The PESS Internship is an opportunity for UL students to spend up to eight weeks in PESS gaining experience in one of four research areas, (1) Food for Health, (2) Physical Activity and Health, (3) […]
MSc Applied Sports Coaching: Online Application Open for September 2025 Intake – Dr Phil Kearney.
The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences invites applicants for the MSc Applied Sports Coaching. This innovative part-time two-year postgraduate programme will give 15 experienced coaches the opportunity to enhance their practice through engagement […]
Fuel the work: Nutrition strategies for sport and exercise – Catherine norton RD, PHD.
PESS staff member Dr. Catherine Norton was recently featured in an Irish Independent article about optimal nutrition strategies for sport and exercise. Catherine discussed: How nutrition can amplify or dilute the impact of exercise. The […]
Experiencing European Teaching Approaches in PE: A Blended Intensive Programme in Murcia – Cormac Thompson.
The bespoke sandstone columns of the St Jéronimo’s Monastery are the main protagonists of the UCAM skyline. The whole campus is orientated around its protruding footprint which gives the University a whole different complexion to […]
Understanding Exercise Response Variation – Dr. John noone.
Response to exercise is dependent on a myriad of factors leading to comprehensive but sometimes completely byzantine adaptations. Understanding these adaptations is integral for the development of comprehensive exercise programmes be that for optimal sporting […]
Presenting at a conference as a Professional Doctorate student – Keith Costello.
Professional Doctorate student Keith Costello and co-supervisor Dr Phil Kearney recently attending the International Motor Development Research Consortium (IMDR-C) in Coventry. In this blog, they discuss the conference. PK: So we were at the International […]
Quality research in motor learning: The role of manipulation checks – Dr Phil Kearney.
PESS staff members Dr Phil Kearney and Dr Frank Nugent, alongside PESS Graduate Niamh Curran, recently published an article in the Journal of Motor Learning and Development. The focus of the article was the […]
First-of-its-kind all-island research centre launches to tackle gender gap in sports science – Catherine Norton RD, PhD
A first-of-its-kind all-island research consortium has been established to tackle the gender gap in sport and health science. The cross-university research consortium, named míde, aims to understand and improve the health, wellbeing, participation and performance of girls […]
RUGBY SCIENCE RESEARCH SUPPORTED BY THE ERASMUS+ STAFF MOBILITY FUND – Professor Ian kenny.
For over 15 years PESS have collaborated with South African researchers at Stellenbosch University in sports sciences, coaching science, and adapted physical activity teaching and research. We have been fortunate to avail of Erasmus+ mobility […]
Do coaches fill their own cups? – Dr Phil Kearney.
“Having seen widespread burnout among sports coaches, the new UL graduate undertook a research project specialising in self-care for coaches entitled ‘Do Coaches Fill Their Own Cups?’” Limerick Voice recently featured the research project undertaken […]
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