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Professor Michael Harrison has worked at WIT/SETU since 1999. He is Head of the Department of Sport and Exercise Science at SETU Waterford Campus and a former Dean of the School of Science and Computing. Michael’s research, undertaken in conjunction with University Hospital Waterford and UPMC Whitfield, considers the impact of exercise for clinical populations, including age-related frailty, vascular disease and cancer. He has a specific interest in immune cell subsets that exert positive and negative influences on the processes that underlie ageing and vascular disease. He is a member of the Pharmaceutical Molecular and Biotechnology Research Centre and the Centre for Health Behaviour Research. He sits on the Advisory Board of the Exercise is Medicine Ireland National Centre and holds a Fellowship from the American College of Sports Medicine.
Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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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
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A Scoping Review of Physical Activity and Exercise Initiatives for Cancer Patients in Ireland.
Hardcastle, S. J., Sheehan, P., Harrison, M., Kehoe, B., McCaffrey, N., Cantwell , M. & Moyna, N. M., 2024, National Cancer Control Programme. 103 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Circulating Angiogenic and Senescent T Lymphocytes in Ageing and Frailty
Byrne, T., Cooke, J., McNeela, E., Bambrick, P., Murphy, R. P. & Harrison, M., 07 May 2024, In: Journal of Frailty and Aging. 13, 3, p. 203-212 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Determinants of physical activity promotion in primary care from the patient perspective of people at risk of or living with chronic disease: a COM-B analysis
McGrath, A., Lambe, B., Matthews, E., McDonnell, K., Harrison, M. & Kehoe, B., 28 May 2024, In: BMC Primary Care. 25, 1, p. 190 190.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The pre-adoption characteristics of men in a community-based social initiative: who wants a game of ball?
Daly, S., Carroll, P., Egan, T., McGrath, A., Finnegan, L., Harrison, M., Richardson , N. & Krustrup, P., 28 Jan 2024, In: International Journal of Health Promotion and Education. 62, 4, p. 310-324 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘Just because I have prostate cancer doesn’t mean that I can’t do things’ – men’s experiences of the acceptability of an exercise intervention for prostate cancer during treatment
Murphy, K., Kehoe, B., Denieffe, S., McGrath, A., Hacking, D., Fairman, C. M. & Harrison, M., 02 Aug 2024, In: BMC Cancer. 24, 1, p. 949 949.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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