London 2012

Jonathan Doust: Paving the road to Olympic success

Published 10 July 2012

Professor Jonathan Doust, head of the university’s School of Sport and Service Management in Eastbourne, is a non-executive director of the English Institute of Sport (EIS) and was chosen to help Britain’s athletes to Olympic success in London in July. The EIS works to improve performances of elite athletes through high-quality sport science and medical support.

Jo, who is also chair of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, explained: “I am helping provide strategic direction to the organisation in the build-up to the 2012 Olympic Games and beyond.

“The University of Brighton is a leading professional and applied university and works hard to link academic research with real world people and organisations. Contemporary sport is so competitive that every edge counts and I hope I can contribute to the science and medical support that can help achieve medal success on the world stage.”

The EIS provides support to the Olympic and Commonwealth athletes delivering an average of 4,000 hours of elite athlete services a week from 15 high-performance centres around the country. It offers support services including: physiotherapy, medicine, strength and conditioning, performance nutrition, sports psychology, physiology, biomechanics, performance analysis, performance lifestyle, soft tissue therapy and talent identification.