Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Our School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences is one of the longest established in Europe for scientific research into sport, exercise, health and rehabilitation.
In 1946 we became the first university in the UK to offer a degree in Sport and Exercise Sciences that extended beyond the boundaries of Physical Education. Our research underpins our teaching and investigates topical issues such as the workings of the healthy body and the way in which physical activity promotes health and well-being.
We are proud to be at the forefront of the rapid development of this academic discipline. Our school has achieved an outstanding performance in the Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF 2014) with 90 percent of its research classified as world leading or internationally excellent. These results provide further compelling evidence of the long recognised research strength of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Birmingham.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Profiles
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Sandra Agyapong-Badu
- Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Person: Academic
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Sarah Aldred
- Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Professor of Exercise Biochemistry
- Institute for Global Innovation - Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Environment)
- Birmingham Centre for Neurogenetics
- Centre for Urban Wellbeing
- The Centre for Human Brain Health (CHBH)
Person: Academic
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Sampath Amaravadi
- Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Assistant Professor in Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy (Education)
Person: Academic
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A 16-week progressive exercise training intervention in treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: a randomised-controlled pilot study
Brown, F. F., Oliver, R., Eddy, R., Causer, A. J., Emery, A., Collier-Bain, H. D., Dutton, D., Crowe, J., Augustine, D., Graby, J., Rees, D., Rothschild-Rodriguez, D., Peacock, O. J., Moore, S., Murray, J., Turner, J. E. & Campbell, J. P., 19 Feb 2026, In: Frontiers in Oncology. 14, 19 p., 1472551.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Bayesian approach to estimate minute ventilation from heart rate during exercise for assessing environmental exposures of females
Oneda, G., Borszcz, F. K., Würdig, R., de Lucas, R. D., Maurici, R., Welch, J. F., Koch, S. & Cruz, R., 3 Feb 2026, In: Physiological reports. 14, 3, 10 p., e70767.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acute intermittent hypoxia and acute intermittent hypercapnic hypoxia elicit cortico-diaphragmatic plasticity in people with chronic spinal cord injury
Bogard, A. T., Mir, M. J., Sutor, T. W., Dunn, J., Cavka, K., Vistamehr, A., Snyder, H., Welch, J. F., Nair, J., Brunetti, G., Mitchell, G. S. & Fox, E. J., 1 Jul 2026, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 136, 1, p. 215-225 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Building Cerebral and Vascular Resilience Against Mental Stress :' A Blue Stress Snack'
Rendeiro, C. (Principal Investigator) & Veldhuijzen van Zanten, J. (Researcher)
Wild Blueberry Association North America
1/09/26 → 31/08/29
Project: Research
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AbdoFES-ACET - Home-Based Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation Combined with Arm-Crank Exercise (Abdo- FES Arm Crank) to Improve Respiratory and Bowel Function and Posture in Spinal Cord Injury — a proof-of-concept study
Chiou, C. (Principal Investigator), Welch, J. (Co-Investigator) & Nightingale, T. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/26 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
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Subcortical contributions to age-related decline in upper limb function
Wiggins, E. (Principal Investigator) & Jenkinson, N. (Co-Investigator)
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH AGEING
1/07/26 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
Activities
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Neurodivergent Athletes’ Perspectives of Sport: A Scoping Review Guided by the PPCT Model
Brown, K. (Presenter), Quinton, M. (Advisor), Chandan, J. S. (Advisor) & Cumming, J. (Advisor)
13 Jul 2026Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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Advancing Understanding of ADHD in Sport
Brown, K. (Advisor), Quinton, M. (Advisor), Chandan, J. (Advisor) & Cumming, J. (Advisor)
24 Jun 2026Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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Catherine Hanratty
Mansfield, M. (Chair)
Jun 2026Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an invited lecturer
Datasets
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Research data supporting the publication "Ventilatory Long-Term Facilitation Increases the Feedforward Contribution to Subsequent Exercise Ventilatory Responses"
Welch, J. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 25 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.25500/edata.bham.00001202
Dataset
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Research data supporting "Assessment of pelvic motion during single leg weightbearing tasks using smartphone sensors: a validity study"
Gallina, A. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 5 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.25500/edata.bham.00001245
Dataset
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Research data supporting "Validity of smartphone sensors to assess selected kinetic and kinematic outcomes during single-leg landing stabilization tasks"
Gallina, A. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 5 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.25500/edata.bham.00001244
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Prizes
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3MT - University of East Anglia Research Summit 2022
Mansfield, M. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research Neal Miller Early Career Award for excellence in research in Behavioural Medicine.
Whittaker, A. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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American College of Rheumatology (ACR) - Exemplary Abstract
Fenton, S. (Recipient), Nov 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Inspirational success stories are great but is ADHD really a superpower for elite athletes?
17/04/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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