The Biomechanics Research Unit (BRU) consists of 5 core faculty and 11 postgraduate researchers within the department of physical Education and Sport Sciences. The mission of the BRU is to advance the research in the […]
PhD life – A career in research, a gateway into the applied world, or both? Niall Kelly
Before completing my MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology in Belfast, it was my intention to spend 12 rigorous months applying myself to learning a trade that I love, and enter the working world shortly […]
New Publication: The Effects of Resistance Exercise Training on Anxiety – Brett Gordon
Research Impact: Although the physical benefits of resistance exercise training (RET) are well established, less is known regarding the effects of RET on mental health. A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis was conducted to […]
Learning about Teacher Education Professional Development in Israel – Melissa Parker
What an experience! From June 3rd -10th Mary O’Sullivan, Ann McPhail, and I with Paul Conway (School of Education) and Rose Dolan (Maynooth) had the honour of learning from and with new colleagues in Israel. […]
YLS Symposium: Frontiers in Musculoskeletal Health, Ageing and Disease – Joseph Bass
Date: Saturday 25th November 2017 Location: University of Nottingham, School of Medicine, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby UK This year’s Young Life Scientists’ symposium will bring together members of the Biochemical, British Pharmacological and Physiological societies. […]
Professional Master of Education (Physical Education) – Melissa Parker
As September approaches we welcome the 3rd cohort of PME students while saying goodbye to the 2nd. At the same time we honour the 1st cohort of students who graduated in August 2016. The first […]
Shifting Focus Down the Severity Spectrum – Can we Intervene Earlier with Exercise? Matthew Herring
The available evidence, including much of my own previous work, supports that acute and chronic exercise results in small-to-moderate reductions in anxiety among otherwise healthy adults, adults with a diverse range of chronic illnesses, and […]
What’s causing the obesity epidemic in young people? Gráinne Hayes
Let me set the scene, it is 8.30am on Monday the 31st of August. I am sitting at my desk discussing all of the weekend’s adventures with my buddy Rachel Sheehan, I swing on my […]
Wellbeing a new focus in Irish Second Level Schools – Mary O’Sullivan
As part of the new Junior Cycle, students will be experiencing a new learning area called Wellbeing. This builds on the work schools are doing in supporting students’ wellbeing and is now a fundamental principle […]
From CO-OP Kid to Trainee Researcher – Jennifer Higgins
In January 2013 I was appointed as one of two research interns working with the Food Health Ireland (FHI) research team in PESS. Five years later I now have a desk, a grand total of […]
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