Sport and health science courses at Brighton news

PhD student presents in Boston

Rosie Twomey, PhD student at the School of Sport and Service Management and technical instructor on the Sports Coaching BSc and Exercise Science MSc courses, was invited to present at the prestigious 3rd International Congress on SOLDIERS’ PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE which took place in Boston.

Course leader shortlisted!

Sport Journalism co-course leader Rob Steen has made the shortlist for the 2014 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Floodlights and Touchlines: A History of Spectator Sport, published by Bloomsbury in June, is the second of Rob’s books to make the William Hill shortlist – he won the silver medal in 1991 for…

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.

Course leader in running for book award

Floodlights and Touchlines: A History of Spectator Sport, the latest book by Rob Steen, co-leader of the Sport Journalism BA (Hons) course, is in the running for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Rob’s book is one of 15 titles longlisted for the prestigious award. The longlist will be reduced to a…

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.

Postgraduate fundraising team nearing their target!

Team Wilmott are nearing their fundraising target with an amazing £4,500 raised to date as they approach the Windsor Half Marathon which takes place this Sunday. The team, which includes six sport and exercise science postgraduate students, are raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND) and you can read their story here.

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.