Department of Sport and Exercise Science

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Organisation profile

The Department of Sport and Exercise Science undertakes research across the full range of discipline specialisms including physical activity, health promotion, clinical exercise programming, exercise physiology, biomechanics, coaching, strength and conditioning, nutrition, player development and sports management. At any given time, we typically have 20-25 research postgraduate students registered in the Department, with most on PhD research tracks. Our research involves active collaborations with national and regional stakeholders in the sports, physical activity and health promotion sectors including both Waterford hospitals.  The research groups based in the Department are the Centre for Health Behaviour Research and the Football Research Group.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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  • A critical analysis of walking policy in Ireland and its contribution to both national and international development goals

    Power, D., Lambe, B. & Murphy, N., 01 Mar 2023, In: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 5, p. 1125636

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Factors related to the implementation and scale-up of physical activity interventions in Ireland: a qualitative study with policy makers, funders, researchers and practitioners

    I-PARC, Dec 2023, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 20, 1, p. 16 1 p., 16.

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    Open Access

  • Status and Trends of Physical Activity Surveillance, Policy, and Research in 164 Countries: Findings From the Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA! 2015 and 2020 Surveys

    Ramírez Varela, A., Hallal, P. C., Mejía Grueso, J., Pedišić, Ž., Salvo, D., Nguyen, A., Klepac, B., Bauman, A., Siefken, K., Hinckson, E., Oyeyemi, A. L., Richards, J., Salih Khidir, E. D., Inoue, S., Amagasa, S., Jauregui, A., da Silva, M. C., Lee, I. M., Ding, M., Kohl, H. W., & 146 othersEkelund, U., Heath, G. W., Powell, K. E., Foster, C., Memon, A. R., Doumbia, A., Rather, A. R., Razzaque, A., Diouf, A., Hino, A. A., Damasceno, A., Abebe, A. D., Florindo, A. A., Mannocci, A., Aringazina, A., Juričan, A. B., Poffet, A., Decelis, A., Carlin, A., Enescu, A., Ochoa Avilés, A. M., Kontsevaya, A., Somhegyi, A., Vuillemin, A., El Hamdouchi, A., Théodore, A. A., Masanovic, B., Lynch, B. M., Medina, C., Del Campo, C., Abdeta, C., Moreways, C., Ranasinghe, C., Howitt, C., Cameron, C., Jurakić, D., Martinez-Gomez, D., Tladi, D., Diro, D. T., Adlakha, D., Mitić, D., Bjelica, D., Biernat, E., Chisati, E. M., Lambert, E. V., Cerin, E., Lee, E. Y., Riso, E. M., Cañete Villalba, F., Assah, F., Lovrić, F., Araya-Vargas, G. A., La Torre, G., Cruz, G. I. N., Baltaci, G., Al Sabbah, H., Nalecz, H., Nashandi, H. L., Park, H., Revuelta-Sánchez, I., Nusurupia, J. J., Zamora, J. L., Kopcakova, J., Brazo-Sayavera, J., Oppert, J. M., Nie, J., Spence, J. C., Bradley, J. S., Mota, J., Mitáš, J., Chen, J., Hylton, K. S., Fromel, K., Milton, K., Borodulin, K., Moustapha, K. A., Martinez-Folgar, K., Nasreddine, L., Christiansen, L. B., Malisoux, L., Malete, L., Grepo-Jalao, L. C., Monteiro, L. Z., Al Subhi, L. K., Dakskobler, M., Alnaji, M., Garro, M. C., Hagströmer, M., Murphy, M. H., Mclaughlin, M., Rivera-Morales, M., Scheinowitz, M., Shkodra, M., Piątkowska, M., Chaudhury, M., Alrashdi, N. Z., Mutrie, N., Murphy, N., Ahmad, N. H., Obeidat, N. A., Gómez, N. Y. R., Liangruenrom, N., Arnesto, O. D., Flores-Flores, O., Incarbone, O., Chimeddamba, O., Bovet, P., Magalhães, P., Jousilahti, P., Katewongsa, P., Gómez, R. A. L., Shihab, R. A., Ocansey, R., Veress, R., Marine, R., Carrizales-Ramos, R., Saeed, S. Y., El-Ashker, S., Green, S., Kasoma, S., Beretervide, S., Baldew, S. S., Nichols, S., Khoo, S., Hosseini, S. A., Goenka, S., Gholamalishahi, S., Kosen, S., Compernolle, S., Enescu, S. P., Popovic, S., Paudel, S., Andrade, S., Titze, S., Davidson, T., Dusingizimana, T., Dorner, T. E., Kolbe-Alexander, T. L., Huong, T. T., Sychareun, V., Jarevska-Simovska, V., Puloka, V. K., Onywera, V., Wendel-Vos, W., Dionyssiotis, Y. & Pratt, M., 01 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 20, 2, p. 112-128 17 p.

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