What is policy and why does it matter? These were the two central questions that myself and third year undergraduate physical education students at the University of Lorraine considered together during my research residency there […]
Category: Research
Publication: The Relationship Between Training Load and Injury in Competitive Swimming: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study
Research Impact: Training load monitoring is employed to quantify training demands, to determine individual physiological adaptions and to examine the dose–response relationship, ultimately reducing the likelihood of injury and making a meaningful impact on performance. […]
ISPAH 2024 conference diary – dr kevin volf and dr sven messing.
Monday, 28th of October Pre-conference workshops. At our workshop, presentations on our project book-end interactive sessions designed to familiarise participants with the policy tool we have developed (the Physical Activity Environment Policy Index, PA-EPI). The […]
Introducing PLATO: Co-Designing a Physical Activity Policy Toolkit – dr. sven messing.
In a world where physical inactivity poses a significant public health challenge, the need for evidence-informed policymaking is more crucial than ever. Get to know PLATO – an innovative project aimed at co-designing a physical […]
Healthy UL Leads Key Elements in National Effort to Promote Health and Well-being on Campuses – Catherine Norton.
In a major advancement for the Healthy Campus movement, a new online programme titled Supporting a Whole Campus Approach to a Health Promoting University has been launched, marking a significant milestone in the promotion of […]
Celebrating the DE-PASS COST Action Final Event: A Legacy of Collaboration and Innovation – Rhoda Sohun
DE-PASS Final Event: Olomouc, Czech Republic: October 2024 The DE-PASS (Determinants of Physical Activity in SettingS) COST Action (CA19101) recently held its final event at the Fortress of Knowledge, Palacký University’s science center in Olomouc, […]
Publication: The awareness, knowledge, and experience of female rugby players of contact breast injuries and exercise induced breast pain – An international survey
Research Impact: This research highlights the often-overlooked challenges faced by female Rugby Union players regarding contact breast injuries and exercise-induced breast pain. Research focusing on female athletes and female athletes themselves will benefit from this […]
Publication: Working Principles of Practice for Enacting Social Justice Pedagogies in Physical Education Teacher Education
Research Impact: Acknowledging a lack of literature on how to teach about, through, and for social justice in PETE, we, five physical education teacher educators, studied our own practice as teacher educators “doing” social justice […]
Welcome to the Autumn 2024 PESS Newsletter!
In this edition, we’re excited to bring you an in-depth look at the remarkable achievements and key events that have taken place within our @PessLimerick community! The Newsletter includes highlights on academic staff, research teams, […]
Are we inadvertently harming adolescents’ physical activity levels with our language – Caera Grady.
For the last three years I have been trying to answer one question, how do we effectively communicate physical activity with adolescents in schools (note, I said “with” rather than “to” here, I will come […]
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