2020 news
This section includes news from the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport from 2020.
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Promoting Physical Activity in Thalidomide Survivors
The overarching objective of the project is to develop an understanding of Thalidomide survivors’ experiences of physical activity and use this understanding to promote an increase in physical activity motivation and behaviour.
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IWBF appoints Loughborough University to lead on Classification research
IWBF appoints Loughborough University to lead on Classification research and development of a new Minimum Impairment Criteria (MIC) for wheelchair basketball.
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The PHC Welcomes Brodie Miller to Loughborough University
The Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport welcomes Brodie Miller to the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University.
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The PHC Celebrates Research from former PhD Student Ben Stone
Former PhD student, Ben Stone has successfully published all six of his PhD studies from his time at the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport.
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The PHC welcomes Anna Martin to Loughborough University
The Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport welcomes Anna Martin to the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University
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Spinal cord injury exercise guidelines translated for use in Asian countries
Exercise guidelines for people with a spinal cord injury (SCI) have been translated into four additional languages Japanese, Korean, Thai and Indonesian for use in Asian countries.
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Shoulder Health Research - An update
Over the past few months, we have made some exciting developments in our research looking into shoulder health in manual wheelchair users!
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The Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport have been nominated for a CALIBRE award!
The Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport have been nominated for a CALIBRE award in recognition of its international research partnerships
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PHC staff deliver research training to Sport Empowering Disabled Youth team
Dr Janine Coates and PhD student Lesley Sharpe deliver research training to Sport Empowering Disabled Youth team in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Prof. Fumihiro Tajima appointed as a Loughborough University Visiting Professor
We are delighted to announce that as a result of our longstanding collaboration with Wakayama Medical University, Prof. Fumihiro Tajima was appointed as a Loughborough University Visiting Professor.
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Peter Harrison Centre carries out research to understand more about sleep in athletes with a SCI
Sleep problems occur frequently in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). With this in mind, the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport has an on-going programme of research that is gathering data to understand more about the sleep patterns of athletes with a SCI.
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Heat research from Loughborough featured in global triathlon guide
Academics from Loughborough University have helped devise a comprehensive report that will benefit triathletes and paratriathletes in their preparation to compete under hot and humid conditions – like those predicted at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Sven Hoekstra teams up with Wakayama Medical University
Following two previous visits of shorter duration, Sven Hoekstra will be joining Wakayama Medical University for six months to conduct a research study into the effects of exercise on chronic pain.