The Indian Women’s Blind Football Team has qualified to play at the IBSA World Games 2023 (World Championships) taking place in Birmingham, UK from 12 - 21 August! India in Birmingham Dr Martin Toms #IBSAGames2023

This is exactly why we’ve been campaigning for governments to tackle unacceptably long waits for cancer tests and treatment. The UK government has to give cancer care in England the resources it so desperately needs. theguardian.com/society/2023/a…

We're welcoming blind and partially sighted athletes from around the world to our Birmingham campus for the 2023 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games -hosting five of the 11 sports - Judo, Blind Football, Showdown, Archery, and Chess preview.webingress.uob.contensis.cloud/news/2023/univ…

🔬 We're very excited about the ground-breaking new research projects we're funding across Scotland to drive forward more effective testing, earlier diagnoses, and better kinds of personalised treatments. This is urgently needed in Scotland, where 1 in 3 men with prostate cancer

“Don’t wait like I did - check your risk.” One year on from his passing, Bill Turnbull's legacy lives on in the thousands of men he inspired to check their risk and get an early diagnosis. Let’s honour Bill’s legacy together. Let’s #BroadcastItLikeBill: bit.ly/3OVc4B6

#MarchTheMonth is underway! 👟 Best of luck to the 2,500 supporters walking 11,000 steps a day throughout September. We can’t thank you enough 💙

Bill was a legendary broadcaster and most importantly a superb human being. But his life was cruelly cut short by prostate cancer. On Sunday 17 September 2023 Jeff Stelling and hundreds of football supporters will march from Wembley to Wycombe Wanderers in honour of former BBC

For the first time in well over three years I have a little freedom in my diary this autumn and winter. So, if anyone has been thinking of asking me to look at their old house, barn, church, castle, pub etc... now is your time! 😁🏠🏰🕍🍺🤓

Once again i will be there with Unbelievable Jeff this Sunday 🥳 and i will probably be on my hands & knees at the finish (if I manage that far) I am biased of course but what a man 👏🏼👏🏼

Now that the dust (& beer) have settled, a massive thanks to my supervisor Dr Martin Toms and mentor, Prof. Richard Bailey Sport and Education for helping me get through my PhD journey. Now for some office rearranging 😉Really excited about the road ahead Uni of Birmingham UBSportExR

Congrats Ian - a great thesis and defence.

A thought for anyone involved in youth sport and talent & participant development:

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Great to see UBSportExR College of Life and Environmental Sciences talking about her Uni of Birmingham experiences being instrumental to her high level career in golf! pga.info/news/sophie-mi…

The final chapters have now been submitted to Routledge Sport, Leisure, and Tourism for the “Sports Science in India: Practice & Perspective” text. Many thanks to the 20+ contributors & my co-editors Dr Meenu Dhingra & Dr Pralay Majumdar 🙏🙏 What a day to press submit too! Congratulations Virat Kohli

The final chapters have now been submitted to Routledge Sport, Leisure, and Tourism for the “Sports Science in India: Practice & Perspective” text. Many thanks to the 20+ contributors & my co-editors Dr Meenu Dhingra & Dr Pralay Majumdar 🙏🙏 What a day to press submit too! Congratulations Virat Kohli

I know that folk are preoccupied with the preparations for a nice roast dinner next Monday, but I thought it might be worth reminding youse that I'll be taking on another 12 hour One Man Conference on ancient buildings in January 🙂 More info here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/one-man-conf…

And the final proofs have now been sent back…… publication due in April/May. Thanks to the many friends and colleagues across India for their input and chapters 🙏🙏

New edited book available for pre-order. Explore some of the broader contexts of the application of sports science from an Indian perspective. With thanks to all who contributed 🙏 routledge.com/Sports-Science… #SportsScience #India #SleepingGiant India Institute UBSportExR

Delighted to be working with CESSA at IIT Madras on some exciting sports science related developments. India Institute College of Life and Environmental Sciences UBSportExR Uni of Birmingham UKinChennai 🇬🇧🇮🇳 Oliver Ballhatchet MBE Lord Karan Bilimoria Dr Andrew Fleming 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SAI Media cessa.iitm.ac.in/university-of-…