A student’s journey on their Professional Doctorate at the University of Birmingham

By Dr Liam Anderson Paddy Hogben is in his final year of his Professional Doctorate within the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Birmingham at the University of Birmingham. Within this video he discusses his journey to date, what made him want to study for a Professional Doctorate, why the … Continue reading “A student’s journey on their Professional Doctorate at the University of Birmingham”

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Annual reviews: Informing the doctorate process 

By Professor Barry Drust and Paul Green The doctorate annual review: the supervisors view  At Birmingham all post-graduate research students have an annual review. This is a formal requirement at the university. The process involves an evaluation of the progress around an individual’s research training in the past year. In a two-stage process both the … Continue reading “Annual reviews: Informing the doctorate process “

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Making the most of your opportunities 

By Dr Tom Brownlee Photo by Cytonn Photography on Unsplash  Over the last few weeks, I’ve been involved in a number of interviews for students applying for placements in professional sport. The students have some guidance around applying for jobs and interview conduct and the majority interviewed excellently.  Despite this, there were still a handful of issues, which … Continue reading “Making the most of your opportunities “

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Doctorate students “stuck in a rut” or an opportunity to find the best solution

By Dr Liam Anderson Photo by Daniel Öberg on Unsplash Last year, I was lucky enough to begin supervision of Professional Doctorate students before I finished my Research Fellow role early last year and have obtained PhD students early into my Assistant Professor position in August/ September 2023. Now being part of so many exciting and influential projects … Continue reading “Doctorate students “stuck in a rut” or an opportunity to find the best solution”

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Guruism or expertise? 

By Dr Paul Garner Photo by Nejc Soklič on Unsplash Referring to Dr Liam Anderson’s post on doctoral supervision, I’d like to write a few words on how I see our continual aspiration to generate greater levels of quality in our practice within the GSSPP. This is important as we seek to support the students with whom we … Continue reading “Guruism or expertise? “

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Building a Performance Analysis Program at the University of Birmingham 

By Jamie Kyte As I sit down to reflect on my first year in my new role at the University of Birmingham, it’s incredible to think about how much has been achieved in just twelve short months. The past few weeks have been a perfect time to take stock of our progress and set sights … Continue reading “Building a Performance Analysis Program at the University of Birmingham “

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University of Birmingham Enhances Sports Analysis with Catapult’s Pro Video Suite 

By Jamie Kyte The University of Birmingham has significantly upgraded its sports performance analysis capabilities by integrating Catapult’s pro video suite, including Focus and the Hub, with their existing wearable technology. This enhancement will provide an enriched context for analysing physical performances across university sports teams.  Here are some perspectives from the stakeholders at the … Continue reading “University of Birmingham Enhances Sports Analysis with Catapult’s Pro Video Suite “

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Changing the narrative on female athletes 

By Caroline White Photo by Filip Mroz on Unsplash Recently, I delivered a series of lectures for the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) for their network of performance practitioners, including physiotherapists, nutritionists, sports scientists and performance lifestyle advisors, focusing on issues that affect the Female Athlete.   Over the course of three weeks, I delivered talks on urinary stress … Continue reading “Changing the narrative on female athletes “

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The Role of Feedback in Doctorate Level Education

By Dr Liam Anderson Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash As a regular receiver and provider of feedback on work that I produce, I’ve been reflecting on the best way to provide it to Doctorate level students who are producing pieces of work. Feedback within Doctorate level education I feel is a cornerstone of growth and excellence, but … Continue reading “The Role of Feedback in Doctorate Level Education”

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Doctoral Training: Diversifying the experience may be the future

By Professor Barry Drust Photo by “My Life Through A Lens” on Unsplash On a recent visit to Australia I spent some time with head of post graduate research at the university I was visiting. As I’m interested in doctoral training it was a great opportunity for me to get some insight into how other institutions and other … Continue reading “Doctoral Training: Diversifying the experience may be the future”

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