Professor Craig Sharp
Emeritus Professor of Sport Science

Summary

Professor Craig Sharp is an Emeritus Professor of Sport Science at Brunel University London and is regarded as the founding father of the discipline in the UK. He was Professor of Sports Science at Brunel University from 1994 to 2007, whereupon on his retirement he was appointed Emeritus Professor of Sport Science at the university.During his career Professor Sharp quickly established a reputation as a respected academic who was skilled in taking sport science theory and developing useful medical applications. 

Achievements include co-founding the Birmingham Human Motor Performance Laboratory in 1973, an innovative step in the advancement of the study of high-performance athletes. And in 1987 he also co-founded the British Olympic Medical Centre, an institution which functions as a support facility to the British Olympic programme.

In 2013, Professor Sharp received an Honorary Doctorate from University of the West of Scotland (UWS) at its graduation ceremony in Paisley.