The Centre for Sport Research (CfSR) is the research wing of the University of Brighton’s Chelsea School of Sport, and the catalyst for sport-related research in the university. The School has a long-established pedigree in providing an organizational and academic infrastructure for sport studies, sport science and leisure studies, and physical education/dance. Drawing upon the School’s century-long tradition in the multidisciplinary study of these areas, the CfSR has established specialist research groups in Sport and Leisure Cultures, Sport and Exercise Science, and Physical Education. It has also developed collaborative work with Brighton colleagues in tourism and hospitality studies, and related natural and social sciences across the university.
Researching sport is an exciting way of understanding the world around us, and the challenges and changes facing that world. Sport-related research at Brighton combines applied research with the aspiration to change practice, be this by improving performance or critiquing institutions. Research at Brighton translates questions of interest to us all into innovative and illuminating research projects and studies.
The CfSR supports research at all levels, from the postgraduate to the professorial. This includes Master’s and doctoral programmes, research clusters and research themes, and collaborative initiatives with academic and user partners.
Research groups
Group: Sport and Leisure Cultures:
- Sport in International Relations
- Lifestyle Sport and Communities
- Media Practices and Discourse
Group: Sport and Exercise Science:
- Environmental Impacts on Exercise
- Physical Activity, Health and Well-being
- Endurance and Fatigue
Group: Physical Education
CfSR researchers – research students and faculty alike – address issues of the day with rigorous and relevant studies affecting future research agendas as well as professional practice and policymaking in sport, leisure, education, and health.
For information on the activities of the CfSR go to academic staff profiles, research students, taught Master’s programmes, and the clusters named above.
Latest research news
The Premier League at 20: the saviour of football?
Free event on Monday, 23 January 2012 at Coventry University’s London Campus. Take part in a live public debate on the long-term impact of the Premier League to mark 20 years since the competition began...
Sport and Leisure Cultures Books
The ’Sport and Leisure Cultures‘ (SLC) research cluster produced no fewer than five books on sport-related subjects in 2011...
Keynote address on the theory and method of using sport to promote peaceful co-existence in deeply divided societies...
Marathon Science Symposium - Friday 21st October
Before the Beachy Head Marathon a FREE pre-race evening of presentations discussing the science behind marathon running, open to race runners, supporters, organizers and general public...
Chelsea lecturers work on Cambridge Companion to Football
Senior lecturers on Sport Journalism BA (Hons), Jed Novick and Rob Steen start the task of writing and editing a prestigious work on the world\'s favourite sport...
Professor Doust to help in hunt for Olympic success
Head of School, Professor Jo Doust has been appointed as a non-executive director of the English Institute of Sport (EIS) which works to improve performances of elite athletes through high-quality sport science and medical support...
Researchers at the University of Brighton are developing virtual cricket computer programs to help batsmen cope better with fast bowlers...