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 […]

recruitment: Lecturer below the bar in Physical Education Teacher Education
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR Lecturer below the bar in Physical Education Teacher Education, University of Limerick. Lecturer below the bar in Physical Education Teacher Education – Specific Purpose Contract. Salary Scale: €43,255 – €59,234 p.a. pro […]

Publication: The Impact of Typical School Provision of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports on Adolescent Physical Activity Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review. Adolescent Research
Research Impact Summary: The relationship between typical school provision of physical education, physical activity and sports was found to be multifaceted. In the context of physical education, the provision of regular physical education class, extension […]

Publication: Developing teacher candidates’ professional advocacy skills through persuasive storytelling
Research Impact Summary: In this article, a structure for how to craft persuasive stories is provided (i.e., the Narrative Policy Framework tenets of: establishing a plot, casting a set of characters, and highlighting a clear […]

Publication: Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on injury incidence and burden in amateur rugby union
Collaboration between IRIS (Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance) Prof Ian Kenny, Dr Tom Comyns, and Argentinian researchers Prof Eduardo Tondelli and Santiago Zabaloy explored an analysis of Southern hemishpere rugby injury burden resulting from the Covid-19 […]

Publication: Enhancing sport education experiences through service-learning
Research Impact: This study explores the extent to which service-learning (SL) can enhance the educational potential of sport education (SE), with a view to contributing to a positive transition for students from primary to secondary […]

Publication: SOLIDARITY IN ACTION: A CO-DESIGNED SPECIAL ISSUE WITH BRAZILIAN AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS
Research Impact: The purpose of this paper is to offer a template for colleagues who wish to co-design a Special Issue that interrogates the notion of solidarity. In this Special Issue, twenty-two researchers (nine Brazilians […]