Workshops
Find out more about SHU's cutting-edge workshops for sports research at SPARC, including its fully-equipped in-house manufacturing and prototype workshop
Physiotherapy clinic
Our physiotherapy clinic is open to students, staff and public at competitive rates. The clinic is run by the physiotherapy team in the College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences, which consists of experienced, qualified physiotherapists, and musculoskeletal and sports injury specialists.
Collegiate laboratories
Find out about cutting-edge sports research laboratories at SHU's Collegiate campus, including one of the UK’s largest and best-equipped biomechanics labs
Anca-Maria Gherghel
Anca-Maria is a PhD student within the Sports Engineering Research Group
Peter Olusoga
Staff profile for Dr Peter Olusoga, senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam
Analysing the performance of and characteristics of hockey sticks
How Sheffield Hallam University’s Centre for Sports Engineering Research helped Wasp Hockey, an established manufacturer of hockey sticks
Enhancing football boot performance with cutting edge research
Adidas are actively looking for ways to enhance the quality of their existing football boots. The global brand approached us for a bespoke piece of research into stud configurations which formed part of the company’s long-term research into the traction of football boots.
New study finds professional football environment legitimises bullying masked as banter
A new study exploring the perceptions of banter amongst footballers has found the professional setting can legitimise and normalise bullying, and highlights the need for coaches, players and sports clubs to address the cultural expectations around banter in their environments.
Sheffield teens inspired by social enterprise helping people living with dementia
More than 50 sports students at the UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park have benefited from a series of enriching guest lectures delivered by a social enterprise that works to improve the lives of the region’s ageing population.
Leona Brayne
Leona is a PhD student within CSER researching the assessment of dynamic balance using the Smartfloor, with the intention of investigating the importance of dynamic balance in elite level sports.