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Dearing set to make history with Olympic qualification

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Swimming’s Alice Dearing is set to make history by becoming the first black British woman to qualify for an Olympic swimming event.

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John Steele awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours

John Steele, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Executive Director of Sport, has been recognised for his services to sport in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

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Leading research team supports mission to enhance sport's contribution to mental health and wellbeing

A team of leading researchers have been commissioned to support the joint mission of the Sport for Development Coalition and Mind to enhance the contribution that sport and physical activity can make to addressing the mental health and wellbeing crisis brought on by Covid-19.

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Call for participants in new study investigating deselection

Researchers from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ are looking to recruit participants that have experienced deselection for a new study.

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Body positivi-tea: Barbie, social media, airbrushing and more discussed on the latest episode of Cuppa with a Scientist

The topic of ‘body positivity' never seems to leave headlines and recently there have been questions about whether the movement is as beneficial as it sounds.

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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Winer leads digital transformation at Club Atlético Banfield

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London Institute for Sport Business PhD student, Fede Winer, is part of the team behind a digital transformation at Argentine Primera División side Club Atlético Banfield.

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LIA returns as competitive athletics light up º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ International Athletics (LIA) returned to campus on Sunday (23 May) as England secured victory in the 2021 ‘Battle of the Nations’.

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The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ International Athletics (LIA) meeting returns to campus this weekend

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is proud to be hosting this year’s º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ International Athletics (LIA) event on Sunday, 23 May.

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Experts in Sport: The power of performance analysis

Performance analysis has grown immensely in sport with data now playing a key role in influencing decisions both on and off the field of play.

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Former Premier League pro announced as new Men’s football Head Coach

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has announced that former Premier League player Jamie Clapham will take over as its new Men’s football Head Coach.

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UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) to relocate to º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is delighted to welcome UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) to campus as the organisation relocates its headquarters to the East Midlands.

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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Sport to partner with Sporting Minds UK

In recognition of Mental health Awareness Week (10 May – 16 May), º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Sport is further strengthening its mental health support to its student-athletes through a new partnership with Sporting Minds UK.

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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Sport’s Murphy joins England Netball’s coaching team

England Netball has today welcomed º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Sport’s Olivia Murphy to its Vitality Roses backroom team as its new Technical Coach.

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Examining sport clubs as 'missing spaces' for young people in care – new study

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academics have secured a second prestigious British Academy small grant to explore care experienced young people’s engagements with sport clubs and coaches.

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Participants needed for research exploring the impact of ‘Couch to 5k’ on markers of health and wellbeing

Participants are being sought for a new º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ project exploring the health impacts of the ‘Couch to 5k’ programme.

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Experts in Sport: The importance of recovery in elite-level sport

Within sport, it is well known that recovery plays an important part of any training schedule, but how exactly does this impact team sports?

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Commonwealth Games England announce John Steele as next Chair post Birmingham 2022

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Executive Director of Sport, John Steele, has been announced as the next Chair of the Commonwealth Games England Board.

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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ to launch new Lightning wheelchair basketball team

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been selected as a High-Performance Partner for British Wheelchair Basketball in a move that will also see the formation of a brand-new Lightning team.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ launches new Lightning Cycling franchise

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has underpinned its commitment to women’s sport with the launch of a new Lightning Cycling franchise.

People eat more the night before exercise – new study

A study into eating behaviour and exercise has found that people increase the amount of food they eat the night before a planned exercise session.
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Former England internationals select º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ as their training base

Former England internationals Des Walker and Dennis Wise have chosen º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s campus for an extensive training camp - all in the name of unearthing the next Indonesian football talent.

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Leading º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academic calls for change in concussion crisis

A º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academic has called for radical change in the concussion crisis in sport in a recently published report.

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Three ways behavioural psychology might help you lose weight

There’s no shortage of weight loss programmes out there to choose from, each of which claim to have the key to shedding pounds. One of the latest popular weight loss programmes out there is Noom, which claims that behavioural psychology is the key to helping people lose weight for good – including those who haven’t had success in the past.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ serves up an ace with key tennis events

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has welcomed some of the country’s top young tennis talent as the UK Pro League tennis tournament gets underway on campus.

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Experts in Sport: Does stronger = faster?

Force, velocity, and power are all vital for success in jumping and sprinting, but how are these key components measured and monitored to improve athlete performance?