As schools and communities increasingly recognise the power of movement, creativity, and inclusive physical activity, educators are seeking new ways to expand their expertise. For those working in or preparing to enter the world of […]
PUBLICATION: SCHOOL BASED TEACHER EDUCATORS’ PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY AND PROFESSIONAL NEEDS – PROF ANN MAC PHAIL.
Research Impact: This article explores who school-based teacher educators (SBTEs) are, including how they are recruited and prepared, the roles they perform, the nature of their professional identity and what professional learning needs and preferences […]
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS ON THE MSC APPLIED SPORTS COACHING.
What do current students and graduates say about their experience on the MSc Applied Sports Coaching? One of the greatest strengths of the MSc Applied Sports Coaching is the diversity of coaching backgrounds within each […]
PESS MSc Programmes in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology – Dr. Adam Toth.
Online application for our Masters programmes in the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology are now open. We intake approximately 20 students annually across our two MSc programmes, so we advise early applications to […]
DEFINING THE DOMAIN OF SKILL ACQUISITION – PHIL KEARNEY.
PESS staff member Dr Phil Kearney recently collaborated with Dr Sam Jermyn from Munster Technological University in an Irish Sport & Exercise Sciences Association webinar: Skill Acquisition – Defining the domain and outlining a pathway […]
EMPOWERING HER GAME: COACHING GIRLS AND CHAMPIONING WOMEN COACHES – AMY O’CONNOR & EMMA SWEENEY.
On Tuesday the 3rd of March we had the opportunity to attend an empowering women in sport talk, with inspirational guest speakers – Anna McCarthy (LGFA + Rowing) Denise Murphy (Triathlon) and Louise O’Brian (Gymnastics). […]
PUBLICATION: FORCE FEEDBACK DRIVES SIM RACING PERFORMANCE: tHE INFLUENCE OF FORCE AND VIBROTACTILE HAPTIC FEEDBACK IN SIMULATOR STEERING WHEELS – DR ADAM TOTH.
Research Impact: Simulated racing (sim racing) is becoming increasingly popular and accessible, raising interest in how hardware realism influences driver performance. This research examines the role of force-feedback steering systems, which reproduce the physical forces a […]
“LET US WEAR OUR OWN CLOTHES” – WHAT STUDENTS REALLY THINK ABOUT SCHOOL UNIFORM – DR BRENDAN O’KEEFFE.
In this blog I will put forward a view that I believe is one of the most practical and feasible solutions to reducing physical inactivity during the school day – changing the design of school […]
WHY KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE MATTERS; A PERSONAL REFLECTION – SVEN MESSING.
How often does high-quality research make its way into policy? More rarely than we like to think. For this reason, researchers and policymakers around the world have frequently described a research-policy gap. An example is […]
RTÉ BRAINSTORM: FROM RECORD-BREAKING RACES TO EVERYDAY RUNS: THE RISE OF THE SUPER SHOE – PROF IAN KENNY & GRAHAM O’BRIEN.
The shoe’s on the other foot: Lidl’s Crivit carbon-plated running shoe (left) and Nike’s Vaporfly 3 (right). Photo: PR Prof Ian Kenny and Graham O’Brien recently had an article published on RTÉ Brainstorm. They […]
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