Sport and Exercise Science

TOPIC: Reflections on the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Speakers TBC

10.30am BST / 7.30pm AEST

This seminar will be held via Zoom: Link to follow

This event is open to faculty, staff and students from Swansea University and University of Canberra. Attendees from outside organisations may attend with prior arrangement - please contact us.

22nd May 2024: Swansea-Canberra Collaborative Research Projects 2021

• Promoting psychological literacy in youth sports settings: Embedding safe and effective practice: Prof Camilla Knight (Swansea University
• Development of a novel test of cognitive performance in team-sport athletes: A validity, reliability, and sensitivity approach: Dr Nick Ball (University of Canberra)
• The effect of post-exercise, lower-limb passive heating on endurance performance, in vivo vascular function, alongside well as ex-vivo and in-vitro markers of peripheral muscle and vascular adaptations: Prof Julien Periard (Univresity of Canberra)

21st February 2024: Women in Sport

• Junior Versus Senior Female Athletes’ Experiences of the Menstrual Cycle in Sports Performance, Dr Natalie Brown (Swansea University)
• Continuous Measurement of Interstitial Glycaemia in Professional Female UCI World Tour Cyclists undertaking a 9-day Cycle Training Camp, Ross Hamilton (Swansea University)
• Breaking the Silence: Sportswomen’s Menstrual Cycle Symptoms Experiences and Perceptions, Sara Chica Latorre (University of Canberra)
• Injury Incidence and Prevalence in Elite Short-Course Triathletes, Melanie Crunkhorn (University of Canberra, Queensland Academy of Sport)

15th November 2023: The Application of Advanced Data Analytics to Sport and Exercise Sciences

• Walking the Line of Data Complexity in Sport Performance, Georgia Scott (Swansea University)
• The Importance of Place Kicking in Women’s International Rugby Union, Sam Jones (Swansea University)
• Designing Athlete Monitoring Systems for Female Footballers with input from High Performance Staff and Athletes, Josh Waugh (University of Canberra)
• Creating Metrics to Evaluate the On-Field Performance of Rugby League Players to Inform Recruitment and Selection, Shaun Cameron (University of Canberra)

13th September 2023:

• Derby Doubles, Dipping, and Data: Sabbatical in Swansea: Dr Jocelyn Mara (University of Canberra)

14th June 2023: ECSS Papers and Posters:

• Age-Dependent Cerebral Blood Flow Responses to Acute Concurrent Physical and Cognitive Activity: Miss Vicki McCarthy (Canberra)
• The development and assessment of a novel combined physical and cognitive assessment: The Flanker-Y: Poster presentation by Dr Kate Pumpa (Canberra) & Dr Jocelyn Mara (Canberra)
• The effect of eight-days oral taurine supplementation on thermoregulation at fixed heat production in hot conditions of incremental humidity: Miss Jenny Peel (Swansea)
• Assessing real-world movement with consumer-grade wearable sensors: measuring segment orientations and movement quality: Mr. Alex Swain (Swansea)
• 'Probably just sexism': Gendered experiences of resource access in rugby: Miss Freja Petrie (Swansea)

19th April 2023: Swansea-Canberra Collaborative Teaching Projects 2022:

• Course-tailored Virtual Reality as a Teaching Aid for Anatomy: Dr Laura Mason (Swansea) & Dr Julie Cooke (Canberra)
• The impact of mental health literacy, stigma, and help seeking behaviours on the wellbeing of university students: A cross cultural analysis of UK and Australian undergraduates: Dr Denise Hill (Swansea) & Dr Andrew McKune (Canberra)

12th October 2022: Swansea-Canberra Collaborative Research Projects 2022: 

• Investigating the Impact of Lifetime Participation in Sport on Epigenetic Regulation of Immune Function: A Pilot Study: Dr Shane Heffernan (Swansea) and Dr Chloe Goldsmith (Canberra) 
• The Dose-Response Effect of Varying Isometric Handgrip Exercise Training Frequency on Blood Pressure and Vascular Health: Dr Richard Metcalfe (Swansea) and Dr Kellie Toohey

20th July 2022: Swansea-Canberra Collaborative Research Projects 2021: 

• Promoting psychological literacy in youth sports settings: Embedding safe and effective practice: Prof Camilla Knight (Swansea University & Dr Alex Lascu (University of Canberra)
• Development of a novel test of cognitive performance in team-sport athletes: A validity, reliability, and sensitivity approach: Prof Liam Kilduff (Swansea University) & Dr Nick Ball (University of Canberra)
• The effect of post-exercise, lower-limb passive heating on endurance performance, in vivo vascular function, alongside well as ex-vivo and in-vitro markers of peripheral muscle and vascular adaptations: Dr Mark Waldron (Swansea University) and Prof Julien Periard (Univresity of Canberra)

18th May 2022: Swansea-Canberra Teaching Collaborations: 

• Course-tailored Virtual Reality as a Teaching Aid for Anatomy: Dr Laura Mason (Swansea University & Dr Julie Cooke (University of Canberra)
• The impact of mental health literacy, stigma, and help seeking behaviours on the wellbeing of university students: A cross cultural analysis of UK and Australian undergraduates: Dr Denise Hill (Swansea University) & Dr Andrew McKune (University of Canberra)

16th March 2022: Sports Ethics and Integrity

• What makes a good ethical Investigation? Juia Cook (Swansea University)
• Precarious work in sport: The case of British Horseracing: Evie Ham (Swansea University)
• UC’s Sport Integrity Hub: a collaborative approach: Assistant Professor Catherine Ordway (University of Canberra)
• Inclusion as an internal value of sport: Damien Parry (University of Canberra) 

19th January 2022: Rugby Science

• Overview of Rugby Science Research within the A-STEM Research Centre: Dr Neil Bezodis & Professor Liam Kilduff, Swansea University
• Slow Ball! An Evaluation of the Potential Health Benefits of Walking Rugby in South Wales: Dr Rachel Churm, Swansea University
• The Application of Advanced Data Analytics in Professional Rugby Union: Dr Rowan Brown & Miss Georgia Scott, Swansea University
• Current Sports Nutrition Issues in Rugby: Associate Professor Kate Pumpa, University of Canberra
• The Journey of Head Impact Monitoring and Concussion Recognition in Rugby Union - Understanding the Past, Informing the Present and Exploring the Future: Byron Field, University of Canberra

16th November 2021: Recipients of our joint seedcorn grants presented details of their research projects:

• Promoting psychological literacy in youth sports settings: Embedding safe and effective practice: Professor Camilla Knight and Dr. Richard Keegan
• Development of a novel test of cognitive performance in team-sport athletes: A validity, reliability, and sensitivity approach: Dr. Nick Ball, Mr. Billy Mason, and Professor Liam Kilduff
• The effect of post-exercise, lower-limb passive heating on endurance performance, in vivo vascular function, and ex-vivo and in-vitro markers of skeletal muscle and vascular adaptation: Dr. Mark Waldron and Professor Julien Periard

Swansea and Canberra have jointly funded a number of Seedcorn Grants to foster and support the development of new research collaborations. The projects to be awarded funding are:

• Investigating the Impact of Lifetime Participation in Sport on Epigenetic Regulation of Immune Function: A Pilot Study: Dr Shane Heffernan (Swansea) and Dr Chloe Goldsmith (Canberra) 
• The Dose-Response Effect of Varying Isometric Handgrip Exercise Training Frequency on Blood Pressure and Vascular Health: Dr Richard Metcalfe (Swansea) and Dr Kellie Toohey
• The Development of a Novel Test of Cognitive Performance in Team-Sport Athletes: Prof Liam Kilduff (Swansea) and Dr Nick Ball (Canberra)
• The Effect of Post-Exercise, Lower-Limb Passive Heating on Endurance Performance: Prof Julien Periard (Canberra) and Dr Mark Waldron (Swansea)
• Promoting Psychological Literacy in Youth Sports Settings: Prof Camilla Knight (Swansea) and Dr Richard Keegan (Canberra)

Swansea and Canberra have jointly funded a number of Seedcorn Grants to foster and support the development of new collaborations in teaching. The projects to be awarded funding are:

• Course-tailored Virtual Reality as a Teaching Aid for Anatomy: Dr Laura Mason (Swansea University & Dr Julie Cooke (University of Canberra)
• The impact of mental health literacy, stigma, and help seeking behaviours on the wellbeing of university students: A cross cultural analysis of UK and Australian undergraduates: Dr Denise Hill (Swansea University) & Dr Andrew McKune (University of Canberra)