º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ trio nominated for prestigious sport management award
Three º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ nominees were among the finalists for the prestigious New Researcher Award at the European Association of Sport Management conference.
Professor Barrie Houlihan receiving the Chelladurai Award 2022.
The highly prized accolade is awarded to the best original theoretical or conceptual advance and significant unpublished contribution in sport management.
This year, Sungkyung Kim and Xiuqi Zhu – both PhD students at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (SSEHS) – and Dr Eddie Mighten, a teaching fellow at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London, are among the forerunners.
Dr Elisavet Manoli, who supervised both PhDs, said: “This is the most prestigious conference in sport management in Europe, if not worldwide. We are proud of all three º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ candidates and wish them all luck".
Sungkyung Kim has now passed his viva and will soon be graduating. His research examines the value of the use of public relations at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Xiuqi Zhu is about to submit her thesis. She looks into eSports events spectators and the service quality of eSports Events.
Dr Eddie Mighten researches authority, authenticity and sincerity within (professional) football leadership.
At the same conference, Barrie Houlihan, an emeritus professor at SSEHS, also received the Chelladurai Award 2022 for his outstanding professional achievements.
He said: "It was an honour to have been selected for the Chelladurai Award- an award that provides further confirmation of the leading international role that º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ plays in sport management research."
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2022 QS World University Rankings and University of the Year for Sport by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2022.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 7th in The UK Complete University Guide 2022, and 10th in both the Guardian University League Table 2022 and the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
Three º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ nominees were among the finalists for the prestigious New Researcher Award at the European Association of Sport Management conference.
Professor Barrie Houlihan receiving the Chelladurai Award 2022.
The highly prized accolade is awarded to the best original theoretical or conceptual advance and significant unpublished contribution in sport management.
This year, Sungkyung Kim and Xiuqi Zhu – both PhD students at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (SSEHS) – and Dr Eddie Mighten, a teaching fellow at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London, are among the forerunners.
Dr Elisavet Manoli, who supervised both PhDs, said: “This is the most prestigious conference in sport management in Europe, if not worldwide. We are proud of all three º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ candidates and wish them all luck".
Sungkyung Kim has now passed his viva and will soon be graduating. His research examines the value of the use of public relations at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Xiuqi Zhu is about to submit her thesis. She looks into eSports events spectators and the service quality of eSports Events.
Dr Eddie Mighten researches authority, authenticity and sincerity within (professional) football leadership.
At the same conference, Barrie Houlihan, an emeritus professor at SSEHS, also received the Chelladurai Award 2022 for his outstanding professional achievements.
He said: "It was an honour to have been selected for the Chelladurai Award- an award that provides further confirmation of the leading international role that º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ plays in sport management research."
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2022 QS World University Rankings and University of the Year for Sport by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2022.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 7th in The UK Complete University Guide 2022, and 10th in both the Guardian University League Table 2022 and the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
