The International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) was held in Hon Kong on the 11th & the 12th December 2025. The conference brought together global experts, researchers, medical professionals, regulators, […]
Category: Research
Why the mental health benefits of resistance exercise training are more than just a placebo
Building on our prior work examining the psychological effects of acute resistance exercise (RE), our new study extends this investigation to chronic resistance exercise training (RET) and its relationship with expectations. In this follow-up analysis, we found […]
i-PLAY Transition Year Pilot Program (i-PLAY_TY) – Dr Daniel tindall, brigitte moody & dr Seán Healy.
Research suggests that children with disabilities are less active than children without disabilities and have fewer opportunities to participate in sport and other recreation activities. Recognizing this, through the UL Engage Citizen’s Assembly initiative, a […]
Strong University of Limerick presence at the 15th ICCE Global Coach Conference – Phil Kearney & IAN SHERWIN.
Eight representatives of the Physical Education & Sport Sciences Department travelled to Athens for the 15th ICCE Global Coach Conference. Recent MSc Applied Sports Coaching graduates as well as current staff, PhD and Professional Doctorate […]
Decisions, decisions, decisions. A qualitative exploration o f decision-making in performance support leaders
This qualitative study explores how performance support leaders (PSLs) in high-performance sport approach real-world decision-making. Through semi-structured interviews with fifteen PSLs across sports and countries, the authors identify three key influences: emotional intelligence, experiential knowledge, […]
“From Lab to Lives: How We Put Our RET Research Into Action” – Jennifer Rice.
On the evening of the 11th of November, our research team hosted a workshop for UL Science Week on the mental and physical benefits of resistance exercise training (RET). This event wasn’t just an opportunity […]
A content map analysis of the national policy landscape in physical education, physical activity and youth sport in Ireland
This study advances policy research by providing a systematic, organisation-focused mapping of the Irish physical education, physical activity and youth sport policy landscape. It identifies the key policymaking bodies responsible for developing, co-ordinating and implementing policy, and […]
Embodiment in VR – Motor Learning of a Novel Knot Tying Task – Tajda Svetek.
What was your role during the internship? (Key responsibilities and tasks…) Under the supervision of Prof. Mark Campbell, I investigated how different perspectives in Virtual Reality (VR) influence motor skill performance during an Action […]
Digital technology in physical education: An entangled pedagogy perspective.
A key take home message or common line of thought that has been core throughout the chapter is the one related to the extent to which the use of digital technologies for teaching and learning […]
Adolescents’ perspectives on and experiences with post-primary school-based suicide prevention as end-users, co-creators and peer helpers – a systematic review meta-ethnography.
Using Noblit and Hare’s seven-stage process, this meta-ethnographic synthesis explored perspectives and experiences of adolescents engaging with post-primary school-based suicide prevention (PSSP) interventions as participants/end-users, intervention advisors, facilitators, co-designers, and co-researchers. Among 16 articles and […]
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