In this edition, we’re excited to bring you an in-depth look at the remarkable achievements and key events that have taken place within our @PessLimerick community! The Newsletter includes highlights on academic staff, research teams, […]
Month: October 2024
Are we inadvertently harming adolescents’ physical activity levels with our language – Caera Grady.
For the last three years I have been trying to answer one question, how do we effectively communicate physical activity with adolescents in schools (note, I said “with” rather than “to” here, I will come […]
RECRUiTMENT: Associate Teacher/University Teacher in sport and exercise sciences, UL.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR Associate Teacher/University Teacher in Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Limerick. Associate Teacher (2 positions)/ University Teacher (1 position) in Sport and Exercise Sciences – Permanent. Salary Scale: Associate Teacher €38,008 – […]
jacinta o’brien memorial event in april 2024 – Bill Allen and Alina Puhakka.
On April 3rd, 2024, we, the 2nd year sport and exercise students, held a 5km county colour/jersey fundraising run in memory of Jacinta O’Brien, a former staff member of the Department of Physical Education and […]
Interest in Working in Academia is Confirmed! – PESS intern jing hue ng.
My name is Jing and I am a recent postgraduate. I was looking for a job in academia but was unsure. I feel honoured and lucky to have met Professor Campbell and he is the […]
Reflecting on the Physical Education Association of Ireland Conference 2024 in PESS, UL – dr brendan O’keefe.
In this blog I will reflect on the Physical Education Association of Ireland (PEAI) Conference that was hosted on Saturday October 5th in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences. On Friday night we […]
Publication: A figurational analysis of Health and/or Physical Education teacher educators’ conceptualisations of policy, and their sociogenesis
Research Impact: All health and physical education (HPE) professionals, including teacher educators, have a collective responsibility to engage with policy but existing research tells us little about how HPE teacher educators (H/PETEs) understand policy. Drawing […]
Publication: Social networks and mobile learning in Physical Education: Creating design principles collaboratively
Research Impact: The aim of this study was to co-create together with physical education teachers and students, design principles to guide the pedagogical approaches where digital technologies and social media are used. Design-based research informed […]
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