Sport and Leisure Cultures consultancy

Members of Sport and Leisure Cultures undertake an extensive range of research and consultancy projects in leisure, culture, sport and recreation. These have included research for local social inclusion partnerships and initiatives, local learning and skills agencies, and national government agencies such as the Forestry Commission and the Environment Agency. In addition to informing policy and practice, the findings from these projects are actively disseminated through teaching and research publications.
Brief outlines of some recent research projects undertaken by SLC staff are given on the links below.

• Football 4 Peace (British Council in Israel)
• Sport and Social Inclusion (Community University Partnership Project)
• Improving access to inland waterways for canoeing (Countryside Agency)
• Greenspace project (European Commission)
• Workforce development in sport and recreation (Sussex Learning and Skills Council)
• The development of a learning agenda in the cultural industries (South East England Cultural Consortium)
• Regional strategic water-based sport and recreation planning (Environment Agency)
• Economic regeneration and workforce development in tourism, culture and creativity (Sea Space/SEEDA)
• Football development in India

We can offer tailor-made consultancy dedicated to your organisation’s needs. Our researchers have national and international reputations in their fields, and possess expertise in a range of research methodologies, monitoring and evaluation techniques, and applied specialisms (including workforce development, recreation policy and planning, conflict resolution, and programme evaluation).

For further information or to discuss a project please contact Prof Neil Ravenscroft N.Ravenscroft@Brighton.ac.uk or Paul Gilchrist P.M.Gilchrist@Brighton.ac.uk on 01273 643889.