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Lecturer on panel at Fans for Diversity Event

School of Sport and Service Management lecturer Mark Doidge has been invited to be part of a panel discussing discrimination in football in collaboration with the Football Supporters’ Federation and Kick It Out. The FREE event starts at 6:30pm on Wednesday 22 October at the Impact Hub in Kings Cross, London. All welcome Further information and how to reserve your…

Mount Everest climber visits university laboratories

Bonita Norris, alongside Indus Films, visited the Sport and Exercise Science Consultancy Unit (SESCU) to film a promotional trailer for a new Extreme Environments documentary. The video was shot in the Welkin Laboratories as part of a pitch being made to Red Bull TV to commission the project.

Wayne Sleep visits the school

Dancer, director, choreographer and recent contestant in Celebrity Masterchef, Wayne Sleep, visited the School of Sport and Service Management this week.

Extreme Altitude Preparation Day

On Tuesday 16 September 2014, a group of colleagues from Centrica Energy in Windsor visited the University of Brighton’s Sport and Exercise Science Consultancy Unit (SESCU) for an Extreme Altitude Preparation Day. The day was in preparation for the groups Mount Kilimanjaro challenge which starts on 20 October 2014.

Inclusive Sports Festival 2014

On 16 September, 130 children with additional learning needs from seven schools in East Sussex attended the Inclusive Sports Festival at the School of Sport and Service Management in Eastbourne. The day included activities such as Boccia, parachute games, sitting volleyball, goalball, dance and new age kurling.

Wheelchair Basketball Workshop

PGCE and School Direct PE trainee teachers took part in a wheelchair basketball workshop at the School of Sport and Service Management. Brighton Tigers wheelchair basketball coach Steve Simmons and Albion in the Community ran the day with course leader Dr Gary Stidder.

TASS accreditation for University of Brighton

The University of Brighton is delighted to be selected as one of just 24 institutions who will be part of the Sport England Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme Accredited Centre Network (TAC Network) this year.

Postgraduate students in charity run

Seven postgraduate students from the School of Sport and Service Management at the University of Brighton will be joining Team Willmott this September to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association.

Does The Sun shine too brightly on Newcastle?

School of Sport and Service Management senior lecturer, Simon Mcennis, writes for The Conversation on the relationship between Newcastle United and The Sun. Read the article.

Brazil needs help from Fifa

”Countries like Brazil deserve more support from football’s immensely profitable non-profit overseer. The tax breaks for Fifa and its partners must end today” – that’s the view of our Professor Alan Tomlinson in a Guardian article, co-written with Jules Boykoff, Associate Professor at Pacific University in the USA. Read the article.

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