Impact Statement: Horse racing is a high risk, physically demanding sport which requires jockeys to maintain a very low body mass, often requiring the adoption of drastic weight loss methods, in order to compete. Due to […]
Category: Research
Fasted Exercise: a potentially useful training tool? Tom Aird
The competitive athlete and recreational gym-goer may have different priorities in terms of what they’re looking to get from their workout, but one commonly sought after goal often unites them – improving body composition through […]
CONGRATULATIONS PESS PhD Graduates !
CONGRATULATIONS to our most recent PhD graduates Drs Powell, Sherwin and Whelan, who were conferred last week at the graduation ceremony at the University of Limerick. Receiving their doctoral degrees at the graduation ceremony were: Cormac […]
Publication: Relationship between perceived competency-based learning and measured learning in TIMSS 2015
Research Impact: The results of this study confirmed the high relationship between perceived competency-based learning and learning measured with the TIMSS 2015 in students from Spain and Germany. Likewise, with all the caution required by such […]
Publication: Professional learning needs & priorities of higher-education-based teacher educators
Research Impact: This paper draws out complexities that emerge when exploring a professional group of educators responsible for the preparation of a future generation of teachers. The findings are presented and discussed in relation to […]
Publication: Research lives of physical education teacher educators
Research impact: This paper aims to provide insights into the research worlds of an international group of mid- and late-career physical education teacher educators. Specifically, it explores participants’ motives for research engagement and choices, and investigates […]
Publication: Review Paper on occurence of injury in amateur male rugby union
Research Impact: The incidence of Rugby-related injuries is widely reported, however the overall incidence rate occurring in amateur Rugby is not known. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to determine the overall incidence of […]
YLS Symposium: Frontiers in Musculoskeletal Health, Ageing & Disease – Joseph Bass
The Young Life Scientists’ symposium is an annual scientific conference co-sponsored by The Physiological Society, Biochemical Society, and British Pharmacological Society; organised by young scientists, for young scientists. Myself along with three other colleagues from […]
FHI HAPN Team Win “Best Cross-Institutional Initiative” Award – Brian Carson & Phil Jakeman
FHI2 identified skeletal muscle metabolism as common to Healthy Ageing and Performance Nutrition (HAPN) and Glycaemic Management (GM) and coordinated action to validate a ‘translational’ muscle cell model was a key objective. Innovative and productive […]
Publication: A Comparison of the Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull and Isometric Squat
Research Impact: Over the past decade, isometric strength tests have become a popular method of measuring both an athlete’s maximal force producing capabilities and how quickly they are able to produce force. This paper investigated […]
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