School of Sport and Physical Activity
White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP) opportunities at the School of Sport and Physical Activity.
First qualitative study into the perceptions of overtraining in strength sport
Academics from Sheffield Hallam University have undertaken the first qualitative study capturing the perceptions and experiences of overtraining amongst high-performance strength sport coaches.
Hallam research reveals four-fold benefit to investing in community sport and physical activity
Hallam research reveals four-fold benefit to investing in community sport and physical activity
Staff
List of Sport and Physical Activity staff profiles at Sheffield Hallam University
Health, wealth and happiness - the £123bn social value of activity
Community sport and physical activity generated an estimated £122.9 billion in ‘social value’ across England in 2023/24, new research has revealed.
The Social Benefits of Engagement with Culture and Sport
Client: Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) | Peter Taylor, Peter Wells, Jan Gilbertson, Jayne Wilson and Larissa Davies
Sheffield Hallam graduates’ success at global sporting events
Sheffield Hallam University graduates have achieved success at global sporting events, including silver medals at the World Athletics Championships and World Boxing Championships.
A review of the Social Impacts of Culture and Sport
Client: Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) | Authors: Peter Taylor, Larissa Davies, Peter Wells, Jan Gilbertson, William Tayleur
The seashell-inspired material inspiring a new wave of safety gear in sport
Professor Andy Alderson's research, which demonstrates how auxetic materials have the potential to make sports equipment safer, has received funding from a number of UK and overseas agencies and has attracted substantial media coverage
New academic review of sport in UK confirms racial inequalities still exist and lays out recommendations for improvement
Extensive analysis of data on race and ethnicity in sport by academics at Sheffield Hallam University has found that racism and racial inequalities still exist, with longstanding issues leading to ethnically diverse communities being consistently disadvantaged within sport in the UK.