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Due to escalating the COVID-19 pandemic, all University of Canberra Research Institute of Sport and Exercise operations will transition online following UC’s move to a virtual campus. To help stop … Continue reading UCRISE – COVID-19 update
Experts say that the battle against obesity is a long game – and developing physical literacy in children is key to the ultimate win. “It’s time to change our approach … Continue reading Australian Olympic Committee and UC Professor tag team for long-term battle against overweight and obesity
A collaborative research team from the University of Canberra (UC) in partnership with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) is examining the … Continue reading Volunteers needed: Exercise, sport and healthy living – impact of behaviours and lifestyles
Three UCRISE members have won in each category of the ACT Sports Medicine Science (SMA) Research Awards on Thursday, 21 November. The SMA ACT Awards were held at the University … Continue reading UCRISE members take out ACT Sport Medicine Australia Research Awards
The thought of competing outdoors in peak summer weather may be enough to make most uncomfortable, but it’s the reality many athletes will face come Tokyo 2020. For para-athletes, it’s … Continue reading UCRISE Heat Chamber key to World Para Athletics Championships and Paralympic preparations
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and University of Canberra (UC) have joined forces to develop a unique academic program that will provide health professionals with the skills and insights … Continue reading Australian Institute of Sport and the University of Canberra partner to offer world-first high performance health program
Two University of Canberra researchers have found a way to monitor neck load and movement in fast jet pilots to prevent injury that can cost countries around the world millions … Continue reading UCRISE to help solve the expensive problem of neck injury in fast jet pilots
The University of Canberra has maintained a four-out-of-five score for Human Movement and Sports Science in the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2018 National Report, indicating UCRISE’s research quality … Continue reading UC maintains above world class score for Excellence in Research in Human Movement and Sports Science
FIFA is funding the next stage of a University of Canberra-led study to improve sleep in female football players set to begin on April 26. Through work with the UC … Continue reading FIFA backs University of Canberra initiative to rectify poor sleep in female footballers
Welcome PhD student Tuomas Honkanen from Finland, Associate Professor and 2019 Fullbright Scholar, Michael Socolow, from the USA, and Dr. Alexander Törpel from Germany. Mr Honkanen is an aviation physiologist, researcher and PhD … Continue reading Meet UCRISE’s latest visiting researchers
Words by Director of UCRISE, Gordon Waddington. 2019’s first quarter is almost done and dusted as I write this for the newsletter of the year! The first thing to note … Continue reading Letter From The Director – March 2019
Eight UCRISE researchers braved the Proximity Corporate & Community Triathlon on Saturday in a gesture to give back to the community. Post-doctoral Fellow Statistician at UCRISE, Marijke Welvaert, said that … Continue reading UCRISE gives back to the community by participating in ‘dryathlon’
The new partnership between the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) and the University of Canberra will see both organisations further develop their major leadership roles in Australian sport. The Collaborative … Continue reading ASADA-UC partnership to provide excellent research opportunities for UCRISE
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