From a Service family, Rebecca O’Hanlon completed her PhD on a sport for development programme that supported veterans across the military to civilian transition. Prof Murray Leith, who is also a military veteran, has published widely on veteran support and identification.

Murray & Rebecca are also undertaking a piece of work to support UWS in signing the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising the support UWS has in place for this community. If you want to know more about our research or plans to sign the Covenant, please drop us a DM!📩

After pestering everyone else to get into front of the camera, it was about time I did it too! Surprisingly challenging to fit a summary of my research into less than 30 seconds! ⏰ #SportForDevelopment #MilitaryResearch #LifeatUWS

Great opportunity to join our amazing Sports Studies programme on a mat leave lecturer cover 👇🏻 Happy to chat further if interested, just DM me 😃 Please share far and wide! @UKSDN EASM DrChrisMackintosh Iain Lindsey Louise Morby (she/her) Steven Osborne Rebecca O’Hanlon Verity Postlethwaite

Very pleased to see this paper published. We use dramaturgical and identity theory to make sense of how exercisers manage impressions, stigma, and menstrual etiquette. 🩸 @Doc_Morse Ben Ives Rebecca O’Hanlon Click below to read the full text ⬇️ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Down in sunny Bath for the QRSE 2024 conference☀️ Yesterday started with some great pre-conference workshops and now, a fascinating opening keynote from Sarah Riley unpacking menstrual tracking apps. Here’s to a some exciting and stimulating days ahead. #QRSE2024

Our own Rebecca O’Hanlon presenting her work on disciplinary intersections of Sport FOR Development and the military to civilian transition. @UWS_Sport QRSE 2024 #QRSE2024

Another great day at #QRSE2024. Lots of thought provoking presentations and the opportunity to present some of my own work. Now for a little down time and Olympics catch up!

Excellent key note from @A_Papathomas exploring narratives in the context of athlete mental health. Certainly my highlight of the #QRSE2024 conference so far 👏🏻 Narratives matter!

So proud to see @UWS_Sport PhD student Laura Calder presenting her research on women’s transition to retirement at QRSE 2024 Brilliant presentation, confidently delivered 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #QRSE2024

You have to hand it to BBC Sport, they always produce an epic montage 👏🏻 #Olympics

Thinking about joining our MSc Sport and Exercise degree in January? MSc Sport student Adam graduated last year and is now working for Manchester City as their UAE Coordinator. #lifeatuws #GraduateSuccess

Rounding out the week with an article publication 🎉 Really enjoyed writing this one alongside DrChrisMackintosh and @hollythorpe_nz Happy Friday!! wp.me/p20wdD-1No

📚In the latest publication on JSFD - Rebecca O’Hanlon, DrChrisMackintosh and @hollythorpe_nz examine the influence of neoliberalism on programme design, development, and delivery in #S4D through an empircal study of a programme in the UK. Read more below⤵️bit.ly/3CY1YNw

Check out a recent article I published alongside DrChrisMackintosh and Prof Holly Thorpe in the Journal of Sport for Development, titled ‘Navigating Neoliberalism: The Realities and Challenges of a Veteran Sport Programme in the UK’

Very proud to be a part of this event, marking an important milestone in UWS support of those who serve or have served in the armed forces & their families. uws.ac.uk/news/uws-pledg…

A little snippet of last weeks’ event, celebrating the signing of the Armed Forces Covenant. Hopefully this marks just the beginning of this journey, as we UWS work towards Silver and Gold status. youtu.be/60w0X_bk-sI

🎓 Funded MRes Opportunity We are excited to offer an MRes project starting Sept/Oct 2025 with full tuition fees covered in collaboration with scottishathletics This is a great opportunity to evaluate the work of their Community Impact Team focusing on inclusion & accessibility.

Watch this space for a forthcoming paper led by Mia Claydon with input from Rebecca O’Hanlon D Ryan Storr and Jess Williams from Sport Wales An insider ethnography of the Premier League terraces

As we approach a brand new academic year, let’s take a moment to look back at 2024/25. From 10,000+ hours of teaching delivery to 18,000+ assessments marked… Here’s your SEH 2024/25 Wrapped! Everything we achieved together in Sport, Exercise & Health ❤️🖤