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Jobs in Sport Science @jobsinsportscience.bsky.social · 16d

Title: Applied Performance & Health Practitioner

📍Place: @leedsbeckett.bsky.social ‬⁩ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

💰Salary: £35,000
 📅Deadline: 5/10/25

ℹ For more details👇 vacancies.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/ce0984li_web...

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International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism @hk-ijsnem.bsky.social · 16d

Featuring in our November issue is this paper by Nulty & Erskine (2025) investigating collagen supplementation on strength training-induced gains and rate of force development in hockey players 🏑

Want to read more? Check out the full paper here 🔗 doi.org/10.1123/ijsn...

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The Journal of Physiology @jphysiol.bsky.social · 16d

In this opening #Editorial, Senior Editor Vaughan G. Macefield introduces the special issue 'Regulation of cardiovascular and skeletal muscle function during exercise' 📖 📝

Read it here: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

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Jobs in Sport Science @jobsinsportscience.bsky.social · Aug 5

Title: Head of School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation

📍Place: @northumbriauni.bsky.social ‬⁩ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

💰Salary: TBC
 📅Deadline: 15/9/25

ℹ For more details👇 work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

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Craig Sale @exnut.bsky.social · Aug 6

Oh my!

Forbes @forbes.com · Aug 6

The health secretary, who is a known vaccine skeptic, claimed that mRNA vaccines “fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.”

RFK Jr. Cancels $500 Million In Federal Funding For mRNA Vaccine Research

The health secretary, who is a known vaccine skeptic, claimed that mRNA vaccines “fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.”

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Craig Sale @exnut.bsky.social · Jan 28

Just a reminder that The Journal of Nutritional Physiology (www.jnutritionalphysiol.org) is open for submissions and APC charges are currently waived - check out the aims and scope of the journal and please consider submitting if relevant!

Home Page: The Journal of Nutritional Physiology

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · Jun 12

Sean Roe (@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social) discusses his 2024 Paton Prize-winning lecture on Gordon Holmes and the Irish spirit of adventure in our latest #EPicks. Check it out through the link below!

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Read the full article:
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Craig Sale @exnut.bsky.social · May 24

First talk ready for Wednesday #ACSM25

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Craig Sale @exnut.bsky.social · May 24

Second talk almost ready for Friday, looking forward to this session #ACSM25

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · May 8

Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.

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The Journal of Physiology @jphysiol.bsky.social · Apr 8

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS 📣

Organised by @pgreenhaff.bsky.social & focusing on:

🚑 Injury and rehabilitation
⛰️ Altitude physiology
🦵 Muscle adaptation
🚴 Exercise training
💉 Pharmacological interventions
⚙️ Body composition

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Craig Sale @exnut.bsky.social · Apr 9

Be careful what you wish for, and who you elect!

Mark Burnley @drmarkburnley.bsky.social · Apr 9

Inside Job 2: The Nutjob is going to be quite the movie, assuming anybody in Hollywood can afford to make it.

Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · Apr 9

Jesus fucking Christ

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ECSS @ecssofficial.bsky.social · Apr 8

At the 30th ECSS Annual Congress in #Rimini, #Italy, join our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to explore niche sport science topics. Connect with global experts during lunch or poster sessions. Don’t miss out!

🗓️ 1-4 July 2025

Visit bit.ly/3E7wTrC

#WeAreSportScience #ECSS2025 #SIGs #SportsResearch

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Craig Sale @exnut.bsky.social · Apr 7

Happy birthday 🎂

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Craig Sale @exnut.bsky.social · Apr 6

High quality postdoctoral opportunity in skeletal muscle metabolism right here!

Jobs in Sport Science @jobsinsportscience.bsky.social · Apr 4

Title: Research Associate (Skeletal Muscle Metabolism)

📍Place:⁦ @manmetuni.bsky.social ‬⁩ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

💰Salary: £34,866 - £39,105 a year
 📅Deadline: 1/5/25

ℹ For more details👇 manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...

Research Associate (Skeletal Muscle Metabolism) - (8188) | Manchester Metropolitan University Careers

All about Manchester Metropolitan - an exciting, modern university in the heart of one of the UK's great student cities.

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Jobs in Sport Science @jobsinsportscience.bsky.social · Apr 4

Title: Research Assistant/ Research Fellow in Physical activity, nutrition and brain health

📍Place: @ucl.ac.uk ‬⁩ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

💰Salary: £38,607 - £41,255
 📅Deadline: 20/4/25

ℹ For more details👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Jobs in Sport Science @jobsinsportscience.bsky.social · Apr 1

Title: Research Associate in Neurophysiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

📍Place: @lborouniversity.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

💰Salary: £35116
 📅Deadline: 16/4/25

ℹ For more details👇 vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

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Jobs in Sport Science @jobsinsportscience.bsky.social · Apr 1

Title: Research Assistant

📍Place: @ducollections.bsky.social @dusportexsci.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

💰Salary: £30,805 per annum pro rata
 📅Deadline: 8/4/25

ℹ For more details👇 durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

Research Assistant

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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Jobs in Sport Science @jobsinsportscience.bsky.social · Mar 30

Title: Physiotherapy & Sports Science Lab Assistant

📍Place: @Uni_of_Nicosia‬⁩ 🇨🇾

💰Salary: TBC
 📅Deadline: -

ℹ For more details👇 careers.unic.ac.cy/jobs/whxvti8...

Hiring for Physiotherapy & Sports Science Lab Assistant for Nicosia

Posted by : University of Nicosia |

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Jobs in Sport Science @jobsinsportscience.bsky.social · Apr 5

Title: Lead Performance Nutritionist

📍Place: @leicestertigers.bsky.social ‬⁩ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

💰Salary: TBC
 📅Deadline: 11/4/25

ℹ For more details👇 www.leicestertigers.com/club/vacanci...

Vacancies | Leicester Tigers

The official website of Leicester Tigers

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Craig Sale @exnut.bsky.social · Apr 5

The warmer weather is back - for now - make the most of it!

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ECSS @ecssofficial.bsky.social · Apr 2

Attention early career researchers! Join #Masterclasses at the 30th ECSS Annual Congress, led by top sport scientists, covering research formats, practical tips & career guidance.

Visit bit.ly/3QVRulH

📆 Tuesday, 1 July 2025
📍 Limited spots — register via ECSS Congress App (available end of May)

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Jobs in Sport Science @jobsinsportscience.bsky.social · Mar 28

Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate (Clinical Exercise Physiologist)

📍Place: @manmetuni.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

💰Salary: £35,116 to £39,355 (pro rata)
 📅Deadline: 17/4/25

ℹ For more details👇 manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Clinical Exercise Physiologist) - (7889) | Manchester Metropolitan University Careers

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · Mar 28

While so many continue to pretend that it’s not fascism that we’re seeing in the US, here’s Trump continuing his policies of Gleichschaltung. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump targets 'anti-American ideology' at Smithsonian museums

The order says that

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Craig Sale @exnut.bsky.social · Mar 27

Exciting postdoc opportunity to come and join us at the Institute of Sport.

Jobs in Sport Science @jobsinsportscience.bsky.social · Mar 27

Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Musculoskeletal MRI

📍Place: @manmetuni.bsky.social‬⁩ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

💰Salary: £35,116 to £39,355
 📅Deadline: 20/4/25

ℹ For more details👇 manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Musculoskeletal MRI - (8081) | Manchester Metropolitan University Careers

All about Manchester Metropolitan - an exciting, modern university in the heart of one of the UK's great student cities.

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