Dr Oliver Gibson
Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology
- Email: oliver.gibson@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267957
- Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Department of Life Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
Dr Oliver Gibson is a Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology and a member of staff in the Division of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Department of Life Sciences and a member of the Centre for Physical Activity in Health and Disease.
Oliver is the MSc Sport Performance Science programme lead and module leader for SP1616 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology, SP2605 Physiology of Sport and Exercise, and SP5603 Sport Performance Science. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of The Physiological Society.
Oliver's primary research interests relate to Applied Human Physiology and in particular the impact of Heat Stress on Human Health, Performance, and Function. Please see the Research Tab, for further details. Publications can be viewed in the 'Selected Publications' tab and via Google Scholar.
Oliver provides peer-review for a number of international journals, and has presented at numerous of national and international conferences winning several young investigator awards. Throughout his career he has provided physiology consultancy to a number of high performance sports.
Newest selected publications
Gibson, O., Laitano, O., Watanabe, K. and González-Alonso, J. (2025) 'Differential intestinal injury and unchanged systemic inflammatory responses to leg and whole-body passive hyperthermia in healthy humans'. Experimental Physiology, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 0958-0670 Open Access Link
Read, DB., Evans, DT., Breivik, S., Elliott, JD., Gibson, O. and Birdsey, LP. (2024) 'Implementation of a mixed-methods heat acclimation programme in a professional soccer referee before the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar: A case study'. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 10 (4). pp. 1 - 6. ISSN: 2055-7647 Open Access Link
Watanabe, K., Koch Esteves, N., Gibson, O., Akiyama, K., Watanabe, S. and González-Alonso, J. (2024) 'Heat-related changes in the velocity and kinetic energy of flowing blood influence the human heart's output during hyperthermia'. The Journal of Physiology, 602 (10). pp. 2227 - 2251. ISSN: 0022-3751 Open Access Link
James, CA., Willmott, AGB., Lee, CWD., Pun, TKG., Tai, R. and Gibson, OR. (2024) 'Mixed-method heat acclimation induces heat adaptations in international triathletes without training modification'. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 6 (3). pp. 253 - 264. ISSN: 2096-6709 Open Access Link
Willmott, AGB., Diment, AG., Chung, HC., James, CA., Maxwell, NS., Roberts, JD. and et al. (2024) 'Cross-adaptation from heat stress to hypoxia: A systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis'. Journal of Thermal Biology, 120. pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 0306-4565 Open Access Link