Dr Oliver Gibson
Head of Department - SHES/Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology

Membership and affiliation

• The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (http://www.bases.org.uk/)
• The European College of Sport Sciences (http://sport-science.org/)
• The Physiological Society (http://www.physoc.org/)

Media interests

Twitter

• @iamolivergibson

ResearchGate

• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Oliver_Gibson

Policy documents and/or reports

• UK Parliament report on the public health impact of heat (2024) https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0723/  https://doi.org/10.58248/PN723

Media communications

• The Conversation article ‘Seven tips for exercising safely during a heatwave’ July 2022. https://theconversation.com/seven-tips-for-exercising-safely-during-a-heatwave-186860
• The Guardian article ‘Hot baths, ice lollies, Vaseline: 10 ways to keep exercising in a heatwave’ June 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jun/15/10-ways-to-keep-exercising-in-a-heatwave
•  Hothouse article - ‘Extreme Heat Is Here. Can We Adapt?’ November 2021. https://hothouse.substack.com/p/when-sweating-no-longer-works-
•  The Guardian (UK) article – ‘Olympic athletes and volunteers in Tokyo ‘tortured’ by hottest Games ever’. August 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/05/olympic-athletes-and-volunteers-in-tokyo-tortured-by-heat
•  Vox.com interview – ‘Our bodies can adapt to hotter conditions — but there’s a limit’. July 2021. https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2021/7/26/22529970/olympics-heat-science-climate-change-exercise-physiology
• Verge.com article – ‘Female Olympians needed to train longer to beat Tokyo’s heat.’ July 2021. https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/20/22585537/tokyo-olympians-heat-acclimation-female-athletes-climate
•  The Times (UK) article – ‘Tips for working out when it’s really hot’. July 2021. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tips-for-working-out-when-its-really-hot-87qn3hrx0
•  New York Times (USA) article – ‘How to exercise in the summer heat’. June 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/well/move/exercise-heat-advice.html?smid=wa-share
•  Indian Express (India) article – ‘How to exercise in the summer heat’. June 2021 https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fitness/how-to-exercise-in-the-summer-heat-7373317/
•  CNA Lifestyle (Singapore) article – ‘How to exercise in Singapore's heat without succumbing to it’. June 2021 https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/wellness/exercise-in-heat-slushie-hot-shower-freeze-underwear-15078712
•  Nature (USA) article – ‘The science helping athletes to beat the heat’. March 2021 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00815-4
•  ITN (UK) video interview – ‘Hot weather warning ahead of London Marathon’. April 2018. https://m.facebook.com/ITVLondon/videos/10155489330457944/?comment_id=10155490044862944&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D
•  The Times (UK) article – ‘To keep off all the trimmings, hit the gym . . . hard’. December 2016. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/to-keep-off-all-the-trimmings-hit-the-gym-hard-pkbb7lc2h