Research Environment

The School of Sport and Service Management has an excellent range of facilities to support research study across our subject areas.

The school has an excellent track record of investment in the research infrastructure and the development of research active staff.

Research facilities

Sport and exercise laboratories

Our sport and exercise science laboratories are equipped for experiments in biomechanics, physiology, environmental physiology, exercise and biochemistry.

The laboratories have been used to support the development of international athletes and para-athletes.

They are equipped for research into areas including motion analysis, climatic stress, extreme environmental conditions, nutrition, diabetes and obesity.

Find out more about the sport and exercise laboratories

Culinary Arts Studio

The Culinary Arts Studio is our hospitality management research laboratory.

It enables our researchers and students to engage in hospitality management action learning, engage in food sensory evaluation and food and beverage consumer behaviour research.  

The Culinary Arts Studio also allows our researchers to develop innovative food and drink products or test new methods of food and drink preparation.

Find out more about the Culinary Arts Studio

Research area

Research students have the use of two dedicated rooms equipped with computers and printers, as well as Wi-Fi for their own laptops. 

These areas can also serve as social gathering areas and enable masters students to mix with other research students.