School of Sport and Health Sciences

Students get creative with alternative PE

PE, sport and exercise science, sport studies and sport coaching students presented and experienced a range of eclectic and innovative physical activities as part of their Level 5 assessment in alternative activities. Presentations included Mission Impossible, Aquatic Wipe-out, The Cube, QR Code climbing and Aqua-Cross.

Informal Sport in School and the PE Curriculum

Economic and Social Research Council Seminar 3: Informal Sport in School and the PE Curriculum The National Curriculum for physical education introduced into secondary schools in England in 2009 marked a shift in emphasis from activities (such as team games) towards core skills (such as balance and flight) encouraging schools to adopt a greater range of activities. Some…

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Graduate’s tourism success

School of Sport and Service Management graduate Carmen Nibigira has received global recognition for her work promoting tourism in East Africa. The regional tourism body which she heads was first runner up in the ‘Oscars’ of tourism, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) 2016 Sustainable Tourism Initiatives Awards.

Tapping the sun’s rays

The University of Brighton has installed 663 new solar panels that will reduce its carbon emissions by more than 82 tonnes. Source: Tapping the sun’s rays

Our response to the Higher Education green paper

Our response to the government’s green paper ‘Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice’. Source: Our response to the Higher Education green paper

Trainee PE teachers finish on a high note

PGCE and School Direct PE trainee teachers completed their university-based induction having learnt how to teach physical education through what course leader Dr Gary Stidder has termed ‘The A list’ of physical activities. Dr Stidder explained that: “The PGCE and School Direct physical education course at the University of Brighton focuses on an alternative approach…

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Professor to speak at discrimination in sport symposium

John Nauright, Professor of Sport & Leisure Management at the University of Management, will be a key speaker at the Adopting a Zero Tolerance Approach on Discrimination in Sport:  Ensuring Equality, Promoting Inclusion for All symposium. The event takes place on Tuesday 9 February 2016 in central London. Find out more and book your place.

Sport journalism lecturers land prestigious gig

Members of the Sport Journalism BA(Hons) course team have secured a prestigious job, editing a major academic work for cutting-edge publisher Routledge. Co-course leaders Jed Novick and Rob Steen, together with visiting lecturer Dr Huw Richards, are co-editing the Routledge Handbook of Sports Journalism, a mammoth project that will showcase the work of eminent academics…

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Student’s Usain Bolt scoop

Sports journalism student Dylan Legrand flew half way round the world on the off chance of interviewing the biggest name in athletics – Usain Bolt – and came away a scoop. Dylan, who graduates from the University of Brighton this year, had no idea if he would succeed but was determined to try anything in…

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Colin Patterson features in BBC Newsbeat

Senior lecturer, Colin Patterson gave an on the spot interview to BBC Newsbeat yesterday morning to comment on the Liverpool team’s hamstring injuries. Paula Kersten, Head of School of Health Sciences, said: ”Great to see and hear that our staff are involved in these activities and get our expertise out there.”

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