Tabitha (Tabby) Billingham made the move earlier in 2024 from USA undergraduate study to field hockey playing and coaching in Germany and Australia, to join the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) project team when she […]
Healthy UL Leads Key Elements in National Effort to Promote Health and Well-being on Campuses – Catherine Norton.
In a major advancement for the Healthy Campus movement, a new online programme titled Supporting a Whole Campus Approach to a Health Promoting University has been launched, marking a significant milestone in the promotion of […]
Can parkour and pickleball pique pupils’ passion for PE? – antonio Calderón.
PESS staff member Dr Antonio Calderón was recently interviewed on RTÉ Radio 1 Drivetime about the introduction of new activities such as parkour and pickleball into PE. Antonio discussed: The importance of not just focusing […]
Interview with PESS staff member: Phil Kearney on Skill Acquisition
PESS staff member Dr Phil Kearney was recently interviewed by John Harrington for the GAA website: Skill Acquisition key to unlocking a young player’s potential. Phil discussed: · What the sport science discipline of […]
New teaching approaches in European physical education: Learning about and implementing pedagogical models in the new Blended Intensive Programme – Dr. carmen barquero ruiz.
Thirteen students from the BSc in Physical Education and PME programmes at PESS have been selected to participate in an international blended module designed to enhance their training as PE educators along with other students […]
Discover Our MSc in Sports Performance at the University of Limerick – associate professor grainne hayes.
Discover Our MSc in Sports Performance The MSc in Sports Performance, offered by the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick, is a full-time one-year or part-time two-year postgraduate programme. […]
Celebrating the DE-PASS COST Action Final Event: A Legacy of Collaboration and Innovation – Rhoda Sohun
DE-PASS Final Event: Olomouc, Czech Republic: October 2024 The DE-PASS (Determinants of Physical Activity in SettingS) COST Action (CA19101) recently held its final event at the Fortress of Knowledge, Palacký University’s science center in Olomouc, […]
Publication: The awareness, knowledge, and experience of female rugby players of contact breast injuries and exercise induced breast pain – An international survey
Research Impact: This research highlights the often-overlooked challenges faced by female Rugby Union players regarding contact breast injuries and exercise-induced breast pain. Research focusing on female athletes and female athletes themselves will benefit from this […]
Publication: Working Principles of Practice for Enacting Social Justice Pedagogies in Physical Education Teacher Education
Research Impact: Acknowledging a lack of literature on how to teach about, through, and for social justice in PETE, we, five physical education teacher educators, studied our own practice as teacher educators “doing” social justice […]
Welcome to the Autumn 2024 PESS Newsletter!
In this edition, we’re excited to bring you an in-depth look at the remarkable achievements and key events that have taken place within our @PessLimerick community! The Newsletter includes highlights on academic staff, research teams, […]
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