Five students from the BSc Physical Education / PME Physical education programmes have been awarded research internships in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS). Projects range from topics relating to social justice, […]
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Five Physical Education students embark on innovative Research Internships – Professor Elaine Murtagh.
Five students from the BSc Physical Education / PME Physical education programmes have been awarded research internships in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS). Projects range from topics relating to social justice, […]
What do we know about breast injury among female rugby players? – Kilian Bibby.
Women’s Rugby Union is on a continuous rise with an increase of registered female players of 28% since 2017, 2.7 million current female players worldwide and over 25% of the global player population being female. […]
recruitment: post doctoral researcher in physical eduction teacher education.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR: Post Doctoral Researcher in Physical Education Teacher Education The purpose of this job is to develop research to improve the educational quality in physical education and physical education teacher education through an […]
Publication: Perspectives of youth in Ireland on school-based mental health and suicide prevention: the MYSTORY study
Research Impact: The Mental Health of Youth Story (MYSTORY) study is the first known study to explore young people’s perspectives on their voice and involvement in school mental health and suicide prevention. MYSTORY used a […]
Publication: Physical activity for depression among the chronically ill: Results from older diabetics in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
Research Impact: How different doses of MVPA may protect against depression remains understudied, particularly among the chronically-ill. Using 10 years of data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, we quantified longitudinal associations between MVPA […]
Publication: Integrated learning experiences in examinable physical education: A co-constructed teaching template
Research Impact: Two teacher educators and two practising physical education teachers, worked together to explore the notion of integrated learning experiences and constructed teaching resources for the teaching of such experiences. The research team constructed […]
Coaching Research supported by the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Fund – Dr. Ian Sherwin.
In June 2022, PESS hosted a delegation from Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa in the first phase of a collaborative research project focussed on coaching and coach development. This extends the long-established relationship between SU […]
PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE IN HUMAN PERFORMANCE & INNOVATION, UL, APPLICATIONS CLOSING JUNE 30th, 2023 – prof CIARÁN MAC DONNCHA.
We are hugely pleased and humbled with the level of interest in the Professional Doctorate in Human Performance and Innovation at UL (4-year, part time). The programme is hugely successful and in high demand. Entry […]
The importance of illness surveillance in competitive swimming – Lorna Barry.
Traditionally, injury prevention has been the priority for practitioners working in competitive sports. The impact of an injury can have wide-reaching implications for developing or elite athletes alike. In the sport of swimming, research focusing […]
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