I know Joe Wicks became a household name teaching “PE” to the nation during lockdown and bar a broken bone he made it look easy! Remember, Joe Wicks had ample space to work in and […]
Author: PESS
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: Czech adolescents’ remote school and health experiences during the spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdown
New Publication from @kwokwng
& colleagues on Czech adolescents’ remote school & health experiences during the spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdown
GoGreenRoutes Friday Feeling: Discovering the weekend paths to your weekdays – jennifer rice & cassandra murphy.
GoGreenRoutes GoGreenRoutes is a multi-dimensional project focusing on nature based solutions to enhance and sustain the termed coined 360-health in the urban context. This means we look at health in terms of the physical, […]
Getting schools active, one CSPAP step at a time – my experience as full-time teacher, part-time postgraduate researcher – Alan finnegan
Late February / early March 2020, as I scrolled through my Twitter feed and read that Dr. Elaine Murtagh was joining the PESS team, along with another PESS tweet with a call for applications for […]
Learning from other contexts provides an essential boost for sports coaches – dr Phil Kearney
Suggesting possible reasons for Ronan O’Gara and La Rochelle’s recent success in their Champions Cup semi-final win over Leinster, the Irish Examiner’s Kieran Shannon focused on O’Gara’s taking the time to learn how to coach; […]
PESS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE JUNe 2021 to december 2021
The PESS Internship is an opportunity for UL students to spend up to eight weeks in PESS gaining experience in one of four research areas, (1) Food for Health, (2) Physical Activity and Health, (3) […]
The I-PARC inaugural online conference: A research assistants perspective – caera grady
The inevitable three words we have all become accustomed with; ‘you’re on mute’, the all-too-common connection failure and endless opportunities for technology malfunction while running an online conference. Initially frightening. Ultimately rewarding. I joined PESS […]
Wannabe a Game Changer ?
Many reading this will have watched the Nexflix doc ‘The Game Changers’. It serves as an exemplar of the populist pseudoscience that often surrounds sports performance and verifies UL’s approach to the pursuit of Sport […]
recruitment: lecturer below the bar in physical education Teacher eduCation
applications invited for: Lecturer below the bar in Physical Education Teacher Education, University of Limerick Lecturer below the bar in Physical Education Teacher Education – Tenure Track (5 year fixed term). Salary Scale: €40,599 […]
Reflecting on my 24 Hour Activity Cycle and Creating Healthier Habits – maeve conneely
Here I am (again), doing (another) postgraduate degree, currently in my 7th year as a UL student! Working in the PESS is undoubtedly an honor; the quantity and quality of research, the level of expertise, […]
