School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Working in collaboration www.lboro.ac.uk/ssehs/enterprise
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16.9m RESEARCH FUNDING 2010-15
111 COMPANIES ENGAGED 2010-15
80 ACADEMIC EXPERTS AND RESEARCHERS
Loughborough University
Let’s work together The School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences is renowned for fundamental and applied research which supports knowledge advancement and informs the practice of a variety of organisations worldwide. Over the past five years our diverse research portfolio has attracted £16.9m of funding, and we have delivered a range of projects for a variety of organisations including British Cycling (Paralympic), the England and Wales Cricket Board, Healthspan Elite, HSBC, the International Cricket Council, Sports Coach UK, Sunset and Vine, and UK Sport. In the same period we have engaged in consultancy contracts with a range of organisations. This service helps our partners to accelerate time-critical research and development projects that support their business and sport performance goals. This brochure provides an overview of our capabilities and the many ways that we can work with your organisation. To find out more, please contact Dr Mark King. We look forward to hearing from you.
What we do Our wide-ranging enterprise activities are underpinned by world-leading research which is organised around three themes.
Sport performance
We explore the underlying scientific mechanisms, behaviours and interactions that impact on sport performance across the ability range. As well as studying the physiological effects of factors including nutrition, training and rest on performance, we also investigate factors such as biomechanics, coaching and psychology as well as the impact of the social, political and economic contexts within which sport takes place.
Dr Mark King Associate Dean, Enterprise T: +44 (0)1509 226326 E: M.A.King@lboro.ac.uk
Participation in sport and exercise
We are developing a comprehensive understanding of the factors that influence people’s engagement with exercise as part of their daily lives spanning casual and informal activity as well as formal, organised and elite sport. This includes the implementation of exercise medicine to promote physical and mental well-being.
Lifestyle for health and well-being
There are two strands to our work in this area. As well as the effectiveness of physical activity and exercise in the prevention, treatment and management of long-term medical conditions spanning physical and mental health disorders, we also study rehabilitation and recovery from musculoskeletal trauma.
World-leading cricket analysis Loughborough is one of just four accredited ICC testing centres for suspected illegal bowling action analysis worldwide. Our ground-breaking research also underpins the growing understanding of the biomechanics of fast and spin bowling as well as batting. The findings pinpoint ways to enhance cricket performance and reduce injury.
Enhancing youth development in football Work conducted by our sports psychologists underpins the FA’s player-centred performance evaluations as well as its coaching development programmes. The core psychological factors – known as the 5 Cs – have been promoted to over 20,000 FA licensed coaches worldwide and embedded within several English professional club academy programmes.
Working in collaboration
Ways to partner with us Accessing our expert knowledge and first-class research facilities can help you to innovate, expand or enhance productivity. There are many ways that we can work with you, and for some we are able to help access funding from a range of sources.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• Access R&D expertise, and embed knowledge in your company • Dedicated graduates work on a strategic growth project • Government funds available (up to 75% for SMEs, 50% for larger businesses) • Project duration spans one to three years
Consultancy
• Establish strong working relationships with individual academics or a multi-disciplinary team • Tackle complex challenges quickly • One-off, ad hoc days, or large-scale projects can be accommodated
Specialist facilities
• Functional analysis rehabilitation lab • Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment • Disability Sport Laboratory • 3T MR imaging • Musculoskeletal and cardiac ultrasound • Environmental chambers • Body composition laboratory • Research kitchen • Sleep research laboratory • Exercise physiology testing laboratories • Ergometry facilities • Tissue culture facility • Analytical laboratory • Biochemical and molecular biology laboratories
Collaborative research
• Funded by your organisation, or via leveraged opportunities with a range of funding bodies • Input to the direction of projects and gain early access to results
IP and commercialisation
• Product and technology development partnerships • First adopter and licensing opportunities • Access to patent advice for co-created innovations
CPD and training opportunities
• Bespoke skills development for your workforce • Our part-time Masters is an ideal way to study alongside working
Industrial secondments
• Funding is available • Duration varies depending on the project
100% RESEARCH IMPACT RATED WORLDLEADING OR INTERNATIONALLY EXCELLENT
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OUTSTANDING GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
WORLD UNIVERSITY COMPARISONS IN SPORT SCIENCES PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND KINESIOLOGY 2015
Walking Works Wonders This evidence-based intervention, designed to reduce sedentary behaviour at work, tailors health information and advice to individual employees. Combating the increase in chronic diseases caused by prolonged sitting is good for employers and employees alike. A growing number of companies are taking up the challenge to work wonders and enhance the health of their workforce.
The Very Alternative Guide to Spinal Cord Injury Combining academic research with first-hand experiences of spinal cord injury, this ground-breaking book offers an irreverent but honest account of living fully despite a sudden, life-changing experience. Well received by healthcare professionals, it is already being used to support patients in several NHS spinal injury units across the UK.
Loughborough University
Our students and graduates We partner with a wide range of organisations spanning healthcare, sports performance and sports management to deliver teaching and research programmes aligned to their technical and commercial needs. As a result, our graduates are well-qualified, experienced, and highly sought after. The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015 ranks Loughborough amongst the Top 15 universities whose graduates are actively targeted by leading recruiters.
Opportunities available
• Industrial undergraduate placements of up to one year • PhD research – a three-year project relevant to your organisation • Graduate recruitment from our courses
We value your expertise
— As part of the ECB’s Strength and Conditioning Coaching Staff, Roy was instrumental in the development of a new system for refining players’ running technique. Since its introduction, it has positively impacted on the training of players involved in ECB programmes and first-class county cricket. — Roy Barber Student placement England and Wales Cricket Board
Please ask us about becoming a Guest Lecturer to help future professionals learn from your experience. Our students enjoy hearing about current projects, and offers to visit project sites are also very welcome.
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TOP 5 UK UNIVERSITY FOR GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY
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92% OF GRADUATES IN WORK OR FURTHER STUDY
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MacMillan – Work it out In partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support and Affinity Health at Work, our researchers produced two information tools to empower people living with and beyond cancer – Work it out (2011) and Work it out for carers (2012). In 2015 alone, 4,500 copies of the toolkit were distributed nationwide.
Sports policy and good governance
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Our research has influenced the planning and evaluation of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s education programmes as well as the promotion of domestic legislation to combat doping in sport. We have also effected positive change in gender equity in international sports organisations and a number of National Olympic Committees.