I have spent the last week thinking of what to write for this blog. My first idea was about my experience of being a non-English native speaker PhD student in Ireland. Then I changed my […]
Wheely Good Fitness: Adapting Fitness Training for Wheelchair Users – Tom Comyns
Modifying any fitness regime for different abilities is a key requirement of strength and conditioning coaches or Physical Education teachers. During the last academic year PESS hosted a two day workshop in adapted strength and […]
PESS Postgraduate Scholarship Awarded to Dylan Scanlon
Congratulations to Dylan Scanlon on being awarded a PESS 2017 scholarships for his PhD Study. Dylan Scanlon (supervised by Prof. Ann MacPhail and Dr. Antonio Calderon) was awarded a scholarship for his proposed PhD study […]
Become a Fitness Professional – National Council for Exercise & Fitness
The National Council for Exercise & Fitness (NCEF) is an academic affiliate of the University of Limerick, offering the only university accredited Health/Fitness Professional Instructor qualifications in Ireland. Certificate, Higher Certificate, Diploma & Degree qualifications […]
COST Action BESTPRAC The voice of research administrators – Orla Power-Grant
On a daily basis I meet researchers and discuss potential funding opportunities that might support their work. Something that regularly comes up is funding to support travel to build international networks. The European Cooperation in […]
Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching & Learning Awarded to Dr. Antonio Calderon
The Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning has been awarded annually since 2009 in memory of Jennifer Burke, a well-known and highly regarded friend and colleague of the Irish Learning Technology Community. […]
Autumn Graduation – 2017
Congratulations to all graduation students from the BSc in Sport and Exercise Sciences, BSc. in Physical Education, MSc. in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology and Master of Science in Sports Performance who graduated on Friday […]
A Time of Change – Giles Warrington
As we commence the new academic year, it has been a time of great change in PESS. It is my second week in post as Head of Department in PESS, having taken over from Professor […]
Remembering the Life and Legacy of Dr. PJ. Smyth (Jan 2nd 1947-July 30th 2017)
As the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) warmly welcomes all new and returning students, the staff and postgraduate students in the department are still coming to terms with the loss of their […]
The ICCE Global Coach Conference: My first international conference experience – Paul Kinnerk
The International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) Global Coach Conference is in its 11th year. The conference brings together frontline coaches, coach educators and developers, academics and sports scientists to share research, best practice and […]
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