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14Nov

Camden Active Spaces launch


On the 13 October ISEH Development Director Matt James was invited to the official launch of the Camden’s Active Spaces project at Argyle Primary School where they unveiled a new one of a kind playground structure.

14Nov

Prof Fares Haddad to chair leading Sports Injuries and Sports Orthopaedics Conference


Prof Fares Haddad, Clinical Director of the Institute of Sport Exercise and Health (ISEH) will be chairing the Sports Injuries and Sports Orthopaedics Conference held on the 21 and 22 January 2015, hosted by the Royal Society of Medicine and delivered jointly with the ISEH.

14Nov

ISEH hosts unique Performing Arts Medicine Masters


The ISEH is pleased to announce that it is hosting part of the UCL MSc and Diploma in Performing Arts Medicine as from September 2014.

14Nov

England say rugby injuries won't hold them back


As the rugby union Autumn internationals series gets underway England’s rugby union team have struggled with injuries lately. Shoulder, knee and ligament problems are all common in rugby, which combines twisting and turning with acceleration and physical contact. Bruises and bumps are common, though these are generally manageable and are accompanied by a controlled return to play.

14Nov

Xtreme Everest tackle Bournemouth marathon


On the 5 October the Xtreme Everest team of Kay Mitchell, Prof Mike Grocott and David Howard ran the Bournemouth marathon to raise money for their ongoing Xtreme Everest research and for the Sherpas' Welfare Fund.

10Nov

ISEH welcomes new activity strategy


ISEH Development Director Matt James welcomed the launch of Everybody Active Every Day, a new evidence-based physical activity strategy from Public Health England.

03Nov

Studying pointe injuries in ballet


ISEH consultant Dr Ian McCurdie presented at the British Association of Sport & Exercise Medicine (BASEM) and Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine (FSEM) Combined Annual Conference in Edinburgh in October. He presented data on the range and number of injuries sustained by pre-professional ballet dancers.

21Oct

Oral health problems in elite athletes must be addressed


Poor oral health affecting athletes’ general health and performance shows ‘no signs of improvement’ and must be remedied, say a group of UCL-led health experts and sporting bodies.

13Oct

Focusing when it counts – how mindfulness can support high performance


Great athletes possess a competitive mindset that allows them to perform when it counts. It is now generally accepted that, alongside physical training, enabling the mind to effectively manage thoughts and emotions is vital to enabling performance under pressure.

13Oct

ISEH consultant wins Sir Robert Atkins Award


Dr Mike Loosemore has been awarded the 2014 Sir Robert Atkins Award. This international award is made by the Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM) and is named after the former Sports Minister who was a major supporter of the ISEM and it is given to an individual who the Institute judges as having made an outstanding contribution to sport and exercise medicine over a period of at least five years.

13Oct

Public Health England: Annual Conference 2014


On the 16 and 17 September Public Health England held their annual conference at the University of Warwick. ISEH Development Director Matt James attended the conference which was about bringing together all aspects of public health so that scientific advances, diagnostic techniques, knowledge from the field and online tools are available to those working to improve health and wellbeing.

01Oct

ISEH researcher wins coveted prize


ISEH and UCL researcher Dr Edward (Ned) Gilbert-Kawai was recently awarded the UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science’s Eleanor Davis-Colley prize for the best PhD presentation.