The University of Ulster’s vision is to be the leading university for sport in Ireland. The aim of the Research Institute is facilitate, co-ordinate and carry out high quality research and to promote a vibrant culture of research and scholarship within the University of Ulster and in partnership with health providers, sports governing bodies and other centres of excellence.

The Institute endeavours to:

• promote high quality, strategic and applied research;
• strengthen the national and international research base in Sport and Exercise Sciences and related disciplines;
• provide consultancy services;
• educate high calibre research students;
• provide a base for visiting scholars;

The group now encompass several selected areas or subgroups of research.

Research areas

• Adolescent lifestyle and health
• Health benefits of physical activity
• Social sciences of sport
• Sport and exercise psychology, physiology and biomechanics
• Sport technology

The Institute is located at the University of Ulster with a base on the Jordanstown campus. The Institute's 2006-2007 Annual Report is available in pdf format.

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