Euro 2024: why the three Nations League qualifiers deserve their place among the 24 teams theconversation.com/euro-2024-why-… Post in The Conversation with Aurélien François & Maurizio Valenti just published, perfect timing before the start of the competition later today! cc Sport Policy Unit - MMU Manchester Met Institute of Sport

Poland 🇵🇱, Ukraine 🇺🇦 & Georgia 🇬🇪 qualified for Euro 2024 via the Nations League, sparking fairness debates. Are these teams really up to the challenge? theconversation.com/euro-2024-why-… #Euro2024 #Football #NationsLeague

Interested in the work we do in women’s football ⁦FIFPRO⁩? Come work with us! More information below 👇🏼👇🏼 fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/…

It isn't just the players that need to be in top shape for #Euro2024. Our team have been helping English referee Anthony Taylor prepare for officiating the international tournament. His first match with be the Netherlands vs France this Friday. Hear from Anthony and Dale Read PhD👇

Can France win this year's Olympics? Of course, they can, but it's unlikely. Nevertheless, we can expect the host's athletes to excel. More context through the link below... linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Social Impact Assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives: Evaluating the Social Return on Investment of an Inclusion Offer link.springer.com/article/10.100… Published open access in Journal of Business Ethics with Yuhei Inoue, Dr Seth Perkin & Maurizio Valenti cc Sport Policy Unit - MMU Rugby Football League

Impact of the UEFA Nations League on competitive balance, competitive intensity, and fairness in European men’s national team football, open access paper with Aurélien François & Maurizio Valenti published in the last issue of IJSPP tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… cc Sport Policy Unit - MMU Manchester Met Institute of Sport

Très grande fierté de proposer ce papier, j'espère qu'il saura remporter votre curiosité !!!

The EASM conference was a successful event for the Sport Policy Unit. Drs Nicolas Scelles, Dr Qi Peng, Swarali Patil, and Ryuta Yoda, and BSc Sport Business Management graduate, Rodrigo Arguello Roa presented their projects #EASM2024 More details on: linkedin.com/posts/spummu_e…

I was pleased to attend the 2024 EASM conference in Paris last week and share findings on two projects related to women's experiences in sports media (with Lauren Hindman) and the financial wellbeing of Canadian national team athletes (with Alison Doherty) #EASM2024

The Sport Policy Unit is looking for a Professor of Sport Management / Sport Business. Please see details here: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/p… For questions, please reach out to Professor Sarah Fidment (Head of Department, People & Performance) at [email protected].

Here is a sneak peek of my paper at the Esports Research Network Conference 2024!

Prof Jonathan Grix, Dr Paul Michael Brannagan and Prof Barrie Houlihan have published a second edition of a book titled, "Comparative Elite Sport Development: Systems, Structures and Public Policy." Link to the table of contents and more information: routledge.com/Comparative-El…

We are looking for UK based fans of a Women's Super League or Women's Championship club to talk environmental sustainability. If you're interested in taking part, please feel free to drop me an email on [email protected].

Dr Nicolas Scelles (Nicolas Scelles) has co-authored a manuscript titled, "A Vision for the Formal Documentation and Digitalization of Sports Commentators’ Commentaries" in the International Journal of Sport Communication. Link to paper: journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

The "wild west" of esports sponsorships is crowded with "unhealthy" brands finds IJSPP study 🖥️ Matt Hutchinson Dr Qi Peng Dr Leah Gillooly say guidance focusing on healthy consumption rather than outright sponsor bans are needed to protect the community. spr.ly/6013xComD

The 2024 SPU Annual Report is now available. Compiled by Dr Nicolas Scelles (Nicolas Scelles), the report details the work and engagements that we have carried out throughout the year. Link to the report: linkedin.com/posts/spummu_2…

Come and work with us! The Sport Policy Unit is looking for an education-focussed Lecturer (Grade 8) in Sports Management. The closing date for this post is Monday 17 March 2025. Details of the post and the link to apply are available here: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/l…

Dr Nicolas Scelles (Nicolas Scelles) has a new publication titled, "Making the impact of publications within a field comparable by improving the field-weighted citation impact (FWCI): the case of sport management" in the journal Scientometrics. Link: link.springer.com/article/10.100…