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Organisation profile
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.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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SETU 2024: Football Cooperative, a community based physical activity social intervention for men: An assessment of effectiveness when replicated at scale using a social return on investment (SROI) framework.
Carroll, P. (Principal Investigator), Egan, T. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Harrison, M. (Team Member)
01/10/2024 → 30/09/2028
Project: National
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SETU: The acute and chronic effects of plyometric jump training on female GAA players
Byrne, P. (Principal Investigator), Ramirez-Campillo, R. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Bolger, R. (Co-Principal Investigator)
01/10/2024 → 30/09/2028
Project: National
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HEPA Europe Mental Wellbeing: PA and Mental Wellbeing
Murphy, N. (Principal Investigator)
16/09/2022 → …
Project: National
Research output
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Collaborative outcomes study on health and functioning during infection times (COH-FIT): Insights on modifiable and non-modifiable risk and protective factors for wellbeing and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic from multivariable and network analyses: Insights on modifiable and non-modifiable risk and protective factors for wellbeing and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic from multivariable and network analyses
Solmi, M., Thompson, T., Cortese, S., Estradé, A., Agorastos, A., Radua, J., Dragioti, E., Vancampfort, D., Thygesen, L. C., Aschauer, H., Schlögelhofer, M., Aschauer, E., Schneeberger, A., Huber, C. G., Hasler, G., Conus, P., Cuénod, K. Q. D., von Känel, R., Arrondo, G. & Fusar-Poli, P. & 194 others, , 01 Jan 2025, In: European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology. 90, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Suicide literacy, suicide stigma, and help-seeking attitudes among men in a university setting in Ireland
O’Donnell, S., Richardson, N. & McGrath, A., 17 Jan 2025, In: Health Promotion International. 40, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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236 A pilot and evaluation of a dance intervention for young women following cancer treatment: Dance Exercise Intervention South East (The DEISE project)
Gooney, M. A., Hunt, P., Matthews, E., McDaid, T., O'Brien , M. & Sheehan, P., 26 Sep 2024, In: European Journal of Public Health. 34, 2, p. 58-59Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Prizes
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Best Student Paper Award icSPORTS 2024
Leddy, C. (Recipient), Bolger, R. (Recipient), Byrne, P. (Recipient), Kinsella Prendergast, S. (Recipient) & Zambrano Martinez, L. (Recipient), 22 Nov 2024
Prize: Other distinction
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Activities
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SETU Postgraduate Research Conference
Tobin, G. (Participant)
05 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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All Ireland Postgraduate Conference for Sport & Exercise Science
Tobin, G. (Participant)
22 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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A number of scientist from SETU named in the top two percent of scientists globally
Gardiner, G. E., Rani, S. & Nolan, J.
20/10/2024
1 item of Media coverage
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Solas and SETU launch new research partnership
Sheehan, P., Gooney, M., Matthews, E., Hunt, P., Green, M. & Brennan, S.
21/04/2023
1 Media contribution
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