12 August 2024
Olympics 2024: Legacy, lessons learned, and challenges for Los Angeles 2028
As the curtain closes on the Paris Olympic Games, the event leaves behind a legacy rich in sporting memories.
The Department of Sport, Health Sciences and Social Work, part of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, brings together disciplines related to physical activity, health and social work to form an academic community focused on physical and mental wellbeing. We are passionate about community engagement and employability and have many links with external bodies and employers.
We provide excellent opportunities for research, and actively encourage cross-discipline collaboration.
Our established and well regarded research communities undertake world leading research and the department offers a range of commercial services to external clients.
Our Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Sport Programmes offer a diverse range of placements for students in internationally renowned hospitals, community and industry settings. We are also proud to offer experience and placements in our Clinical Exercise and Rehabilitation (CLEAR) unit, our Health Clinics and our Activities of Daily Living (ADL) suite.
Our programmes examine contemporary issues related to sport, exercise, coaching and sports nutrition through theoretical, applied and professionalised methods of learning. The emphasis is on preparation for employability and development of high performing graduates, equipped with the skills they need to launch a successful career in their chosen field.
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As the curtain closes on the Paris Olympic Games, the event leaves behind a legacy rich in sporting memories.
A thrill-seeking lecturer from Oxford Brookes University is competing in a 1,000 mile race across Alaska hauling a sled through thick snow and sub-zero conditions.
Dr Adam Bibbey, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, has been researching colour blindness in sport for five years.
As the city of Victoria in Australia announces it is withdrawing from hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2026, Dr Stuart Whigham, a Senior Lecturer in Sport at Oxford Brookes University, says the prestige of the Games is diminishing.