The fields of sport science and performance nutrition get considerable attention from the general public and mainstream media in comparison with other academic research circles, and popular topics that dominate headlines frequently divide opinion amongst […]
UL’s first podcast series is now available on the UL Research Impact podcast channel. The series explores the tremendous contributions UL research is making in the real world. Featured on the podcast channel is the 2015 case […]
Research Impact – The regular monitoring and surveillance of population levels of physical activity (PA) is of huge importance, especially in the tertiary level (i.e. universities, institutes of technology) sector as it continues to grow. […]
As part of Dr. Orla Power-Grant’s role as the Education and Health Sciences (EHS) faculty research funding officer, Orla is offering an initiative to support PhD students within the faculty. The initiative is a monthly […]
Research Impact: Entry into PE teaching in Ireland is highly sought after and competitive. Yet, there is a worrying trend that PE teachers, as they spend more time teaching in schools, seek to reduce the […]
Brief Description: The purpose of this chapter is to share how curriculum models are used as part of the post-primary curriculum in Ireland and justify the particular use of one model of outdoor adventure education […]
Research Impact: This paper provides a detailed analysis of six questionnaires used to assess motivation in sport. As well as reliability and validity information being summarised and evaluated, questionnaires are analysed according to impact. […]
Research Impact: Competitive swimmers are widely acknowledged to perform high training volumes from a young age. It is not uncommon for competitive youth swimmers to train 12 – 18 hours per week.Presently, a popular topic […]
Research Impact: Increased levels of the pro-inflammatory factor interleukin-6 (IL-6) have been implicated in depression. Recent findings support plausible involvement of IL-6 in the antidepressant effects of exercise. Data from 116 depressed adults who completed 12 […]
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