Background
Ieuan Phillips graduated from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ in 2021 with a BEng in Sports Technology, including a final year project investigating a novel approach and measurement method for subconcussive football head collisions. Following short term research projects as a research assistant at the Sports Technology Institute analysing football ball/boot launch parameters with adidas and Concave, he began a PhD in January 2022 at the same institute. Funded by the Football Association (FA), this project has wide scope within the football head injury research space. Before studying at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, Ieuan attended Gwernyfed High School, Mid-Wales, where he assumed numerous positions of responsibility within the school and community.
Key awards and roles
- 2021 adidas Sports Technology Project Prize, Andrew Simpson Project Prize & Innovation in Manufacturing Engineering Project Prize for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Wolfson Engineering School.
- 2021 Chair of inaugural Badminton Wales Youth Council.
- 2017 Wales Young Ambassador of the Year for increasing participation in sport.