The Young Life Scientists’ symposium is an annual scientific conference co-sponsored by The Physiological Society, Biochemical Society, and British Pharmacological Society; organised by young scientists, for young scientists. Myself along with three other colleagues from […]
Month: December 2017
Biomechanical Modelling in Sport & Exercise Sciences – Ian Kenny
Over the past 35 years, several biomechanical modelling approaches have evolved and have been used to integrate our knowledge of how various biomechanical factors interact and their effects on tissue and subsequently movement. In order […]
FHI HAPN Team Win “Best Cross-Institutional Initiative” Award – Brian Carson & Phil Jakeman
FHI2 identified skeletal muscle metabolism as common to Healthy Ageing and Performance Nutrition (HAPN) and Glycaemic Management (GM) and coordinated action to validate a ‘translational’ muscle cell model was a key objective. Innovative and productive […]
Publication: A Comparison of the Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull and Isometric Squat
Research Impact: Over the past decade, isometric strength tests have become a popular method of measuring both an athlete’s maximal force producing capabilities and how quickly they are able to produce force. This paper investigated […]
Publication: Salivary Biomarkers and Training Load during Training & Competition in Paralympic Swimmers
Summary: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between training load (TL) and three salivary biomarkers during training and competition in Paralympic swimmers. The salivary biomarkers were shown to respond to changes […]
Dr. Deborah Tannehill – 2017 AIESEP Fellow
AIESEP is an international research association for sport pedagogy. Each year the AIESEP Fellowship is awarded to an outstanding academic to: Recognize their scholarly excellence in research in physical education, physical activity and sport pedagogy […]
The life of a dyslexic PhD Student – Caoimhe Tiernan
The fear of writing is a PhD student’s nightmare, add dyslexia to the equation and BAM the fear has trebled. The fear of writing but also the fear of someone reading your work, ‘I don’t […]
An Overview of The Biomechanics Research Unit’s Sprint Research. Robin Healy
The biomechanics research unit (BRU) is active in researching and providing support in a broad range of sports and topics primarily related to injury reduction and performance enhancement. The BRU aims to continually publish cutting […]
Bridging the “Science Vs Practice” Gap (Ciara Sinnott-O’Connor)
As a practitioner and researcher in high performance sport, I have often had the “science vs practice” debate in applying scientific research in an elite athlete performance environment. In an attempt to bridge that […]
New online tool launched to combat match fixing
UL PRESS RELEASE More than 12% of athletes have played in a match that was fixed, while nearly 15% suspect they have, according to the findings of a European survey published today by researchers at […]
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