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Dr Borja Garcia

Dr Garcia appointed as an adviser to key European football organisation

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ researcher Dr Borja Garcia has been appointed as an adviser to SD Europe.

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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.

Beth Cobden in action

Lightning cohort selected for Vitality Roses

England Netball has revealed the names of the athletes selected for the Vitality Roses programme ahead of the 2021-22 international season – with four Lightning players included in the squad.

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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.

Olivia Murphy

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.

Athlete Zak Skinner competing

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ scholars selected to compete at European Para Championships

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 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.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s dual student athlete Vladyslava Kravchenko

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ swimmer edges closer to Tokyo qualification

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s 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.

Emily scarratt in action

Lightning help England secure Six Nations glory

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Lightning players Sarah Hunter, Cath O’Donnell, 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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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?

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

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Hockey players selected to Great Britain youth squads

Following the recent announcement of the 2021 squads by Great Britain Hockey, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 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).

Dr David Flecther's new book

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ psychologist publishes new book detailing stress, well-being, and performance in sport

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ performance psychologist, Dr David Fletcher, has co-edited a new book that examines stress, well-being, and performance in sport.

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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.

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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 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 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.

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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Lightning players selected for 2021 Six Nations squads

Eleven º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Lightning players have been called up by their nation for the upcoming 2021 Six Nations.

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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Broome sets new record at Para Powerlifting World Cup

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student Olivia Broome set a new British record in the -50kg category to take silver on day one of the Para Powerlifting World Cup in Manchester.

BADU and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London are proud to announce a collaborative partnership project called Badu Sport+.

Sport+ Transforming the Sport Industry

BADU and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London are proud to announce a collaborative partnership project called Badu Sport+.

alumna Lauren Brzozowski has been called up to Team USA

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumna Brzozowski earns her stars and stripes with Team USA call up

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumna and athlete Lauren Brzozowski has been selected to represent Team USA's development team in bobsled.

Alfie Hewett

Grand Slam champions and Paralympic medallists headline º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Indoor Wheelchair Tennis event

An array of Grand Slam champions and Paralympic medallists head the entry for this week’s inaugural º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, which takes place from Tuesday 23 March to Saturday 27 March at the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Tennis Centre.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ swimmer Luke Greenbank

Greenbank smashes 10-year British record in Manchester

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ swimmer Luke Greenback produced the performance of a lifetime at the British Swimming Invitation Meet in Manchester by breaking a 10-year record in the Men’s 200m Backstroke.

Holly Bradshaw achieved a season’s best 4.65m vault.

Double Bronze for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students

The European Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun, Poland was a welcome return to International athletics competition at the weekend, with four current and six former º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students selected for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team.