Research Impact Case Study – Adding Years to Life and Life to Years: Nutrition Supports for Age Related Muscle Mass Loss In Ireland, only 30% of women and 45% of men over 65 remain disability-free for […]
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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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Publication: Muscle Dysmorphia Research Neglects DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria
ABSTRACT: This systematic review aimed to collect, evaluate, and synthesize the research on muscle dysmorphia (MD) post official recognition as a specifier for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in the DSM-5, and provide recommendations for future […]
Bold new alphabet for teacher education: AI, VR, AR, MR… what? Dr Antonio Calderon
Recently, I attended a SITE conference. SITE stands for Society of Information Technology and Teacher Education and is an international, academic association of teacher educators, researchers, practitioners and collaborating organizations across multiple disciplines, which has as its […]
Publication: Strength & Conditioning Considerations for Youth Swimmers
Research Impact: Youth swimmers, aged 7 – 13 years, are an athletic population that can benefit from a strength and conditioning (S&C) programme which caters for their developmental and sports specific needs. This article provides considerations […]
Students Gain Valuable Transferable Skills On PESS Internships
Each year the Physical Education and Sport Sciences department offers a number of paid internships aimed at those who are interested in gaining experience in research. At today’s research seminar, recipients of the 2017/2018 internships (Victoria Costello, Cormac […]
Be supportive and collaborative – Yueying Gong
I’m a Chinese second year PhD student in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) in UL. This year, I have developed my research skills further and I have found myself being more […]
Teacher Education & Teacher Educator Second National Forum – April 23rd 2018
Teacher Education & Teacher Educator Second National Forum Monday 23 April 2018 Maynooth University This seminar will focus on and discuss two current and crucial issues which we believe we, as teacher educators and stakeholders […]
A Research, Innovation and Enterprise Culture in PESS – Professor Phil Jakeman
Research is vital to the progress, enhancement and dissemination of the work undertaken by the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences. The Human Science Research Group contributes in areas of human metabolism, body composition, […]
Publication: A Review of the Game-Based Approaches to Coaching Literature in Competitive Team Sport Settings
Research Impact: In this paper, we synthesize the research conducted on Game-Based Approaches (GBAs) within competitive team sport settings and discuss the implications of these findings for sports coaching researchers and practitioners. The review supports the […]
Publication: Validity of monitoring devices to assess velocity in the bench press exercise
Research Impact: Resistance training is a critical exercise modality for inducing changes in muscular strength, muscle hypertrophy and power. Traditionally, resistance training program design is based on several variables – exercise type and order, intensity […]
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