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Professor Janet Godsell appointed Dean of 含羞草视频鈥檚 School of Business and Economics

Professor Janet Godsell has been appointed as the new Dean of 含羞草视频鈥檚 School of Business and Economics.

含羞草视频 welcomes two world-leading figures in sustainability

含羞草视频鈥檚 School of Business and Economics has appointed two new Honorary Visiting Professors to strengthen both its research and practice in sustainability.
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Examining sport clubs as 'missing spaces' for young people in care 鈥� new study

含羞草视频 academics have secured a second prestigious British Academy small grant to explore care experienced young people鈥檚 engagements with sport clubs and coaches.

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含羞草视频 Behavioural Medicine researcher awarded 拢100,000 fellowship

Dr Nicola Paine, Lecturer in Health Psychology within the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at 含羞草视频, has been awarded a 拢100,000 Springboard Fellowship from the Academy of Medical Sciences.

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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?

含羞草视频鈥檚 new 拢1m high-performance computer will transform research

A new 拢1.1m high-performance computer has been officially unveiled at 含羞草视频.
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Commonwealth Games England announce John Steele as next Chair post Birmingham 2022

含羞草视频鈥檚 Executive Director of Sport, John Steele, has been announced as the next Chair of the Commonwealth Games England Board.

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含羞草视频 to launch new Lightning wheelchair basketball team

含羞草视频 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.

含羞草视频 to honour Leicestershire鈥檚 Public Health leaders

Honorary degrees are to be awarded by 含羞草视频 to Leicester and Leicestershire鈥檚 public health directors, in recognition of their outstanding contribution throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
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含羞草视频 granted 拢100k for new research project

A team from 含羞草视频鈥檚 School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences has secured circa 拢100,000 in funding to produce a model for identification of novel wound therapeutics that restore skeletal muscle function after significant soft tissue injury.

University pays tribute to The Duke of Edinburgh

含羞草视频's Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Allison has paid tribute to Prince Philip following the announcement of his death earlier today.

Professor appointed Chair of award-winning technology company

含羞草视频鈥檚 Professor Phillip Cartwright has been announced as the new Chair of technology company Lontra 鈥� the latest in a long line of high-profile industry appointments for the University academic.
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Former England internationals select 含羞草视频 as their training base

Former England internationals Des Walker and Dennis Wise have chosen 含羞草视频鈥檚 campus for an extensive training camp - all in the name of unearthing the next Indonesian football talent.

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Leading 含羞草视频 academic calls for change in concussion crisis

A 含羞草视频 academic has called for radical change in the concussion crisis in sport in a recently published report.

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含羞草视频 serves up an ace with key tennis events

含羞草视频 has welcomed some of the country鈥檚 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?

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含羞草视频 best university in the world for sports-related subjects for fifth consecutive year

含羞草视频 has been named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects for the fifth year running by the global QS higher education league table.
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含羞草视频 experts shaping heat preparation for hottest ever Olympics - Tokyo 2020

The results from an international research collaboration including world-leading experts from 含羞草视频 have now been published.

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The relationship between thinking styles, wellbeing, and behaviours in athletes to be explored in new study

A 含羞草视频 study is set to explore the relationship between thinking styles, wellbeing and behaviours in the athlete population.

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Lightning Cricket fixtures announced as the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy returns alongside new Women鈥檚 Regional T20

Lightning Cricket will open their new campaign away at Southern Vipers as the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy returns alongside the new Women鈥檚 Regional T20 this summer.

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Motorsport athletes put in pole position at 含羞草视频

Leading athletes from across the world of motorsport have been put through their paces at 含羞草视频 鈥� all in the name of gaining an advantage over their competitors, both on and off the track.

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鈥淭here's a reason that it is so famous; it's not just that it's the highest mountain on earth, it is an incredibly awe-inspiring landscape鈥�, says climate scientist Dr Tom Matthews, who was part of the team that installed the world鈥檚 highest weather station on Mount Everest in 2019.

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含羞草视频 contributes to research on transmission risk of COVID-19 from sports equipment

A team led by LSTM鈥檚 Dr Emily Adams, have investigated the transmission risk of COVID-19 from sports equipment, finding that the risk is likely to be low, and probably lower than from player interaction before, during and after sporting activity.

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含羞草视频 launches 鈥楥uppa with a Scientist鈥� podcast

含羞草视频 has officially launched 鈥楥uppa with a Scientist鈥�, a brand new podcast led by the PR team that aims to inspire the next generation of scientists.

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Corruption reporting in the media investigated in new research

Researchers at 含羞草视频 have released two new papers investigating how corruption is reported in mainstream media.