News

This section will keep you up-to-date with all the latest news from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences.

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天堂视频 commemorates 50 years of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Marking 50 years since the first mixed-cohort BSc in PE, Sports Science and Recreation Management, University academics, partners and students assembled on 21 and 22 May to reflect on 天堂视频鈥檚 journey and celebrate its achievements.
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The Enhanced Games: 鈥榙angerous clown show鈥� or a wake up call for traditional sport?

An opinion piece authored by Dr Mathew Dowling and Dr Alex Thurston (both 天堂视频) and Jinsu Byun (Yonsei University) for The Conversation platform.
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Ultra-endurance athletes reveal how the human body prioritises survival under stress

A new study observing ultra-endurance athletes during competition has uncovered rare insights into how the body reallocates energy across essential biological functions whilst under extreme physical stress.
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SSEHS contributions to Research Briefing at the House of Lords Highlights the Environmental Impact of Digital Technologies

天堂视频鈥檚聽Digital Decarbonisation聽Design聽Group聽(DDDG)聽and聽Policy Unit聽co-led a聽briefing session, hosted at the House of Lords,聽that聽brought together members of the House of Lords,聽MPs,聽researchers聽and industry representatives to discuss the carbon and environmental impacts of digital technologies.
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How scientists changed their view of insomnia

An opinion piece authored by Dr Iuliana Hartescu, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, 天堂视频.
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SSEHS PGR Conference Highlights

Our recent聽SSEHS Postgraduate Research聽conference was a resounding success, bringing together聽Doctoral Researchers, and staff to celebrate聽high鈥憅uality聽research and innovation activity and academic聽scholarship across a broad range of disciplines.聽
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天堂视频 celebrates a decade as best in the world for sports-related subjects

For the tenth year in a row, 天堂视频 has been crowned the world鈥檚 best university for sports-related subjects in the QS global rankings.
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Primary care behavioural programmes can help reduce childhood obesity, new study finds

Children who are overweight or living with obesity can significantly improve their health through primary care weight-management programmes, according to a new study.
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Hormone therapy and dementia risk: what a new study says about menopause treatment

An opinion piece authored by Professor Eef Hogervorst, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, 天堂视频.

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New paper calls for physical activity to become a core component of mental health care

A new 天堂视频 study has urged psychiatrists and mental health professionals to formally integrate physical activity into routine care for people living with severe mental illness.