Professor Rob Copeland spoke to the Sheffield Telegraph on Cycling in Sheffield
Speaking to Sheffield Telegraph, Professor Rob Copeland, Director of National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, looks at whether Sheffield needs to become a more cycle-friendly city and how cycling can be the catalyst for Sheffield’s economic growth.
Prof. Copeland was also interviewed by Hallam FM about the importance of going for a quick walk at lunchtime can improve productivity and quality of life. The interview is running in Hallam FM’s news bulletins this morning.
Heavyweight Punch – Hallam expert comments on “most brutal weapon in sport”
Ahead of Anthony Joshua versus Wladimir Klitschko, Alan Ruddock, physiologist at the University and co-founder of Boxing Science, an organisation that has worked with the likes of world welterweight champion Kell Brook, spoke to the Daily Telegraph about the damage a knock-out blow can cause and the science behind a heavyweight punch
Hallam’s sport finance expert Dr Dan Plumley spoke to ITV News about whether tax fraud committed by football clubs.
Following HMRC raids on Newcastle United and West Ham United in connection with suspected income tax and national insurance fraud, Dr Dan Plumley told ITV News this is just the start of a much bigger problem within the football industry
Tennis legend Serena Willams wins the Australian Open while pregnant
Dr Markos Klonizakis, senior research fellow in the Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, was interviewed by BBC Sport about the “amazing” achievement of Serena Williams winning the Australian Open in January while pregnant. Dr Klonizakis discusses the main challenges in the first few weeks of pregnancy, including adapting to changes in the body. Dr Klonizakis comments have also been picked up by The Washington Post
ProfessorLaura Serrant announced as the new chair of the Chief Nursing Officer’s BME strategic advisory group.
Professor of nursing, Laura Serrant completed an NHS secondment in the CNO’s nursing directorate before joining Sheffield Hallam last year and will now work towards improving diversity across the NHS workforce as part of her new role. Read more in the Nursing Times. (Subscription required)
Mayur Ranchordas comments on diets which could be a big mistake in Health for Men
Senior lecturer in sport nutrition and exercise physiology, Mayur Ranchordas, discusses the “bad press” carbs get, in Health for Men, pointing out that sugar is increasingly portrayed as “evil” but for exercise, especially of the prolonged variety, it’s the best fuel you can have.
David Hembrough is appointed a member of British Weight Lifting (BWL) England Group
Strength and conditioning expert, Dave Hembrough is one of six independent experts whose role is to check and challenge the work that the BWL executive undertakes, whilst supporting lifters across the country in the continued growth and development of the sport. Read more here.
Hallam’s research used to form new European guidelines around prostate cancer
Dr Liam Bourke in the Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, whose research looks at complex interventions and lifestyle changes for improving cancer outcomes, is the lead author of a chapter in new guidelines published by the European Association of Urology. The guidelines have been developed to help improve the way health care professionals manage and treat prostate cancer. Read more on our Media Centre
Hallam’s football finance expert talks about foreign investment in English football
With 15 Premier League clubs now owned or part-owned by overseas investors, Sheffield Hallam’s Rob Wilson told the Sunday Express that the reason behind this is down to clubs being unaffordable for British investors and that the recent TV deals has ‘widened the net’ for international organisations to invest
New study set to tackle health inequalities amongst pregnant migrants across Europe
Professor Hora Soltani of Hallam’s Centre for Health and Social Care Research is working with academics and healthcare professionals from institutions across Europe to improve the maternal health and wellbeing of pregnant migrant women. Read more in the Nursing Times and on our Media Centre.
Consumers spend €540m a year on golf in Ireland according to new research by Hallam
The Sports Industry Research Centre produced a report that quantified the economic contribution of golf to Ireland and found that €540 million is spent on golf annually with 9,030 people employed in the sector on both sides of the Border. Read more in the Irish Times.
Dr Lambros Lazuras, was featured on BBC Breakfast on the behaviour behind doping – the ‘dark side of exercise
The BBC launched ‘State of Sport’ on Monday 20th March – a week of special reports around professional sport. Dr Lambros Lazuras, senior lecturer in social psychology, was featured on BBC Breakfast this morning on the behaviour behind doping – the ‘dark side of exercise’. Dr Lazuras’ comments were also used on BBC Sport, which is their main story this morning. Watch Dr Lazuras’ interview on BBC Breakfast [from around 00:00:22]
Dr Lambros Lazuras was also part of the invited audience at the State of Sport Debate on Friday 24th March and posed a question to the panel (which included Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Katharine Merry) about doping in amateur sports and education. The debate was aired on the BBC World Service and the BBC News channel
Preventing an A& E Crisis
David Wood, Principal Lecturer in Adult Nursing, has written a piece for the Sheffield Telegraph on what needs to be done to prevent future winter crises in A&E reflecting on his experience as an A&E nurse.
What is meldonium and what does it treat?
A BT.com article has referenced a BBC interview with Sheffield Hallam lecturer in forensic science, Dr Tom Bassindale, to discuss the banned drug meldonium.
FIBROMYALGIA: Hallam academic interviewed on ITV News following petition for condition to be recognised as disability
Dr Kim Lawson, from the Department of Biosciences and Chemistry at Hallam, was interviewed on regional ITV News about Fibromyalgia following a petition by two sisters who are calling on the government to recognise the debilitating condition as a disability. Dr Lawson said there could be as many as two million sufferers in the UK.
FOOTBALL PROMOTION: Football finance expert featured in article on the perils of trying to stay in Premier League
As Brighton secured promotion to the Premier League, Hallam’s football finance expert Rob Wilson is quoted in an article in the Daily Mail on the difficulties smaller clubs face on retaining that status once they get there.
Sheffield Hallam’s research for the BBC reveals £100m economic impact of the Snooker World Championships on Sheffield
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Snooker World Championships at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Hallam’s Sport Industry Research Centre was commissioned by the BBC to carry out a study looking at the economic impact of snooker’s biggest annual event on Sheffield. Richard Coleman, from the Sport Industry Research Centre, was interviewed on BBC Radio Sheffield about the study. Listen here from 10:20. The story also appears on today’s BBC’s Yorkshire news page (see 9:11) and appeared on the regional news as part of BBC Breakfast throughout the morning. You can also read the full story on the SHU Media Centre
Football finance expert Rob Wilson on BT Sport’s new UEFA Champions League deal
Football finance expert Rob Wilson spoke to Share Radio about BT Sport renewing their broadcasting rights deal for the UEFA Champions League. The deal was announced in the days before the historic Barcelona versus Paris Saint Germain, which was screened on the channel. Rob commented on whether the deal makes financial sense for BT Sport, with subscription numbers decreasing each year.
Honorary Professor Bill Noble provides expert comment on hospice care
Sheffield Hallam’s Honorary Professor and medical director of Marie Curie, Bill Noble spoke to BBC Radio 5Live about how changes to end of life care could save the NHS money. As part of his interview, he also spoke about a project run by the Centre for Health and Social Care Research that is seeking to create a toolkit for Hospice UK members to use to improve palliative and end of life care in the UK. Listen again from 33:00
Does exercise help if you have cancer? Here’s what we know – Dr Liam Bourke
Writing for The Spectator’s health section, Dr
Liam Bourke, principal research fellow, has outlined what we currently know with regards using exercise as a way of battling cancer. Dr Bourke is leading a study to test if exercise could be a novel primary therapy for men with localised prostate cancer, and outlines the possible findings from his study
Dave Johnson of Hallam’s social care department speaks to BBC Radio Sheffield about the cost of running care homes
Following the closure of a local care home, David Johnson spoke to Toby Foster about how care homes across the country are operating at substantial losses due to fees not covering operating costs. Listen to the full debate from 1:08:45 with David’s interview starting at 1:11:50.
Dr Nick Tiller comments in a feature in The Irish Times “Is technology really helping your running?”
In a feature in The Irish Times, Dr Nick Tiller, part of the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity, comments on how technology – and the data it provides – can not only be applied to promote exercise and improve athletic performance for runners and cyclists, but what the pitfalls are and how they can be avoided.
