UK Coaching Wales Netball | Pêl-Rwyd Cymru 🥹 Thanks for the appreciation. I’m loving how #UKCoachingWeek is shining a light on so many great coaches and people making a difference.

Thanks to Laurie MacDonald Prof Leanne Norman Prof Sophia Jowett who are also passionate about equality for women in coaching and help me in lots of ways

The lack of representation of women in sport leadership & governance remains a persistent global challenge. This representation is exacerbated in contexts where entrenched identity-defining patriarchal ideologies and cultural perspectives remain. One such context is Indian sport:

While it has a rapidly developing economy, India’s sporting policy & wider ecosystem is still in its infancy. Poor infrastructure coupled with issues of gender inequality in Indian sport governance are constrained by elements of India’s cultural system & gender norms.

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to explore the intersections of gender, race, & ethnicity for Indian female sports leaders & how these intersections influence opportunities & experiences of women working or wishing to work in Indian sport leadership & governance.

The application deadline (inc. proposal) is May 31st for an Oct intake, or Sept 30th deadline for a Feb 2025 intake. In the 1st instance, please reach out to

Dr Jo Clarke (Project Director of Studies) on [email protected].

We can't wait to hear from you ✍️📷🤝

Through our links here in the Centre with sports organisations in India, you will have the opportunity to research contexts currently underserved in existing literature & represent women's experiences that are just as invisible.

Interested in applying?

📣Exciting new self-funded PhD opportunity 4: The underrepresentation of women in sport leadership & governance in #India 📣We are looking for highly motivated PhD candidates to explore the intersections of gender, race & ethnicity (in) equity & representation in Indian sports👇🧵

🔔 Exciting Opportunity for Self-Funded PhD Candidates!
We're thrilled to invite self-funded PhD candidates to apply for a study exploring the use and impact measures of sport-based interventions in the UK. Interested? DM me to arrange an informal chat. More info👇 #PhD

📣Exciting new self-funded PhD opportunity 3: Capturing the impact of sport for development interventions 📣We are looking for highly motivated & dedicated PhD candidates to examine the use & impact measures of sport-based interventions in the UK 🧵👇

Come & study for a PhD with us here in the Centre 👇 Every day this week, we will advertise an exciting new PhD opportunity (self-funded) within our team that spans across our research themes in the Centre. Today’s project focuses on inclusive provision in community sport 👇

📣 Self-funded PhD opportunities 📣 We’re looking to nurture future Centre researchers to support our vision of making sport socially just. So each day this week, we will advertise new PhD opportunities to work on innovative projects with our fantastic team. Watch this space 👀🤩

13:45-14:15 Collective Conversations

14:15-15:00 Networking and Optional Tour of the Facilities

Join us for this free networking & research sharing event. Registration is free but places are limited.

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We look forward to seeing you there 📅

13:00-13:30 Working Together to Address Gender Inequality in Sport (Centre for Social Justice in Sport and Society)

13:30-13:45 Spotlight on Women’s Football and Injury Risk (General Overview and the FIFPRO-ACL project - Dr Stacey Emmonds)...

Schedule:
12:00-12:45 Arrival and Networking in the CSS Café

12:45-13:00 Welcome from Professor Sue Backhouse (Leeds Beckett University) and Lynne Preston (Yorkshire Women’s Sport Collective)....