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Getting Active Through Move Social Work

Academics from our Department of Sports and Exercise Sciences have been working in collaboration with Sport England through Get Yourself Active (GYA), in order to launch the Moving Social Work programme.
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Durham Sport graduate wins prestigious award for her final year dissertation

Congratulations to Jess Hamilton, who has won the British Association for Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Undergraduate Dissertation of the Year
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DSES Research Newsletter Issue 6

View the latest departmental research newsletter, issued September 2021.

Durham Roundtable on the Politics of Localism in Sport and Physical Activity

Drawing on discussions amongst a range of experts, DSES are sharing learning from our recent roundtable
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New Assistant Professor appointed, Dr Patrick Jachyra

The Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences is delighted to welcome Dr Patrick Jachyra as Assistant Professor.
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New Assistant Professor appointed, Dr Katie Di-Sebastiano

The Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences is delighted to welcome Dr Katie Di-Sebastiano as Assistant Professor.
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New Professor in Practice Appointed to enhance local links

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.
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DSES Research Newsletter Issue 5

View the fifth departmental research newsletter, issued July 2021.

Dr Cassandra Phoenix has contributed to a Global Report on Ageism

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

DSES Research Newsletter Issue 4

View the fourth departmental research newsletter, issued March 2021.

QS World Rankings

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

DSES Research Newsletter Issue 3

View the third departmental research newsletter, issued December 2020.