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Dept of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Durham University @dusportexsci.bsky.social · 9d

The latest issue of DSES Research Newsletter is now available here: sway.cloud.microsoft/TtQ0keVLQwzD...

We hope you enjoy reading about the current research and activities happening in the department.

October Sport and Exercise Sciences @ Durham Research Newsletter

Welcome to the October 2025 issue of the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences (DSES) research newsletter.

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Iain Lindsey @iainlindsey.bsky.social · 15d

Happy Birthday Jamie!

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 24d

In London, hate will never win.

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Iain Lindsey @iainlindsey.bsky.social · 25d

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Ben Hildred @bhildred.bsky.social · Aug 18

Huge thanks to Mark & Nick - I really enjoyed chatting to them about my research last week!

Conversations like these remind me that working in Sri Lanka was an honour, and get me excited about the future of cricket on the island. If anyone wants to learn more, get in touch.

Mark Machado @markmachado.bsky.social · Aug 18

My chat about Cricket and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka with @bhildred.bsky.social & Nick Brookes:

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Can Cricket help Sri Lanka on it's path to Reconciliation

YouTube video by Cricket Smash

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Brett Smith - Professor, Durham University @brettsmithprof.bsky.social · Jul 24

New paper '25 years of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology: How Did it Go? & What Now?'

We talk about fallacies, interviewing, AI, digital methods, story completion, analysis & physical activity guidelines!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @dusportexsci.bsky.social

25 years of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology: How Did it Go? and What Now?

Qualitative research in sport and exercise psychology has grown over the last 25 years. The number of papers published in journals like Psychology of …

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Iain Lindsey @iainlindsey.bsky.social · Jul 31

Lottery sports funding - only as a means for winning Olympic medals. Lots spent on increasing participation, but not much change in that data and the 1970s was last period in which there was significant increase.

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · Jul 28

The follow up 'twin paper' is now published 👇. If the first one laid a solid but rather bland foundation, this one zeros in on a much more obvious set of critical issues. I think the opening line is telling - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Approaching, Contacting, and Grasping: An Annotated Methodology - Christopher R. Matthews, 2025

Social scientific methods are not as they should be. In this extended essay, I offer a way of framing and writing about methodological discussions that can tack...

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Dept of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Durham University @dusportexsci.bsky.social · Jul 25

📣 Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity where you can explore interests and develop interdisciplinary laboratory skills? 📣 Then this Technician post with us (DSES) and the Faculty of Social Sciences may be for you.

For full details see the advert here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

Technician - Faculty Flexible Deployment

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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Francesca @fgnunn.bsky.social · Jun 27

Here's your chance to name storms after oil companies- there's a SM effort to include BP, Exxon, Shell, BigOil and Equinor.
#britishecologists
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Met Office launches search for new storm names

Is your grandma a force of nature? Does your best friend cause an impact wherever they go? Now you can give them the recognition they deserve, by naming a storm after them.

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Dept of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Durham University @dusportexsci.bsky.social · Jun 24

🌍 Studied in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences? Your voice can shape what comes next.

Take the Global Alumni Survey 2025, it only takes 10 minutes.

💡 Check your inbox for your personalised link.
⏳ Closes Monday 30 June at 11:59pm (BST).

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Dept of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Durham University @dusportexsci.bsky.social · Jun 16

Lindsay Macnaughton, was recently invited by the Swiss Sports Nutrition Society to delivered a keynote session on Body Composition Assessment in Athletes: Why? When? How?. Lindsay also co-presented with her collaborator Therese Fostervold Mathisen from Østfold University College (HiØ) in Norway.

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Dr Caroline Dodd-Reynolds @carodr.bsky.social · Jun 11

Delighted that the #JASPA team have been shortlisted for #FuseAwards25 more info on our project and amazing young people below #coproduction #physicalactivity #youngpeople @nihrsphr.bsky.social @dusportexsci.bsky.social

NIHR School for Public Health Research @nihrsphr.bsky.social · Jun 11

👏 Congratulations to the #SPHR projects and researchers that have received nominations for the upcoming #FuseAwards25

▶️ Project 2,999🧶; Twinkle, Twinkle Arti⭐; the Joyful and Safe Physical Activity project team👟; Cassey Muir and Neha Jain

Find out more about the finalists below:

Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health @fuseonline.bsky.social · Jun 11

📢 We’re excited to reveal the #FuseAwards25 finalists, recognising #PublicHealth excellence in the North East, North Cumbria & beyond!

🏆 Winners revealed 16 June - join us in Newcastle!

Huge thanks to all who entered - the standard was exceptional.

Meet our finalists 🔽
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Iain Lindsey @iainlindsey.bsky.social · Jun 8

Have you read Phillip's Galileo's Error book - I enjoyed that first, and feels like they are something of a pair

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Iain Lindsey @iainlindsey.bsky.social · May 28

How has research addressed sustainability in elite youth sports? What are the lessons and the gaps to be filled?

Very grateful that Astrid Schubring and her excellent team had me on board for this newly published article. @dusportexsci.bsky.social

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Sustainable Elite Youth Sports: A Systematic Scoping Review of the Social Dimensions

Sports have been identified as an important contributor to social sustainability, and the benefits for health, well-being, and social learning in young people are well evidenced. Youth elite sports, ....

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Dr Caroline Dodd-Reynolds @carodr.bsky.social · May 21

Fantastic to present our co-produced JASPA work with practice partners from Chilypep today. Powerful video from young people speaking about bringing joy and empowerment to physical activity. More days like this please 🙏 @dusportexsci.bsky.social @nihrsphr.bsky.social

AskFuse @askfuse.bsky.social · May 21

Keeley, Ruby and Fuse colleague Carolyn Dodds-Reynolds exploring involvement with young people through the Joyful and Safe Physical Activity (JASPA) project

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Iain Lindsey @iainlindsey.bsky.social · May 16

Speaking about new theoretical ideas for sport policy (on behalf of @dusportexsci.bsky.social ) at the #psasportpolitics conference. Always a brilliant & stimulating gathering to attend.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · Apr 28

A consistent trend of Trump & his coterie is they're so thoroughly and amoral that they genuinely do not understand the thought processes of normal people with consciences.

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Apr 28

Disgusting, yes, but don’t miss how weak it is.

These fascists expected to ride a popular wave of mass deportation, but only a few months in they’re facing mounting revulsion at their illegality, cruelty, and rejection of innocent-until-proven-guilty, and down to smaller-scale scapegoat reminders.

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · Apr 28

The driveway of the White House is now lined with mugshots….disgusting….this had to be a Stephen Miller idea

*posted this morning by Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt

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Iain Lindsey @iainlindsey.bsky.social · Apr 25

Particularly striking in the latest Active Lives report

- Activity rates have and are increasing over long-term
- Similarly, inactivity rates have decreased
- Economic inequalities in activity are getting worse

Report here: sportengland-production-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/...

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Apr 16

This is really good.

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · Apr 16

Parliament, not the Supreme Court should have decided today. I've written about why that's so problematic and why I fear today's judgment will be used to further delegitimise trans people, even though that is not what the Court intends.
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/why-i-worr...

Why I worry this Supreme Court ruling will be used to delegitimise trans people

And why Parliament ducked its responsibilities

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · Apr 11

Are you a UK based self-funded post grad researcher? (PhD, MRes etc) If so, I'd like to send you a copy of my book. I have *five* to give away. Please share and drop a note below or DM me. I'll announce next Friday (from the pub) 🐕 📖 🍺 more info -
www.immersiveresearch.co.uk/bookshop

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Iain Lindsey @iainlindsey.bsky.social · Apr 1

New job available here working with wonderful colleague @lsmacnaughton.bsky.social !

Dept of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Durham University @dusportexsci.bsky.social · Apr 1

Dr Lindsay Macnaughton is seeking to appoint a part time Research Assistant to support an exciting & innovative project in collaboration with an industry partner, Applied Monitoring Limited, who have designed a device to measure lactate using non-invasive technology.

Full details: shorturl.at/XvYTc

Research Assistant

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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Iain Lindsey @iainlindsey.bsky.social · Mar 31

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

How Barbra Banda got caught up in a swirl of misinformation and double standards | Suzanne Wrack

We should be talking about how we help everyone enjoy sport, but instead players are being targeted in a dehumanising way

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Dept of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Durham University @dusportexsci.bsky.social · Mar 26

Great opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join us & Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social to work as part of their Discovery Research Platform and Moving Bodies Lab

All with the wonderful @cassie-phoenix.bsky.social too!

Full details shorturl.at/zCr0h

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ALT: a sign that says we 're hiring in orange on a white background

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Dept of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Durham University @dusportexsci.bsky.social · Mar 26

On Monday, we teamed up with Flourish@Durham to run a workshop exploring how to improve support for researchers engaged with sensitive, emotionally-charged and contentious topics.

So many brilliant ideas from those who attended, with a sense of that 👇🧵from one of our newest colleagues ...

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