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  1. RISES staff

    Meet the researchers within the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences and find out what work the staff are engaged in.

  2. Royal Society Partnership Grants

    Partnership Grants of up to £3000 are available to schools to enable students to carry out science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) projects. The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences runs two of these projects per year.

  3. Expertise within RISES

    The Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science areas of expertise are organised into research groups and exchanges which focus on the following: biomechanics, cardiovascular health, exercise metabolism, brain and behaviour, physical activity, sport psychology and football-related research.

  5. Disability Sport and Physical Activity (DisSPA) Network

    Membership of the DisSPA network is now open to individuals and organisations who are committed to increasing the provision of inclusive and empowering sport and physical activity opportunities for people with disability.

  8. Greenbank Sports Academy

    Read more about the collaboration between Greenbank Sports Academy (GSA) and LCR 4.0. GSA sought to develop a user friendly sports wheelchair which could be used to play power hockey and wheelchair football – which they have since named as ‘The Equaliser’.

  9. About the Institute and what we do

    When it comes to sport science, the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES) have been ranked second in the UK for research quality at the REF 2014. We maintain a high profile international reputation for our research outputs and impact. Find out more about our research.

  10. The Football Exchange

    We deliver real-world solutions to the football community. Our areas of interest within football include: fitness and nutrition, psychology, match analysis, physical activity, skill acquistion and coaching, and performance analysis.