Sakis Pappous's blog

The ambitious legacy of 2012 Olympics  organizers who promised to get two million more people in England involved in sports and physical activity is proving elusive according to a NY article based on data from Sport England.

The Centre for Sports Studies is seeking to appoint a lecturer/senior lecturer in Sports and Exercise Management to join its team.

This position has been created due to the expansion of the department and the success of our recently introduced Sports and Exercise Management degree. We are also looking to expand our research activities, particularly in those areas allied to Sports and Exercise Management.

Join the Centre for Sports Studies and form part of our our effort to become one of the most exciting and innovative Sports departments in the UK.

Research conducted from researchers of University of Granada together with Dr. Sakis Pappous of the University’s Centre for Sports Studies, revealed that emotions play an important role when health professionals have to certify that a patient is in terminal stage. To the purpose of this research, a qualitative study was undertaken with a sample of 42 participants. Participants were thoroughly interviewed, with the aim of analyzing the approach and language employed by health professionals treating terminally-ill patients

"Sustainable Social Development and the Hosting of Sport Mega-Events"

Dr Athanasios (Sakis) Pappous invites applications for a full-time PhD Scholarship award that will investigate whether the hosting of Sport Mega-Events such as the

On March 29 the European Commission revealed the results of a special Eurobarometer Survey on Sport and Physical Activity. Among many interesting findings, the survey show that while a majority of European citizens weekly do some form of physical exercise, a worrying 25% of respondents are close to being completely inactive.

The Centre for Sports Studies' Dr. Sakis Pappous has been nominated as Associate Judge for the Coubertin Olympic Awards. The annual Coubertin Olympic Awards student essay competition is organised by the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee (CIPC) in partnership with the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE).

Dr Caroline Ringuet, an Australian Sport Management academic from Griffith Business School will be visiting the Centre of Sport Studies in March.

Dr. Ringuet will discuss with Dr. Sakis Pappous ongoing projects, research methods and scholar activities in the field of Sport Management. She will also have the opportunity to visit the Centre's facilities and have informal meetings with several of the Sports Studies lecturers.

As you know Marie Curie Actions are already very popular for Post-Doc fellows, but remain less known to students in Universities and Higher Education Institutions. We, in the Centre for Sports Studies, are convinced that mobility should be also experienced early in the researcher's career. In addition, joining an Initial Training Network is increasingly recognised as the best first step a researcher can make in her or his career.