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UWS Division of Sport Exercise & Health

@uws_sport

We deliver a portfolio of sport and exercise degree programmes at the UWS Ayr and Lanarkshire campuses

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Remember our student trip to Alicante? Well, we have just hosted the return leg! ✈️ Students & staff from Universidad de Alicante UA spent the week touring our campus, taking part in practical activities in our performance labs & visiting cultural landmarks including Kelvingrove Art Museum

Remember our student trip to Alicante? Well, we have just hosted the return leg! ✈️

Students &amp; staff from <a href="/UA_Universidad/">Universidad de Alicante UA</a> spent the week touring our campus, taking part in practical activities in our performance labs &amp; visiting cultural landmarks including Kelvingrove Art Museum
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Dr Rachel Kimble & Mia Burleigh, PhD, CSci, FHEA delivered an insightful workshop to 40 Hamilton Academical FC players, highlighting the importance of oral health & optimal nutrition for health & performance. This was supported by final year students & research by former PhD student Annabel Simpson.

Dr Rachel Kimble &amp; <a href="/miaburleigh8/">Mia Burleigh, PhD, CSci, FHEA</a> delivered an insightful workshop to 40 <a href="/theacciesfc/">Hamilton Academical FC</a> players, highlighting the importance of oral health &amp; optimal nutrition for health &amp; performance.
This was supported by final year students &amp; research by former PhD student <a href="/belliesimpson/">Annabel Simpson</a>.
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Congratulations to Macy MacVarish, our 4th-year Sport Development student, on winning Young Volunteer of the Year at the Clydesdale Sports Council Awards! 🏆⚽ Her amazing work with Active Schools S-Lan is creating more opportunities for girls in football! 👏

Congratulations to Macy MacVarish, our 4th-year Sport   Development student, on winning Young Volunteer of the Year at the   <a href="/ClydesdaleSpor1/">Clydesdale Sports Council</a> Awards! 🏆⚽

Her amazing work with <a href="/ActiveSchoolsSL/">Active Schools S-Lan</a> is creating more opportunities for girls in football! 👏
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After a short break, our rapid-fire research challenge returns! Can our staff explain their research before the lift reaches the ground floor? ⏳ Kicking things off is Mykolas Kavaliauskas, who’s diving into the experiences and perceptions of women S&C coaches. Can he #BeatTheLift? 🎥👇

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@UWS_Sport Sport Management & Enterprise students have spent this term applying taught content into practice with the Tenner to Tons challenge run by SSF. Groups were given £10 and tasked with turning this into as much money as possible. Over £500 was raised for SSF. 1/2

@UWS_Sport Sport Management &amp; Enterprise students have spent this term applying taught content into practice with the Tenner to Tons challenge run by <a href="/SSF_Futures/">SSF</a>. Groups were given £10 and tasked with turning this into as much money as possible. Over £500 was raised for SSF. 1/2
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Beat the Lift continues... This week it's PhD student Ethan Berry who takes on the challenge. Can he break down his research on muscle strengthening for older adults before the lift hits the ground? ⏳🏋️ Watch now! 🎥👇

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Delighted to have had the first work package of my PhD published in Frontiers in Aging! In the paper, we highlight that more research on smartphone apps, particularly for muscle strengthening, is needed. Ashley Warner Lawrence Hayes Dr Nilihan Sanal-Hayes, PhD, CPsychol frontiersin.org/journals/aging…

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Dr. Mark Carroll is up next in Beat the Lift! His research explores the environmental factors that shape coaching behaviours. Can he explain it before the lift hits the ground? ⏳🚪 Watch now to see if he can! 🎥👇

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Up next on Beat the Lift is PhD student Emily Divine... Emily outlines her research which will explore how menstruation may influence the athletic identity of para-athletes. Can she deliver it before the lift reaches the ground? 🎥🚪

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It’s been a full week since our 4th Year Dissertation Conference. Students from Ayr and Lanarkshire campuses shared their dissertation infographics in a full day of presentations and discussions🥳 Here’s a look back at some of the highlights⬇️

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Dr. Liz Carlin steps into the lift next⏳ Dr Liz Carlin shares how adapting sport can make it more inclusive and accessible for people living with dementia. Watch now to find out if she beats the lift!!⬇

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PhD student Logan Kidd is next in the lift⏳🎓 Logan Kidd research explores how coach education can support more inclusive practice in sport -an important step toward making sport welcoming for all. 👉Can he share it all before the lift reaches the ground?🎥🚪

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Taking on the lift next is PhD student April Forrest! April Forrest research explores how we can use school-based homework interventions to influence children's 24-hour movement behaviours🏃⏰💤 Can she tell us more before the lift reaches the ground?⬇