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Category: Sport Science
Athletes and public to benefit from new research on reduction of upper respiratory tract illness
The preliminary findings from the latest research into the benefits of a commercially available throat spray for endurance athletes has shown that it may shorten … Read more
Ros and Andrew Holden STEM Scholarship
This STEM scholarship has been generously funded by Ros and Andrew Holden and will fund the tuition fees of a Kent-based widening participation student studying … Read more
Research into exercise and long COVID.
The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences is running two studies investigating exercise-based interventions for people experiencing long COVID symptoms of breathlessness and fatigue. One … Read more
Powered by Kent: Helping four athletes take on the Atlantic Ocean
A team of sports scientists from Kent have supported Team “This Way Up” as they took on the ultimate challenge of rowing the Atlantic. The … Read more
REF2021
What is the REF? The REF is undertaken by the four UK higher education funding bodies: Research England, the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), the Higher … Read more
Meet Your Academic- Mr Karthikeyan Muthumayandi
Meet Mr Karthikeyan Muthumayandi, programme director for Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Mr Muthumayandi received a bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy from the Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R medical … Read more
Meet Your Academic- Dr Lucy Hale
Dr Lucy Hale completed her undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science at Staffordshire University. As a keen runner and England representative for cross country … Read more
Funds raising for Muscular Dystrophy UK
Luke Hussey, who lives with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and his friend Felix Rich, are organising a charity Fifa tournament specifically for people with muscle-wasting conditions. … Read more
The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences introduces you to Team This Way Up (“TTWU”).
Meet the team: The team comprises Ed Ogden, Oliver Browne, James Peet and Tom Newman. Ed started the team in early 2020 and after a … Read more