News and events
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Dr Paula Griffiths awarded prestigious British Academy mid-career fellowship
Dr Paula Griffiths from the Centre for Global Health and Human Development in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University has been awarded a prestigious British Academy mid-career fellowship to study factors influencing social change and child growth in urban South African households.
18 Apr 2012
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Study of spinal injury patients in care homes to be presented to Parliament
Dr Brett Smith is to highlight the plight of the many spinal cord injured people who spend up to two years living in elderly care homes at a special event at the Houses of Parliament this evening (Monday 16 April).16 Apr 2012
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New research will investigate how sight loss impacts physical activity
Dr Brett Smith and Dr David Howe from the School are working with Dr Cassandra Phoenix from the European Centre for Environment and Human Health to examine the effects of sight loss on physical activity in older adults.
12 April 2012
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European study sets out to understand changing face of football
Dr Borja García from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences is to lead a strand of an international research project exploring attitudes and opinions of football supporters to the sport's governance in Europe.
11 Apr 2012
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BASES Student Conference (11 & 12 April, 2012), London
Dr Sophia Jowett has been invited to give a key-note address at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Student Conference entitled, 'Coach-Athlete Relationship: On a Journey to Olympic and Paralympic Success'.30 Mar 2012
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Towards a better understanding of suicide in sport
Dr David Fletcher, from the School, is hoping to understand the prevalence of suicide in sport and the role sports medicine professionals can play in supporting athletes with mental health problems.
27 Mar 2012
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PhD student shortlisted for award
Maurice Dungey, a PhD student from the School's Inflammation, Exercise and Metabolism research group, has been shortlisted along with colleagues in the Renal Exercise team at University Hospitals Leicester for the British Medical Journal's 'Sport and Exercise Team of the Year' award. The team is one of just four to make the shortlist, which is a great achievement in itself. Maurice is co-supervised by Dr Lettie Bishop and Dr David Stensel.
15 Mar 2012
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Migration, nutrition and ageing (MiNA) across the lifecourse in Bangladeshi
A team of researchers, including Professor Barry Bogin from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, will share their findings of the MiNA Project at an event, to be held at the Bangladesh Social Association in Loughborough on Thursday 15th March 2012.2 Mar 2012
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Pedometers provide just a short-term spike to physical activity
Pedometers do not provide long-term changes to wearers’ physical activity behaviours according to research carried out by Dr Stacy Clemes from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences.
28 Feb 2012
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New hub to address eating disorders in sport
A hub of research and clinical expertise to help tackle eating disorders in sport and educate athletes and sports professionals in this sensitive issue has been established between the Centre for Research into Eating Disorders at Loughborough University and Leicester NHS Eating Disorders Service.
23 Feb 2012
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New careers fair helps students get their careers off to a sprint start
Talk Sport 2012, which will be held on 16 February, will feature around 30 sport-specialist companies, providing Loughborough's students with the chance to find out about the range of careers in sport, as well as the opportunities for work placements.
14 Feb 2012
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Mothers still important to stop teens skipping mealtimes
Research led by Dr Natalie Pearson from School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, has charted the eating habits and influences of more than 3000 Australian adolescents aged 12 to 15. Findings show that maternal, as well as peer, behaviours can affect whether adolescents skip meals.
8 Feb 2012
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Dr Sophia Jowett is invited to speak about the key role the
coach-athlete relationship can play in increased, continuous and successful golf participation at the England Golf National Breakfast Conference 2012.
The conference is scheduled for Thursday, March 22 at the National Motorcycle Museum near the NEC in the West Midlands.1 Feb 2012
Registration and paper submission is now open for the First International Colloquium of the Olympic Studies and Research Centres (OSCS), to be held at Loughborough University, UK from 25-26 July 2012.
1 Feb 2012
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Loughborough Eating Disorders Activity Programme Training Course
Loughborough University's Centre for Research into Eating Disorders (LUCRED) is running a 2-day training course on the use of the Loughborough Eating Disorders Activity Programme (LEAP). This training course is designed for professionals working with individuals with eating disorders.
1 Feb 2012
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World Congress on Active Ageing - deadline for abstract submission approaching
In August this year the BHF National Centre (based at Loughborough University) will co-host the eighth ISAPA World Congress on Active Ageing with Glasgow Caledonian University. The Congress will attract a world-wide community of researchers, policy makers and practitioners with an interest in active ageing and will be held in Glasgow.
Delegates are invited to submit abstracts for either oral and/or poster presentation to the Congress.
31 Jan 2012
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New government-funded Centre puts exercise at the heart of the nation’s health
A £10 million, pioneering sport and exercise medicine centre is to be established in the East Midlands, the Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, announced today (9 January).
9 Jan 2012