News
April 2013
Frontiers in Respiratory Muscle Training in Health and Disease
The centre recently held its third Frontiers seminar which focused on the mechanisms underpinning the physiological adaptations to inspiratory muscle training in healthy and diseased people.
Coca-Cola continues funding the Olympic legacy because of research at Brunel
MONDAY 25TH MARCH 2013, LONDON: Coca-Cola Great Britain today launched a new campaign that defined its commitment to delivering a London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic legacy of increased sport participation for young people in the UK.PhD Studentships Available
Click here for information about PhD Studentships for 2013/14!Sport, Sponsorship and the London 2012 Games
Lewis Guest, a first year student on the BSc Sport Sciences course, reports on a guest lecture by Paul Smith, Sponsorship Manager at Cadbury.
March 2013
The Frontiers seminar series goes from strength to strength
The second seminar of the seminar series “Frontiers in Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine” focused on the relationship between the biomechanical properties of the musculo-skeletal system and movement performance across the life span and attracted over 50 academics and applied practictioners.
February 2013
BUCS Indoor Athletics Championships Report February 2013
BUCS Indoor Championships, EIS Sheffield, 22-24 February 2013
Athletics Club Press Release
Research demonstrates that high intensity exercise can reduce scar tissue in the heart
New research published in this month’s BMJ Case Reports, demonstrates, for the first time, that high intensity interval exercise can lead to cardiac repair.Brunel Crowned 2013 Inter-Varsity Athletics Champions
Brunel Athletics Club recently faced the UK’s leading athletics universities – Bath, Birmingham, Loughborough and UWIC– in the annual Inter-Varsity Challenge at the NIA Birmingham, where they emerged victorious, taking the overall team title for the first time since 2008.Brunel University’s ‘Frontiers in Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine’ research seminar series
CSMHP recently launched its research seminar series.January 2013
Brain Function after Strenuous Exercise
Research conducted at Brunel finds a plausible mechanism for why humans fatigue quicker at high altitude.
October 2012
Professors win prestigious international PhD studentship
Cardiorespiratory research in the CSMHP received a boost this week with the news that Professors Alison McConnell and José González-Alonso have secured a prestigious Portuguese Government-funded studentship.September 2012
PhD Student Wins IFESS Vodovnic Award
Exercise physiology PhD Student wins 1st prize at International Function Electrical Stimulation Society Conference.August 2012
Brunel University students interview Usain Bolt
The athletes, Ashley Bryant, Junior Ejehu, Stephanie Gaynor and Shakira Whight, had the chance to question the triple Olympic Champion on his approach to training and competition as well as his love of fast cars and Manchester United.
May 2012
Brunel Have More Bounce than Boris
Olympic Stadium 2012 BUCS Outdoor ReportApril 2012
Professor McConnell Invited to House of Commons
Professor Alison McConnell invited to launch of new report at the House of Commons.PhD Student Wins Postgraduate Award
Robin Gibbons, PhD student in exercise physiology, has won Best Postgraduate Poster at the recent BASES Student Conference.January 2012
Leading campaigner for protection of child athletes is honoured with OBE
Professor Celia Brackenridge, a pioneering campaigner and researcher into gender equality and child protection in sport has received an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honour’s list.Becoming a Reflective English Teacher
New Education Text, edited by Dr Andrew GreenNovember 2011
BC•SHaW hosts 6th national conference on Researching Youth Sport
There was a prominent Brunel presence throughout the day...Respiratory Specialists Involved in Wellcome Trust Funded Project
Drs Pascale Kippelen and Lee Romer have recently been involved in a project jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Arts Council England.Professor McConnell's Free Webinar
CSMHP respiratory expert Professor Alison McConnell, in association with the international publishing group Human Kinetics, ran a free hour long webinar discussing the benefits of breathing training as a way of enhancing performance and reducing perceived exertion.
