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“Get more women into sport through cheerleading – it’s feminine!” – Sports...
Kiara Lewis is Head of Division of Health and Wellbeing and her research specialises in children, physical activity and obesity. Here she comments on the Sports Minister Helen Grants recent interview...
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Sport scheme to help people with mental health problems unveiled
Steve Hemingway has been a mental health nurse for 20 years and now lectures in mental health at the University. Kevin Kipling is a Senior Lecturer in Exercise Science within the University’s...
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The death of Phillip Hughes: Cricket’s ‘Diana’ Moment?
Sports PhD researcher Duncan Stone on whether the media’s attention about the death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes is cricket’s ‘Diana’ moment? The day Princess Diana died I remember the day...
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School sport: Link made between fitness and showering
Kiara Lewis is Head of Division of Health and Wellbeing, here she comments on a research study, in the European Journal of Sports Sciences which concludes pupils who do not shower after taking part in...
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‘Focus on fitness not fatness’
Kiara Lewis is Head of Division of Health and Wellbeing here she comments on a recent call by Dr. Gavin Sandercock to focus on children’s ‘fitness not fatness’. Are children more likely to be unfit or...
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Why activity trackers deliver mismatched fitness data
Matthew Haines, exercise physiologist and Senior Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing, comments on the recent news story about activity trackers delivering mismatched fitness data and why we shouldn’t...
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Cricket World Cup 2015: England knocked out by Bangladesh
Lecturer and historian Dr Duncan Stone on Bangladesh knocking England out of the Cricket World Cup 2015 and asks is this a new low for English cricket? A new low for English cricket? Naah, it’s just...
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Do sweetened drinks really cause heart failure?
Matthew Haines is a Senior Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing. Here, in an article published on The Conversation, he talks about a recent study which says consumption of sweetened beverages may be...
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Tennis match fixing: Evidence of suspected match-fixing revealed
Glynis Jones is a Principal Lecturer in Marketing and comments on the latest sporting scandal to hit the headlines. This time it’s the sport of Tennis with alleged match fixing taking place. Here...
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Is there really any science behind the Sirtfood Diet?
Matthew Haines is a Senior Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing. Here, in an article published on The Conversation, he talks about the Sirtfood Diet and whether this new craze will work, or is it indeed...
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School joins ‘clean sport’ anti-doping scheme
Matt Haines is a Senior Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing. Here, he talks about the school in Somerset which has signed up for an anti-sports-doping accreditation scheme, the first time a school in...
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Easy England victories are not always good for cricket – here’s why
Dr Robert O’Neill is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Huddersfield. Here, in an article written for The Conversation, he talks about why although England winning at cricket is...
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Business moguls seek to build a Wanda-full future for sport in China
David Cockayne is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Logistics Operations and Hospitality Management in the University’s Business School. Here, in an article published on The Conversation, he...
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When doping wasn’t considered cheating
Dr Duncan Stone, is a Visiting Researcher at the University of Huddersfield. In light of the recent news about the state-sponsored doping of the Russian Olympic team, he writes an article for The...
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Why don’t England Rugby Union fans sit down and watch the match?
Glynis Jones is a Principal Lecturer in Marketing and comments on the news story of Sir Clive Woodward urging Rugby Union fans to sit down and watch the match instead of drinking in the bars. She...
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Mayweather-McGregor fight pits boxing against UFC in a battle of the brands
Who will win? shutterstock.com The article below was written before the actual event. Robert O’Neill is a Senior Lecturer in Economics, Strategy, Marketing and Economics, at the University of...
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