Research Impact: Excess school bag weight is responsible for musculoskeletal complaints among children and adolescents. This study examined parents’ and adolescents’ perceptions of school bag weights and actual school bag weights for adolescents in New Zealand. […]
Research Impact: Several studies demonstrate that Sport Education (SE) supports the development of an authentic sport experience. However, the ‘messiness’ attached to the reality of effectively enacting SE is less prominent in the literature. The […]
Applications are invited for the following position in the Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences Research Assistant in Physical Activity and Health (0.7 FTE) – Specific Purpose Contract). Salary Scale: €23,630 – €34,269 p.a. […]
My research is investigating markers of fatigue and recovery in elite team sport. As part of this research, I have worked with the Munster Rugby Academy and currently I am working with Limerick FC, collecting […]
Research Impact: Collegiate contemporary and student Irish dancers experience substantial rates of pain and injury, but non-physical risk factors have been under-investigated in these cohorts. We gathered weekly data from 57 participants from the United Kingdom […]
Congratulations to all PESS Students who were recognised for their voluntary work during the last academic year at the 8th annual University of Limerick President’s Volunteer Award (PVA) ceremony. A total of 435 UL students, the […]
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and University of Limerick (UL) have released the first findings from the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) research project, which looks at injury incidence in both the men’s and […]
Research Impact: Physical activity among young adolescents with functional limitations is important, because through physical activity, individuals can prevent the onset of secondary health conditions that can complicate the treatment of the functional limitations. In this […]
Abstract This study examined the metacognitive processes and attentional focus of recreational endurance runners. The emphasis was on understanding the metacognitive processes important to acquire, develop, and refine cognitive strategies in novice endurance exercise participants. […]
A new blog on the importance of sleep published on RTE Brainstorm. The importance and role that sleep plays in human health and well-being is highlighted. View here
