Top flight gets first female chief executive
Dr Beth Fielding-Lloyd, principal lecturer in sport studies, has written a feature for The Conversation on women in leadership in sport after Susanna Dinnage became chief executive of the Premier League.
Working at the Commonwealth Games in Australia
A number of our Sport students have been featured in a promotional video talking about their experience and involvement during their work placement at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia. You can watch the story…
Professor Dave Morley speaks to BBC 5Live about PE Curriculum
Professor David Morley, head of the University’s Academy of Sport and Physical Activity, was a guest on BBC Radio 5Live talking about how to get young children more physically active. Prof.…
Invitation to Professor Dave Morley’s Professorial Lecture
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Hallam Academics appointed to Chief Medical Officers Physical Activity Expert Working Groups
Dr David Broom (Academy of Sport and Physical Activity) and Professor Rob Copeland (National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine) have been appointed to the Chief Medical Officers (CMO) expert…
Invitation to Professor Tony Blackshaw’s Inaugural Professorial Lecture
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How Lewis Hamilton’s vegan diet could affect his pursuit of a fifth Formula One title
VEGANISM: How Lewis Hamilton’s vegan diet could affect his pursuit of a fifth Formula One title Lewis Hamilton announced his intention to go vegan in September, which has raised questions…
How did a student with cerebral palsy change the future of her sport?
RaceRunner and student Ellie Simpson has campaigned for years for her sport to be recognised by the IPC. Now her dreams have come true. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsbpH8RuPxU?rel=0&autoplay=1&modestbranding=1 By Ellie SimpsonRaceRunner and BSc Sport Development…
Wearing protective headgear in rugby may increase the risk of serious injury – new research
Andrew Barnes, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University Rugby, with its rucks and its mauls, its scrums and its tackles, is considered one of the most physical…
Childhood Obesity
Hallam academic writes a piece for the Conversation looking at childhood obesity and how tackling it is about more than just diet and exercise. Professor David Morley, Professor of Youth…