Welcome to three new PhD students to the Environmental Extremes Lab. All three are graduates from either our BSc or MSc degrees. Gregor Eichhorn – Heat acclimation strategies in the elderly to promote cellular resistance in hypoxic environments. Self-funded project with support from the University of Brighton. (supervisors: Neil Maxwell, Mark Hayes and Oli Gibson) Rosie Lewis Read More…
Category: Research
EEL Beat the Heat with Science!
Dr Neil Maxwell and a number of the Environmental Extremes Lab presented ‘Beat the heat with science’ at the British Science Festival Event in Falmer on the 5th September 2017. The presentation consisted of live experiments, myths and a range of other content delivered to some very enthusiastic members of the public as well as Read More…
EEL Head to 2017 BASES Student Conference
Ash Willmott and Kirsty Waldock along with Dr Gary Brickley and some of our BSc and MSc students attended the Annual BASES Student Conference on the 12th and 13th April at the University of Plymouth. BASES is the professional body for Sport and Exercise Science in the UK and the student conference was attended by Read More…
EEL Contribute to PHE’s Annual Heat Wave Seminar
Dr Neil Maxwell and Kirsty Waldock (PhD student), presented at Public Health England’s Annual Heatwave Seminar on March 14 2017 that reviewed the Heatwave Plan in an attempt to reduce the number of deaths, reduce illness and hospital visits and increase public awareness. The seminar hosted delegates and speakers from PHE, NHS, Met Office, national Read More…
EEL Contribute to Para-Monte Open Day
A special event took place at the Sport and Exercise Science Laboratories in Eastbourne campus on Saturday 28 January 2017 when the Para-Monte charity presented the University of Brighton with a cheque for £10,000.
EEL Present at a House of Lords Select Committee
Head of EEL, Dr Neil Maxwell and PhD student, Rebecca Relf, were invited to present to a House of Lords Government Select Committee on Breast Cancer Symptom Management in November 2016, to talk about their up-coming research linked to heat sensitivity amongst breast cancer survivors. Following breast cancer, survivors experience intense heat reactions (hot flashes) and Read More…
Associate Prof Peter Watt Keynote Speaker
Congratulations to Associate Professor Peter Watt who was invited to be a keynote speaker at the UIPM (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne) World Coaches Conference in Manchester on 11 November. The conference was a chance for international Olympic coaches involved in the modern pentathlon to get together and share information and updates. There were approximately Read More…
EEL Present at House of Lords Select Committee!
Dr Neil Maxwell and Rebecca Relf (Technical Instructor and PhD Student) were invited to present to a House of Lords Government Select Committee on Breast Cancer Symptom Management in November, to talk about their up-coming research linked to heat sensitivity amongst breast cancer survivors. Following breast cancer, survivors experience intense heat reactions (hot flashes) and Read More…
School Prizes to Carl James and Rebecca Relf!
Congratulations to Carl James and Rebecca Relf for winning the 2016 School of Sport and Service Management prizes for the following categories, respectively; Research Student award for best piece of work and Best Masters Student piece of work. The awards were given for Carl’s 4th PhD study: “Short term heat acclimation improves the determinants of Read More…
Marathon Des Sables 2016 SESCU Support
Multi-stage, ultra-endurance events within extreme environmental conditions are becoming increasingly popular with endurance athletes. Deemed the “toughest foot race on earth” the Marathon des Sables (MdS), is a ~250 km multi-day race across the Sahara Desert in Morocco, which attracts around 1000 competitors annually from around the world. During the MdS race, competitors are self-dependent, Read More…