Research events
The School of Sport and Service Management has a vibrant research environment and throughout the year hosts research symposia, conferences and seminars.
These range from international symposiums, presentation of work in progress, practice run for conference papers, discussion of research processes, debate on research philosophies, presentation of findings, conference reports, ideas generating sessions, to advice on how to make successful bids, and feedback from external funding bodies.
Speakers are drawn from School of Sport and Service Management staff, research students as well as visitors and external speakers.
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Forthcoming events
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9 July |
Kath Woodward |
Sport and ‘Being-in-the-Zone’ |
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19 - 20 September |
Various speakers |
Sport, Leisure and Social Justice conference |
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Past events
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Date |
Speaker |
Title |
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10 January
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Mike Atherton |
ANNUAL SPORTS JOURNALISM LECTURE |
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14 January
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Professor Gary Whannel |
UNPACKING MY SPORT BOOKS AND GIVING SOME AWAY: |
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28 January
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Dr. Megan Chawansky School of Sport and Service Management |
Thick Desire, Girlhood and the Politics of Sexuality in Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) Programmes |
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28 January
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Dr. Mark Doidge School of Sport and Service Management |
The Red Heart of Livorno: Political Identity and Pan-European anti-Fascist networks amongst Italian Ultras |
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18 February
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Dr Angela M Benson School of Sport and Service Management |
RESEARCHING VOLUNTEER LEGACY AT THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES: Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 |
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21 March |
Professor Susan Birrell |
THE NEWS FROM EVEREST: |
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8 May |
Ben Westwood Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Ecuador |
REFLECTING UPON TRAVEL JOURNALISM
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Click here to see the school research event archive
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