“Talent is never enough. With a few exceptions, the best players are those that are the hardest workers” (Magic Johnson). If talent is never enough then why is there such an emphasis on it in […]

“Talent is never enough. With a few exceptions, the best players are those that are the hardest workers” (Magic Johnson). If talent is never enough then why is there such an emphasis on it in […]
It is always a great way to start the new academic year with some good news stories. Dr Mark Campbell was recently successful in the Science Foundation Ireland-Funded Investigator (SFI-FI) process. Mark is now a […]
As the GAA season comes to a close for 2017, Galway UNESCO City of Film with Galway Film Centre, in association with the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM) in NUI Galway […]
As we commence the new academic year, it has been a time of great change in PESS. It is my second week in post as Head of Department in PESS, having taken over from Professor […]
As the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) warmly welcomes all new and returning students, the staff and postgraduate students in the department are still coming to terms with the loss of their […]
The International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) Global Coach Conference is in its 11th year. The conference brings together frontline coaches, coach educators and developers, academics and sports scientists to share research, best practice and […]
The individualisation of sports training is often seen as the holy grail of sports performance, the ability to perfectly match the characteristics of a player with how they train is often proposed as the key […]
As part of the new Junior Cycle, students will be experiencing a new learning area called Wellbeing. This builds on the work schools are doing in supporting students’ wellbeing and is now a fundamental principle […]
In January 2013 I was appointed as one of two research interns working with the Food Health Ireland (FHI) research team in PESS. Five years later I now have a desk, a grand total of […]
Most are aware of the obesity epidemic and associate obesity to be the result of an increase in body fat. The World Health Organisation monitors population trends in obesity by body mass index or BMI […]