For my Co-Op Placement, I was fortunate enough to take up the role as a ‘Research Assistant’ in the Munster Technological University in Cork. I chose this placement because a career in academia is an […]
Month: September 2023
Unravelling the Mystery of Blood Flow Restriction Training – Dr. Alexander Gamble.
What is blood flow restriction exercise? Blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise involves the occlusion of the active limbs during regular resistance or aerobic exercise. By using a tourniquet to provide occlusion during exercise, there is […]
Student’s perspectives about their learning profile before and after Covid-19 – Moura, Graça, MacPhail, & Batista.
This study attempted to analyse students’ perceptions of their learning profile before and after Covid-19. There were 663 students of two educational cycles: grades 7-9 and 10-12. These were two different cohorts of students from […]
Training the Trainers for Injury Prevention – What help and support do coaches need? – lauren guilfoyle msc bsc.
Coaches are typically designated as delivery agents of injury prevention programmes. Examples of these include FIFA 11+ (soccer), GAA15 (Gaelic Games) and ENGAGE (Rugby Union). These programmes are highly efficacious in reducing injury rates but […]
My PESS Internship: The Pedagogy of Health-Related Activity – Aisling Ní shé.
As part of my PESS internship I was given the role of researching pedagogical approaches that could be used for teaching Health-Related Activities (HRA). As a student going into my final year of the BSc. […]
Artificial Playing Surfaces and Injury in Rugby – Professor Ian Kenny.
How many of us have played on artificial grass pitches and noticed a change in our movements, or use different boots compared to when we play on natural grass? Do we perform or fall differently […]
recruitment: Postdoctoral Researcher, ‘Learning in Motion’ Project.
About the role The purpose of the advertised role is to conduct research activities for the Learning in Motion project, led by the Professor Elaine Murtagh (University of Limerick) and Dr Ahmad Aljanazrah (Birzeit University). […]
Gamescom Cologne 2023: feedback and outcomes – Antoine Dupuy.
As a first-year PhD candidate for the University of Limerick and for the Esports Science Research Lab (ESRL), I had the pleasure to participate in a 4-days event at Gamescom Cologne 2023 accompanied by my […]
Publication: Identifying school-based teacher educators’ professional learning needs: an international survey
Research Impact: This study provides an international needs analysis of the professional learning needs of this occupational group through a survey of 1680 school-based teacher educators (SBTEs) conducted in 12 countries. While the findings from […]
A PhD students experience of a mobility period- Blended Intensive Programme at the University of Porto – Caera Grady.
When the email went around advertising an 8- week physical activity blended intensive programme, including two-weeks in person, I thought about what a wonderful opportunity it would be. Upon first glance it appeared only suitable […]
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