2021 news

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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.

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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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Study by Sports Technology student reveals cycle helmets are compromised by everyday use

A study by a Sports Technology student from 含羞草视频 has highlighted significant levels of fragility in EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) related to the everyday use of cycle helmets, which can cause invisible damage and potentially reduce their overall safety capacity.

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Estates and Facilities Management named Team of the Year at AUDE Awards

The University is delighted to announce that Estates and Facilities Management have been crowned the winners for 鈥楾eam of the Year鈥� at the 2021 AUDE Awards.

Arguing with the people you love? How to have a healthy family dispute

Unlike Britain鈥檚 royal family, most of us don鈥檛 have the option to move to another country when we don鈥檛 see eye to eye. But most of us have likely experienced disagreements with loved ones.

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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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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含羞草视频 design student helps develop ventilation hood that has the potential to save lives of COVID-19 patients

A third-year 含羞草视频 student has helped develop a ventilation product for coronavirus patients in intensive care.
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含羞草视频 psychologist publishes new book detailing stress, well-being, and performance in sport

含羞草视频 performance psychologist, Dr David Fletcher, has co-edited a new book that examines stress, well-being, and performance in sport.

Hockey player Jake Owen has been called up to the GB Youth squad

含羞草视频 Hockey players selected to Great Britain youth squads

Following the recent announcement of the 2021 squads by Great Britain Hockey, 含羞草视频 Students Hockey is delighted to recognise the achievement of 15 current students who have been selected to represent the Great Britain Elite Development Programme (GB EDP).

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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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含羞草视频 experts to lead 拢170k project that will explore how best to design COVID-19 immunity passports

Design experts at 含羞草视频 are to lead a 拢170,000 project that will explore how best to design COVID-19 immunity passports.
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Participants needed for research exploring the impact of 鈥楥ouch to 5k鈥� on markers of health and wellbeing

Participants are being sought for a new 含羞草视频 project exploring the health impacts of the 鈥楥ouch to 5k鈥� programme.

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Participants needed for research exploring the impact of 鈥楥ouch to 5k鈥� on markers of health and wellbeing

Participants are being sought for a new 含羞草视频 project exploring the health impacts of the 鈥楥ouch to 5k鈥� programme.

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Lightning help England secure Six Nations glory

含羞草视频 Lightning players Sarah Hunter, Cath O鈥橠onnell, Lark Davies, Detysha Harper, Helena Rowland and Emily Scarratt helped England win the Women's Six Nations for the third year in a row following a 10-6 victory over France.

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含羞草视频 launches two innovative new master鈥檚 programmes on climate change

The University is recruiting students for two new programmes in MA Climate Change Politics and Policy and MSc Climate Change Science and Management which will start in October 2021.

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First year student awarded Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Scholarship

Marnie Wyncoll, a MEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering student has received the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Scholarship.
含羞草视频鈥檚 dual student athlete Vladyslava Kravchenko

含羞草视频 swimmer edges closer to Tokyo qualification

含羞草视频鈥檚 dual student-athlete Vladyslava Kravchenko produced a stunning swim at the British Para-Swimming International Meet to edge closer to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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含羞草视频 scholars selected to compete at European Para Championships

含羞草视频 Sport Scholars Lydia Church (coach: Jim Edwards) and Zak Skinner (Aston Moore) have been selected to compete for GB&NI in the T12 shot put and T13 long jump respectively, at the European Para Championships in Poland between the 1st and 5th June.

含羞草视频-led study on the airborne transmission of Covid-19 helping to kick-start large-scale events

A new 含羞草视频-led study will create clear guidance on how to design and operate non-domestic buildings to minimise the risk of airborne transmission of Covid-19, and other viruses.
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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.

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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Conversations, and how we end them

Conversation has been described as 鈥渢he primordial site of human sociality鈥�. We all have a lifetime鈥檚 experience to draw on if asked how it works, or when we reflect on the conversations we have participated in.

含羞草视频 student raises almost 拢1,000 for India appeal

A 含羞草视频 student has taken part in a giant fund-raising event to support the huge battle against coronavirus being fought in India.

Experts from the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture to share insights and research relating to Covid-19 at upcoming event

A group of world-leading experts from the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture at 含羞草视频 will be hosting an event presenting cutting-edge research and policy insights related to Covid-19 later this month.