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Experts in Sport: FIFA's new licensing model for football agents

In the latest episode of the 鈥淓xperts in Sport鈥� podcast, host Martin Foster sits down with Sports Law expert and lecturer Dr Serhat Yilmaz, to discuss the recent regulation changes on licensing sports agents, as well as the consequences and reasoning behind them.

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Who reigns supreme in the sporting animal kingdom?

For thousands of years, humans have pushed their physical abilities to the limits in the name of sporting success.

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Study to explore if electric vehicles can power homes and help meet the UK鈥檚 energy demands while plugged in

含羞草视频 is part of a new collaborative project exploring if electric vehicles (EV) could be used to power drivers鈥� homes and help meet UK energy demands while on charge.
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Support needed to enhance PE provision for young people not in mainstream schooling 鈥� new study

New research has found that physical education (PE) provision away from the mainstream schooling system may not be supporting young people as effectively as it might, leading to them potentially missing out on positive developmental opportunities.

African researchers are ready to share more work openly 鈥� now policy must make it possible

Librarians are the curators of creativity. They collect success stories and share it with the world. Traditionally, the success was from published authors, which libraries shared with the local community. More recently, the model has been flipped: libraries have started to collect from the local community to share with everyone.

Living or Surviving? - Benefits, barriers and opportunities for young people transitioning out of homelessness

New research highlights the growing impact of low income and the social security system on young peoples鈥� living standards and their opportunities to transition out of homelessness.

Experts in Sport: The power of human evolution in sporting success

In the latest episode of the 鈥淓xperts in Sport鈥� podcast, host Martin Foster sits down with ultra-endurance athlete and multiple world-record holder Dr Danny Longman, to discuss his research on the role of sport in understanding human evolution, adaptation, and function in challenging environments.
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New research to offer guidance to athletes supporting pregnant partners

Researchers from 含羞草视频 will spearhead a new project looking at how athletes can better support their partners throughout pregnancy.

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Exploring how beach litter has changed over the past 50 years using drones and phone apps

含羞草视频 researchers will assess how coastal litter from the ocean has changed over the past half-century in a unique project that brings together local heritage, drones, and mobile phone apps.

Experts in Sport podcast: The psychology of becoming an elite athlete

In the latest episode of the Experts in Sport podcast, host Martin Foster sits down with Paul Wylleman, clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Brussels, to discuss the transition from junior to senior level that athletes undergo as part of their career.
(L-R) Jane Hunt MP, Stuart Andrew MP, Professor Mark Lewis, Professor Nick Jennings, Brett Gosper (Head of Europe & UK for the NFL), Professor Andy Harland.

Minister for Sport Stuart Andrew MP visits NFL Academy at 含羞草视频

Stuart Andrew MP 鈥� Minister for Sport, Tourism and Civil Society 鈥� visited both 含羞草视频 and 含羞草视频 College on Thursday 19 January to see first-hand the positive impact the National Football League (NFL) Academy is having on the region.

How to talk to policymakers about research

A new report published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk), with support from 含羞草视频, looks at how policymakers currently interact with research and how researchers lobby policymakers.

Creative industries in India have 鈥渉uge potential鈥�, researchers conclude in first-of-a-kind report

The creative industries in India are 鈥済rowing fast鈥� and have 鈥渉uge potential鈥�, researchers have concluded in a new report that maps the sector for the first time.

Rising prices add almost 20% to minimum cost of retirement

The amount of money needed to retire at a minimum living standard has increased by almost 20% over the last year, according to new analysis.
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Experts in Sport podcast: How to stay motivated on your new year fitness journey

With the festive season now a distant memory, many of us have swapped turkey and mince pies for kettlebells and treadmills as we attempt to live healthier in 2023.

鈥淎ffordable鈥� increase to pension budget could end poverty injustice for terminally ill

The鈥疷K Government could stop terminally ill people of working age being driven鈥痠nto poverty鈥痓y increasing its annual spend on the State Pension by just 0.1%[1].

Reimagining how Emily Bront毛 died 鈥� new paper

A new interpretation of the only existing record from the time of Emily Bront毛鈥檚 death has offered an alternative narrative for the Wuthering Heights author鈥檚 final moments.

Emily Bront毛鈥檚 death needs to be radically reimagined 鈥� an expert explains

Novelist Charlotte Bront毛 was devastated when her sister Emily died from tuberculosis on December 19, 1848.
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Dreading seeing COVID conspiracy-spreading relatives this Christmas? Here鈥檚 why you may have ignored their misinformation in the family group chat all year

Christmas is just around the corner and though it鈥檚 time to enjoy the family coming together, you may be dreading seeing that one relative that can鈥檛 help but bring up COVID-19 conspiracy theories.
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Ultra X co-founder trains for success with 含羞草视频鈥檚 Physiology services (VIDEO)

Sam Heward, an Ultra Runner and co-founder of Ultra X, has shared his experience of undergoing physiology testing at 含羞草视频 in order to improve his running performance.

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Alumnus Donaldson appointed Head of Para Sport

Alumnus Alasdair Donaldson has been appointed 含羞草视频鈥檚 new Head of Para Sport.

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World Cup football tested on campus (VIDEO)

Researchers from 含羞草视频鈥檚 Sports Technology Institute have carried out rigorous testing into the adidas Al Rihla Pro football 鈥� the official match ball used at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

New 鈥楥ost of a Child in Scotland鈥� research finds rising costs outstrip additional Holyrood support for families

A new report commissioned by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland from the Centre for Research in Social Policy at 含羞草视频 has found a widening gap between the cost of raising a child in Scotland and actual family incomes, despite the significant impact of Scottish government policies and lower childcare costs.

Prototype AR shopping devices could benefit both consumers and retailers 鈥� new study

Augmented reality (AR) could change the way we buy clothes in the future.
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含羞草视频 agrees ground-breaking partnership with West Ham United Women (VIDEO)

含羞草视频 has become the official higher education partner of West Ham United Women 鈥� the first partnership of its kind in the Barclays Women's Super League.