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Dr Neil Maxwell

Principal Lecturer

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Sport and Service Management
Gaudick Road
Eastbourne
BN20 7SR

Telephone: +44 (0)1273 643755

Email: N.Maxwell@brighton.ac.uk

Neil Maxwell's Google Scholar Profile

Research Interests

  • The physiological determinants and measurement of heat and hypoxic tolerance, particularly during exercise
  • Alleviating the negative consequences of exercise in hot environments (i.e. through heat acclimation, pre-cooling and hydration manoeuvres)
  • Pacing strategies and the determinants of exercise performance in the heat
  • Optimising altitude/hypoxic training strategies for endurance performance
  • Measurement of heat sensitivity from exercise in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

Biography

Dr Neil Maxwell completed a BA Sport in the Community degree at Jordanhill College, Glasgow, in 1992, before moving onto an MSc in Sport Science at Loughborough University. On returning to the Jordanhill Campus, University of Strathclyde in 1993, he then completed a PhD in Exercise Physiology with an emphasis towards the physiological responses of intermittent sprint running under heat stress. Neil joined the University of Brighton as a lecturer in sport and exercise science in 1997, completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning that academic year.

He continues to lecture, but now holds the position of Sport and Exercise Science Area Leader within Chelsea School. Neil teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students, predominantly in the areas of exercise and environmental physiology and research methods. He was awarded one of the University of Brighton's Teaching Excellence Awards in 2003, was the University's nominee to the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme in 2004 and has subsequently received Centre for Learning and Teaching Fellowship Awards in 2008 and 2010.

Neil is research active with publications aligned to his research interests of thermal and hypoxic stress and how the body tolerates each, particularly during exercise. He is an approved higher degrees supervisor with MPhil/PhD completions and a bank of existing postgraduate research students. With this research experience and his own practical experiences in the field, Neil has provided expedition science support to a range of clients exercising in extreme environments during his time at the university.

Research Publications

Number of items: 24.

HAYES, MARK, Castle, Paul, C., ROSS, EMMA and MAXWELL, NEIL (2013) The influence of hot humid and hot dry environments on intermittent-sprint exercise performance International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance . ISSN 1555-0265

HAYES, MARK, Smith, Drew, Castle, Paul, C., WATT, PETER, ROSS, EMMA and MAXWELL, NEIL (2012) Peak power output provides the most reliable measure of performance in prolonged intermittent-sprint cycling Journal of Sports Sciences . ISSN 0264-0414

Fudge, B., Pringle, J.S., Maxwell, N., Turner, G., Ingham, S. and Jones, A. (2012) Altitude training for elite endurance performance: a 2012 update Current Sports Medicine Reports, 11 (3). pp. 148-154. ISSN 1537-8918

Castle, P., Kularatne, B.P., Brewer, J., Mauger, A.R., Austen, R.A., Tuttle, J.A., Sculthorpe, N., Mackenzie, R.W.A., Maxwell, N. and Webborn, A. (2012) Partial heat acclimation of athletes with spinal cord lesion European Journal of Applied Physiology . ISSN 1439-6319

Mackenzie, R.W.A., Maxwell, N., Castle, P., Elliott, B., Brickley, G. and Watt, P. (2012) Intermittent exercise with and without hypoxia improves insulin sensitivity in individuals with Type 2 diabetes Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 97 (4). pp. 546-555. ISSN 1945-7197

Castle, P., Maxwell, N., Allchorn, A., Mauger, A.R. and White, D.K. (2012) Deception of ambient and body core temperature improves self paced cycling in hot, humid conditions European Journal of Applied Physiology, 112 (1). pp. 377-385. ISSN 1439-6319

Mackenzie, R.W.A., Elliott, B., Maxwell, N., Brickley, G. and Watt, P. (2012) The effect of hypoxia and work intensity on insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 97 (1). pp. 155-162. ISSN 1945-7197

Castle, P., Mackenzie, R.W.A., Maxwell, N., Webborn, A. and Watt, P. (2011) Heat acclimation improves intermittent sprinting in the heat but additional pre-cooling offers no further ergogenic effect Journal of Sports Sciences, 29 (11). pp. 1125-1134. ISSN 1466-447X

Mackenzie, R.W.A., Maxwell, N., Castle, P., Brickley, G. and Watt, P. (2011) Acute hypoxia and exercise improve insulin sensitivity (SI2*) in individuals with type 2 diabetes Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, 27 (1). pp. 94-101. ISSN 1520-7560

Duffield, R., Green, R., Castle, P. and Maxwell, N. (2010) Pre-cooling can prevent the reduction of self-paced exercise intensity in the heat Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 42 (3). pp. 577-584. ISSN 1530-0315

Richardson, A., Watt, P. and Maxwell, N. (2009) Hydration and physiological responses to acute normobaric hypoxia Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 20 (3). pp. 212-220. ISSN 1080-6032

Richardson, A., Watt, P. and Maxwell, N. (2009) The effect of hypohydration severity on the physiological, psychological and renal hormonal responses to hypoxic exercise European Journal of Applied Physiology, 106 (1). pp. 123-130. ISSN 1439-6327

Maxwell, N., Mackenzie, R.W.A. and Bishop, D. (2009) Influence of hypohydration on intermittent sprint performance in the heat International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 4 (1). pp. 54-67. ISSN 1555-0265

Bishop, D. and Maxwell, N. (2009) Effects of active warm up on thermoregulation and intermittent-sprint performance in hot conditions Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 12 (1). pp. 196-204. ISSN 1440-2440

Richardson, A., Twomey, R., Watt, P. and Maxwell, N. (2008) Physiological responses to graded acute normobaric hypoxia using an intermittent walking protocol Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 19 (4). pp. 252-260. ISSN 1080-6032

Maxwell, N., Castle, P.C. and Spencer, M. (2008) Effect of recovery intensity on peak power output and the development of heat strain during intermittent sprint exercise while under heat stress Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 11 (5). pp. 491-499. ISSN 1440-2440

Mackenzie, R.W.A., Watt, P. and Maxwell, N. (2008) Acute normobaric hypoxia stimulates erythropoietin release High Altitude Medicine & Biology , 9 (1). pp. 28-37. ISSN 1527-0297

Castle, P., Macdonald, A.L., Philp, A., Webborn, A., Watt, P. and Maxwell, N. (2006) Precooling leg muscle improves intermittent sprint exercise performance in hot, humid conditions Journal of Applied Physiology, 100 (4). pp. 1377-1384. ISSN 1522-1601

Thornley, L.J., Maxwell, N. and Cheung, S.S. (2003) Local tissue temperature effects on peak torque and muscular endurance during isometric knee extension European Journal of Applied Physiology, 90 (5-6). pp. 588-594. ISSN 1439-6319

Carter, H., Jones, A.M., Maxwell, N. and Doust, J. (2002) The effect of interdian and diurnal variation on oxygen uptake kinetics during treadmill running Journal of Sports Sciences, 20 (11). pp. 901-909. ISSN 1466-477X

Wragg, C., Maxwell, N. and Doust, J. (2000) Evaluation of the reliability and validity of a soccer-specific field test of repeated sprint ability European Journal of Applied Physiology, 83 (1). pp. 77-83. ISSN 1439-6319‎

Maxwell, N., Gardner, F. and Nimmo, M.A. (1999) Intermittent running: muscle metabolism in the heat and effect of hypohydration Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 31 (5). pp. 675-683. ISSN 0195-9131

Maxwell, N. and Nimmo, M.A. (1996) Anaerobic capacity: a maximal anaerobic running test versus the maximal accumulated oxygen deficit Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, 21 (1). pp. 35-47. ISSN 1715-5320

Maxwell, N., Aitchinson, T.C. and Nimmo, M.A. (1996) The effect of climatic heat stress on intermittent supramaximal running performance in humans Experimental Physiology, 81 (5). pp. 833-845. ISSN 0958-0670

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Research & Scholarship Profile

Recent Research and Commercial Activity Grants & Funding

  • English Institute of Sport (2011) part-funded PhD Studentship - Optimising hypoxic and altitude training methods in elite endurance athletes - £33k
  • University of Brighton Business Development and Enterprise (2011) - Development of Commercial Expedition & Adventure Science Advisory Service - £10,060
  • British Horse Society (2010) The Health and Well-Being Benefits of Horse-Based Sport and Leisure - £19,850
  • University of Brighton Virtual Research Unit (2009) - Development and evaluation of hand cooling for improving tolerance to exercise and symptom stability in heat sensitive individuals with Multiple Sclerosis - £5k
  • UK Sport (2009) - UK Talent Advisory Service - £10k

Postgraduate Student Supervision

MPhil/PhD (Awarded)

  • Chris Wragg (PhD, 2002)
  • Alison Hammond (MPhil, 2002)
  • Paul Castle (PhD, 2007)
  • Richard Mackenzie (PhD, 2009)
  • Tim Ethridge (PhD, 2010)
  • Alan Richardson (2010)

MPhil/PhD (Current)

  • Mark Hayes (PhD)
  • Karl Stevenson (PhD)
  • Oli Gibson (MPhil/PhD)
  • Jess Mee (MPhil/PhD)
  • Gareth Turner (PhD)
  • Drew Smith (MPhil)
  • Carl James (MPhil/PhD)
  • Ash Willmott (MPhil/PhD)

MSc (Awarded)

  • Gopal Gautama (2004)
  • Richard Mackenzie (2005)
  • Craig Wakefield (2007)
  • Oli Gibson (2008)
  • Gareth Turner (2008)
  • Robbie Green (2008)
  • Sarah Kelly (2010)
  • Andy Snelling (2010)
  • Elliott Williams (2011)

Dr Maxwell has examined six postgraduate research students (MSc/MPhil/PhD) and is currently the external examiner to Nottingham Trent University’s Masters of Research in Sport Science degree course.

Neil Maxwell