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Research by PESSJan 20, 20216:48 am
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Survey: Supplement Use in Inter-county GAA Athletes

Final Year Research Project Supplement Use in Inter-county GAA Athletes – Athlete Survey Our names are Keela Spillane and Cian Maher and we are 4th Year Students in the SES programme in UL. Currently, we […]

Teaching by PESSJan 19, 20215:28 pm
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Recruitment: Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics

Applications Invited for:  Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise BiomechanicsUniversity of Limerick Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics – 4 Year Fixed Term ContractSalary Scale: €76,167 – €99,553 p.a. Department of Physical Education & Sport […]

Research by PESSJan 18, 20211:18 pm
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Publication: Effects of acute exercise on craving, mood and anxiety in non-treatment seeking adults with alcohol use disorder: An exploratory study

Research Impact: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a significant public health problem, but most people with AUD never seek treatment. Exercise is increasingly used in AUD treatment, but less is known about short-term effects. Here, […]

Research by PESSJan 18, 20211:00 pmJanuary 18, 2021
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Publication: Associations between change in outside time pre- and post-COVID-19 public health restrictions and mental health

Research Impact:  We investigated the impact of acute COVID-19 public health restrictions on time spent outside in April 2020 and quantified the association between outside time and both stress and positive mental health using secondary […]

Research by PESSJan 18, 202112:10 pm
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Publication: Physical activity and analogue anxiety disorders: mediating influence of social physique anxiety

Research Impact: We examined unstudied associations between subclinical anxiety disorder symptoms and status and potential mediating effects of social physique anxiety among 470 young adults (298 female). Symptoms and odds of Analogue Generalized Anxiety Disorder […]

Research by PESSJan 18, 202111:00 amJanuary 18, 2021
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Publication: Customary physical activity and odds of depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 111 prospective cohort studies

Research Impact:  Multi-level random effects meta-analysis of 111 studies of >3mil adults from showed that odds of incident cases or an increase in subclinical depressive symptoms were reduced after physical activity exposure by 21% in […]

Research by PESSJan 7, 20215:38 pm
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Publication: The Relationship between Rowing Related Low Back Pain and Rowing Biomechanics: A Systematic Review

Summary: This systematic review examines the relationship between rowing related low back pain and rowing biomechanics involving the spine, pelvis and hips. It is one of five components which form part of a ‘2021 consensus […]

Research by PESSJan 6, 202111:13 am
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Planning for PB’s – The training patterns of an elite 200m freestyle swimmer – Lorna Barry

Great Olympic moments help shape the future. This was never so evident than at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Ian Thorpe, a world-record holder, Pieter van den Hoogenband, the defending Olympic champion and the up-and-coming […]

Research by PESSJan 5, 20211:17 pmJanuary 5, 2021
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Sports Coaching at the University of Limerick

About This page provides an overview of the Sports Coaching-related teaching, research and consultancy activity undertaken within the Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick. The page serves to promote […]

Opinion by PESSDec 22, 20208:51 am
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Reflections on the year gone by – Giles Warrington

As we draw a close to the first full semester of the ‘new normal’ that is remote teaching it is an opportune time to reflect on some of the notable achievements of the PESS Department […]

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