Professor Simon Shibli

Simon specialises in the economic and financial aspects of the sport and leisure industries, with a particular focus on the impact of major sporting events. He leads the Sports Industry Research Centre (SIRC) team at the University and is also a qualified management accountant.

Expertise:

• Sport economics
• The financial performance and position of sports organisations
• Sports participation
• The impact of major sport and cultural events
• Elite sport policy and performance
• Performance management in sport
• Volunteering in sport
• Monitoring and evaluation of interventions designed to increase participation in sport

Notable media coverage:

Simon has extensive media experience, notably speaking about his Olympic Games medal prediction research and the host nation effect on Olympic Games performance.

• Metro [20 June 2012]
  Will familiarity breed content for London 2012?
• bbc.co.uk [18 April 2012]
  London 2012: Team GB 'will win 27 golds at Olympics
• bbc.co.uk [15 July 2010]
  The Open at St Andrews 'could deliver £80m to Scotland'