Welcome first year students! You will quickly find that there is always lots happening at PESS. What topics within Physical Education, Health and Fitness and/or the Sport and Exercise Sciences have grabbed your attention? What […]
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New Publication | Higher Education Quarterly
Congratulations to Professor Ann MacPhail on her latest publication with Kinsella, E. L., J. McMahon and N. M. Cummins: Understanding Early Academic Careers Through the Lens of Psychological Precarity: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study Published in […]
From Chemistry to High-Performance Sport: My Experience with the MSc Sports Performance Programme
My name is Gianni Ciappara, and I’m originally from Malta. I recently graduated from the MSc Sports Performance programme at UL with first class honours, and currently work as the Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach […]
Four Months, Countless Experiences: Reflecting on My Research Stay at PESS
It has undoubtedly been an incredibly enriching research stay, not only professionally but also on a personal and family level. Ireland is a country of endless landscapes; its bountiful natural beauty makes its nickname, ‘the […]
New Publication: How Dominant Digital Technologies in Schools Influence the Enactment of Curriculum Change
Research Impact This paper shows how dominant, taken-for-granted digital tools in schools can influence the enactment of curriculum reforms. Drawing on a case of curriculum change at lower-secondary education in Ireland, the paper argues that […]
New Publication: Crossing Borders for Transformative Professional Learning About Health and Physical Education Policy
A new publication by Jenna Lorusso and colleagues explores how health and physical education professionals can better understand complex policy processes and develop the skills needed to engage confidently with policy in practice. Summary How […]
How My PESS Internship Launched My Career in Sport and Medicine
My name is Sarah Willis, and I recently graduated from the BSc Sports and Exercise Science programme at the University of Limerick. During my final year, I completed a PESS internship with the Irish Rugby […]
Fionn Fitzgerald Shares His Third PhD Publication
PESS PhD researcher Fionn Fitzgerald is pleased to share his third PhD publication, which explores coaches’ perceptions of growth and maturation in player development. Key Takeaways 🧠Coaches demonstrated awareness of how growth and maturation […]
From Research to National Headlines:Â PESS and IRFUÂ Rugby Safety Study Drives Conversation Across IrelandÂ
Research from the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) Project, led by researchers from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS), University of Limerick alongside the Irish Rugby Football Union, has attracted widespread national attention following the […]
New Publication: Ultrasound muscle thickness is a poor index of criterion magnetic resonance imaging measures of resistance training-induced muscle growth
A new publication by Thomas G. Balshaw, Mark P. Funnell, Emmet J. McDermott, Thomas M. Maden-Wilkinson, Lewis J. James and Jonathan P. Folland has examined the accuracy of ultrasound muscle thickness measurements for assessing resistance […]
