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Violence at the Italian World Cup

Mark Doidge, Research Fellow at the School of Sport and Service Management, spoke to The Conversation on the 2014 final between Fiorentina and Napoli which left three people in hospital. Read the article here.

International University of Applied Sciences welcomes Dr Goss-Turner

The School of Sport and Service Management has a number of strong partnerships with Universities in Europe. One such partnership, that stretches back to 1999, is with the International University of Applied Sciences in Bad Honnef, Bonn, Germany.

Easter Challenge Camp

Children from primary schools in Brighton and Eastbourne took part in the University of Brighton’s Easter Challenge Camp in from 14-17 April at the School of Sport and Service Management in Eastbourne. Encompassing the Football 4 Peace International (F4P) principle the University of Brighton’s Compact Widening participation scheme has developed an exciting opportunity for boys and girls…

The Conversation

Mark Doidge, Research Fellow at the School of Sport and Service Management, on David Moyes’ ‘swift’ departure from Manchester United. Read the article.

Senior Lecturer on BBC Sussex Radio

Jed Novick, Senior Lecturer in sports journalism at the School of Sport and Service Management, was interviewed on BBC Sussex radio on 15 May 2014 on on the Hillsborough disaster. To listen, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01w4qh6 and scan to 1.13.25 Read more about Jed.

New publication co-edited by Principal Lecturer Dan Burdsey

Sport and South Asian Diasporas, Playing through Time and Space is available today from Routledge. Co-edited by School of Sport and Service Management Principal Lecturer, Dan Burdsey, the publication demonstrates the importance of sporting practices, spaces and leisure affiliations to understanding issues around identity, (post-) migration, diaspora and transnationalism for global South Asian populations. More about the publication…

Acclaimed major book by Sport Journalism course leader

Floodlights and Touchlines: A History of Spectator Sport, written by Rob Steen, co-leader of the Sport Journalism BA (Hons) course, will be published on 5 June by Bloomsbury. The book has been several years in the making and promises to be a must for anyone interested in the history of spectator sport. The book is already receiving rave…

Graduate takes on top tourism job

School of Sport and Service Management graduate, Carmen Nibigira, has been appointed Director General of the Republic of Burundi Tourism Board in East Africa. Read the full story.

Paralympic Gold!

School of Sport and Service Management student, Charlotte Evans, has helped secure Britain’s first ever Winter Paralympic gold medal. Charlotte, who is studying sport and exercise science, is guide to blind skier Kelly Gallagher and the pair have won the visually impaired super-G in Sochi. Congratulations both and good luck for the rest of the games! Read more…

Sport and Exercise Science Student Successes

Student, Charlotte Evans, has helped secure Britain’s first ever Winter Paralympic gold medal. Charlotte, who is studying sport and exercise science, is guide to blind skier Kelly Gallagher and the pair have won the visually impaired super-G in Sochi. Congratulations both and good luck for the rest of the games! Read more on the BBC…