When I was ever so gently prompted that it was my time to write my personal Blog, I like others wondered – what do I write about? My colleague suggested – why not write about […]
European Research Funding: Beyond the Horizon – Dr Orla Power-Grant
The European Commission funds research and innovation through a variety of mechanisms including the framework programmes. The current framework programme is called Horizon 2020. This programme has been running since 2014 and continues until 2020. […]
Publication: A systematic literature review of reviews on techniques for physical activity measurement in adults: a DEDIPAC study
Research Impact: How do we know that physical activity is good for us? Most of our knowledge about this comes from studies which measure physical activity during daily life. Until recently, most of those […]
BSc. Physical Education: Celebrating 7 years of i-PLAY – Dr Daniel Tindall
This past Autumn 2017 session, our i-PLAYERS were treated to some special guests in attendance to celebrate our 13th session of the ‘Inclusive Play & Leisure Activities for Youth’ (i-PLAY) programme. Ciara and Mark Cummins, […]
The Halfway Point – Claire Brady
The 31st of January 2018 marked the halfway point of my PhD. My PhD involves the development and validation of a bespoke strength and power diagnostic system for Irish Olympic and Paralympic athletes for use […]
Maintaining our mental well-being while completing a PhD : Jessie Barr
“I don’t think there’s anything darker than doing a PhD”. I first came across the title of this Irish Times article on the day it was published back in December of last year while “taking […]
Our refocus into the physical activity, exercise, and anxiety area – Dr. Matthew Herring
Through research biographies, impact statements, presented seminars, available online information regarding my publication record, the focus of my teaching, and if you have simply talked with me about what I do, I think most folks […]
New Publication: Associations of Physical Activity with Anxiety Symptoms
Research Impact: Anxiety is debilitating and associated with numerous mental and physical comorbidities. There is a need to identify and investigate low-risk prevention and treatment strategies. Therefore, the present study examined associations of physical activity […]
Welcome Back to All PESS Students & Staff – Dr. Giles Warrington
As we commence the New Year and new semester I would like to welcome back our undergraduates on the Physical Education and Sport and Exercise Sciences degree programmes and also take the opportunity of welcoming […]
Publication: The Influence of Nationality and Playing Position on Relative Age Effects in Rugby Union
Research Impact: Examining the rosters of representative youth and professional sports teams often reveals a higher than expected number of individuals who were born in the months immediately following the cut-off date for youth sport, termed […]
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