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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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IDC 2019 Research and Design Competition Winner: Digipack Pro–Revamping Social Interactions and Supporting Physical Activity
Research Impact: The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) recently launched a competition on Interactive Design and Children (IDC) that focused on the full-body interaction in reaction to decline of children’s health. One of the emphases […]
EIM on Campus UL Recognised by Exercise is Medicine® as Silver Campus – Dr. Matthew Herring
The University of Limerick is one of only 139 universities and colleges around the world to be honored by Exercise is Medicine® for its efforts to create a culture of wellness on campus. Co-Directors Dr. […]
PESS hosts Leaving Certificate Physical Education workshop day – Dylan Scanlon
On May 15th 2019, the Physical Education and Sport Sciences Department held a Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE) workshop day for 8 post-primary schools who are enacting the LCPE curriculum. PESS staff and post-graduates ran […]
Acing Your Research Presentation – Caoimhe Tiernan
I have had the pleasure of presenting my study on sIgA as a predictor of Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) at the America College of Sport Medicine (ASCM) 2019 international conference only a few weeks […]
A Citizen Science approach to monitoring powerful predictors of health? Brendan O’Keeffe
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime Citizen science is a very simple concept. It involves research carried […]
Publication: How inclusive are we? A look at the effectiveness of physical activity interventions for disadvantaged groups
Research Impact: Although policies and programs to support physical activity exist, they may not be accessed or utilized by individuals from socio-economically disadvantaged groups. This invited article highlights effective evidence-informed approaches that can assist practitioners […]
Sport and Exercise Sciences: An Applied Degree Programme – Dr Tom Comyns
The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick run a four year BSc course in the area of Sport and Exercise Sciences. The programme is designed to provide students with […]
Publication: Relative age influences performance of world-class track and field athletes even in the adulthood
Research Impact: The relative age effect (RAE) is a common phenomenon observed in youth sports whereby there is a significant over-representation of Publication: Relative age influences performance of world-class track and field athletes even in […]
Publication: A student-centred digital technology approach: The relationship between intrinsic motivation, learning climate and academic achievement of physical education pre-service teachers.
Research Impact: While digital technology is generating considerable interest in terms of research and practice in physical education, it is receiving little attention in (physical education) teacher education programmes. The evidence suggests that the student-centred […]
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