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Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, Ph.D.

Degree requirements.

For the Ph.D. in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, students will work directly with their plan of study committee to determine the specific courses included. Doctoral plans of study are differentiated based on the student’s academic background, work experience, research interests, and career goals. Students must also complete a series of research benchmarks beyond the required coursework: essential readings, qualifying project, dissertation proposal and defense, and multiple peer-reviewed manuscript submissions and/or presentations. It is expected that all students will meet their respective research benchmarks in accordance with the timelines described by their doctoral advisor (chair) and plan of study committee. 

Curriculum Requirements

SEP 647 repeated for 3 to 9 credits; SEP 690 repeated for 3 to 6 credits.

A first-author data-based article submitted prior to the student’s first year can count towards this benchmark only if the submission occurred after their official admission into the program and is approved by the doctoral chair as meeting minimum quality standards.

Program Standards

Student research will be graded by program faculty each semester. Research grades will be awarded satisfactory or unsatisfactory (S/U). Additionally, doctoral student performance will be evaluated annually. Students who do not meet their research benchmarks by the prescribed deadlines could receive probation notification due to lack of progress. Failure to meet benchmark requirements beyond that point could result in suspension or dismissal from the program.

Major Learning Outcomes

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Following the completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

Adhere to the principles and standards for ethical research in the social sciences.

Critique and synthesize the literature in their primary field of study for the purpose of identifying gaps in the knowledge base and formulating new research questions.

Apply theories, methodologies, and data analysis approaches to answer research questions of conceptual significance.

Demonstrate skills in oral and written communication enough to publish and present peer-reviewed research in their primary field of study.

Initiate an independent line of research that represents a significant contribution to the literature base in their primary field of study.

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Physical Culture and Sport Studies Doctoral program

Physical culture and sport studies.

Doctoral Program

Department of  Kinesiology and Health Education

Pursue a Ph.D. in Physical Culture and Sport Studies to prepare for an academic career as a faculty member in Kinesiology and Health Education or another academic field with a research focus in sport and physical culture history, sport policy, and/or sport management. This program brings together the disciplines of sport history, history of physical culture and exercise science, sport and international relations, and sport economics. 

Students admitted to the doctoral program take the basic core courses for the degree and then choose additional courses to develop the research methods and subject knowledge needed to become an academic expert in their research area.

The relationship between you and your doctoral advisor is crucial to your success as it is expected that you will be engaged in research during your time in the program. Finding an advisor who understands and can assist you with your research interests is, therefore, important. Our PCSS faculty have slightly different skill sets and research interests so please take a look at our faculty profiles and publications before contacting us about pursuing this degree. Faculty members  Jan Todd ,  Thomas M. Hunt  and   Brian Mills  all direct doctoral students. You are welcome to email all of us or to direct your query to only one of us. Please include

• a brief statement of research interests
• GRE scores (if taken)
• undergraduate and master’s GPA 
• your major(s)
• a brief description of other kinds of post-undergraduate academic work such as law school or other professional or military training

We encourage you to write and discuss your interests even if you have not yet taken the GRE. You do not have to have a completed master’s degree to apply.  

Doctoral students are expected to work closely with their adviser and other core faculty on research projects that enhance our understanding of sport history, physical culture history, sport management, Olympic studies, cultural studies, sport sociology, race and gender studies, law, political science, and ethics/philosophy. Access to the archival and book collections at the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center provides students with unparalleled resources for primary research in sport and physical culture studies.

Before Applying

Candidates for admission to the Ph.D. Program in Sport Studies should have identified an area of scholarly interest that they would like to pursue in their doctoral work before applying for admission. Candidates are encouraged to contact either  Dr. Jan Todd  or  Dr. Thomas M. Hunt  by email before completing the official online application. Applicants should include in that email a brief description of research interests, any post-undergraduate academic work (master’s, law school, etc.) and undergraduate GPA and major. Applicants should also indicate if they require financial assistance to pursue doctoral work at UT.

Please note that the Ph.D. Program in Physical Culture and Sport Studies is a doctoral-level program. Most applicants have a completed master’s degree in an affiliated discipline (Sport Management, History, American Studies, Sociology, Exercise Science) or have had some form of post-professional training such as law school. Possession of a master’s degree is not required for admission but is recommended. Because the Sport Studies program is small and selective, applicants should possess a solid record of academic achievement. The GRE must be taken and full transcripts will be required for the online admission process.

Based on whether the student’s research interests match with those of the faculty in the program, whether the prospective student’s academic credentials are of an acceptable standard, and if space and funding (if needed) are available, applicants will then be instructed to complete the online admission forms located on the  Graduate School Website . Three letters of reference, official transcripts and a full research statement will be required for the online application.

Anyone applying to our must submit a writing sample . We suggest submitting either a chapter of your master’s thesis or an academic paper. You will receive an email directing you to a website where you will upload your sample after you complete the application.

Program Overview

The Physical Culture and Sport Studies (PCSS) program is designed for students who are interested in:

• Sport History
• History of Physical Culture
• Sport and Politics
• Sport Philosophy
• Organization and Management of Sport
• Sport Economics

Our Ph.D. students come from a wide variety of preparatory programs including Kinesiology, Health, History, American Studies, Journalism/Communications, Law, Women and Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, Exercise Science and Sport Management.

Program of Study

Students seeking admission to the Ph.D. program in Physical Cultural and Sport Studies should first contact the faculty affiliated with the program to discuss research interests and determine if a faculty member is willing to sponsor them.  Students must be accepted by a faculty member before admission.  While prior training in either Kinesiology, History, American Studies, Sport Management,  Sociology, or Philosophy is preferred, students are welcome to apply from all disciplines. A completed masters’ degree is not required for admission. Doctoral candidates without a Master’s degree, however, may be required to take additional coursework.   

Prerequisites

• KIN 349 History of Sport and Physical Activity or a(n) equivalent sport history course from a prior university that gives you a basic understanding of the history of ancient and modern sport from a global perspective.  This prerequisite can be taken either at UT-Austin in the first semester if missing from the student’s transcript; it must be taken for a letter grade to fulfill prerequisite requirements.  
• HIS 355N/AMS 355 Main Currents in American Culture to 1865 (Must be taken in year one if you do not have comparable coursework. One of these may be counted in the Concentration Area) 
• HIS 360N/AMS 360 Main Currents in American Culture Since 1865 (Must be taken in year one if you do not have comparable coursework. One of these may be counted in the Concentration Area) 

Required KIN Core Courses (15 Hours)

• KIN 395 Critical Issues in American Sport History 
• KIN 395 History of Physical Culture and Alternative Medicine 
• KIN 395 Physical Cultures of the Body: Race, History, and the Quest for Body Perfection
• KIN 395 History of the Sport Industry in America
• Three Hours from KIN 395 Sport Policy, KIN 395 Sport and International Relations, KIN 395 Sport Development, KIN 395 Sport Economics, or an additional KIN class approved by your advisor. 

Research  Methods  (15 Hours) 

• KIN 386 Qualitative Research Methods for Physical Culture and Sport Studies 
• KIN 395 Directed Research: Archival Research Methods for Sport Historians
• KIN 396T Directed Research-Comprehensive Exam
• KIN 396T Directed Research-Historical Essays- Research and Writing
• 3 Hours of Statistics or Experimental Design Coursework as Approved by the Advisor 

Concentration/Outside Field (6-12 Hours)

6-12 Hours of Graduate Coursework from a discipline outside Kinesiology and Health Education.  You may elect to do hours in two fields, or 12-15 hours in one field, depending on research needs.  These courses must be approved by the Advisor.  American Studies and History are highly recommended for these outside courses. 

Dissertation Courses  (18 Hours) 

• KIN 999R and 999W Dissertation Research and Writing     

No Two Programs Are the Same.  All Ph.D. programs vary depending on the research interests of the student and prior training. While there is a common core of knowledge that we want all students to possess, beyond that core doctoral students are encouraged to build their expertise in specialist areas by taking courses in their concentration that will enhance both their dissertation and their future career.  

Our faculty views research as a collaborative forum for learning and the dissemination of new knowledge and all doctoral students are expected to work on articles for scholarly journals, present their research at meetings of learned societies, and be actively engaged in research while a student in the program. To understand more about the program and the kind of research our students participate in see the Profiles of our current students.

Examines the intersection of sport and international political history.

Studies managerial economics in sport relating to the market power of pro sports leagues under three primary branches: industrial organization, labor markets, and public policy and economic development.

The History and Philosophy of the Body, Sport, and Physical Culture from Ancient Greece to the Present

Specializes in the history of strength and conditioning, doping, women and sport, and history of physical culture.

Affiliated Faculty

Teaches courses on sport history and strength and conditioning. Research focuses on physical culture history.

Examines the management of systems for athlete development, including how different sport settings influence performance and participation over the lifespan. Focuses on re-imagining the youth sport experience, with a specific interest in the developm...

Focuses on the history of sport culture, particularly Olympic weightlifting, and its impact on society.

Studies the historical, philosophical, sociocultural, and political dimensions of sport and physical culture.

The history of physical culture, strength and conditioning, and sports medicine.

Program Resources

The H.J Lutcher Stark Center

Students have access to unique resources available for studying sport and physical culture at The University of Texas. The  H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports  includes the largest and most complete archive in the field of physical culture in the world. In addition, the Stark Center is recognized as an  official Olympic Studies Center  by the International Olympic Committee. The Stark Center is also the official repository of the UT Intercollegiate Athletic Department Media Relations Archives. The Center is recognized as one of the premier sport repositories in the world giving undergraduate and graduate students in our programs great advantages not available at other universities.

Additional Libraries and Museums

The holdings of the general libraries at the University of Texas are among the best in the world. The  Dolph Briscoe Center for American History  contains the archives of the University Interscholastic League and the records of the women’s physical education program at UT among other athletic resources.

The  LBJ Presidential Library , the  Jamail Center for Legal Research , the  Harry Ransom Center , and the  Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection  are located on the UT-Austin campus and provide additional research opportunities.

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PhD Leadership: Sports Leadership

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When Toronto Raptors Head Coach Nick Nurse wanted to increase his knowledge of sports leadership, he came to CUC.

The PhD Leadership: Sports Leadership program at Concordia University Chicago, in conjunction with Sports Management Worldwide , fit his busy schedule – just like it will fit yours. And while you may not coach a team to an NBA Championship, you will reach new heights in your sports career.

Many of our students are actively working in the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLS, MLB, and minor leagues as they pursue their doctorate online. These pillars of the sports community aren’t interested in giving up their career to pursue a degree. Instead, they’ve married both concepts – allowing them to apply their new knowledge to the workplace in real-time.

• The program is offered 100% online
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• Fall, Spring, and Summer start dates available
• $711 per credit hour, plus the cost of books

• Application for admission: apply online
• Writing sample that demonstrates your ability to write in a scholarly manner at a level typical of graduate work. A paper from your master's program would be most appropriate. This sample should approach, but not exceed, five pages in length.
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of application, including statement of career goals and research interests.
• Transcripts: provide one official, sealed transcript from each institution through which a degree was earned.
• International transcripts: any foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a Concordia-approved international credentialing service, such as WES (World Education Services) or ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators).
• Two letters of recommendation. Letters should be from individuals able to comment on the applicant's academic proficiency, personal character, competence, and effectiveness in professional work.
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• Master's Degree in Health Science, Exercise Science, or related field with a minimum of 3.0 GPA on 4.0 scale.
• No GRE required.

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Understanding the Costs of an PhD Leadership: Sports Leadership

• Only 1.68% of the U.S. population over age 25 has their doctorate degree. Let that sink in a moment. Just 1.68%!
• A PhD is the differentiator you’ve been looking for, a way to stand out in the competitive sports landscape and show that you have taken your career preparation seriously. By receiving your Doctorate, you are showing a dedication to you craft that not many others can boast.
• Concordia University Chicago is committed to providing students with a high-quality education at a reasonable cost. Our Doctoral degree program costs an unheard of $695/credit hour, which is 1/3 the cost of competitors programs. Because our programs are online we can save on many operational costs – allowing us to pass those benefits on to you.
• Our PhD Leadership: Sports Leadership program is a win for your career and your wallet.

What Can You Do With a PhD Leadership: Sports Leadership?

The sports industry needs more business leaders – you can fill that need.

As a student in the PhD Leadership: Sports Leadership program, you will be trained to use the latest technology and research tools to develop forward-thinking explorations and analysis of the sports industry – whether it be in organizational management, health and wellness, public health, economics of sport, legal issues in sports, sports leadership, or something else yet to be considered.

With required coursework in sports administration, various aspects of sports leadership and strategic forecasting and planning you will be qualified to lead any sports organization as they develop into the future. Electives can take you down many paths — legal, financial, economics, diversity, promotion – allowing you to customize your education in the direction you want to take flight.

After completing your final dissertation, you will be trained to craft research to help yourself and others better understand and evaluate logical steps toward thoughtful business decision making. You will become the asset that sports organizations need, qualified to lead and manage teams through the intricacies of the sports business landscape.

This degree program will qualify you for roles in:

• University Faculty
• Education, Health, and Human Performance Research
• University Leadership Positions
• Education Administration
• Non-profit and Private Sector Liaisons
• Entrepreneurs
• Training and Development
• Sports Agency
• Player Personnel
• Business Operations
• Media, PR, and Communications
• Community Relations
• Front Office Management
• Sports Marketing
• Athletic Director
• Sports Information Director
• Compliance Officer
• NCAA Academic Advisor
• Director of Fundraising and Development
• Professor of Sports Management

Lucky for you, you’ll also learn from Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, who is one of the most connected men in the sports industry and is dedicated to helping you find the right career opportunities after you complete the program.

Our online PhD Leadership: Sports Leadership program will open doors for your sports career – make your move today and invest in yourself!

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Up to 50% of the required course work may be transferred from another institution. Coursework from another institution will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by graduate admission office.

• EdD, Kinesiology. University of Northern Colorado
• MEd, Health and Physical Education. Springfield College
• BS, Health and Physical Education. Fort Hays State University
• PhD, Educational Psychology. University of Iowa
• MA, Guidance and Counseling. University of South Florida
• BA, English and History. University of Tampa
• BS, Advertising and Marketing Specialization. University of Florida
• PhD, Administration & Supervision, Concentration in Church Organizational Leadership. Fordham University
• Professional Diploma, Pastoral Counseling. Fordham University
• MA, Theology. St. John’s University
• MA, Clinical Psychology. St. John’s University
• BA, Psychology. St. John’s University
• PhD, Organizational Leadership Concordia University Chicago, Organizational Leadership
• EdD, Educational Leadership Northcentral University, Educational Leadership
• MEd, School Supervision and Administration Bank Street College of Education
• MS, Reading, State University of New York at Albany
• BA, State University of New York at Albany
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• MS Education, Queens College
• BA Physical Education
• EdD Educational Leadership, Northcentral University
• MA Educational Policy and Leadership, The Ohio State University
• BGS, Literature, Science and Art, The University of Michigan
• PhD — Motor Learning/Orthopedic Sports Medicine, The University of Toledo
• MS – Strength Training and Athletic Conditioning, The Ohio State University
• MBA — Healthcare Administration, Baker College, Flint Michigan, MI
• BA – Physical Education, The Ohio State University
• A native of Rochester New York, Michael Heifferon completed his Bachelor of Education and Master of Science at The Ohio State University. He earned his Doctorate of Science from The University of Toledo and Masters in Business Administration from Baker College. Over the past 29 years as an athletic trainer, Michael has worked with the New York Yankees, The Ohio State University, The United States Olympic Committee and United States Anti-Doping Agency. Additionally, during that period of time Michael was selected to participate as a Doping Control Officer for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
• Additionally, from 1992 until present Michael has remained a health care administrator with a career in strengthening and leading all areas of operations within ambulatory, orthopedic, primary care, occupational, pain management and sports medicine practices. His diverse healthcare management experience includes achieving bottom line objectives, improving organization communication, and negotiator with success in securing advantageous contracts with strategic business partners, professional staff, insurance providers, and vendors. Other areas of interest and strengths include marketing, financial budgets, joint ventures, benchmarking and strategic planning and implementation.
• MBA, Marketing, University of New Orleans
• MS, Agricultural Economics
• BS, Agricultural Economics

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When Toronto Raptors Head Coach Nick Nurse wanted to increase his knowledge of sports leadership, he came to CUC. The PhD Leadership: Sports Leadership program at Concordia University Chicago, in conjunction with Sports Management Worldwide , fit his busy schedule – just like it will fit yours. And while you may not coach a team to an NBA Championship, you will reach new heights in your sports career. ...

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PhD in Kinesiology (Sport Management and Policy)

Students in the Ph.D. program in Sport Management and Policy are passionate about investigating a variety of managerial, business, and societal topics in the context of sport. The program is a full-time on-campus program which focuses on research and prepares students for a career as a professor at leading colleges and universities across the globe.

The program typically takes four years to complete and students focus on developing their research skills over the entirety of their stay in the program. During the first two years, students take coursework in research methodology, statistics, sport management, and their research specialization area. The degree program structure allows students the ability to design a unique curriculum that fits their specific area of research interest. At the end of the second year, students are required to complete a written and oral comprehensive exam. In the final two years of the program, students focus on writing a dissertation. Students complete a written and oral defense of the dissertation to finalize the program.

Students in the program work directly with a faculty member to develop their research skills in a specific area of interest.

Areas of Research Specialization:

• Sport Marketing
• Sport Consumer Behavior
• Sport Policy and Governance
• Sport Organizational Theory and Behavior
• Sport Economics
• Sport Finance
• Sport Analytics
• Sport Leadership

It is recommended that prospective students contact individual University of Georgia Sport Management and Policy faculty members via email to assess whether admissions availability exists with a given faculty member.

Faculty in the Ph.D. program in Sport Management and Policy program maintain a strong focus on research. Ph.D. students are expected to work with their faculty mentor to develop research projects which are publishable in top peer-reviewed sport management journals or in high quality parent-discipline journals in the specific area of research interest.

Our faculty have expertise in a range of subjects, with faculty members who serve as advisors to students in the sport management emphasis:

• Dr. Thomas Baker Co-Director, Sport, Economics, and Law Lab
• Dr. Rose Chepyator-Thomson Director, Cultural Studies in Physical Activity Lab
• Dr. Clay Collins Assistant Professor
• Dr. Becca Leopkey Associate Professor
• Dr. Steven Salaga Co-Director, Sport, Economics, and Law Lab
• Dr. James Zhang Director, International Center for Sport Management

How to Apply

Admission to the Ph.D. program in Sport Management and Policy is highly competitive. Preferred applicants will have achieved an exemplary level of success in their bachelor’s and master’s degrees from regionally accredited colleges and universities. Preferred applicants are highly-motivated and are high-achievers with strong university GPAs and standardized test scores. Satisfactory Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are required for all applicants, along with a statement of purpose, a current CV, and contact information for three references. Prospective students must apply through the University of Georgia Graduate School who handles all admissions paperwork. The Graduate School website contains important details about the application process, orientation, and many other useful links to guide you through the process of attending UGA at the graduate level.

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• If applying to a MS-thesis or Ph.D. program, ensure you describe your research interests and how your interests fit with a specific faculty member within the Department of Kinesiology.
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• Scores can be sent to UGA’s Graduate School as a designated score recipient using code 5813.

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Because we have graduate students from around the world who apply to our program, you will be a part of a diverse group of learners and thinkers whose ideas and perspectives will enhance your own experience.

Doctoral students also have opportunities to attend and present at national conferences, and to join national-level student organizations. Our department organizes networking sessions, top-level speakers and opportunities for scholarly exchange throughout the academic year.

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How to PhD in Sports Analytics from scratch

Hi again! It’s been a while since my last post, but for a while, I felt like I needed to document some take-home messages after obtaining my PhD on October 8th that might be useful to someone else. Nonetheless, this list of advice is based on my own personal experience and might not apply to everyone’s career. In Spain, we use a fun term called “onionish grandpa” ( abuelo cebolleta ), which tries to describe the profile of an old granpa/grandma that is stuck in the past telling endless stories from elder days… I will try to be not to be “onionish” in this sense, and just explain things straight and clear from my perspective, which isn’t of course, the only valid one.

Before getting started tho, I wanted to give some simple stats about the whole PhD:

• My thesis was entitled “A Journey of Computer Vision in Sports: from Tracking to Orientation-based Metrics”, and you can download its manuscript for free at this link: bit.ly/3yLxQNH ; besides, the defense presentation is also available online: https://youtu.be/eb1S3RoN1kg
• Why Sports Analytics? I had been playing and coaching for many years, and I aimed to link my passion (basketball) with studies every time I had the chance.
• Location: Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) — Image Processing Computer Vision Group. Under the supervision of Gloria Haro and Coloma Ballester.
• Duration: 4 years (2017–2021).
• Scholarship: 4-year scholarship of the Information and Communication Technology Department at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
• Age and status: 27, no kids, not married but I am pretty sure my new laptop is gonna propose soon.
• Broken ankles: 1, but it’s all good right now.

Find your “aixopluc”, cause it’s a long ride

Aixopluc could be my favorite Catalan word, and it is something similar to the concept of “Hygge” that is used in Denmark. Literally, aixopluc is a shelter where you can be safe from the rain, but its real definition is much broader, and aixoplucs are those places where you always feel comfortable, not only in the bad weather scenario.

That being said, I decided to start the PhD-adventure in April 2017; right before that, I completed my Master studies in Aalborg (Denmark), and tbh: (1) there was a really nice Computer Vision (CV) research group in which I could fit, and (2) Danish scholarships are glorious. Although conditions seemed to be ideal, I missed Barcelona (friends & family), I missed live basketball (and coaching), and the lovely landlord I was living with wasn’t in proper health. Aalborg felt like home for a while, but that was coming to an end. Committing to a 4-year project with that homesickness wasn’t what I wanted, so I moved back to Barcelona and contacted the teachers I collaborated with throughout my Bachelor Thesis: Gloria and Coloma. Since I knew how they worked and vice versa, once they offered me their recommendation for a PhD scholarship, it was obvious that I found my aixopluc . As they told me from the very beginning, they are not “sports experts” (although they are definitely fast learners), but they are supportive and provided me with CV-based tools to pursue this PhD. 4 years later, I see how that was a safe choice in order to be in a healthy environment during a long period of time, hurray!

Be open-minded!

I am a basketball-based person. When I entered my former flat, I used to hide from my lovely flatmates when I was watching games from the Second Division under-20 European Championship; they didn’t understand that I preferred to analyze the impact of players such as Triggvy Hlinason or Simon Birgander rather than watching a movie.

When I started my thesis, I wanted to do stuff on top of tracking data, because its spatiotemporal richness fascinated me since I discovered it. Since there aren’t open available tracking basketball datasets, I tried to build a solid single-camera tracker; despite having decent performance, that wasn’t good enough to train tracking-based models. In July 2019 though, I had a golden opportunity (thanks to Raúl Peláez and Javier Fernández), as they offered me a complete tracking dataset to start working with other CV-based topics. Awesome, right? Unfortunately, that wasn’t my first thought, since it contained soccer footage instead of basketball. Even though I wouldn’t consider myself stubborn, soccer was out of my comfort zone, even more since Samuel Eto’o retired, and that change wasn’t completely aligned with my interests. However, a week after that I checked the CV’s of many reputed sports analysts and discovered that many of them are swiss analytics-knifes, with experience in several domains. Luke Bornn was the head of analytics in AS Roma (soccer), then switched to Sacramento Kings (basketball), and later on he co-founded Zelus Analytics, in which they cover a large spectrum of sports; Dan Cervone, also in Zelus, was the main author of the gold-standard EPV basketball framework but he also led the data science department in Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball). Consequently, I watched a couple of soccer games, got familiar with its lingo, and from that point, I was locked in to build cool methods with the tracking-based opportunity I got.

The State-of-the-Art changes fast, stay focused and motivated

At the very beginning of my thesis I wanted to build a basketball action recognition framework, in which you could have not only tracking data (this player is at {x,y}, …) but also events (… and he/she is also {jumping / screening / passing…}). After 8 months of my thesis (May 2018), I completed a deep study in the State-of-the-Art (SoA) that confirmed that action recognition was an unexplored research field. At that point, there was a viral video on LinkedIn, of an Italian master student called Simone Francia, in which there was a possession of Argentina against Angola with… Guess what? Action recognition on top of tracking data. That broke me for a week, and tbh, 13 connections of my LinkedIn network tagged me in that post, and every tag was a bullet in my shrank and afraid research heart, which was worried because someone already “discovered and published” my idea (I thought that was a bad thing at first).

I wasn’t close to quitting or anything like that, but I was discouraged as hell; I was like Boyle from Brooklyn 99 eating boiled eggs from a plastic bag. However, after checking the manuscript of Simone’s work I realized that, although it was a top master thesis, their contribution was supposed to be a baseline method, which did not involve tracking and had some limitations that other researchers could overcome. Building CV methods in sports analytics is tough, mainly because it is hard to compare with existing ground truth and also because achieving > 0.9 accuracy is really hard without manual interaction, so at that point, I understood that the research community is not a fearless competition and that all papers have their own limitations in which you might make a difference overcoming them.

Disclaimer: at the end, I didn’t work with action recognition because I preferred to build orientation-based metrics in the tracking dataset I got, but it’s a cool research line that should be exploited!

Scam conferences are a thing

My first year of PhD (October 2017–2018) was really enriching knowledge-wise: I hadn’t had the chance of understanding deep learning before, and I wasn’t aware of the huge existing contributions in the field of sports analytics. As a consequence, I was in a paper slump: 0 written articles and 0 contributions ready to get published. Even though my co-supervisors kept telling me that I was getting there slowly and that everyone follows their own publishing path (it’s different if you are continuing someone’s work), I was a bit desperate. In my mind, I needed 3–1 conference-journal papers to feel satisfied with my thesis, so… In May 2019, already with my first paper under review, I obtained some interesting results with my tracking framework with deep learning features; given that I was craving for articles and citations, I had an inner need of publishing this contribution. What should I do first? Check suitable conferences, of course, so: (a) I opened a Google tab in my browser, (b) checked for “AI Sports Conference”, (c) found the “International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Sports”, (d) checked its deadline — I had a week since that day, (e) felt like the chosen one, (f) started writing.

I sent that paper on May 29th, and I got it accepted on June 2nd with just minor reviews regarding the font size in some captions, hmmmm, was there something suspicious there? Could be, but I needed a paper badly. Then, after paying 450€ of the registration fee, my supervisor attended the conference in July (I was traveling and couldn’t make it), and told me that the presentation was fine and that we won the best paper award… Because we were the only ones at that conference! Seemingly, there was a mix of covered topics throughout the session: sustainability, psychology, biomedical engineering, sports analytics, and none of the authors understood what was going on there. Well, after some research, we discovered that there is an organization called WASET that creates really specific conferences and has nice SEO to appear in the top Google results. Then, when desperate researchers attempt to find a suitable conference for their weird topics, WASET is always there to embrace you with their bullshit conferences. The worst thing is that our paper is being promoted in other of their events as selected papers — e.g : the same article we submitted in 2019 is now “selected” for the 16th International Conference on Advances in Basketball Science. Take-home message? Do proper research on the conference, check their impact or previously accepted papers, and report organizations such as WASET as scam whenever you can, they deserve it.

Take as many opportunities as possible…

Sports analytics careers are a thrilling rollercoaster, and networking is a big part of it, so you have to expand your network by creating / disseminating / teaching… Let me tell you another “onionish” story: in December 2019 I got a call from Carmelo Echevarria, a basque coach that is the director of the Coaching Basque Association, in which he told me that they were looking for someone to direct a talk/workshop on December 28th; their first option was of their collaborators, Oscar de Paula, but he couldn’t make it and suggested that I was a nice candidate because “Adrià is a nerd and he won’t say no to analytics dissemination”. He was freaking right. For me it wasn’t the ideal plan according to my schedule, since December 28th is my birthday and I had some planned activities, but… Adrià doesn’t know how to say no. That workshop was a turning point, I met several passionate coaches and I built a strong relationship with Carmelo et al. Some months later, Manuel Laborda, Carmelo’s friend, from the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) calls me to create a new module and teach advanced statistics in the top-level basketball coaching course (CES-Curso de Entrenador Superior), another truly great opportunity. It’s all a chain-effect that started with Oscar promoting my nerd skills, but if I prioritized my traditional birthday lunch instead of traveling to Bilbao for the workshop, I might have not been teaching stats in FEB. Who knows…

This last year I have been teaching in several places, i.e. : Universitat Pompeu Fabra (engineering degrees), Business School of Management (postgraduate studies), Tecnocampus Mataró (business bachelor), Universitat Católica de Murcia (postgraduate studies), SportsCoach-Improve Sports and Fundación Aíto-FEB (coaching courses), EduCaixa youth challenges (big data), and I will get started in Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya soon as well. All opportunities are worth it, and if you build your time-management skills, you have nothing to lose.

… but stay healthy (and social)!

I have taught tons of lectures, yup, and I enjoyed every single one of them. However, there’s a limit, a health-social threshold that should not be exceeded. In my case, this limit has been coaching. And don’t get me wrong: it’s not that I don’t enjoy coaching, the truth is that I really do and I think that it is vital for the sports analytics curriculum, it’s just that for me it was really tough to combine both my PhD studies and coaching at a high level.

During the 2017–2018 season (my first year of PhD with 0 papers), I was the assistant coach of the first team of Club Bàsquet Cornellà (EBA division, semi-professional), which involved 3 practices a week in Cornellà (40-minute journey, getting home at 11 PM) and a weekend game. My schedule was then to leave home at 8:45, research until 19, and then practice, good enough, it was a fun one. In the upcoming season (2018–2019), I had the chance of joining F.C. Barcelona as an assistant coach of the under-15 team, in a top-notch structure, and 4 days of practice in Sant Joan Despí (1-hour journey, even with an electric scooter). That year was hell for me. Our players were great, the coaching staff was also really nice, and other coaches and employees were welcoming, but I simply couldn’t make it to the weekend without feeling sick. With the constant publishing pressure that I mentioned before, I arrived to practice feeling really tired and knowing that the day after could be even worse. Some coaches were in the practice facilities all day; for instance, Carlos Flores, an amazing young coach currently in Sant Antoni (Ibiza), had this schedule: (9–11) assistant coach, practice with the u18 team. (11–13) individual workouts, (14–18) practice preparation and scouting, (18–20) head coach, practice with the u14 team, and sometimes (20–21.30) double practice with the u18 team. Besides, his work ethic and energy level were elite 24/7, there weren’t chill drills for him… Not all coaches have to follow the same path as Carlos, but while doing my PhD I was not even close to reaching the required commitment level. At the end of the 2018–2019 season, I was offered to keep coaching, in this case, the u16 team (assistant, ofc), which I declined because I thought that players would benefit more from other coaches with fresh daily vibes. I was also offered to join the data science department, but that will be covered in the bureaucratic section.

That wasn’t the only issue. I also felt like my scholarship-time was running out (year 2 out of 4), so I had to be efficient at uni, which meant no coffee breaks and not a lot of socialization. During weeks in which a deadline was approaching, I used to lunch at 12:45 PM (super early in the Mediterranian tradition), not because I was hungry, but instead because that was my shot to eat alone in 15 minutes and get back to work. Other researchers organized beach volley tournaments, after-work sessions, or costume parties; I never joined them, not even once, when coming back from practice I only wanted to get some rest. Once I stopped coaching, I discovered a couple of things: (1) I really suck at beach volley, but I enjoy playing it, and (2) even though they might not be in your lab, it’s cool to have a healthy environment at uni among other researchers, which usually face the same fears and issues as you do. My life uni-wise improved drastically once I discovered my limits, and that came together with my best PhD contributions: I don’t think that’s a coincidence. I still consider myself a coach, and I will coach again for sure, but that will be whenever I got time and energy to do it at a high level and proper commitment!

Try to build a professional media profile

Social media is vital to share your work, and a great showcase to disseminate the power of specific topics, such as sports analytics. If you have a professional profile in which you keep showing your findings, you’ll get feedback from experts, and you might end up finding virtual friends with whom you share your thoughts and projects without having seen them in real life (hi there, Ander Isuskiza). Of course, in social media the growth is exponential: once you start getting followers / connections, you can multiply the potential feedback or collaborations, so building this growth also has to be carefully planned in a fair way, not through clickbait posts. Although I don’t care a lot about followers, it’s a good metric to show the evolution. In my case, I realized the importance of Twitter early in 2019, when I had around 500 followers and my tweets were read by… 1k people? Since the start of the pandemic, and without many community manager skills, I have been working on my brand (if that’s a thing) constantly. As mentioned, from my perspective, the best way to obtain this growth is to share work, which doesn’t have to be academic papers, I prefer instead GitHub repositories or even organizing talks. In my case, with a tight schedule during the lockdown period, I built a web scrapper for teams of FEB Competitions that produced customized advanced statistics reports, I performed & documented some shallow studies on Euroleague data, thus contextualizing data through On/Off stats, and even late in 2020, I scheduled some sessions, entitled Beyond the 4 Factors, with professional analysts that explained to European coaches how to crunch the numbers. Moreover, I also took part in interesting events or contests that helped create awareness: for example, I won the Spanish context of #HiloTesis, in which researchers had to summarize their thesis in 20 tweets. At the moment, October 31th 2021, I have 3.6K followers (following less than 300); I am not proud of the followers on their own, but instead, I enjoy having a professional network built from scratch in which I can share my studies. Other alternatives that I have not studied in depth that would definitely help are dashboards or Shiny apps; mailing newsletters are also another option, but I don’t really read the ones I am subscribed (sorry!), so I am skeptical.

Nonetheless, while building this professional network, I realized that there’s a lot of scam / clickbait around Twitter… Wow, really Adrià, you are a genius, no one knew that, right? Yep, I am aware that this isn’t a great discovery (as we say in Catalan: I haven’t discovered the garlic soup), but sports analytics is a complex topic and there are a lot of users, who might not have a background to filter noise out, willing to learn about it. Therefore, all words have to be chosen carefully in order not to oversell your work or product with words such as “Big Data” or “Moneyball” just to get more impressions. At the same time, although this trend is slowly changing, there are still many coaches who believe that analytics are not a thing and that they will never substitute them… Guess why? Because they won’t! The power of analytics is always complementary to the existing know-how of coaches, and we need to state this clear without being a know-it-all. Analytics have to be disseminated with lots of love.

Computer Science Journals: applied AI is not always welcomed

Since sports analytics is still a growing research field, it is still not clear where to publish your work. Although the “main” conference has always been the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, their scope is more focused on practical applications rather than research contributions, so that might not be a great fit for PhD papers. Luckily, other conferences emerged, such as the Computer Vision in Sports Workshop at CVPR, or the Artificial Intelligence in Sports Analytics Workshop at ICJAI; although both events are labeled as workshops, which are not that reputed in academia, they are both really good with a topnotch organizing committee. Anyway, this section is not thought to discuss conferences… I want to talk about journals, which used to be the main publishing resource in academia for a long time. Given that the SoA changes fast, and that journal reviews are slow, conferences seemed to gain momentum among the community, but still, everyone wants to get their work published in a journal (at least one article).

My PhD was quite weird because it fell right in the middle of Sports Analytics and Computer Vision (CV, a field of Computer Science, CS) fields, so… Where should I publish? My first shot was to publish in CV / CS journal, mainly because their impact factor is higher, and I thought that my work contained substantial contributions that fit within the journal scope (a CV-soccer passing model that included body-orientation, which was a gap in the literature). However, I really struggled with the whole publishing process, mainly because there was an existing research gap in terms of previous work so I wasn’t able to compare it with SoA. I got a tough rejection from one journal, in which there was a field with general comments for reviewers together with another one with literature suggestions that could be included; the comments I received were the following ones:

• Comment: The evaluation indicates that the method works in general but it is not compared to other state-of-the-art methods. Missing key references: blank.
• Comment : For the research topic, it is not popular for the current computer vision research. The main reason is that there are no comparable results. As such, we cannot estimate whether the proposed method is useful of not. Missing key references : blank.
• Comment : There are no comparative experiments with some related methods. Missing key references : blank.

Obviously, the aim of this whole point is not to claim that my research deserved to be published in that specific journal, that’s none of my business. Instead, my complaint here is that for anyone to compare their method with SoA, baseline models need to be published at some point. That’s why I find some of the above-mentioned comments inappropriate if there aren’t included missing references, and I feel like sports analytics is still not welcomed in some CS communities. Since I still don’t know how to tackle this situation, I am interested in hearing your takes on this one. In my case, I opted for submitting the journal research field, and I actually published it in the Journal of Sports Sciences (reputed one), in which I received really interesting feedback that helped me to improve the paper.

Enjoy your teaching duties (if possible)

With the scholarship I got, I had to teach 60–60–60–30 hours in my 4 years of thesis. I started extremely excited/scared because: on the one hand, I was going to teach Image and Video Processing, which covered really interesting topics; on the other hand, I wasn’t that much older than my students (especially in 2017) and without beard, I look around 16. In order to overcome my panic I started overworking every single session I had to teach: I was attending the main theory lectures in the first row, I adapted seminars and labs depending on the theory content, and during my classes, I made sure all questions were answered right at that moment. That was really time-consuming, and at some level, it was rewarding because students appreciated it and evaluated me with top grades. The existing downside is that all the time you spend with teaching duties, you “lose” it with your thesis, so being a cautious maniac might not be worth it. Although it is nice that PhD’s teachers know all the answers, we are allowed to commit mistakes (everyone does!), so if you don’t have the perfect answer in class, you might solve it offline without 30 faces looking at you, it’ll be fine!!! That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be empathic with students ( e.g. adapting all lectures to virtual sessions in which you don’t have a whiteboard), but you don’t have to go crazy and change all Matlab labs to Python (although someone has to).

Finally, my suggestion is to pack all teaching duties in one same term / semester instead of splitting them equally. The most prolific terms I had during my thesis were the ones I was completely focused on my research; having no lectures helped. Anyway, teaching is really cool, enjoy it!

Online conferences are functional, that’s it

Among many other reasons, I decided to pursue a PhD because it involved traveling to conferences, thus meeting nerds like you. Well, in these 4 years I just traveled to two conferences: (1) Dublin, where I presented my first paper in a weird church that caused me back pain for two months, and (2) Boston, MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, thanks to a travel grant I obtained. Both events were really enriching, sure, but I missed many other conferences: I missed CVPR 2020 and 2021 (Seattle), in which I had a paper and a Keynote talk in CVSports, ICIP 2020 (Abu-Dhabi), and ICJAI 2021 (Montreal); moreover, I had a research stay in a really cool organization in April-May 2020 but covid-19 canceled the whole thing.

This context indicates that in the last 18 months I have attended several virtual conferences, and although they are highly efficient and cheap, it’s not the same, not at all. Although you can attend many talks without requiring the magical clock of Hermione Granger, virtual conferences lack of networking spaces, and their proposed solutions were not useful for me. Before my PhD, I had the chance of traveling to an Image Processing conference in Oulu (Finland) with a paper we wrote during my Master studies; it was December and freaking cold (-20º) and dark, but I remember meeting some other random attendees in a bar to share different viewpoints, and that was a priceless evening. I didn’t decide to enroll in the PhD program to go back to Oulu, or just to drink beers, but damn… I missed this.

Bureaucracy, or bureaucrazy?

As I mentioned in the paragraph in which I talked about my time in Barça as an assistant youth coach, when I decided to quit coaching I was offered a part-time basketball data science position in the club. Besides, they gave me the chance of working with an expert such as Martí Casals, with whom I had been in touch before due to the professional social network strategy. I truly wanted that position, but in many PhD contracts there is an exclusivity clause that needs to be taken into account before signing anything other forms; therefore, I made my best to reach an agreement with UPF, since that contract would help me produce better research with a double affiliation. Since it was a win-win situation, and having worked really hard with Carme Buisan and my supervisors, we signed a collaboration contract for me to work there part-time, late in September 2019. Despite researchers from the Barça Innovation Hub wanting me to hire me, bureaucracy is sometimes bigger than that. In Spanish we say that “ las cosas de palacio van despacio ”, meaning that in big organizations / companies, in which there are a lot of involved agents and a structured hierarchy, it is not easy to get things done fast. Consequently, after 2 years, I still haven’t got my contract signed. Even though Barça employees, such as Raúl Peláez, also did their best to get that contract signed, it hasn’t been the best season for the club (barça gate, covid, change of president, Messi…), so hiring me as an employee was the last concern of the person that was supposed to sign the contract.

I am not blaming UPF for the exclusivity clause, all PhD’s have it and I am no different from any other researcher, and I am not blaming Barça either, but bureaucracy is always there, and it is exhausting.

That’s pretty much all I wanted to say, apparently I have been an “onionish grandpa”, but I hope my suggestions or takes are useful for other young researchers in order to pursue a sports analytics career in academia.

Starting tomorrow, I will be joining Zelus Analytics as a full-time data scientist. It has been a hell of a ride in academia, in my aixopluc , but right now I am truly excited to be part of this high-class organization and learn from experienced-reputed scientists across sports and provide real value to top-level organizations such as NBA teams.

You can reach out to me on Twitter (@arbues6). Cheers!

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Master's in Sports and Exercise Analytics

Step up your game in the sports and exercise field, apply classroom knowledge with an industry internship..

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Data analytics is transforming the world of sports and exercise. The master of science in sports and  e xercise analytics at Marquette University intersects physiology and biomechanics with data science to address specific questions regarding elite athletic, sport, exercise and human performance.   

Graduates will have the analytic skills to develop new applications and interfaces for large and complex sport and human performance data sets combined with the foundational knowledge in exercise and sport physiology by which to aid in the accurate interpretation and translation of results to consumers, end users and clients.

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Learning Outcomes

The goal of this program will be to train  sports and exercise data analysts to:   

• Articulate changes, trends and implications using analytics tools that can be ethically addressed across data platforms.   
• Design and implement strategies for analyzing data using appropriate methods, tools and data sets.   
• Analyze data to create actionable information, and use it to establish priorities, make decisions and solve problems aligning with the ethics, needs and values of individuals, communities and stakeholders  
• Display and explain the results of analytics projects using effective written, graphic, and verbal tools and techniques.   
• Use advanced data processing tools incorporating regulatory, data governance, master data management, data profiling, parallel and distributed processing best practices.   
• Manage data analytics projects and teams throughout the analytics life cycle.   
• Interpret and translate sports and exercise performance data for targeted consumers (private, public).   

Career Opportunities

Students are prepared to pursue careers in sport and exercise performance data science, including positions at: 

• Professional sports teams
• Collegiate sports teams
• Wearable companies
• Software companies
• Human performance laboratories

Hands-on Experience with Marquette Athletics

The program intersects with Marquette Athletics and its staff to address specific questions regarding elite athletic performance with our faculty as experts to assist in those measurements but most importantly their interpretation. Students work with real data sets from   research   laboratories,   Marquette athletes   and other large datasets   including kinetics and kinematic data, performance data and physiologic data, which provides a rich learning environment with ample opportunities to network with prospective stakeholders. Students will also be trained in systems currently being used at Marquette such as   Dexalytics   and Catapult .   

Graduates will be uniquely qualified to meet the challenges we face in analysis, management and use of large data sets and trained in the ethical considerations of collecting, managing and analyzing large data sets to make human performance decisions. This program is timely as the National Institutes of Health has identified a lack of tools and insufficient training in data science as an impediment to rapid translation of impact, decreasing our ability to advance the understanding of human health and disease.   

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To be eligible for admission to the Graduate School at Marquette University, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or international equivalent must be completed prior to starting graduate school.
• A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale.
• Demonstrated English proficiency for non-U.S. citizens.

The Sports and Exercise Analytics program can accomodate students from a wide variety of disciplies, including exercise science, kinesiology, anatomy and physiology, sports management, business management, computer science, data science, engineering and many other related disciplines. 

Completion of the following coursework is required: 

• Computer programming course (e.g. COSC 1010 Introduction to Software Development at Marquette).
• Statistics course (e.g. MATH 1700 Modern Elementary Statistics at Marquette).
• Course in exercise physiology, anatomy, or similar. 

Contact the Graduate Admissions Counselor for this program for further clarification on any of these required courses. 

Application Requirements

Read all application instructions prior to beginning an application.

• A completed online application form and fee .
• If coursework was completed within the United States, submit copies of all current and previous college/universities except Marquette 1
• If coursework was completed outside of the United States, a transcript evaluation is required. A copy of a course-by-course evaluation is approved for the application process. 2
• A curriculum vitae including work history, formal education, continuing education, licensing and certification, professional organizations, honors and awards, publications, presentations and grants.
• A personal statement of no more than 500 words addressing your purpose for applying to the program, your ability to successfully complete the program and your goals (short and long term).
• Three letters of recommendation addressing the applicant’s academic, professional, clinical, personal attributes and potential for meaningful graduate study. At least one academic reference must be included.
• GRE scores . GRE scores are only required if degree GPA is below 3.000.
• For international applicants only: a minimum acceptable score on the iBT TOEFL exam of 90 overall, with minimum section scores of 25 for listening and speaking, and minimum scores of 20 for reading and writing, or other acceptable proof of English proficiency.
• Applicants may wish to submit one example of written work, such as a class project, course assignment, first author publication, grant application, etc. (optional).
• A virtual interview with the admissions committee may be needed.

1 Upon admission, final official transcripts from all previously attended colleges/universities, with certified English translations if original language is not English, must be submitted to the Graduate School within the first five weeks of the term of admission or a hold preventing registration for future terms will be placed on the student’s record. 

2Upon admission, an official course-by-course transcript/academic record evaluation must be submitted to the Graduate School within the first five weeks of the term of admission or a hold preventing registration for future terms will be placed on the student’s record. 

Students begin their studies in the fall of each academic year. This program has rolling admission, which means you may apply and submit application materials any time before the following dates:

• Fall term admissions – August 1 (June 1 for international applicants)

Paula Papanek is the founding director of the Sports and Exercise Analytics Program and the Exercise Science Program at Marquette University, teaching and training exercise physiologists for over 20 years. Her expertise and knowledge of sports and exercise data analytics will be critical to the success of this program.  Her expertise in body composition and bone mineral physiology is linked to athletic injury and performance.  

For more information on Dr. Papanek,   please visit the Physical Therapy department page

Kristof Kipp joined the Department of Physical Therapy  Program in Exercise Science at Marquette University in the fall of 2011. He received a PhD in nutrition and exercise sciences with emphasis in biomechanics from Oregon State University and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Kipp’s academic and research interests revolve around sports science and biomechanics. He also helps direct Marquette University’s Motion Analysis and Biomechanics Laboratory.

For more information on Dr. Kipp, please visit the Physical Therapy Department page

Matt Hawkey joined the Department of Physical Therapy, Sport and Exercise Science Analytics at Marquette University in the fall of 2022.

Matt has over 20 years of sport and performance analytics industry experience. He has served in a variety of roles built around the use of data analytics to help improve human performance. Hs experience spread across professional, collegiate, and youth sport and military domains includes serving as a data and sport scientist, director of performance and analysis, and coach. His PhD focused on providing a framework to support athlete selection in professional soccer.  Utilizing a wide variety of technology and data sources, Matt’s applied focus and research primarily investigates how human performance data and sport analytics can best profile, monitor, and forecast athlete performance to improve organizational decision making.

For more information on Dr. Hawkey, please visit the Physical Therapy Department page

Dr. Bialkowski is trained as a clinical epidemiologist and translational data scientist. He first worked professionally as a Project and Program Manager in resuscitation research involving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, traumatic brain injury, and hypovolemic shock clinical trials. He later moved into a Program Director role in the field of transfusion medicine and led several projects including observational and interventional clinical studies.

As an educator, Dr. Bialkowski prioritizes applied learning of data science skills. Students in his classes, and those involved in his research program, apply data science skills through individual assignment and project work. His courses engage with students across disciplines, including sports and exercise, criminal justice, accounting, healthcare, and many professional industries.

For more information on Dr. Bialkowski, please visit the Computer Science Department page

THESIS OPTION (PLAN A)

The master's student in Plan A must complete the required courses in data science (15 credits), the required courses in human performance/exercise physiology (12 credits), and 6 credits of thesis, for a total of 33 credits.    

NON-THESIS OPTION (PLAN B)

The master's student in Plan B must complete the required courses in data science (15 credits), the required courses in human performance/exercise physiology plus electives (15 credits), and 3 credits of project, for a total of 33 credits. 

REQUIRED COURSE WORK FOR PLAN A AND PLAN B   

ADDITIONAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS PLAN A (THESIS)

ADDITIONAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS PLAN B (NON-THESIS)

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Application Deadline: Rolling Admission

Program Duration: 2 years

Full-time option: Yes | Part-time option: Yes

Hybrid Program: on-campus and online options

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Tuition Cost Per Credit:  $1,360.00 Other costs exist, see here.

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​The Sports Performance Analysis research group is the largest such group in the UK including seven members of academic staff, postgraduate research students and members of staff lecturing at partner colleges.  The research done includes technique analysis, tactics in sport, work-rate analysis, effectiveness of performance analysis support in practice, performance analysis in media and judging contexts, momentum in sport, measurement issues in sports performance and professional practice in sports performance analysis.  The group run the International Journal of Sports Performance Analysis which is the only research journal in the area.

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Sports Analytics Certificate Program

The graduate certificate in Sports Analytics focuses on the skills necessary to work in today’s data-intensive and data-driven world. This online certificate provides the technical and leadership training required for key positions in sports team management and analytics. Building upon Northwestern University's graduate program in data science, it reviews key technologies in analytics and modeling, probability theory, applied mathematics, statistics and programming. It shows how analytic techniques may be used in evaluating player and team performance and in sports team administration. 

STACKABLE CERTIFICATE

Complete this four-course certificate and apply your credit to either the  MA in Sports Administration  or MS in Data Science program at SPS.

About the Sports Analytics Certificate Program

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After successful completion of the certificate, students will have the knowledge, skills, and aptitude to:

•  Build and interpret mathematical models of real-world phenomena in and across multiple disciplines
• Apply statistical techniques to the processing and interpretation of data from various industries and disciplines
• Use exploratory data analysis, predictive modeling, and presentation graphics in working with player on-field and on-court performance measures
• Employ modeling methods in studying player and team valuation, sports media, ticket pricing, game-day events management, loyalty and sponsorship program development, and customer relationship management

Students are required to complete the following four courses to earn the certificate:  

• MSDS 400 Math for Data Scientists
• MSDS 401 Statistical Analysis
• MSDS 456 Sports Performance Analytics
• MSDS 457 Sports Management Analytics

Review curriculum details while you consider applying to this program. Current students should refer to the   curriculum requirements   in place at time of entry into the program.

The Sports Analytics Course Schedule page provides you with detailed information on the program's offerings.

You can find a full listing of our instructors in this certificate program on the Sports Analytics Faculty page.

A variety of factors are considered when your application is reviewed. Background and experience vary from student to student. For a complete list of requirements, see the  Graduate Certificate Admission  page.

Tuition costs can vary for each of our programs. For the most up-to-date information on financial obligations, please visit our Sports Analytics Tuition page.

Our Sports Analytics Registration Information page outlines important dates and deadlines as well as the process for adding and dropping courses.

Students that are interested in the option of applying their credit to either the MA in Sports Administration or the  MS in Data Science program at SPS must submit an online application and submit all required application materials .

Students that elect to apply to a master's program before completing a graduate certificate will be able to count completed courses toward the applicable master's degree, but there will be no certificate conferred.

If you are interested in exploring this option, please contact the SPS graduate advising team for information on how to pursue a master's degree at SPS.

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Sport and Exercise Sciences PhD

Bangor university.

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• 3 years Full time degree: £4,786 per year (UK)

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Liverpool john moores university.

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• 4 years Full time degree: £4,786 per year (UK)
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Anglia Ruskin University

Pursue original research in physiology, psychology, biomechanics or coaching/pedagogy, in highly equipped surroundings with an Read more...

• 2 years Full time degree: £4,712 per year (UK)
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University of chester.

The University of Chester welcomes students to undertake research towards MPhil and PhD in Sport and Exercise Sciences. This is an Read more...

• 4 years Part time degree: £2,393 per year (UK)

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University of east london.

Studying for a PhD with UEL’s School of Health, Sport and Bioscience (HSB) will push you to the limit - and you’ll be supported all the Read more...

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University of essex.

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University of hull.

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• 3 years Full time degree: £4,712 per year (UK)
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University of strathclyde.

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University of kent.

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Brunel university london.

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• 6 years Part time degree: £2,355 per year (UK)

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University of south wales.

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• 3 years Full time degree: £4,716 per year (UK)
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Sport and Exercise Science PhD

Canterbury christ church university.

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University of wolverhampton.

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Aberystwyth university.

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University of portsmouth.

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University of worcester.

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Swansea university.

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Sheffield hallam university.

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Our Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences PhD allows you to conduct research in one of the leading research departments in the country.

Research is an essential component of the School's activity.

We are one of the leading research departments in the country, as reflected by the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. With 90 percent of its research classified as world leading or internationally excellent our School is ranked in the top three for research in the sector.

Research is an essential component of the School's activity. Because of this, we believe that it is very important to invest in excellence in postgraduate training and research infrastructure, and to maintain an intellectually stimulating environment that supports high quality research.

The School is able to meet your aspirations by offering research degrees across a wide range of areas from exercise science to sport coaching. We have expertise in both the natural and social sciences, and we run programmes in collaboration with colleagues in the Medical School and Physiotherapy, and with professional groups such as the Professional Golfers’ Association. In this multidisciplinary environment, you can gain valuable academic and employability skills leading to a wide range of career outcomes. Supporting your personal employability aspirations is a key focus for all our postgraduate programmes. 

You can study for a PhD on campus or by Distance Learning .

Please see our website for full details of PhD opportunities  that are currently available.

Within the School there is a regular research seminar programme, in which expert speakers from other universities and institutions give talks on their own research. You also have opportunities to present your own research ideas and findings, and our postgraduates currently organise a seminar series to provide a forum for such presentations. You will also be encouraged to present your data at national and international conferences. In addition, each of our research groups runs internal seminars.

Like many others I was instantly sold on the University simply by the aesthetics of the campus. It just so happened that the course fit perfectly with what I wanted to learn, allowed me to gain work experience and has truly lived up to the reputation of the University. Jake Stanley

Why study this course?

The School is one of the leading research departments in the country, as reflected by the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, which ranked us in the UK top three for research.

We have a vibrant postgraduate community, with over 50 doctoral researchers currently registered. We provide a supportive environment, with plenty of opportunities for you to meet fellow researchers, both socially and to discuss and present your work.

As part of this, we aim to make ensure that you are as well prepared as possible from the start of your doctoral life. When you join us, you will attend an informal introduction to the School, which gives you the opportunity to meet our Director of Postgraduate Research and to learn your PhD. You will also elect your student representatives for the School consultative committee. Finally, welcome drinks will take place in the atrium; this starts with introductions to all members of the School and leads into the first social event of the year.

Support during your PhD

Training and skills development.

The School holds a number of introductory and welcome sessions for new doctoral researchers on School procedures, how to approach the PhD and teaching skills. As a doctoral researcher here you will have the opportunity to select from a wide range of skills training offered both within the School and by the University Graduate School. You participate in an annual development needs analysis and, as a result, have a structured training plan identifying which courses and activities will help you to meet these needs.

During your PhD you will have monthly review meetings with your supervisor as well as the opportunity to present you research plans and findings to other members of the school to receive feedback and advice.

Teaching Opportunities

Most postgraduate students will be invited to assist with undergraduate modules, by taking laboratory demonstrations, engaging in small group teaching (eg, seminars), and helping with assessment. Very occasionally, senior postgraduates may be invited to give a lecture. In all cases, you will be thoroughly prepared for the task.

Facilities and Equipment

The School in based in the largest custom-built Sport and Exercise facility in the UK, with state of the art research labs dedicated to exercise testing and sample analysis across the spectrum of sport and exercise sciences including: physiology, biochemistry, psychophysiology, biomechanics, sport psychology, motor skills, immunology, muscle mechanics and the neurophysiology of movement. In addition, the School uses a wide range of practical spaces for professional and vocational related research. View a full list of our laboratories .

The following list shows some of the equipment and techniques that we currently use in our research:

• State-of-the-art advanced statistical analyses suites
• 13-camera Vicon MX body motion analysis system  
• Multiple Kistler force platforms to measure ground reaction forces 
• Wired and telemetry electromyography systems 
• Mobile high speed eye tracker to monitor eye movements 
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation n Functional magnetic resonance imaging 
• Programmable motorised isokinetic dynamometer 
• Oxycon-Pro indirect calorimeters 
• Treadmills and large video screens for time trial simulation
• Cybex resistance exercise training 
• Environmental chamber to investigate fuel and fluid supply at non-ambient temperatures in relation to performance 
• Oscillometric and continuous arterial blood and venous pressure 
• Electrocardiography, 128-channel electroencephalography, impedance cardiography and limb blood flow 
• Full blood count, whole blood viscosity, colloid osmotic pressure, coagulation 
• Cell-separation and blood differential, immunochemical assessment, cell and tissue culturing, and sterilisation 
• Cardiac, vascular and transcranial Doppler ultrasound circulation imaging 
• Laser Doppler flowmetry for skin perfusion and strain gauge plethysmography for limb blood flow 
• Respiratory function using mechanical hyperventilation 
• Lode cycle ergometers

Standard fees apply - This course is in Fee Band 2a  for International Students

Fees for 2024/25

Code 575A: UK students: £4,778 FT Code 577A: UK students: £2,389 PT Code 575A: International students: £22,380 FT

Code 613B: UK students: £4,712 FT MSc Code 613B: International students: £22,380 FT MSc

Learn more about  fees and funding .   

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Scholarships and studentships

Scholarships may be available. International students can often gain funding through overseas research scholarships, Commonwealth scholarships or their home government. 

Find out about scholarships for intenational students.

Exercise as Medicine studenships Please note that the deadline for applying for these studentships has now passed.

How To Apply

• How to apply

To apply for a postgraduate research programme, you will need to submit your application and supporting documents online. We have put together some helpful information on the research programme application process and supporting documents on our how to apply page . Please read this information carefully before completing your application.

Our Standard Requirements

Entrance to the PhD requires at least an upper-second class degree, while MPhil registration requires a relevant first degree and evidence of ability to undertake research.

Find our more about postgraduate entry requirements.

International Requirements

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a GPA of 14/20 from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of the Licenciado or an equivalent professional title from a recognised Argentinian university, with a promedio of at least 7.5, may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. Applicants for PhD degrees will normally have a Maestria or equivalent

Applicants who hold a Masters degree will be considered for admission to PhD study.

Holders of a good four-year Diplomstudium/Magister or a Masters degree from a recognised university with a minimum overall grade of 2.5 will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students with a good 5-year Specialist Diploma or 4-year Bachelor degree from a recognised higher education institution in Azerbaijan, with a minimum GPA of 4/5 or 80% will be considered for entry to postgraduate taught programmes at the University of Birmingham.

For postgraduate research programmes applicants should have a good 5-year Specialist Diploma (completed after 1991), with a minimum grade point average of 4/5 or 80%, from a recognised higher education institution or a Masters or “Magistr Diplomu” or “Kandidat Nauk” from a recognised higher education institution in Azerbaijan.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 75% from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree, with a CGPA of 3.0-3.3/4.0 or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Students who hold a Masters degree from the University of Botswana with a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/5.0 (70%/B/'very good') will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.

Please note 4-year bachelor degrees from the University of Botswana are considered equivalent to a Diploma of Higher Education. 5-year bachelor degrees from the University of Botswana are considered equivalent to a British Bachelor (Ordinary) degree.

Students who have completed a Masters degree from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study.

A Licenciatura or Bacharelado degree from a recognised Brazilian university:

• A grade of 7.5/10 for entry to programmes with a 2:1 requirement
• A grade of 6.5/10for entry to programmes with a 2:2 requirement

Holders of a good Bachelors degree with honours (4 to 6 years) from a recognised university with a upper second class grade or higher will be considered for entry to taught postgraduate programmes.  Holders of a good Masters degree from a recognised university will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a good post-2001 Masters degree from a recognised university will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students with a minimum average of 14 out of 20 (or 70%) on a 4-year Licence, Bachelor degree or Diplôme d'Etudes Superieures de Commerce (DESC) or Diplôme d'Ingénieur or a Maîtrise will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.

Holders of a bachelor degree with honours from a recognised Canadian university may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. A GPA of 3.0/4, 7.0/9 or 75% is usually equivalent to a UK 2.1.

Holders of the Licenciado or equivalent Professional Title from a recognised Chilean university will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. Applicants for PhD study will preferably hold a Magister degree or equivalent.

Students with a bachelor’s degree (4 years minimum) may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. However please note that we will only consider students who meet the entry guidance below.  Please note: for the subject areas below we use the Shanghai Ranking 2022 (full table)  ,  Shanghai Ranking 2023 (full table) , and Shanghai Ranking of Chinese Art Universities 2023 .

需要具备学士学位（4年制）的申请人可申请研究生课程。请根据所申请的课程查看相应的入学要求。 请注意，中国院校名单参考 软科中国大学排名2022（总榜） ，  软科中国大学排名2023（总榜） ，以及 软科中国艺术类高校名单2023 。  

Business School    - MSc programmes (excluding MBA)  

商学院硕士课程（MBA除外）入学要求

School of Computer Science – all MSc programmes 计算机学院硕士课程入学要求

College of Social Sciences – courses listed below 社会科学 学院部分硕士课程入学要求 MA Education  (including all pathways) MSc TESOL Education MSc Public Management MA Global Public Policy MA Social Policy MA Sociology Department of Political Science and International Studies  全部硕士课程 International Development Department  全部硕士课程

  All other programmes (including MBA)   所有其他 硕士课程（包括 MBA）入学要求

Please note:

• Borderline cases: We may consider students with lower average score (within 5%) on a case-by-case basis if you have a relevant degree and very excellent grades in relevant subjects and/or relevant work experience. 如申请人均分低于相应录取要求（5%以内），但具有出色学术背景，优异的专业成绩，以及（或）相关的工作经验，部分课程将有可能单独酌情考虑。
• Please contact the China Recruitment Team for any questions on the above entry requirements. 如果您对录取要求有疑问，请联系伯明翰大学中国办公室   [email protected]

Holders of the Licenciado/Professional Title from a recognised Colombian university will be considered for our Postgraduate Diploma and Masters degrees. Applicants for PhD degrees will normally have a Maestria or equivalent.

Holders of a good bachelor degree with honours (4 to 6 years) from a recognised university with a upper second class grade or higher will be considered for entry to taught postgraduate programmes.  Holders of a good Masters degree from a recognised university will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a good Bacclaureus (Bachelors) from a recognised Croatian Higher Education institution with a minimum overall grade of 4.0 out of 5.0, vrlo dobar ‘very good’, or a Masters degree, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a Bachelors degree(from the University of the West Indies or the University of Technology) may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. A Class II Upper Division degree is usually equivalent to a UK 2.1. For further details on particular institutions please refer to the list below.  Applicants for PhD level study will preferably hold a Masters degree or Mphil from the University of the West Indies.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a good Bachelors degree from a recognised institution with a minimum overall grade of 6.5 out of 10, or a GPA of 3 out of 4, and will usually be required to have completed a good Masters degree to be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a good Bakalár from a recognised Czech Higher Education institution with a minimum overall grade of 1.5, B, velmi dobre ‘very good’ (post-2004) or 2, velmi dobre ‘good’ (pre-2004), or a good post-2002 Magistr (Masters), will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a good Bachelors degree from a recognised institution with a minimum overall grade of 7-10 out of 12 (or 8 out of 13) or higher for 2:1 equivalence and will usually be required to have completed a good Masters/ Magisterkonfereus/Magister Artium degree to be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of the Licenciado or an equivalent professional title from a recognised Ecuadorian university may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. Grades of 70% or higher can be considered as UK 2.1 equivalent.  Applicants for PhD level study will preferably hold a Magister/Masterado or equivalent qualification, but holders of the Licenciado with excellent grades can be considered.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 75% from a recognised institution. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a good Bakalaurusekraad from a recognised university with a minimum overall grade of 4/5 or B, or a good one- or two-year Magistrikraad from a recognised university, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students who hold a Masters degree with very good grades (grade B, 3.5/4 GPA or 85%) will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. 

Holders of a good Kandidaatti / Kandidat (old system), a professional title such as Ekonomi, Diplomi-insinööri, Arkkitehti, Lisensiaatti (in Medicine, Dentistry and Vetinary Medicine), or a Maisteri / Magister (new system), Lisensiaatti / Licenciat, Oikeustieteen Kandidaatti / Juris Kandidat (new system) or Proviisori / Provisor from a recognised Finnish Higher Education institution, with a minimum overall grade of 2/3 or 4/5, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters/Maîtrise with a minimum overall grade of 13 out of 20, or a Magistère / Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies / Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures Specialisées / Mastère Specialis, from a recognised French university or Grande École to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a Magister Artium, a Diplom or an Erstes Staatsexamen from a recognised university with a minimum overall grade of 2.5, or a good two-year Lizentiat / Aufbaustudium / Zweites Staatsexamen or a Masters degree from a recognised university, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students who hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. Most taught Masters programmes require a minimum of an upper second class degree (2.1) with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/5.0 Students who have completed a Masters degree from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a good four-year Ptychio (Bachelor degree) with a minimum overall grade of 6.5 out of 10, from a recognised Greek university (AEI), and will usually be required to have completed a good Metaptychiako Diploma Eidikefsis (Masters degree) from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

4-year Licenciado is deemed equivalent to a UK bachelors degree. A score of 75 or higher from Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) can be considered comparable to a UK 2.1, 60 is comparable to a UK 2.2.  Private universities have a higher pass mark, so 80 or higher should be considered comparable to a UK 2.1, 70 is comparable to a UK 2.2

The Hong Kong Bachelor degree is considered comparable to British Bachelor degree standard. Students with bachelor degrees awarded by universities in Hong Kong may be considered for entry to one of our postgraduate degree programmes.

Students with Masters degrees may be considered for PhD study.

Holders of a good Alapfokozat / Alapképzés or Egyetemi Oklevel from a recognised university with a minimum overall grade of 3.5, or a good Mesterfokozat (Masters degree) or Egyetemi Doktor (university doctorate), will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree, with a 60% or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of the 4 year Sarjana (S1) from a recognised Indonesian institution will be considered for postgraduate study. Entry requirements vary with a minimum requirement of a GPA of 2.8.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a score of 14/20 or 70% from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree from a recognised institution, with 100 out of 110 or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Students who hold the Maitrise, Diplome d'Etude Approfondies, Diplome d'Etude Superieures or Diplome d'Etude Superieures Specialisees will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees (14-15/20 or Bien from a well ranked institution is considered comparable to a UK 2.1, while a score of 12-13/20 or Assez Bien is considered comparable to a UK 2.2).

Students with a Bachelor degree from a recognised university in Japan will be considered for entry to a postgraduate Masters degree provided they achieve a sufficiently high overall score in their first (Bachelor) degree. A GPA of 3.0/4.0 or a B average from a good Japanese university is usually considered equivalent to a UK 2:1.

Students with a Masters degree from a recognised university in Japan will be considered for PhD study. A high overall grade will be necessary to be considered.

Students who have completed their Specialist Diploma Мамаң дипломы/Диплом специалиста) or "Magistr" (Магистр дипломы/Диплом магистра) degree (completed after 1991) from a recognised higher education institution, with a minimum GPA of 2.67/4.00 for courses requiring a UK lower second and 3.00/4.00 for courses requiring a UK upper second class degree, will be considered for entry to postgraduate Masters degrees and, occasionally, directly for PhD degrees.  Holders of a Bachelor "Bakalavr" degree (Бакалавр дипломы/Диплом бакалавра) from a recognised higher education institution, with a minimum GPA of  2.67/4.00 for courses requiring a UK lower second and 3.00/4.00 for courses requiring a UK upper second class degree, may also be considered for entry to taught postgraduate programmes.

Students who hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. Most taught Masters programmes require a minimum of an upper second class degree (2.1) with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/50

Holders of a good Postgraduate Diploma (professional programme) from a recognised university or institution of Higher Education, with a minimum overall grade of 7.5 out of 10, or a post-2000 Magistrs, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a score of 16/20 or 80% from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a Bachelors degree from a recognised university in Libya will be considered for postgraduate study. Holders of a Bachelors degree will normally be expected to have achieved score of 70% for 2:1 equivalency or 65% for 2:2 equivalency. Alternatively students will require a minimum of 3.0/4.0 or BB to be considered.

Holders of a good pre-2001 Magistras from a recognised university with a minimum overall grade of 8 out of 10, or a good post-2001 Magistras, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes

Holders of a good Bachelors degree from a recognised Luxembourgish Higher Education institution with a minimum overall grade of 16 out of 20, or a Diplôme d'Études Supérieures Spécialisées (comparable to a UK PGDip) or Masters degree from a recognised Luxembourgish Higher Education institution will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students who hold a Masters degree will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees (70-74% or A or Marginal Distinction from a well ranked institution is considered comparable to a UK 2.1, while a score of 60-69% or B or Bare Distinction/Credit is considered comparable to a UK 2.2).

Holders of a Bachelors degree from a recognised Malaysian institution (usually achieved with the equivalent of a second class upper or a grade point average minimum of 3.0) will be considered for postgraduate study at Diploma or Masters level.

Holders of a good Bachelors degree from the University of Malta with a minimum grade of 2:1 (Hons), and/or a Masters degree, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students who hold a Bachelor degree (Honours) from a recognised institution (including the University of Mauritius) will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.  Most taught Masters programmes require a minimum of an upper second class degree (2:1).

Students who hold the Licenciado/Professional Titulo from a recognised Mexican university with a promedio of at least 8 will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.

Students who have completed a Maestria from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree, licence or Maîtrise and a Masters degree, with a score of 14/20 or 70% from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Students with a good four year honours degree from a recognised university will be considered for postgraduate study at the University of Birmingham. PhD applications will be considered on an individual basis.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree, with 60-74% or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a good Doctoraal from a recognised Dutch university with a minimum overall grade of 7 out of 10, and/or a good Masters degree, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students who hold a Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years and/or level 400) from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.  Most taught Masters programmes require a minimum of an upper second class degree (2.1) with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/5.0

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a good Bachelors degree from a recognised institution with a minimum GPA of B/Very Good or 1.6-2.5 for a 2.1 equivalency, and will usually be required to have completed a good Masters, Mastergrad, Magister. Artium, Sivilingeniør, Candidatus realium or Candidatus philologiae degree to be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree, with a CGPA of 3.0/4 or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a Bachelors degree from a recognised university in the Palestinian Territories will be considered for postgraduate study. Holders of Bachelors degree will normally be expected to have achieved a GPA of 3/4 or 80% for 2:1 equivalency or a GPA of 2.5/4 or 70% for 2:2 equivalency.    

Holders of the Título de Licenciado /Título de (4-6 years) or an equivalent professional title from a recognised Paraguayan university may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. Grades of 4/5 or higher can be considered as UK 2.1 equivalent.  The Título Intermedio is a 2-3 year degree and is equivalent to a HNC, it is not suitable for postgraduate entry but holders of this award could be considered for second year undergraduate entry or pre-Masters.  Applicants for PhD level study will preferably hold a Título de Maestría / Magister or equivalent qualification, but holders of the Título/Grado de Licenciado/a with excellent grades can be considered.

Holders of the Licenciado, with at least 13/20 may be considered as UK 2.1 equivalent. The Grado de Bachiller is equivalent to an ordinary degree, so grades of 15+/20 are required.  Applicants for PhD level study will preferably hold a Título de Maestría or equivalent qualification.

Holders of a good pre-2001 Magister from a recognised Polish university with a minimum overall grade of 4 out of 5, dobry ‘good’, and/or a good Swiadectwo Ukonczenia Studiów Podyplomowych (Certificate of Postgraduate Study) or post-2001 Magister from a recognised Polish university with a minimum overall grade of 4.5/4+ out of 5, dobry plus 'better than good', will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a good Licenciado from a recognised university, or a Diploma de Estudos Superiores Especializados (DESE) from a recognised Polytechnic Institution, with a minimum overall grade of 16 out of 20, and/or a good Mestrado / Mestre (Masters) from a recognised university, will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a good Bachelors degree from a recognised Romanian Higher Education institution with a minimum overall grade of 8 out of 10, and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree/Diploma de Master/Diploma de Studii Academice Postuniversitare (Postgraduate Diploma - Academic Studies) or Diploma de Studii Postuniversitare de Specializare (Postgraduate Diploma - Specialised Studies) to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a good Диплом Специалиста (Specialist Diploma) or Диплом Магистра (Magistr) degree from recognised universities in Russia (minimum GPA of 4.0) will be considered for entry to taught postgraduate programmes/PhD study.

Students who hold a 4-year Bachelor degree with at least 16/20 or 70% will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.   

Students who hold a Maitrise, Diplome d'Etude Approfondies,Diplome d'Etude Superieures or Diplome d'Etude Superieures Specialisees will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. A score of 14-15/20 or Bien from a well ranked institution is considered comparable to a UK 2.1, while a score of 12-13/20 or Assez Bien is considered comparable to a UK 2.2

Students who hold a Bachelor (Honours) degree from a recognised institution with a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/5.0 (or a score of 60-69% or B+) from a well ranked institution will be considered for most our Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees with a 2:1 requirement.

Students holding a good Bachelors Honours degree will be considered for postgraduate study at Diploma or Masters level.

Holders of a good three-year Bakalár or pre-2002 Magister from a recognised Slovakian Higher Education institution with a minimum overall grade of 1.5, B, Vel’mi dobrý ‘very good’, and/or a good Inžinier or a post-2002 Magister from a recognised Slovakian Higher Education institution will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a good Diploma o pridobljeni univerzitetni izobrazbi (Bachelors degree), Diplomant (Professionally oriented first degree), Univerzitetni diplomant (Academically oriented first degree) or Visoko Obrazovanja (until 1999) from a recognised Slovenian Higher Education institution with a minimum overall grade of 8.0 out of 10, and/or a good Diploma specializacija (Postgraduate Diploma) or Magister (Masters) will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students who hold a Bachelor Honours degree (also known as Baccalaureus Honores / Baccalaureus Cum Honoribus) from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. Most Masters programmes will require a second class upper (70%) or a distinction (75%).

Holders of a Masters degree will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a Bachelor degree from a recognised South Korean institution (usually with the equivalent of a second class upper or a grade point average 3.0/4.0 or 3.2/4.5) will be considered for Masters programmes.

Holders of a good Masters degree from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study on an individual basis.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree, with 7 out of 10 or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and will usually be required to have completed a Masters degree, with 60-74% or a CGPA 3.30/4.0 or higher for 2:1 equivalency from a recognised institution to be considered for entry. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a good Kandidatexamen (Bachelors degree) or Yrkesexamen (Professional Bachelors degree) from a recognised Swedish Higher Education institution with the majority of subjects with a grade of VG (Val godkänd), and/or a good Magisterexamen (Masters degree), International Masters degree or Licentiatexamen (comparable to a UK Mphil), will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a good "PostGraduate Certificate" or "PostGraduate Diploma" or a Masters degree from a recognised Swiss higher education institution (with a minimum GPA of 5/6 or 8/10 or 2/5 (gut-bien-bene/good) for a 2.1 equivalence) may be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a GPA of 3.0/4.0, 3.5/5 or 75% from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Holders of a good Bachelor degree (from 75% to 85% depending upon the university in Taiwan) from a recognised institution will be considered for postgraduate Masters study. Holders of a good Masters degree from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study.

Students who hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.  Most taught Masters programmes require a minimum of an upper second class degree (2.1) Students who have completed a Masters degree from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study.

Holders of a good Masters degree from a recognised institution will be considered for entry to our postgraduate research programmes.

Holders of a good Masters degree or Mphil from a recognised university will be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes.

Students with a Bachelors degree from the following universities may be considered for entry to postgraduate programmes:

• Ateneo de Manila University - Quezon City
• De La Salle University - Manila
• University of Santo Tomas
• University of the Philippines - Diliman

Students from all other institutions with a Bachelors and a Masters degree or relevant work experience may be considered for postgraduate programmes.

Grading Schemes

1-5 where 1 is the highest 2.1 = 1.75 2.2 = 2.25 

Out of 4.0 where 4 is the highest 2.1 = 3.0 2.2 = 2.5

Letter grades and percentages 2.1 = B / 3.00 / 83% 2.2 = C+ / 2.5 / 77%

Holders of a postdoctoral qualification from a recognised institution will be considered for PhD study.  Students may be considered for PhD study if they have a Masters from one of the above listed universities.

Holders of a Lisans Diplomasi with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0/4.0 from a recognised university will be considered for postgraduate study at Diploma or Masters level.

Holders of a Yuksek Diplomasi from a recognised university will be considered for PhD study.

Students who hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. Most Masters programmes will require a second class upper (2.1) or GPA of 3.5/5.0

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a good Bachelors degree / Диплом бакалавра (Dyplom Bakalavra), Диплом спеціаліста (Specialist Diploma) or a Dyplom Magistra from a recognised Ukrainian higher education institution with a minimum GPA of 4.0/5.0, 3.5/4, 8/12 or 80% or higher for 2:1 equivalence and will usually be required to have completed a good Masters degree to be considered for entry to postgraduate research programmes. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

The University will consider students who hold an Honours degree from a recognised institution in the USA with a GPA of:

• 2.8 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) for entry to programmes with a 2:2 requirement 
• 3.2 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) for entry to programmes with a 2:1 requirement 

Please note that some subjects which are studied at postgraduate level in the USA, eg. Medicine and Law, are traditionally studied at undergraduate level in the UK.

Holders of the Magistr Diplomi (Master's degree) or Diplomi (Specialist Diploma), awarded by prestigious universities, who have attained high grades in their studies will be considered for postgraduate study.  Holders of the Fanlari Nomzodi (Candidate of Science), where appropriate, will be considered for PhD study.

Holders of the Licenciatura/Título or an equivalent professional title from a recognised Venezuelan university may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. Scales of 1-5, 1-10 and 1-20 are used, an overall score of 70% or equivalent can be considered equivalent to a UK 2.1.  Applicants for PhD level study will preferably hold a Maestria or equivalent qualification

Holders of a Bachelors degree from a recognised Vietnamese institution (usually achieved with the equivalent of a second class upper or a grade point average minimum GPA of 7.0 and above) will be considered for postgraduate study at Diploma or Masters level.  Holders of a Masters degree (thac si) will be considered for entry to PhD programmes.

Students who hold a Masters degree with a minimum GPA of 3.5/5.0 or a mark of 2.0/2.5 (A) will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees.   

Students who hold a good Bachelor Honours degree will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. 

International Students

English language requirements You can satisfy our English language requirements in two ways: by holding an English language qualification to the right level by taking and successfully completing one of our English courses for international students

Standard English language requirements  apply (IELTS: 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any band).

The School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences conducts world leading research in the sciences of sport, exercise, health and rehabilitation. The mission of the School is to address one of society’s most pressing needs: increasing the quantity and quality of engagement in physical activity to enhance health and wellbeing. The School was ranked joint first in the UK for its research quality in the last research assessment exercise (RAE 2008).

The work of the School is driven by outstanding research in its core disciplines spanning the natural and social sciences. Examples include: exercise physiology, sport and exercise psychology, sport pedagogy (coaching and teaching), motor control, sport policy and management; behavioural medicine, and areas relating to sport performance. In addition, collaboration across disciplines allows the School to develop multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary research around five major research themes: 

• Active Lifestyles 
• Effective Learning 
• Maximal Performance 
• Movement Rehabilitation 
• Healthy Ageing

More information on these research themes can be found on our website. 

Your time as a postgraduate student should be challenging, stimulating and enjoyable. It is a time for developing your capacity for independent research, for making new friends, and for attaining the research achievements upon which to build a successful career. To achieve that you will work within research group and take part in research and learning activities.

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The PhD opportunities on this programme do not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Social Sciences Research Programme

Social Sciences Research Programmes present a range of research opportunities, shaped by a university’s particular expertise, facilities and resources. You will usually identify a suitable topic for your PhD and propose your own project. Additional training and development opportunities may also be offered as part of your programme.

Sport Coaching, Positive Youth Development and Vulnerable Young People

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Nationalism, populist politics and sport migrations: heroes or villains?

Phd scholarship in applied nutrition: effects of a fermented drink on the gut microbiome of professional football players. a collaboration between sheffield hallam university and aston villa football club., competition funded phd project (students worldwide).

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

PhD Scholarship in Applied Nutrition: Sleep and the Professional Football Player. A collaboration between Sheffield Hallam University and Aston Villa Football Club.

Self-funded phd opportunities in sport and exercise sciences, phd research programme.

PhD Research Programmes present a range of research opportunities shaped by a university’s particular expertise, facilities and resources. You will usually identify a suitable topic for your PhD and propose your own project. Additional training and development opportunities may also be offered as part of your programme.

Ethical leadership as a protective factor for doping

Safeguarding practices in sport, examining mental health and wellbeing service provision for rugby players experiencing catastrophic injury (ref: ssehs/rfu), funded phd project (uk students only).

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

Brentford Football Club and Cardiff Metropolitan University Fully-Funded PhD Studentship - Monitoring Psychological Load, Recovery and Wellbeing in Academy Football Players

Funded phd project (students worldwide).

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Transforming Lives PhD Scholarship - Sheffield Hallam University: ENHANCE - Evaluating the NHs englANd Complications of Excess weight clinics for children and young people

Bridging the gap: investigating the professional landscape of applied performance analysts in sports performance analysis, men’s lives: the consequences of living with high levels of drive for muscularity, institute for sport business research, funded phd programme (students worldwide).

Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. Applications for this programme are welcome from suitably qualified candidates worldwide. Funding may only be available to a limited set of nationalities and you should read the full programme details for further information.

Business Research Programme

Business Research Programmes present a range of research opportunities, shaped by a university’s particular expertise, facilities and resources. You will usually identify a suitable topic for your PhD and propose your own project. Additional training and development opportunities may also be offered as part of your programme.

Exploring and understanding inclusivity of LGBTQIA+ recreational athletes in the UK

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Application deadline: Dec 14, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

2nd NRRP Call for Applications - Further PhD positions

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Enrolment: From Feb 02, 2023 to Feb 12, 2023 - On www.studenti.unibo.it, PhD candidates awarding NRRP positions should use NRRP forms only

Doctoral programme start date: Mar 01, 2023

Application deadline: Aug 02, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

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Enrolment: From Sep 26, 2022 to Oct 05, 2022 - On www.studenti.unibo.it download NRRP forms only

Doctoral programme start date: Nov 01, 2022

Application deadline: Jun 09, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

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Enrolment: From Jul 14, 2022 to Jul 25, 2022

The PhD Programme’s distinctive topic is the relationship between sport, health and well-being in its unitary complexity. Such relationship defines a research field with both a strongly cohesive content and an intrinsic openness to multi-and inter-disciplinary approaches. This general theme is articulated in the following three areas:

• Physical activity, nutrition and drugs for well-being promotion and health protection : determinants and benefits of a healthy lifestyle; exercise for special populations; research and development of drugs for health protection; biomarkers’ analysis for monitoring the well-being status; metabolism and nutrition.
• Sport performance : multi- and inter-disciplinary investigation of the factors determining human performance in sport and other activities that push humans to the limits of their physical and mental capacity; analysis, development and learning of sports techniques; monitoring and optimization of the training process; preparation for sports competitions.
• Sport as a means to education and sustainable development : analysis of the values conveyed by sport to promote social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and global citizenship; teaching and learning of culture in childhood, in relation to movement and the human body; good practices for starting and practicing grassroot sports; education to the factors of individual and social well-being in the current reality; role of the context in promoting human development.

The various research topics will be developed by stressing those “soft-skills” components that allow to locate rigorous disciplinary investigations exactly into the horizon where, today, extremely useful answers for the promotion of sport, health, and well-being can emerge.

NRPP Call Admission Board and NRRP Call - Further PhD Positions Appointed by RD 1103/2022 Prot. n. 0162873 of 17/07/2022 Confirmed by RD 952/2022 Prot. n. 0357333 of 02/12/2022

* The following shall take part in the work of the Examination Board as expert members for positions linked to specific research topics for the NRRP Call:

• Costantino Corradini - Associazione Culturale Sportiva La Vita In Movimento
• Carlo Bottari - Fondazione Carlo Rizzoli
• Daniela Pinto - Giuliani SpA
• Paolo Aiello - Bologna FC

Call for Application Admission Board Appointed by RD 830/2022 Prot. n. 0127511 of 30/05/2022

To develop a solid research training in the field of health and sport sciences through the progress of knowledge and methodologies in the following areas: integrated strategies for health promotion; research and development of drugs and natural and synthetic compounds for health protection; physical activity and sports science; outdoor educational activities. The PhD program, within a multi- and inter-disciplinary perspective, intends to promote collaborations with national and international research groups and organizations operating in the field of health, physical activity, sports science, and outdoor education. Our educational goals are to increase knowledge, skills and experience in the aforementioned areas; provide in-depth knowledge of the phenomena related to sport, physical activity, and health protection of individuals and populations; train students to plan and accomplish original projects inspired by the principles of the hypothesis-driven and evidence-based research

PhD students are expected to carry out activities at different levels. These mandatory activities principally consist of a scientific part devoted to research, and of an educational part. The core action is to develop autonomously a research project selected within the topics provided by the Doctoral Program, under the supervision of a tutor and the support of the Doctorate Council. All this will promote the candidate’s organizational skills and the ability to develop empirical and/or theoretical research. Since the Doctoral Program is designed to afford a trans-disciplinary exploration of the nexus among sport, health, and well-being, the didactical part will consist of courses designed for all doctoral candidates (mainly focused on “soft skills” – strategic for the PhD theme – such as relational skills, team working and problem solving, that will be the subject of multi-disciplinary seminars), of seminars and of courses both specialized and common to each macro-area. These will become highly optional and with a more specific disciplinary feature (according to each candidate profile) starting from the second year, when a research period abroad will be compulsory. PhD students will periodically present the state of the art of their research during regular meetings with the Doctorate Council, which can then assess the work done. Moreover, PhD students will be allowed to carry out a limited integrative teaching activity in official courses of the University of Bologna.

At the beginning of the course, to each PhD student will be assigned a research project consistent with his/her corresponding discipline and topic. The doctoral training activities will hence offer Doctoral candidates: - basic activities (to which all candidates are expected to attend) focused on cross-methodological topics (academic writing workshops, bibliographical research seminars, seminars on knowledge transfer valorization); - specific activities for the chosen disciplinary field aimed at acquiring skills and rigorous knowledge on research methodologies which are needed for the development of each research project. In addition, PhD students will attend lectures and seminars held by prominent national and international scholars; where needed, courses chosen between those offered in University Degree Programs or Second-level University Masters may also be attended. During the third year, the PhD student will focus on the preparation of a final, written dissertation, while supervised by his/her own tutor, who will constantly be part of the research training process. The PhD student will learn how to deal with informatics tools which are useful for the development of his/her own research; how to perform bibliographic and data base research, data analysis; how to develop laboratory techniques and methodologies, critical and interpretive attitude, papers and research projects. In order to increasingly acquire extensive abilities and skills and keep abreast of their specific research subjects, PhD students will attend each side activity that the Doctorate Council deems relevant to their specific methodological training on the Doctoral Program’s topics. Moreover, PhD students are expected to participate to symposia that are consistent with the Doctoral Program’s topics, where they can present and discuss their work both in national and international frameworks.

An official memorandum was stipulated with the University of Lleida (Spain), which agrees on the possibility of a joint PhD degree. Numerous international collaborations and Erasmus exchange Programs, which connote the Doctorate Council’s activity already, ensure PhD students the opportunity to be hosted in foreign institutions and hence to develop their theses in cotutelle with the latter. It is mandatory for PhD students to spend at least a trimester in foreign universities or research institutes, with the Doctorate Council’s authorization. Hosting institutions will be first of all those with which the members of the Council have already established international collaborations and which represent an increasingly developing network. During the research period abroad, the PhD students will have the opportunity to learn innovative methodologies of research. In the framework of international agreements (i.e., Erasmus Mundus), foreign PhD students will have the opportunity to spend a research period in the laboratories of the Department for Life Quality Studies in collaboration with its Academic Staff. Thanks to the originality of its trans-disciplinary feature, the Program is likely to attract foreign students, who may be funded with scholarships by their own country or in the framework of international or European exchange Programs. The collaboration of foreign students may also promote international research networks on a larger scale, by pursuing further relationships with different institutions. In order to develop the Program’s international profile, research paths that involve exchange and cotutelles with foreign institutions will be encouraged. To this end, agreements with European and Extra-European universities will be incentivized.

The Doctoral Program is an expression of the different disciplines and skills that connote the Department of Quality Life Studies - University of Bologna. For this reason, the result of the research activity, also oriented in terms of interdisciplinary activities, train the PhD students to the production of original studies to be published both in international scientific journals and as books, papers and Conference Proceedings (national and international) in order to integrate PhD students within the community of their specific disciplines. Finally, it is desirable, for some research fields, the development of patents.

Carmela Fimognari

Dipartimento di Scienze per la Qualità della Vita - QUVI

Corso D'Augusto 237 Rimini (RN)

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Our sports science research is ranked 5th in the uk for it's impact.

Research Excellence Framework 2014

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Course Overview

Start dates: PhD/MPhil - 1st October, 1st January, 1st April & 1st July.

Sport and Exercise Science research at Swansea University takes place in the Applied Sports, Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM) research centre.

Research activity in Sport and Exercise Science is in three main areas:

• Elite Sports Performance
• Exercise Medicine and Health
• Sports Ethics, Integrity and Governance

With our flourishing research environment Swansea University provides an excellent base for your research as a PhD or MPhil student in Sports Science. Recent PhD's include:

• The use of ischemic preconditioning as a strategy for preconditioning, training and recovery within elite sport performance
• Development and evaluation of a support programme for parents of elite youth athletes
• Novel methods of conceptualising and measuring physical activity in children using 3D printing
• Investigating the Measurement of Physical Activity and its Impact on Quality of Life in Youth with Cystic Fibrosis
• Theories of justice and fair play in tennis
• Optimising motivation for exercise based video games: A needs based perspective
• Examination of the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes risk in a workplace-based setting

Entry Requirements

Qualifications MPhil:  Applicants for MPhil must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) in Sports Science or similar relevant science discipline. See -  Country-specific Information for European Applicants 2019  and  Country-specific Information for International Applicants 2019 .

PhD:  Applicants for PhD must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) in Sports Science or similar relevant science discipline. See -  Country-specific Information for European Applicants 2019  and  Country-specific Information for International Applicants 2019 .

English Language IELTS 6.5 Overall (5.5+ each comp.) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. Full details of our English Language policy, including certificate time validity, can be found  here .

We welcome applications by prospective students from around the world and look for evidence of previous study that is equivalent to the entry requirements stated above. The Postgraduate Admissions Office are happy to advise you on whether your qualifications are suitable for entry to the course you would like to study. Please email  [email protected]  for further information.

As well as academic qualifications, Admissions decisions may be based on other factors, including (but not limited to): the standard of the research synopsis/proposal, performance at interview, intensity of competition for limited places, and relevant professional experience.

Reference Requirement

As standard, two references are required before we can progress applications to the College/School research programme Admissions Tutor for consideration.

Applications received without two references attached are placed on hold, pending receipt of the outstanding reference(s). Please note that any protracted delay in receiving the outstanding reference(s) may result in the need to defer your application to a later potential start point/entry month, than what you initially listed as your preferred start option.

You may wish to consider contacting your referee(s) to assist in the process of obtaining the outstanding reference(s) or alternatively, hold submission of application until references are sourced. Please note that it is not the responsibility of the University Admissions Office to obtain missing reference(s) after our initial email is sent to your nominated referee(s), requesting a reference(s) on your behalf.

The reference can take the form of a letter on official headed paper, or via the University’s standard reference form. Click this link to download the university reference form .

Alternatively, referees can email a reference from their employment email account, please note that references received via private email accounts, (i.e. Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail) cannot be accepted.

References can be submitted to [email protected] .

How you are Supervised

Your supervisor will:

• Help you develop your research plan in the early stages of your PhD
• Advise on research aims and objectives and suggest relevant training or skills courses
• Provide direction in terms of relevant literature and sources
• Give guidance on gathering, recording and analysing data
• Supervise your written work, providing constructive criticism and ensuring you keep to deadlines
• Support and advise you when it comes to presenting papers at conferences, publishing your work and attending your viva (the final oral examination of your thesis)

Welsh Provision

Tuition fees, ph.d. 3 year full time.

Ph.D. 6 Year Part Time

M.Phil. 2 Year Full Time

M.phil. 4 year part time.

Tuition fees for years of study after your first year are subject to an increase of 3%.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page .

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page .

International students and part-time study: It may be possible for some students to study part-time under the Student Visa route. However, this is dependent on factors relating to the course and your individual situation. It may also be possible to study with us if you are already in the UK under a different visa category (e.g. Tier 1 or 2, PBS Dependant, ILR etc.). Please visit the University information on Visas and Immigration for further guidance and support.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page .

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

Government funding is now available for Welsh, English and EU students starting eligible postgraduate research programmes at Swansea University. To find out more, please visit our postgraduate loans page.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up .

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

• Travel to and from campus
• Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
• Purchase of books or texts
• Gowns for graduation ceremonies

How to Apply

Once you have identified a topic area within which you would like to work, we recommend that you submit a research proposal and discuss this with an Admissions Tutor for the subject area before making an application. You can email  [email protected]  to express your interest in a PhD or MPhil Sports Science.

Apply online and track your application status for the PhD or MPhil Sports Science at  www.swansea.ac.uk/applyonline

If you're an international student, find out more about applying for the PhD or MPhil Sports Science  www.swan.ac.uk/international/students/apply

Suggested Application Timings

In order to allow sufficient time for consideration of your application by an academic, for potential offer conditions to be met and travel / relocation, we recommend that applications are made before the dates outlined below. Please note that applications can still be submitted outside of the suggested dates below but there is the potential that your application/potential offer may need to be moved to the next appropriate intake window.

October Enrolment

UK Applicants – 15th August

EU/International applicants – 15th July

January Enrolment

UK applicants – 15th November

EU/International applicants – 15th October

April Enrolment

UK applicants – 15th February

EU/International applicants – 15th January

July Enrolment

UK applicants – 15th May

EU/International applicants – 15th April

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

PhD Programme Specification

This Programme Specification refers to the current academic year and provides indicative content for information. The University will seek to deliver each course in accordance with the descriptions set out in the relevant course web pages at the time of application. However, there may be situations in which it is desirable or necessary for the University to make changes in course provision , either before or after enrolment.

Programme Summary

This PhD in Sports Science at Swansea will enable you to undertake a substantial project led by your own interests. It is a highly respected qualification which can present a career in academia or a wider scope for employment in fields such as education, government or the private sector. A thesis of 100,000 words will be submitted for assessment demonstrating original research with a substantive contribution to the subject area. The PhD is examined following an oral examination of the thesis (a viva voce examination or viva voce). You will acquire research skills for high-level work and skills and training programmes are available on campus for further support. There will be an opportunity to deliver presentations to research students and staff at departmental seminars and conferences. There may also be opportunities to develop your teaching skills through undergraduate tutorials, demonstrations and seminars.

Programme Aims

This PhD programme will provide doctoral researchers with:

• The opportunity to conduct high quality postgraduate research in a world leading research environment.
• Key skills needed to undertake advanced academic and non-academic research including qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
• Advanced critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and independent judgement.

Programme Structure

The programme comprises three key elements:

• Entry and confirmation of candidature
• Main body of research
• Thesis and  viva voce  examination

The programme comprises of the undertaking of an original research project of 3 years duration full time (6 years duration part time). Doctoral researchers may pursue the programme either full time or part time by pursuing research at the University at an external place of employment or with/at a University approved partner.

Doctoral researchers for the PhD in Sports Science are examined in two parts.

The first part is a thesis which is an original body of work representing the methods and results of the research project. The maximum word limit is 100,000 for the main text. The word limit does not include appendices (if any), essential footnotes, introductory parts and statements or the bibliography and index.

The second part is an oral examination ( viva voce ).

Doctoral Researcher Supervision and Support

Doctoral researchers will be supervised by a supervisory team. Where appropriate, staff from Colleges/Schools other than the ‘home’ Department/School (other Colleges/Schools) within the University will contribute to cognate research areas. There may also be supervisors from an industrial partner.

The Primary/First Supervisor will normally be the main contact throughout the doctoral research journey and will have overall responsibility for academic supervision. The academic input of the Secondary Supervisor will vary from case to case. The principal role of the Secondary Supervisor is often as a first port of call if the Primary/First Supervisor becomes unavailable. The supervisory team may also include a supervisor from industry or a specific area of professional practice to support the research. External supervisors may also be drawn from other Universities.

The primary supervisor will provide pastoral support. If necessary the primary supervisor will refer the doctoral researcher to other sources of support (e.g. Wellbeing, Disability, Money Advice, IT, Library, Students’ Union, Academic Services, Student Support Services, Careers Centre). 

Programme Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this programme, doctoral researchers should be able to:

Knowledge & Understanding

• Demonstrate the systematic acquisition and understanding of a substantial body of knowledge which is at the forefront of research through the development of a written thesis.
• Create, interpret, analyse and develop new knowledge through original research or other advanced scholarship. 
• Disseminate new knowledge gained through original research or other advanced scholarship via high quality peer reviewed publications within the discipline.
• Apply research skills and subject theory to the practice of research.
• Apply process and standards of a range of the methodologies through which research is conducted and knowledge acquired and revised. 

Attitudes and values

• Conceptualise, design and implement a project aimed at the generation of new knowledge or applications within Sports Science.
• Make informed judgements on complex issues in the field of Sports Science, often in the absence of complete data and defend those judgements to an appropriate audience.
• Apply sound ethical principles to research, with due regard for the integrity of persons and in accordance with professional codes of conduct.
• Demonstrate self-awareness of individual and cultural diversity, and the reciprocal impact in social interaction between self and others when conducting research involving people.

Research Skills

• Respond appropriately to unforeseen problems in project design by making suitable amendments.
• Communicate complex research findings clearly, effectively and in an engaging manner to both specialist (including the academic community), and non-specialist audiences using a variety of appropriate media and events, including conference presentations, seminars and workshops.
• Correctly select, interpret and apply relevant techniques for research and advanced academic enquiry.
• Develop the networks and foundations for on-going research and development within the discipline.
• Implement  advanced research skills to a substantial degree of independence.
• Locate information and apply it to research practice.

Skills and Competencies

• Display the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment, including the exercise of personal responsibility and largely autonomous initiative in complex and unpredictable situations, in professional or equivalent environments.

Progression Monitoring

Progress will be monitored in accordance with Swansea University regulations. During the course of the programme, the Doctoral researcher is expected to meet regularly with their supervisors, and at most meetings it is likely that the doctoral researcher’s progress will be monitored in an informal manner in addition to attendance checks. Details of the meetings should ideally be recorded on the on-line system. A minimum of four formal supervision meetings is required each year, two of which will be reported to the Postgraduate Progression and Awards Board. During these supervisory meetings the doctoral researcher’s progress is discussed and formally recorded on the on-line system. 

Learning Development

The University offers training and development for Doctoral Researchers and supervisors ( https://www.swansea.ac.uk/research/undertake-research-with-us/postgraduate-research/training-and-skills-development-programme/ ).

Swansea University’s Postgraduate Research Training Framework is structured into sections, to enable doctoral researchers to navigate and determine appropriate courses aligned to both their interest and their candidature stage. 

There is a training framework including for example areas of Managing Information and Data, Presentation and Public Engagement, Leadership and working with others, Safety Integrity and Ethics, Impact and Commercialisation and Teaching and Demonstrating. There is also range of support in areas such as training needs, literature searching, conducting research, writing up research, teaching, applying for grants and awards, communicating research and future careers.

A range of research seminars and skills development sessions are provided within the Department of Engineering and across the University. These are scheduled to keep the  doctoral researcher in touch with a broader range of material than their own research topic, to stimulate ideas in discussion with others, and to give them opportunities to such as defending their own thesis orally, and to identify potential criticisms. Additionally, the Department of Engineering is developing a research culture that aligns with the University vision and will link with key initiatives delivered under the auspices of the University’s Academies, for example embedding the HEA fellowship for postgraduate research students.

Research Environment

Swansea University’s research environment combines innovation and excellent facilities to provide a home for multidisciplinary research to flourish. Our research environment encompasses all aspects of the research lifecycle, with internal grants and support for external funding and enabling impact/effect that research has beyond academia.  

Swansea University is very proud of our reputation for excellent research, and for the calibre, dedication, professionalism, collaboration and engagement of our research community. We understand that integrity must be an essential characteristic of all aspects of research, and that as a University entrusted with undertaking research we must clearly and consistently demonstrate that the confidence placed in our research community is rightly deserved. The University therefore ensures that everyone engaged in research is trained to the very highest standards of research integrity and conducts themselves and their research in a way that respects the dignity, rights, and welfare of participants, and minimises risks to participants, researchers, third parties, and the University itself.

Postgraduate students in the Department of Engineering will have access to the University’s on-site library, open 24 hours a day, state-of-the-art laboratories, a year-round programme of seminars and talks, advanced computing technology and dedicated postgraduate student work rooms. The Department has developed some of the University’s strongest links with industry at a Wales, UK, and International level, and has established itself as a leader in engineering development, working in partnership with such blue chip companies such as TATA, Rolls-Royce, Airbus, BAE Systems and HP. Students can expect to benefit from close working relationships with industry experts and in many cases, gain valuable experience through industrial placements.

Career Opportunities  

Having a PhD demonstrates that graduates can work effectively in a team, formulate, explore and communicate complex ideas and manage advanced tasks. Jobs in academia (eg postdoctoral research, lecturing), education, government, management, the public or private sector are possible. Examples include administrators, counsellors, marketing specialists, and researchers.

The Postgraduate Research Office Skills Development Team offer support and a training framework for example in creating a researcher profile based upon publications and setting up your own business. The Swansea Employability Academy assists students in future career opportunities, improving CVs, job applications and interview skills.

MPhil Programme Specification

This Programme Specification refers to the current academic year and provides indicative content for information. The University will seek to deliver each course in accordance with the descriptions set out in the relevant course web pages at the time of application. However, there may be situations in which it is desirable or necessary for the University to make changes in  course provision, either before or after enrolment.

This MPhil in Sports Science at Swansea will enable you to undertake a substantial project led by your own interests. It is a highly respected qualification which can present a career in academia or a wider scope for employment in fields such as education, government or the private sector. A thesis of 60,000 words will be submitted for assessment demonstrating original research with a substantive contribution to the subject area. The Masters is examined following an oral examination of the thesis (a viva voce examination or viva). You will acquire research skills for high-level work and skills and training programmes are available on campus for further support. There will be an opportunity to deliver presentations to research students and staff at departmental seminars and conferences.  

This Masters programme will provide students with: 

• Thesis and viva voce 

The programme comprises of the undertaking of an original research project of 2 years duration full time (4 years duration part time). Students may pursue the programme either full time or part time by pursuing research at the University at an external place of employment or with/at a University approved partner.

Students for the Masters in Sports Science are examined in two parts.

The first part is a thesis which is an original body of work representing the methods and results of the research project. The maximum word limit is 60,000 for the main text. The word limit does not include appendices (if any), essential footnotes, introductory parts and statements or the bibliography and index.

Supervision and Support 

Students will be supervised by a supervisory team. Where appropriate, staff from Colleges/Schools other than the ‘home’ Department/School (other Colleges/Schools) within the University will contribute to cognate research areas. There may also be supervisors from an industrial partner.

The Primary/First Supervisor will normally be the main contact throughout the student journey and will have overall responsibility for academic supervision. The academic input of the Secondary Supervisor will vary from case to case. The principal role of the Secondary Supervisor is often as a first port of call if the Primary/First Supervisor becomes unavailable. The supervisory team may also include a supervisor from industry or a specific area of professional practice to support the research. External supervisors may also be drawn from other Universities.

The primary supervisor will provide pastoral support. If necessary the primary supervisor will refer the student to other sources of support (e.g. Wellbeing, Disability, Money Advice, IT, Library, Students’ Union, Academic Services, Student Support Services, Careers Centre).

• Demonstrate the systematic acquisition and understanding of a substantial body of knowledge through the development of a written thesis.
• Create, interpret, analyse and develop new knowledge through original research or other advanced scholarship.  
• Apply process and standards of a range of the methodologies through which research is conducted and knowledge acquired and revised.
• Make informed judgements on complex issues in the field of Sports Science often in the absence of complete data and defend those judgements to an appropriate audience. 
• Communicate complex research findings clearly, effectively and in an engaging manner to both specialist (including the academic community), and non-specialist audiences using a variety of appropriate media.
• Correctly select, interpret and apply relevant techniques for research and academic enquiry.
• Develop the foundations for on-going research and development within the discipline.
• Implement independent research skills.
• Display the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment, including the exercise of personal responsibility and initiative in complex situations.

Progress will be monitored in accordance with Swansea University regulations. During the course of the programme, the student is expected to meet regularly with their supervisors, and at most meetings it is likely that the student’s progress will be monitored in an informal manner in addition to attendance checks. Details of the meetings should ideally be recorded on the on-line system. A minimum of four formal supervision meetings is required each year, two of which will be reported to the Postgraduate Progression and Awards Board. During these supervisory meetings the student’s progress is discussed and formally recorded on the on-line system. 

Learning Development  

Swansea University’s Postgraduate Research Training Framework is structured into sections, to enable students to navigate and determine appropriate courses aligned to both their interest and their candidature stage. 

A range of research seminars and skills development sessions are provided within the Department of Engineering and across the University. These are scheduled to keep the student in touch with a broader range of material than their own research topic, to stimulate ideas in discussion with others, and to give them opportunities to such as defending their own thesis orally, and to identify potential criticisms. Additionally, the Department of Engineering is developing a research culture that will align with the University vision and will link with key initiatives delivered under the auspices of the University’s Academies, for example embedding the HEA fellowship for postgraduate research students.

Research Environment  

Swansea University’s Research Environment combines innovation and excellent facilities to provide a home for multidisciplinary research to flourish. Our research environment encompasses all aspects of the research lifecycle, with internal grants and support for external funding and enabling impact/effect that research has beyond academia. 

Department of Engineering

As a postgraduate student you will have access to our on-site library, open 24 hours a day, state-of-the-art laboratories, a year-round programme of seminars and talks, advanced computing technology and dedicated postgraduate student work rooms. The Department has developed some of the University’s strongest links with industry at a Wales, UK, and International level, and has established itself as a leader in engineering development, working in partnership with such blue chip companies such as TATA, Rolls-Royce, Airbus, BAE Systems and HP. As a student you can expect to benefit from close working relationships with industry experts and in many cases, gain valuable experience through industrial placements.

Career Opportunities

Having a Master of Philosophy degree shows that you can communicate your ideas and manage tasks. Jobs in academia, education, government, management, the public or private sector are possible. 

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Takeaways from AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll data

FILE - Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. An AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data finds the proportion of Palestinian women and children being killed in the Israel-Hamas war appears to have declined sharply. Israel faces heavy international criticism over unprecedented levels of civilian casualties in Gaza. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)

FILE - Palestinians pray over bodies of people killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, on Nov. 22, 2023. An AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data finds the proportion of Palestinian women and children being killed in the Israel-Hamas war appears to have declined sharply. Israel faces heavy international criticism over unprecedented levels of civilian casualties in Gaza. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman, File)

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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war appears to have become much less deadly for Palestinian women and children, according to an AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data.

The shift is significant because the death rate for women and children is the best available proxy for civilian casualties in one of the 21st century’s most destructive conflicts .

Women and children made up fewer than 40% of those killed in the Gaza Strip during April, down from more than 60% in October. The decline both coincides with Israel’s changing battlefield tactics and contradicts the ministry’s own public statements.

Here are takeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting.

FATALITY TRENDS AND THE TACTICS OF WAR

After Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Israel launched an intense aerial bombardment on densely populated Gaza, and then invaded with thousands of ground troops backed by tanks and artillery.

By the end of October women and people 17 and younger accounted for 64% of the 6,745 killed who were fully identified by the Health Ministry.

After saying it had achieved many key objectives, the Israeli army began withdrawing ground troops earlier this year. It has focused lately on drone strikes and limited ground operations .

As the intensity of fighting has scaled back, the death toll has continued to rise, but at a slower rate – and with seemingly fewer civilians caught in the crossfire. During the month of April, women and children made up 38% of the fully identified deaths, the Health Ministry’s most recent data shows.

A TALE OF TWO DEATH TOLLS

The ministry announces a new death toll for the war nearly every day. It also has periodically released the underlying data behind this figure, including detailed lists of the dead.

The AP’s analysis looked at these lists, which were shared on social media in late October, early January, late March, and the end of April.

As recently as March, the ministry claimed over several days that 72% of the dead were women and children, even as underlying data showed the percentage was well below that.

Israeli leaders have pointed to such inconsistencies as evidence that the ministry is inflating the figures for political gain.

Experts say the reality is more complicated and that the ministry has been overwhelmed by war, making it difficult to track casualties.

CIVILIAN DEATHS FUEL CRITICISM OF ISRAEL

The true toll in Gaza could have serious repercussions.

Israel faces heavy international criticism over unprecedented levels of civilian casualties in Gaza and questions about whether it has done enough to prevent them in an eight-month-old war that shows no sign of ending. An airstrike in Rafah last month killed dozens of Palestinians, and one on a school-turned-shelter in central Gaza on Thursday killed at least 33 people, including 12 women and children , health officials said.

Two international courts in the Hague are examining accusations that Israel has committed war crimes and genocide against Palestinians – allegations it adamantly denies.

Israel says it has tried to avoid civilian casualties, issuing mass evacuation orders ahead of intense military operations that have displaced some 80% of Gaza’s population. It also accuses Hamas of intentionally putting civilians in harm’s way as human shields.

The fate of women and children is an important indicator of civilian casualties because the Health Ministry does not break out combatant deaths. But it’s not a perfect indicator: Many civilian men have died, and some older teenagers may be involved in the fighting.

MANY DEATHS COUNTED IN GAZA REMAIN ‘UNIDENTIFIED’

The ministry said publicly on April 30 that 34,622 had died in the war. The AP analysis was based on the 22,961 individuals fully identified at the time by the Health Ministry with names, genders, ages, and Israeli-issued identification numbers.

The ministry says 9,940 of the dead – 29% of its April 30 total – were not listed in the data because they remain “unidentified.” These include bodies not claimed by families, decomposed beyond recognition or whose records were lost in Israeli raids on hospitals.

An additional 1,699 records in the ministry’s April data were incomplete and 22 were duplicates; they were excluded from AP’s analysis.

Among those fully identified, the records show a steady decline in the overall proportion of women and children who have been killed: from 64% in late October, to 62% as of early January, to 57% at the end of March, to 54% at the end of April.

Some critics say the ministry’s imprecise methodologies – relying on families and “media reports” to confirm deaths – have added additional uncertainty to the figures.

The Health Ministry says it has gone to great lengths to accurately compile information but that its ability to count and identify the dead has been hampered by the war.

HEALTH MINISTRY STANDS BY ITS COUNT

Dr. Moatasem Salah, director of the ministry’s emergency center, rejected Israeli assertions that his ministry has intentionally inflated or manipulated the death toll.

“This shows disrespect to the humanity for any person who exists here,” he said. “We are not numbers … These are all human souls.”

He insisted that 70% of those killed have been women and children and said the overall death toll is much higher than what has been reported because thousands of people remain missing or are believed to be buried in rubble.

Israel last month angrily criticized the U.N.’s use of data from Hamas’ media office – a propaganda arm of the militant group – that reported a larger number of women and children killed. The U.N. later lowered its number in line with Health Ministry figures.

The number of Hamas militants killed in the fighting is also unclear. Hamas has closely guarded this information, though Khalil al-Hayya, a top Hamas official, told the AP in late April that the group had lost no more than 20% of its fighters. That would amount to roughly 6,000 fighters based on Israeli pre-war estimates.

The Israeli military has not challenged the overall death toll released by the Palestinian ministry. But it says the number of dead militants is much higher at roughly 15,000 – or over 40% of all the dead. It has provided no evidence to support the claim, and declined to comment for this story.

Michael Spagat, a London-based economics professor who chairs the board of Every Casualty Counts, a nonprofit that tracks armed conflicts, said he continues to trust the Health Ministry and believes it is doing its best in difficult circumstances.

“I think (the data) becomes increasingly flawed,” he said. But, he added, “the flaws don’t necessarily change the overall picture.”

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Cesc Fabregas proves he’s the best pundit in the business with Cody Gakpo analysis that nobody else has produced

Fabregas has had his say on the liverpool forward..

Former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has offered some insight into Cody Gakpo’s playing style.

The Netherlands secured a crucial draw against Euro 2024 favourites France last night in a thrilling fixture that somehow finished 0-0

Many have picked the Dutch team as a ‘dark horse’ to win the tournament, with the team boasting world class talents across the pitch.

And, after having a goal from Xavi Simons controversially disallowed by VAR , they have clearly shown that they are capable of beating the very best.

Cesc Fabregas was part of the BBC’s punditry team for the match, and the 37-year-old impressed with his analysis of Dutch winger Cody Gakpo .

Fabregas said: “He played well in the last game, he is a threat. I think he’s a functional player from what I’ve seen at Liverpool.

“It seems to me that he’s the type of player that needs to be told constantly what to do but he’s got great ability. He’s not the most creative player but he’s dangerous, he’s got an eye for goal, good movement, attacks the space and tries to win one on one.

“You can see his big improvement in the tournament, and he could have scored more than one or two goals in the last game.”

Fabregas expanded on his analysis of the Liverpool forward’s performance last time out, as he scored his team’s first goal in the 2-1 victory over Poland.

“Good goal, obviously hitting the target, bit lucky in the end with the deflection, but getting into difficult positions in front of goal to attack the space well. So, he should be key for the Dutch,” Fabregas added.

Since debuting for his national team in 2021, the 25-year-old has scored ten goals in 25 appearances.

In particular, Gakpo impressed at the 2022 World Cup , where he scored in all three of his side’s group fixtures.

Off the back of his performances at the tournament, several top clubs enquired to PSV Eindhoven about signing the player.

And, despite interest from Manchester United and Leeds United , the Dutchman ultimately decided to sign a contract with Liverpool until 2028.

Since joining the Merseyside club, Gakpo has scored 23 goals and assisted eight in 79 appearances.

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Yankees and braves meet to decide series winner.

Atlanta Braves (42-32, second in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (52-27, first in the AL East)

New York; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Max Fried (6-3, 3.11 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr. (4-5, 3.36 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 86 strikeouts)

: LINE Braves -112, Yankees -108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

New York has a 24-13 record at home and a 52-27 record overall. The Yankees are second in the majors with 115 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.

Atlanta is 18-19 on the road and 42-32 overall. The Braves are 24-7 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 28 home runs while slugging .692. Giancarlo Stanton is 14-for-37 with a double, three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

Marcell Ozuna leads the Braves with 37 extra base hits (16 doubles and 21 home runs). Austin Riley is 14-for-35 with four doubles, four home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 4-6, .220 batting average, 5.82 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Braves: 7-3, .266 batting average, 3.17 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: day-to-day (hamstring), Anthony Rizzo : 60-Day IL (wrist), Clarke Schmidt : 60-Day IL (lat), Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (tricep), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (lat), Jon Berti : 60-Day IL (calf), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (hip), Jonathan Loaisiga : 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker : 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino : 60-Day IL (elbow), Scott Effross : 60-Day IL (back)

Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver: 15-Day IL (oblique), Spencer Strider : 60-Day IL (elbow), Hurston Waldrep: 15-Day IL (elbow), Huascar Ynoa : 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Harris II : 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ronald Acuna Jr .: 60-Day IL (knee), Jimmy Herget: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Matzek : 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Jordan Minter: 15-Day IL (hip), Angel Perdomo : 60-Day IL (elbow)

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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The 2024 Presidential Election

NPR/PBS News/Marist National Poll

Biden and Trump Tied Nationally

With the first presidential debate a little more than a week away, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied among registered voters nationally including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate. Among those who say they definitely plan to vote in November, Trump is +1 percentage point over Biden. While Biden has improved his standing among independents, Trump has widened his advantage among white voters. In a multi-candidate field, only one percentage point separates Biden and Trump. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. receives the support of more than one in ten registered voters. Support for Cornel West, Jill Stein, and Chase Oliver is in low single digits.

Biden (49%) and Trump (49%) are tied among registered voters nationally. In late May, Biden (50%) was +2 percentage points against Trump (48%). Among those who say they definitely plan to vote in November, Trump now receives 50% to 49% for Biden.

Biden (50%) has made inroads against Trump (48%) among independents. Biden (42%) previously trailed Trump (54%) among this voting group. However, Trump (48%) has the edge against Biden (41%) among those who have an unfavorable opinion of both candidates.

Among white voters, Trump (55%) is +12 percentage points over Biden (43%), doubling the six-percentage point edge he held in May. Among non-white voters, Biden (58%) leads Trump (40%) by 18 percentage points, widening his previous 11-percentage point advantage among this group.

Biden (50%) and Trump (50%) are tied among voters under the age of 45. Trump (49%) is +1 percentage point over Biden (48%) among voters 45 or older.

In a multi-candidate field, Trump receives the support of 42% of registered voters nationally to 41% for Biden. Kennedy has 11% to 3% for West, 1% for Stein, and 1% for Oliver. Kennedy pulls similar proportions of support from Biden and Trump supporters. However, West, Stein, and Oliver pull a combined 7% from Biden. Among Trump supporters, only Oliver receives 1%.

"Although the topline results remain largely the same, there are interesting developments under the hood," says Lee M. Miringoff, Director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion. "Since Trump's guilty verdict in the New York hush money trial, some familiar electoral patterns have re-emerged. Biden’s standing has improved among independent and non-white voters, and Trump has secured greater support among white voters."

Trump vs. Biden on the Issues

On the candidate who would better handle important issues facing the nation:

• A majority of Americans say Trump (54%), rather than Biden (45%), would better tackle the economy.
• Trump (54%) is also viewed as stronger than Biden (44%) on the issue of immigration.
• A majority think Biden (54%), not Trump (42%), would better handle the abortion issue.
• Biden (52%) bests Trump (46%) on who would better deal with preserving democracy.
• Americans divide about whether Trump (50%) or Biden (49%) would better handle the United States’ role on the world stage.

Biden (50%) also edges Trump (46%) on the question of which candidate cares more about the average person.

Inflation is Key Voting Issue for Plurality of Americans

Three in ten Americans (30%) say, when thinking about November’s election, inflation is top of mind. Preserving democracy (29%) and immigration (18%) follow. Eight percent mention healthcare while the same proportion (8%) say abortion is a motivator. Crime is top of mind for 6% of Americans.

Inflation has become a more prominent issue for Americans. In May, preserving democracy (29%) topped the list of issues followed by inflation (24%) and immigration (22%). Abortion, healthcare, and crime each received 8%.

Majority of Americans Not Satisfied with the Major Party Candidates

Fifty-five percent of Americans are not satisfied or not satisfied at all with the major party candidates for president. 42% are either very satisfied or satisfied with the Republican and Democrat on the ballot. While Trump supporters divide (50% satisfied to 49% not satisfied), a majority of Biden supporters (58%) are either not very satisfied or not satisfied at all with the candidate choices offered by the major parties.

About two in three Americans (66%) have decided on the candidate for whom they plan to vote. One in four (25%) has a good idea of their choice of candidate but could change their mind. Nine percent have not made up their mind.

Biden and Trump with Upside Down Favorable Ratings

A majority of Americans (53%) have an unfavorable opinion of Biden while 41% have a favorable one. Biden’s job approval rating is identical to his favorable rating (53% disapprove to 41% approve). 43% of Americans strongly disapprove of how Biden is doing his job while 22% strongly approve. Among those voters who just disapprove of the job Biden is doing as president (10%), 38% intend to support him in November.

Like Biden, Trump’s favorable rating is underwater. A majority of Americans (53%) have a negative impression of Trump, and 42% have a positive view of him.

Jail Time for Trump?

In the aftermath of Trump’s conviction in his New York hush money trial, a majority of Americans (51%) think Trump should definitely or probably serve time in prison for his crimes. This includes 31% of Americans who think the former president should definitely serve time in jail. 47% believe Trump should definitely or probably not serve jail time.

A notable 13% of Republicans think Trump definitely or probably should be incarcerated. A similar 14% of Democrats think he definitely or probably should not.

Most Americans will Follow the Biden-Trump Debate

When Biden and Trump square off in next week’s presidential debate, 61% of Americans say they will watch all or most of the debate. 24% report they will not watch the debate but will pay close attention to the news coverage of the event. 14% will not watch or pay attention to the debate.

Independents (56%) are less likely than Republicans (70%) or Democrats (67%) to say they will watch the presidential debate.

Most Americans Say “No” to the Political Spotlight

More than three in four Americans (78%) say they would not consider running for political office. 19% say they would entertain the possibility. Three percent say they have run in the past or currently hold public office.

Nearly Seven in Ten Americans Perceive U.S. to Be One of the Best Countries in the World

Sixty-eight percent of Americans say, in comparison to other countries, the United States is one of the greatest countries in the world. 26% think the U.S. is no better nor worse than other countries. Six percent report the U.S is one of the worst countries in the world.

Proud to Display the American Flag?

Nearly three in four Americans (74%) are either very proud or proud to display an American flag at their home. 16% are neither proud nor not proud, and 10% are not very proud or not proud at all. Republicans (90%) are more likely than independents (72%) and Democrats (67%) to express a degree of pride in displaying the Stars and Stripes in their home.

Lackluster Trust in Public Opinion Polls

Many Americans lack confidence in public opinion polls. 38% of Americans say they have a great deal or good amount of trust in public opinion polls. 61% have not very much or no confidence at all in polls.

Democrats (47%) are more likely than Republicans (34%) and independents (30%) to express some trust in surveys.

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