Explore our Research Projects
We do high-quality research on inequalities, social justice, and health and wellbeing in and through sport, physical activity and exercise.
Rather than doing ‘more of the same’ research, we add new knowledge, challenge conventional thinking, develop innovative methods, and advance theory in ways that makes our research unique and impactful.
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Examples of our distinctive research we’re currently leading on include:
- Equity and inclusion in sport leadership (Dr AJ Rankin-Wright)
- Exercise referral: Outcomes, expectations and experiences across a social gradient (Dr Caroline Dodd-Reynolds) Download PDF Physical Activity Referral Systems
- International women’s football: A study of women’s fandom (Dr Stacey Pope)
- Rugby health (Dr Karen Hind)
- Living well with weather (Dr Cassandra Phoenix)
- Improving mental health in adults experiencing psychosocial crises (Dr Emily Oliver)
- Public and private lives of professional athletes: Family life, work-life balance, and mental health (Professor Martin Roderick)
- A natural policy experiment of child health systems in England (Professor Carolyn Summerbell)
- Training social care workers in physical activity promotion to improve the health and wellbeing of disabled people (Professor Brett Smith)
- Delivery of community-centred public mental health interventions in England (Dr Fiona Duncan)
