The new BSc in Exercise & Health Fitness Management is a four-year honours degree that provides students with a broad introduction to a career in the fitness industry. In 1st year of the programme, students […]
Publication: Sleep and Nutrition in Athletes
Research Impact: Despite the documented evidence to support the benefits and importance of sleep in promoting physical and mental recovery and performance in athletes it is clear from the current literature that sleep inadequacy has […]
Publication: European fitness landscape for children and adolescents: updated results from 34 countries gathered by the FitBack network
Research Impact: This paper explores the European fitness landscape for children and adolescents. It provides the most up to date reference values, fitness maps and country ranking based on nearly 8 million test results from […]
Digital technology in physical education symposium #DiTePES – DR. Antonio Calderón.
Recently, together with my colleagues Dr Mary Masterson and Ebru Boynuegri, I have presented at #DiTePES Symposium that took place October 20-21, 2022. The recorded presentation can be seen in the link below: Calderon et […]
Encouraging Students to Co-Construct and Co- and Self-Regulate Their Learning Within a Cooperative Learning Environment in Physical Education – andré moura, ann mac phail, amandio graca, paula batista.
Nowadays, there is the belief that learning is not a linear process where everything taught is learned, and where assessment, when used meaningfully, can improve students’ learning. This line of thought supports the belief that […]
A Short Overview of the WHO’s Global Status Report on Physical Activity – kevin volf.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has an important role in setting the global agenda on public health priorities. WHO member states expect, inter alia, support and guidance from the WHO secretariat on health policy issues. […]
“Getting in the Room” Highlights from the Physical Activity for Health Winter School – Aidan J. Buffey.
Last week saw the second Physical Activity for Health (PAfH) training school, and the first winter school, hosted and facilitated by the PAfH research cluster. The training course, titled “Physical Activity Policy and Intervention Evaluation […]
Publication: “One Good Idea” A Physical Education Teacher Education Project Advocating for LGBTQ + Students in School Physical Education
Research Impact: This article is co-written by teacher educators and pre-service teachers, and shares practical examples of how to design and enact a ‘One Good Idea’ project titled: ‘How We Can All Be Allies’. This […]
Celebrating 10+ Years of i-PLAY… FINALLY!!! – dr. daniel tindall.
During the past Spring and Autumn semesters of 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid lockdowns, we were finally able to celebrate our 20th and 21st offerings of the ‘Inclusive Play & Leisure […]
MSc Applied Sports Coaching: Online Application Open for September 2023 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 15-20 experienced coaches the opportunity to enhance their practice through engagement […]
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