Are you curious about what policy is; why it is important in your practice as a physical education stakeholder; and how you can develop your own and others’ interest, understanding, and engagement with policy? […]
Month: October 2023
Professor Mary O’Sullivan; The legacy of a giant – Dr. carmen baruqero-ruiz.
In October 2023, Professor Mary O’Sullivan was awarded with the prestigious Michael Darmody Award at the Physical Education Association of Ireland Conference in Carlow. She collected the award surrounded by her former PESS physical education […]
Publication: The lived experience of a primary physical education teacher educator engaging in action research: cycling into change
Research impact: This paper presents the lived experience of a practitioner researcher working as a teacher educator engaging in action research with primary pre-service teachers (PSTs). It is hoped that it may serve as a […]
Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) Conference 2023 – daire fitzmaurice.
The 12th Health Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) conference took place in KU Leuven, Belgium in September 2024. The conference was jointly organised with the World Health Organisation/Europe and focused on the following title “Implementing Health-Enhancing […]
Wait, can you lift your mood and overall mental health? – Prof Matthew P. Herring, PhD, FACSM.
Wait, can you lift your mood and overall mental health? Yes. The healthful benefits of resistance exercise, or muscle-strengthening exercise involving exerting force against a load, are well-established. However, the psychological effects of resistance exercise […]
A personal perspective on the challenges of conducting applied research – Dr. Adam sullivan.
This piece is centered on my journey as an applied researcher, but also ties into some key points made during a recent keynote presentation by IRFU’s Medical Director Rod McLoughlin, at the inaugural SHPRC conference […]
Esports & Golf feature in UL-University of Stellenbosch collaboration during Erasmus+ funded travel – dr. adam toth.
In October 2023, Associate Professor Adam Toth and Professor Mark Campbell returned to Stellenbosch, South Africa, to renew and foster new collaborative initiatives. Their relationship with Maties Sport and the University of Stellenbosch goes back […]
recruitment: posdoctoral researcher, University of limerick.
Postdoctoral Researcher Full-time | University of Limerick Application deadline: Open until position is filled About the role The purpose of the role is to conduct research activities for the Learning in Motion project, led by […]
Publication: Physical education teachers’ reality and experience from teaching during a pandemic
Research Impact: Most physical education (PE) research pertaining to COVID-19 has focused on the (negative) implications and difficulties PE teachers face during this pandemic period. In fact, despite informed calls for reform and radical change […]
Publication: Neuromuscular Plantar Flexor Performance of Sprinters versus Physically Active Individuals
Research Impact: Comparison of the neuromuscular performance of different athlete types may give insight into the in-vivo variability of these measures and their underpinning mechanisms. Explosive torque production was greater in sprinters, evidenced by greater […]
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