School of Sport Newsletter

June 2012

The first choice for study and sport

The University of Stirling is Scotland’s University

for Sporting Excellence, the first choice for sport

and study in Scotland. We are proud to welcome

our many postgraduate students into the School

of Sport. They are attracted by the excellent

professional practice opportunities and our

exciting choice of programmes. Read on and

discover what makes the University such a

dynamic, innovative and vibrant sporting

environment.

Professor David Lavallee

Head, School of Sport

Choose the course for you

Full-time students can graduate in nine

months and enjoy work-based experience in

one of six taught postgraduate programmes:

Psychology of Sport Health and Exercise Sciences Performance Coaching Sports Coaching Sport Management Sport Nutrition

Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence

1st in Scotland for sports research

1st in Scotland for sports facilities and services

Stirling sports news

Psychologists from the University are leading a major Olympic project putting spectators in the shoes of athletes: details here.

Stirling University FC clinched its fifth trophy of the

season and the semi-professional side will now compete in the Scottish Cup: details here.

BBC Scotland featured sports scientist Professor Kevin

Tipton as he discussed nutritional developments with top chef Nick Nairn on Landward: details here.

Love sport…Love Stirling

Whether it’s a workout in the gym; a game of tennis or a swim in the pool, Stirling’s Sports Centre has it all. Our Sports Union has 1500 members, with more than 40 clubs, providing an excellent chance to play your favourite sport and socialise with like-minded people.

If performance sport is your focus, then you may be eligible for a sports scholarship:

International Sports Scholarship Programme Winning Students

Stirling sport scientists deliver cutting edge research

Research in the School of Sport is focused on developing excellence in sport. Take the Health and Exercise Sciences Research Group for example – where staff and PhD students work together to address a range of issues across the spectrum of health and exercise. This covers everything from athletes and exercising individuals to clinical populations and issues such as obesity.

Their research has helped to develop the new MSc in Health and Exercise Sciences, where postgraduate students will develop a range of skills and knowledge in preparation for careers as practitioners or for a wide range of research positions. New physiology, nutritional and analytical laboratories, means students develop their studies in a world-class environment.

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working with Usain Bolt if he was looking for a sport psychologist. How does research in the School of Sport benefit students? We are a research-led institution and the research our academics do underpins the teaching we deliver. We seek to provide students with up-to-date, relevant and contemporary research. What aspect of teaching do you enjoy the most and why? I find the engagement with postgraduate students very rewarding and the discussions we have in seminars and workshops is interesting and often challenging. Students really commit to the courses and working with such motivated people is great.

What makes Stirling the first choice for postgraduate study in sport? Students joining us in September 2012 will benefit from the recent developments in the School, with great new programmes geared to preparing them for excellent careers.

Dr Pete Coffee Director of Postgraduate Studies & Programme Director for MSc Psychology of Sport,

School of Sport staff represent a range of sporting expertise relating to coaching, management, psychology, science, finance, law and much more. We asked Dr Pete Coffee to give us an insight into his work and why he joined the School. Why did you come to the University of Stirling? Because the School of Sport is developing and expanding so I sensed a great opportunity to be part of something exciting, not to mention the fact the University has amazing sports facilities and is located in a beautiful setting with a Loch and a castle. Do you work with athletes? I’m a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and a registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the Health Professions Council. My main focus is on my teaching and research, but that’s not to say I would turn down