In Australia, women are under-represented in organised sport—as participants, coaches, officials, administrators, and board members—when compared to their male cohort. A variety of strategies exist to help equalise opportunities for girls and women, however, concerns continue on how gender bias may prevent them from receiving the full benefits sport and physical activity (PA) can offer.
Read moreIn practical terms ‘sport’ is defined by its social interpretation as well as its strong association with physical exertion and performance measures. What we perceive as ‘sport’ in one instance may not be in another; sport takes on many forms and is constantly changing based upon societal norms, trends, and new directions.
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19 Dec 2022: 12 Oct 2022. Rodney Siegel, National Physiology Network Lead.
4 Oct 2022: 18 Aug 2022. Kate Henne, Professor, The Australian National University.
4 Oct 2022: 19 Aug 2022. Sharon Stay, Queensland Academy of Sport.
28 May 2021: 19 Jun 2017. Dr Jason H. Wong, Science Director, Office of Naval Research Global, Japan. Synopsis. Dr. Jason Wong will provide an overview of the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) international science program. ONR coordinates and manages science
28 May 2021: 05 May 2014. Frank Fish, Professor of Biology, West Chester University. Synopsis. Records in human swimming performance are reaching diminishing returns due to the constraints of training, physiology and swimming mode within the confines of
28 May 2021: Often seen walking the Sports Science building in lycra pants, he has been detained by Site Security on at least four occasions. ... Many believe that the mother ship left him behind. Yet, here he is, applying his considerable genius to sports related
28 May 2021: He is an editorial board member of Sports Biomechanics (USA), Journal of Applied Biomechanics (USA), Journal of Sports Sciences (UK) and the International Journal of Sport and Health Sciences (Japan). ... He gave the Frank Cotton Memorial Lecture at the
28 May 2021: 21 Nov 2017. Greg Shaw, Senior Sports Dietitian, AIS.
28 May 2021: 21 Nov 2017. Tony Rice, Senior Physiologist, AIS. Bronwen Lundy, Senior Sports Dietitian, AIS.
28 May 2021: Full Text(PDF • 154.0 kb). Synopsis. The 2015 ACT Sports Medicine & Science Research Awards Open Award was presented to Lennon Wicks for his paper investigating the question: 'Does physical education ... I am extremely honoured to receive this award.