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
Denny, D., Low, DC. and Gibson, OR. (2025) 'Passive thigh heating improves peak force production in younger adults and early isokinetic force production in younger and older adults'. Experimental Physiology, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 20. ISSN: 0958-0670 Open Access Link
Willmott, AGB., James, CA., Jewiss, M., Gibson, OR., Brocherie, F. and MeeA, JA. (2025) 'Hot Yoga: A Systematic Review of the Physiological, Functional and Psychological Responses and Adaptations'. Sports Medicine - Open, 11 (1). pp. 1 - 20. ISSN: 2199-1170 Open Access Link
Denny, D., Low, DC. and Gibson, OR. (2025) 'Passive thigh heating improves isokinetic but not isotonic muscle function'. Journal of Thermal Biology, 130. pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 0306-4565 Open Access Link
Gibson, OR. and McKenna, ZJ. (2025) 'Exertional heat stress and intestinal barrier injury: Does chronic disease add fuel to the fire?'. Experimental Physiology, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 2. ISSN: 0958-0670 Open Access Link
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