News and Events - School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
Latest news and forthcoming events and seminars from the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences.
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- Emerging data from across the world indicates that these lockdowns have resulted in reduced physical activity and increased sedentary time in society- guidance for healthcare professionals has been created.
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- 17/09/2020
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- New advice to help healthcare professionals promote exercise as a way of improving immunity has been launched by a team of medical experts and exercise scientists.
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- 17/09/2020
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- Scientists from the UK, Europe and the USA, including experts from the University of Birmingham, have published a vitamin D consensus paper warning against high doses of vitamin D supplementation.
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- 21/05/2020
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- How are people using social media to support their health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic? Researchers at the University of Birmingham are launching new study to find out.
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- 12/05/2020
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- NHS staff are being offered free training to deliver a home-based cardiac rehabilitation programme to support heart failure patients affected by restricted access to cardiac rehabilitation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- 07/05/2020
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- Dr Maria Kavussanu contributed to Consultation on Character and Sport
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- 20/04/2020
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- Drug therapies that help older adults maintain their skeletal muscle mass and physical function for longer could be a step closer after researchers identify a key mechanism driving the clearance of damaged mitochondria.
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- 24/03/2020
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- Eating more protein at breakfast or lunchtime could help older people maintain muscle mass with advancing age – but most people eat proteins fairly unevenly throughout the day, new research has found.
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- 16/03/2020
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- Cardiac rehabilitation programme shortlisted for BMJ award
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- 09/03/2020
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- Emotional fitness app Fika has captured a mental skills training programme created by the University of Birmingham, turning it into app-based workouts aimed at students UK-wide.
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- 17/02/2020
Seminars & Events
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- 17/10/2020
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- University of Birmingham
- Description
- The perfect opportunity to hear first-hand from our current students and teaching staff about living and learning at Birmingham.
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- Open Day
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