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 […]
Tag: Physical Activity
Publication: Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective
Research Impact: Today we see the start of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, delayed for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. An expected 4,000 athletes with disabilities from 135 international Paralympic committtees will take part […]
Publication: Measurement and prevalence of adult physical activity levels in Arab countries
Research Impact: This systematic review examines the reported prevalence of sufficient physical activity among adults in Arab countries. While life expectancy in the Eastern Mediterranean Region has increased considerably over the past 50 years, the rise […]
Publication: Czech adolescents’ remote school and health experiences during the spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdown
New Publication from @kwokwng
& colleagues on Czech adolescents’ remote school & health experiences during the spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdown
Getting schools active, one CSPAP step at a time – my experience as full-time teacher, part-time postgraduate researcher – Alan finnegan
Late February / early March 2020, as I scrolled through my Twitter feed and read that Dr. Elaine Murtagh was joining the PESS team, along with another PESS tweet with a call for applications for […]
Reflecting on my 24 Hour Activity Cycle and Creating Healthier Habits – maeve conneely
Here I am (again), doing (another) postgraduate degree, currently in my 7th year as a UL student! Working in the PESS is undoubtedly an honor; the quantity and quality of research, the level of expertise, […]
Publication: Implementing movement integration across the whole school: findings from the Moving to Learn Ireland programme
Publication: Implementing movement integration across the whole school: findings from the Moving to Learn Ireland programme. Elaine Murtagh et al. 2021
Publication: Policy Evaluation Network (PEN): Protocol for systematic literature review examining the evidence for impact of policies across seven different policy domains
Research Impact Summary: This publication details the methods used in a set of systematic reviews. One of these systematic reviews is in preprint while three others are being prepared by research teams across Europe, including at […]
Publication: The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review
Research Impact Summary Policies that support physical activity (PA) in the school-setting have promise but their impact is poorly understood. Nine policy action areas for which there was evidence of impact were identified. These were […]
How to Get off the ‘Rollercoaster’ of Quarantine-workouts, and Keep Climbing! – Patrick Dolan
If you haven’t bought equipment for your “home gym” by this point in the pandemic, I doubt you’ll need it just for a final few weeks of lockdown (please hopefully). Save your money for that […]
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