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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

2013

9 July

Kath Woodward
Open University
Tim Jordan
King's College London

Sport and ‘Being-in-the-Zone’
Workshop
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19 - 20 September

Various speakers

Sport, Leisure and Social Justice conference
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Past events

2013

Date

Speaker

Title

10 January

 

Mike Atherton

ANNUAL SPORTS JOURNALISM LECTURE
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14 January

 

Professor Gary Whannel
University of Bedfordshire

UNPACKING MY SPORT BOOKS AND GIVING SOME AWAY:
Some reflections on sports writing and research method

28 January

 

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

 

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

 

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
University of Iowa, USA

THE NEWS FROM EVEREST:
Narrative Production on Everest, 1996
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8 May

Ben Westwood
Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Ecuador

REFLECTING UPON TRAVEL JOURNALISM
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Featured events

Sport, Leisure and Social Justice

19 - 20 September, 2013

University of Brighton



This conference aims to explore and expand questions regarding the role of both sport and academics in addressing issues surrounding social justice and equity.

Call for papers