group - 30 July, 11am
We are hosting an introductory meeting for the PPIE Advisory Group on Wednesday 30 July 2025
at 11am in the Wave, University of Sheffield (opposite Weston Park Hospital.
If you are interested in coming along to find out more about opportunities for patient and public involvement in the E-IMMUNE research study, please contact Sarah Williams, on 0114 215 9519
or email: e-immune@sheffield.ac.uk
20 May 2025
Recruiting now - Digital Health IT Coordinator
Recruiting now - Digital Health IT Coordinator
Are you looking for a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of healthcare technology, contributing to the development of innovative solutions that can significantly impact patient care?
We have a vacancy for a Digital Health IT Coordinator. This is a key post to ensure timely and effective progress of our research programme aimed at developing an optimised digital health approach to support the clinical management of patients undergoing immunotherapy treatment.
You will collaborate closely with clinicians, patients, researchers, developers, and IT teams to support the successful development, integration, testing and deployment of a remote monitoring software platform to support the clinical management of patients undergoing immunotherapy treatment.
An understanding of the challenges of working clinically as well as good IT skills will be important in this role.
Find out more at the University of Sheffield jobsite
Closing date: 8 June 25
2 February 2024
Future of cancer research in Yorkshire receives £8.9 million funding boost
Future of cancer research in Yorkshire receives £8.9 million funding boost
The University of Sheffield and Yorkshire Cancer Research have announced seven world-leading research studies that will aim to help more people survive cancer by exploring new solutions in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
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