Ursula Ankeny begins child health tech PhD with Sheffield Children’s Hospital

1 Feb 2022, Lab4Living researcher Ursula Ankeny is undertaking a PhD exploring child health technology, beginning February 2022. Jointly funded by Sheffield Children’s Hospital and Sheffield Hallam University, the PhD will explore how co-designed technology can be used to support the more invisible aspects of paediatric long-term condition management. Examples of these invisible aspects include emotional burden, communication between stakeholders and wider life impacts.