Research
Here you can view all of the research from the Centre for Sports Studies' staff.
Dr Lex Mauger publishes three key papers in the January Issue of BJSM
Dr Lex Mauger, lecturer and director of studies for Sports Science at the Centre for Sports Studies has recently published three key papers in the January issues of British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM).
1) Beltrami, G.F., Froyd, C.F., Mauger, A.R., Metcalfe, A.J., Marino, F., Noakes, T.D (2012). Conventional testing methods produce submaximal values of maximum oxygen consumption.
BASES ANNUAL CONFERENCE AWARD WINNER 2011
Hearty congratulations to Andy Galbraith on winning the prestigious University of Essex Poster Presentation Award held at BASES conference at the University of Essex from 6th-8th September.
Andy who is a Lecturer and Senior Technician at the Centre for Sports Studies, University of Kent submitted two pieces of research based on studies from his PhD which he presented as poster presen
Centre for Sports Studies Research Receives Widespread National and International Media Coverage
Research by Dr Sakis Pappous, Senior Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Management at the University of Kent which casts doubt on the sporting legacy of the London 2012 Olympics has generated widespread media interest both at home and abroad.
Participants needed - research study looking at the differences in lower back of a wide range of people: an ultrasound study.
Aim of research study: The aim of this project is to look at changes that occur in the lower back of people with and without lower back pain.
Olympics may fail to spark increased UK sport participation, suggests new University research
The 2012 London Olympics may fail to spark increased UK public participation in sport, new research by a University sports studies expert suggests.
The government hopes hosting the games next year will result in more people taking up a sport or becoming physically active. But a new study of the 2004 Athens Games provides evidence that the effect of the Games on sustained participation in sport is open to doubt.
Hannah Gregson - Paralympic Cycling Research Paper Publication.
Hannah Gregson, a PhD student at the Centre for Sports Studies, University of Kent has recently had a paper published alongside Gary Brickley from the University of Brighton. The paper, entitled ‘A Case Study of a Paralympic Cerebral Palsy Cyclist Using Torque Analysis’ is to be published in the International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching and was started off as a project within Hannah’s undergraduate studies at the University of Brighton.
Centre for Sports Studies wins the first KentHealth PhD Studentship
Dr. James Hopker, Dr. Simon Jobson and Professor Sam Marcora have successfully won the first studentship offered by the KentHealth. KentHealth aims to make the University of Kent, working together with the regional and national healthcare practitioners, a stronger university for health-related activity with clearly articulated strengths and priorities for growth. The PhD studentship will bring together researchers from the Centre for Sports Studies, anaesthetists and cardiologists to investigate whether or not chemotherapy impairs physical fitness.
Sadie Jones begins pilot testing with the England Saxons, London Welsh and Esher
Sadie Jones (lecturer and PhD student) from the Centre for Sports Studies is about to embark on her initial pilot testing as part of her research study focusing on hamstring injuries in elite rugby players.Her pilot testing begins next week with the England Saxons squad.
Professor Samuele Marcora wins the 'ideas factory' grant to build a novel biofeedback device
Professor Samuele Marcora (Director of Research) has recently won a £10,000 grant from Kent Innovation and Enterprise.
This grant will go towards building the prototype of a bio-feedback device to help athletes regulating perception and exertion of effort during exercise.
This novel device may help improve sports performance and exercise adherence in the general population.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Research – Dr Simon Jobson & Steve Meadows
Dr Simon Jobson (Research Fellow) and Steve Meadows (Lecturer) are conducting cardiac rehabilitation research within the Centre for Sports Studies at the University of Kent. They have received funding from the Kent Cardiovascular Network to conduct two important research studies.
