Members of the PESS Athena SWAN committee were thrilled to receive the Bronze department Athena SWAN award at the Ireland awards ceremony 20th October 2021. The Athena SWAN charter is a framework that […]
Publication: A Systematic Literature Review of Peer-led Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents
Low levels of physical activity (PA) in adolescents highlight the necessity for effective intervention. During adolescence, peer relationships can be a fundamental aspect of adopting and maintaining positive health behaviours. This review aims to determine peer-led […]
Tips and Tricks for using Rayyan for Systematic Review – chloe forte.
What is Rayyan? Rayyan is a software specifically designed to conduct and coordinate systematic literature reviews. What is the benefit of Rayyan? 1. It’s free. 2. It’s web-based (so you can access it anywhere) and […]
Publication: Adults with Crohn’s disease exhibit elevated gynoid fat and reduced android fat irrespective of disease relapse or remission
Research Impact: Crohn’s disease (CD) is a debilitating inflammatory bowel condition of unknown aetiology that is growing in prevalence globally. Large-scale studies have determined associations between female obesity or low body mass index (BMI) with […]
Publication: A Random Forest approach to identify metrics that best predict match outcome and player ranking in the esport Rocket League
Research Impact: This article explored which in-game metrics predict in-game performance in the popular esport Rocket League. Rocket League is a largely popular esport, with more than 90 million monthly players and ~15million USD earnt […]
A Message of Welcome from the Head of Department – prof giles warrington.
This month sees the start of the new academic year and a re-engagement with face to face activities. Over the past couple of weeks, it has been great to see the magnificent UL campus burst […]
Supporting the DE-PASS COST Action: Rhoda Sohun (DE-PASS Grant Manager)
The COST Action “DEterminants of Physical ActivitieS Settings” (DE-PASS) is a Knowledge Transfer Platform, unique in focus, extent and constitution. This four year COST Action, is funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology […]
Reflections on the past and update on future plans and activities – Enrique García Bengoechea.
Hi everyone, It seems like yesterday since I arrived in Limerick from Melbourne in a rainy day at the end of January of 2018 to take on a UL, EHS Dean’s Fellowship working with the […]
Publication: Exploring Game Performance and Game Involvement: Effects of a Sport Education Season and a Combined Sport Education
Research Impact: The purpose of this study was to establish any difference in terms of game performance and game involvement using Sport Education (SE) or a combined use of SE and Teaching Games for Understanding […]
Publication: The complexity of professional identity: Chinese university teachers teaching in physical education teacher education (PETE) programmes
Research Impact: In this study, we explore how Chinese teachers, who are involved in PETE programmes in universities, understand their professional identity and what specific factors influence their professional identity as teacher educators. Initially, a […]
