First Meeting During my participation in the Winter School in Austria in March 2019, organized by the Technical University of Munich Graduate School, I met Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre who presented the project “GO GREEN EX” […]
Category: Research
Publication: Adolescents and their aspirations for private car-based transport
Research Impact: Adolescents and their aspirations for private car-based transport has just been published in the journal Transportation (Springer) as an Open Access paper. The team (Debbie Hopkins, Enrique García Bengoechea and Sandra Mandic) use […]
Publication: Effects of action observation and action observation combined with motor imagery on maximal isometric strength
Research Impact: Understanding skill acquisition is not just a requirement for performance enhancement in the sport arena. The forthcoming Rugby World Cup will demonstrate how skill execution differentiates winners from losers. Injury recovery often necessitates […]
PA4H & EIM@UL Research Seminar: “Exercise as Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial”
Speaker: Dr. Mats Hallgren is an Assistant Professor in Public Health Sciences at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He has written extensively on associations between physical activity and mental health, and led one of […]
MSc Funded Studentship Opportunity in PESS – Rugby Research Project
Funded MSc by Research in Sport & Exercise Sciences Connacht Rugby Player Retention & Volunteer Recruitment Research Programme Closing date: Thursday 17th October 2019. PROJECT BACKROUND Data on youth rugby players in the […]
Publication: Physical Activity of Adolescents with and without Disabilities – School Health Promotion Study 2017
Research Impact: The global action plan on physical activity (GAPPA) has a target to reduce physical inactivity by 10% in 2025 and by 15% in 2030. Health promotion activities that target individuals who are insufficiently […]
Publication: The professional development of higher education-based teacher educators: needs and realities
Research Impact: It is important to learn what skills and knowledge teacher educators need and how they acquire such skills and knowledge throughout their career. Results revolve around (i) self-initiated professional development, (ii) the importance […]
Fighting Fit; making weight in amateur boxing – Dr. Catherine Norton & Daniel Breen
Amateur boxing is Ireland’s most successful Olympic sport with 360 registered clubs and approximately 16,500 members. Athletes are divided by body weight into a specific weight division with the primary aim of matching competitors of […]
Book Publication: Competency-based Teaching in Primary and Secondary Education
Research Impact: The book is structured in five chapters to conceptualise competency-based teaching and to offer practical recommendations for teachers at the Primary and Secondary levels. A special focus to curriculum and instructional models that […]
New Publication: Relationship Between Salivary Cortisol, Training Load & Subjective Markers of Recovery in Elite Rugby Union Players
Research Impact: Increased stress can have negative effects on performance, particularly if there is an imbalance between training load and recovery. This study evaluated salivary cortisol as a marker of recovery. Over a 10-week preseason […]
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