Research Impact: Including student with disabilities into general education has become a common practice in the United States, and it is progressively becoming an educational model in other countries worldwide. However, teachers around the world […]
Beyond COVID19: A strength-based approach to athlete mental health and well-being: Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre
Timing is everything in sport-this applies to athletes’ synchrony in their 1,600 day Olympic cycle, their seasonal, meso-cycle and micro-cycle. When timelines shift it takes a great deal of adaptation for athletes. Athletes adapt all […]
UL Talks | Move for Ireland – Prof. Catherine Woods
In this UL Talk, Professor Catherine Woods from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick talks about innovations to increase physical activity in Ireland’s young and old. Professor Woods describes […]
Publication: Students’ attitudes towards and experiences of the Youth-fit health-related fitness test battery
Research Impact: There is a scarcity of pragmatic experimental investigations examining the effects of specific changes to how physical education is delivered on the quality of the experience that students derive. Analysing students’ attitudes and […]
UL Talks | Wake Up to Sleep – Dr. Giles Warrington
This UL Talk discusses why sleep is the most important behavioural experience we have. Dr Giles Warrington provides a topical overview of the roles and functions of sleep and its importance to health, wellbeing and […]
Active School Flag-Keep Calm and Keep Collecting Data (Joanna Clifford)
As I begin to write this blog, I find myself drowning amidst an ocean of student emails, fearful for the uncertainty of their future, anxious parents staring blindly into the dark, an online classroom filled […]
COVID 19: How to stay productive while working from home – Lisa Brennan
Being forced to work from home at first was a real novelty- the thoughts of sitting in my dressing gown on my nice comfy bed working away on my laptop sounded so appealing. As you […]
Publication: Built Environment Changes & Active Transport to School among Adolescents: BEATS Natural Experiment Study Protocol
Research Impact: Natural experiments are considered a priority for examining causal associations between the built environment and physical activity. Few natural experiments to date have examined the effects of walking and cycling infrastructure on PA […]
Food for Thought: The Role of Dietary Protein Supplementation for Athletes – Dr. Robert Davies
Optimising growth, maintenance and preservation of skeletal muscle mass over an athlete’s career is key to success. Athletes seeking to gain muscle mass and strength during training are advised to consume high protein intakes, usually […]
How to stay cognitively fit: the link between physical exercise and esports – Magdalena Kowal
Amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, all of us must stay at home and adhere to the self-isolation restrictions put in place. This may hinder our levels of efficiency when it comes to work, as many […]
