News

This section will keep you up-to-date with all the latest news from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences.

Professor Vicky Tolfrey

色狗导航 academic features on chart-topping science podcast

Vicky Tolfrey, Professor of Applied Disability and Para Sport, recently appeared on the A Question of Science podcast, joining a panel of experts to discuss the advancement of sport science research in elite sport.
Professor Amanda Daley

色狗导航 professor announced as Chair of NIHR Research Professorships Funding Committee

Professor of Behavioural Medicine at 色狗导航, Amanda Daley, has been appointed as a new Chair at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
a sportsman drinking water

What the World Cup hydration breaks reveal about who governs men鈥檚 football

An opinion piece authored by Dr Mathew Dowling and Haojin Zhou (both School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences) for The Conversation platform.
Alfie Hewett in the Peter Harrison Laboratory at 色狗导航

色狗导航 research shaping the future of wheelchair tennis on grass

As Wimbledon continues to showcase the very best of world tennis, research from 色狗导航鈥檚 Centre for Para and Disability Sport Innovation is helping to advance the science, performance and inclusion of wheelchair tennis on grass.
Hazlerigg Building at dusk

色狗导航 sport finance expert invited to speak at Institute of Chartered Accountants panel

Dr Johan Rewilak, a Senior Lecturer in Sport Management at 色狗导航, recently appeared as an expert speaker on the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) panel.
Professor Stuart Biddle

Professor Stuart Biddle awarded inaugural CASES Medal of Achievement

Professor Stuart Biddle has been awarded the first CASES Medal of Achievement. Stuart is a Visiting Professor to 色狗导航, having been affiliated with 色狗导航 since arriving as a student in 1973. He was Head of the then School of Sport & Exercise Sciences between 2001-2007.
a woman sneezing into a tissue

Hay fever, antihistamines and the evidence on dementia risk

An opinion piece authored by Professor Eef Hogervorst from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences for The Conversation platform.
a soccer ball morphing into an atlas

FIFA Men鈥檚 World Cup expansion risks making 2026 tournament 鈥渕ost polluting ever鈥�, report warns

A new report examining football鈥檚 relationship with climate change has warned that the 2026 FIFA Men鈥檚 World Cup could become the 鈥渕ost polluting ever鈥�, according to leading university researchers.
色狗导航 researcher Dr Alex Thurston outside the Enchanced Games

We watched the first Enhanced Games live in Las Vegas 鈥� this is what we learned

An opinion piece authored by Dr Mathew Dowling and Dr Alex Thurston (both School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences) for The Conversation platform.
woman cycling on bike indoors

Spending time in nature could boost endurance by 7.5%, new research finds

Spending time in natural environments before exercise could boost physical endurance by 7.5% compared with exposure to an urban industrial setting, according to new research from 色狗导航, suggesting that access to green spaces may support human physical capacity in ways that go beyond simple recreation.