The Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences (DSES) is pleased to welcome Dr Maxine Rhodes, Managing Director of County Durham Sport (CDS), as our newest Professor in Practice.

View the fifth departmental research newsletter, issued July 2021.

Dr Cassandra Phoenix has contributed to a Global Report on Ageism.

View the fourth departmental research newsletter, issued March 2021.

We have once again been named as one of the world’s leading sport and exercise sciences departments.

View the third departmental research newsletter, issued December 2020.

Professor Brett Smith was recently identified in a science-wide analysis of citations as in the top 100 cited researchers in the field of sport sciences.

View the second departmental research newsletter, issued September 2020.

Dr Karen Hind is leading a new research study, which has proven that rugby players are more likely than other athletes to suffer long-term injuries.

The Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences has once again been ranked in the Top 10 in the UK for sport and exercise science.

View the first departmental research newsletter, issued April 2020.