Each Spring UL’s Biomechanics Research Unit works to create a public lecture series that tries to bridge the gap between research and practice in biomechanics. Coinciding with the BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences final year […]
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The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences is based part of the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences at the University of Limerick, Ireland. The department has a strong research focus with ever increasing metrics related to research. The department offers undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses in Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Sciences, Sports Performance, Sports Exercise & Performance Psychology. In addition, we have a strong reputation for postgraduate research at both PhD and MSc level.
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Female Athlete Triad/ RED-S – what do the guidelines say? Jennifer Higgins
Many of us have heard the harrowing stories of athletes suffering the consequences of the female athlete triad (triad) or Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). Accounts of injuries, disrupted training and long term health […]
Publication: Interaction patterns of physical education teachers in a professional learning community
Research Impact: This study examined the ways teachers interact within a newly developed community to understand how conversations evolve; how teachers question, challenge, and/or encourage one another to grow professionally in a learning community. Bales’s […]
Small Margins. Jonathan Holmes
In this blog, I hope to demonstrate my experience as a track and field athlete, to how I became a sports science PhD research student. In 2008, I went to Leeds Metropolitan University to study […]
Publication: Sex-related differences in joint-angle-specific hamstring-to-quadriceps function following fatigue
Research Impact: An imbalance between hamstring and quadriceps function can predispose an athlete to injury, therefore, it is important to understand functional ratios between hamstrings/quadriceps (H/QFUNCT) at different joint angles, angular velocities and how this […]
Publication: Recreational physical activity context and type preferences among male and female Emirati university students
Research Impact: This study assessed physical activity context and type preferences in Emirati university students. University students typically report low levels of physical activity and the UAE has high levels of inactivity related disease. It is […]
Dr. Antonio Calderon Selected as EHS Winner of Excellence in Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Antonio Calderon who has been selected as the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences winner of the UL Excellence in Teaching Award (individual). This is a wonderful achievement and reflects the high […]
Biomechanics Research Unit/PESS Seminar on ‘Strength Testing & Sprinting Analysis – High Performance Training Instrumentation’
Ms Claire Brady is a UL PhD candidate jointly with the Sport Ireland Institute under the IRC Employment based Postgraduate Scholarship Programme. Working as a Strength & Conditioning specialist, Claire is researching the reliability of […]
MSc Applied Sports Coaching, University of Limerick, Ireland
The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences invites applicants for the MSc Applied Sports Coaching. This innovative part-time two-year postgraduate programme will give 20 experienced coaches the opportunity to enhance their practice through engagement […]
The time is near – apply now for a place on 2019-2021 PME programme. Dr Missy Parker
Online application for the Professional Master of Education is open. Review of applicants will begin on 1 March 2019 for a September 2019 intake and will continue only until spaces are filled. The PME is […]
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