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海角社区 Swimming names new Associate Head Coach

An oil field

Why it鈥檚 so hard to kick fossil fuels out of sport

Pictured from the left is Richard Wheater, the University鈥檚 Director of Sport, Professor Jo Maher, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Sport, Penny Briscoe, Director of Sport for ParalympicsGB, Alasdair Donaldson, the University鈥檚 Head of Para Sport, Professor Nick Jennings, 海角社区鈥檚 Vice-Chancellor, and Professor Rachel Thomson, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

ParalympicsGB and 海角社区 University announce landmark strategic partnership

A close up of an arm lifting dumbbells from a rack

Scientists recently studied the body of one of the world鈥檚 strongest men. This is what they found

Our sport experts

Andrea Geurin

Dr Andrea Geurin

Professor of Sport Business, Director of the Institute for Sport Business

Dr Anthony Papathomas

Dr Anthony Papathomas

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology

Dr Borja Garc铆a

Reader in Sport Policy and Governance

Dr Dale Esliger

Dr Dale Esliger

Reader in Digital Health

Dr Danny Longman

Dr Danny Longman

Senior Lecturer in Physiology

Dr Dominic Malcolm

Professor in Sociology of Sport

Dr James King

Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology

Dr Jamie Barker

Dr Jamie Barker

Reader in Applied Sport and Performance Psychology

Dr Jamie Kenyon

Senior Lecturer in Sport Management

Dr Joe Piggin

Dr Joe Piggin

Senior Lecturer in Sport Management & Policy

Dr Jon Farmer stood in front of a cabinet of sports equipment

Dr Jon Farmer

Lecturer in Engineering Design, Deputy Director of Professional Training.

Dr Kerry Glendon

Dr Kerry Glendon

Lead Physiotherapist for Hockey and Doctoral Researcher

Dr Lee Taylor

Reader in Exercise & Environmental Physiology, Director of Partnerships & International Engagement

Dr Liam Heaney

Dr Liam Heaney

Senior Lecturer in Bioanalytical Science

Dr Mark Burnley

Dr Mark Burnley

Senior Lecturer

Dr Mark Doidge

Reader in Sociology of Sport

Matthew Pain

Dr Matthew Pain

Reader in Biomechanics

Richard Blagrove

Dr Rich Blagrove

Senior Lecturer in Physiology

Russell Seymour

Dr Russell Seymour

Senior Enterprise Fellow for the Institute for Sport Business

Dr Sam Allen

Dr Sam Allen

Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics

Dr Serhat Yilmaz

Lecturer in Sports Law

Verity Postlethwaite

Dr Verity Postlethwaite

Doctoral Prize Fellow, Vice-Chancellor Independent Research Fellow.

Amanda Daley

Professor Amanda Daley

Professor of Behavioural Medicine

Dr Andy Harland

Professor Andy Harland

Professor in Sports Technology

David Fletcher

Professor David Fletcher

Senior Lecturer in Performance Psychology and Management

Professor Ian R. Hodgkinson

Professor of Strategy

Professor Jonathan Folland

Professor of Neuromuscular Performance

Professor Mark King

Professor of Sports Biomechanics

Professor Massimiliano Zecca

Professor of Healthcare Technology

Paul Downward

Professor Paul Downward

Professor of Economics

Sophia Jowett

Professor Sophia Jowett

Professor of Psychology

Vicky Tolfrey

Professor Vicky Tolfrey

Professor of Applied Disability Sport

Sport videos

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Training week of a Paralympian

Experts in Sport podcast

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