PhD Sport and Exercise Science

Aberystwyth University

The Department of Life Sciences at Aberystwyth University offers numerous research opportunities in many areas of Sports and Exercise Science. Staff undertake research in the sport and exercise sciences, and provides consultancy services to individuals and organisations in Wales and the rest of the U.K. Based in the Carwyn James Building, the Department’s laboratories contain state-of-the-art equipment for physiological, psychological and biomechanical assessment of sport and exercise performance. The Department is research active, and members of staff are involved in various projects including collaborative work with other universities and organisations. The Department has particular strengths in respiratory and endurance physiology, and the role of exercise in mental health and well-being and the psychology of sport. Members of academic staff have an established record of publications of high-quality peer reviewed scientific journals, as well as contributing to book chapters, popular magazine articles and television and radio broadcasts on issues related to their work.