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Jim joined the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity in September 2010 having been a postgraduate researcher at Leeds Metropolitan University where he undertook a visual ethnography of identity, the body and everyday life in basketball. Jim is currently investigating the relationship between mountain biking and the 'wildnerness', with a specific focus on the dynamic between sport, nature and place. He is interested in methodological innovation, both in his work on visual methodologies and in terms of the promotion of creative forms of representation. He is an active researcher in the Academy of Sport, contributing regularly to work around the social impact of sport and leisure.

We aim is to create novel artificial intelligence technologies that allow robots to coexist with the environment and interact with human beings, empowering these individuals, not replacing them.

Associate Head

Drs Allen, Choppin, Goodwill and Prof Haake in the Centre for Sports Engineering Research (CSER) have developed new methods to allow accurate simple and low-cost 3D measurement

Kerry joined SIRC in April 2013. She has a PhD in Sociology, and an MA in Sociological Research Methods, with substantial experience in a range of both qualitative and quantitative methods of research. She also has an MSc in Sport Management from Sheffield Hallam University. Kerry's particular areas of research interest include understanding participation in sport, including barriers to participation and participation in minority groups, particularly women and girls; the outcomes of sport, including the physical and the social outcomes, such as the development of identity and community through sport; and the health and fitness industry, including new trends in fitness practices.

Janette Hurst is a Senior Lecturer in the Organisational Behavior and Human Resource Management Subject Group in the Department of Management.

Dr Gareth Ellis

Andrew has nearly 10 years' experience of teaching in higher education and delivers a range of modules on both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. His main areas of teaching specialism include biomechanics and performance analysis

Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University's Institute of Education

Rebecca teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level and leads the Sport Development strand within BSc Sport Business Management.