Delighted to receive the College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences Early Career Researcher of the Year Award today! Thank you to everyone who has supported me, and especially to the incredible people and organisations around the world who I’m privileged to collaborate with through my research 🤩

New: Burnham: ‘UK can be world’s leading innovation nation’. PM-in-waiting wants universities “at heart of local economies”, but pledges education shift beyond “university route”. Free to read. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

Bafana Bafana are heading to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time ever! 👏🔥 A moment South Africa will never forget 🇿🇦❤️ (via BafanaBafana)

Wonderful to present our research on capacity building in global Sport for Development at a ‘Pathways to Impact’ event at @britishacademy.bsky.social! You can read more about our project here: www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Pro...

Our 6th Annual Survey, out today, shows that disabled people want to be more active but still face barriers to participation, such as accessibility, affordability, and wellbeing. Read more on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10646-s... #ActivityAllianceSurvey

Lovely sunny day and ready to welcome prospective #Brunel Sport, Health and Exercise Science students to our Open Day!

Cultivating in all ways 🪴💡🤓 greenhouses make great writing spaces too! #GardeningGeek

This is incredible! UK’s first rooftop intensive care ward opens at King’s College Hospital. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Really enjoying our #HorizonEurope Cluster 2 Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society event!

Earlier this week @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social published the latest iteration of the Areas of Research Interest (ARIs). A really useful signal of the key questions government is looking to answer, and where new evidence is needed. www.gov.uk/government/p... Great to see this, @proftomcrick.com and team!

Today, DCMS published its refreshed Areas of Research Interest on GOV.UK. These set out priority research and evidence needs across culture, creative industries, media, sport, civil society, youth, tourism, heritage and gambling. www.gov.uk/government/p...

📌 Tokyo, Shanghai, Montreal and Orlando to host expanded Olympic Q-Series on road to LA28 ➡️ www.olympics.com/ioc/news/tok...

Happy 100th birthday to the living legend and national treasure that is Sir David Attenborough. Few figures alive have done as much for nature and conservation as Sir David, and we've been very lucky to work with him over the years. #DavidAttenborough #Attenborough100 #Nature #PlanetEarth

Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! Your lifelong dedication to exploring and sharing the natural world has inspired generations. So many have people developed a genuine love of nature through your passion and storytelling. Legend!

“A new report reveals how universities in London have powered economic growth, urban regeneration and social mobility for 200 years” www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

Last day to complete our survey! Please share with any community sport organisations 🗣️⬇️

We are recruiting for roles within our College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (Psychology) ⬇️

Another term of teaching wrapped up… and time flies! My 10th year of delivering our Sport Development Issues and Policy UG module — I started out as a Teaching Assistant on this module during my PhD, and have since led it for the last 6 years 🙂 fun times!

Active Lives Adult Survey results have been published 📣 There are over 850,000 more active adults in 2024-25 - 3.3 million since the survey began! Read the full story: www.sportengland.org/activelivesapril26

Great memories from a brilliant trip to Lausanne! @laurahills22.bsky.social

We recently travelled to Lausanne for our Women in Coaching project! We visited International Federations, learning more about their approaches to women in coaching and leadership, and how they plan to tackle persistent and significant gaps in women’s representation! www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Pro...

Calling all UK‑based sport & physical activity organisations 📣
How are you engaging with AI and what support do you need to do so responsibly, effectively & inclusively? Please complete our short survey and stand a chance to win an Amazon voucher: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/brunel/ai-...

Happy International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 🤩 🌍 I am so thankful for opportunities to do research with incredible organisations who work in this area. Their programmes are changing the lives of the most vulnerable, hard-to-reach populations around the world. Thank you for all you do 👏🏻

We are working with @sport-england-se.bsky.social to gather evidence on best practice in inclusive and ethical qualitative research. Please share with your networks and submit relevant grey literature 🗣️ 📧