Science is a self-correcting in its very essence, which is why incorrect and imprecise explanations usually do not stick around for very long before being replaced by ideas better reflecting the true state of nature. […]
Category: Opinion
Supporting the Dual Careers of Student Athletes in Ireland – Gary Ryan
Recently one of the greatest Irish athletes of all time wrote an article in the Irish Times, suggesting that, the best route for Irish athletes was still the US Scholarship system http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/sonia-o-sullivan-us-scholarships-still-best-path-for-irish-athletes-1.3111166. Sonia made some […]
A Systematic Road to Publication – Emmet Crowley
In this blog, I hope I can shed light on the publication process by outlining my experiences and what I learnt, along the way, from this experience. My first publication “The Impact of Resistance Training […]
Injury – can you eat your way to recovery? – Catherine Norton
One aspect of recovery that is often overlooked when an athlete is injured is nutrition. We tend to pay more attention to rubs, ice packs and heat treatments than to what we eat. The information […]
Personalised Exercise Treatment? Not one HIIT fits all! – Brian Carson
I recently attended a seminar delivered by Prof John Forbes (a colleague here in the business school at UL) entitled ‘Personalised health: a new role for one-person trials’. John neatly made a convincing argument for […]
To blend, or not to blend… Introducing blended learning to undergraduate students – Antonio Calderon
Particularly intense way in the last decade, we (as academics) are being overwhelmed by a digital tsunami, advancing steadily and bringing technology into our daily work, because it is considered a natural amplifier of the […]
The importance of communicating science appropriately to media and the general public – Tom Aird
The fields of sport science and performance nutrition get considerable attention from the general public and mainstream media in comparison with other academic research circles, and popular topics that dominate headlines frequently divide opinion amongst […]
