Our doctoral (PhD) community within the the Sports Engineering Research Group (SERG) at SHU are our engine room – rush the boundaries of our (and the disciplines) research and innovation across a broad array of fields. In this blog we hear from one of our existing PhD students; Thomas Mitchell on their journey thus far. […]
* SERG PhD Opportunity [OPEN 2024] * Tennis is a dynamic and widely celebrated sport that captivates millions around the world with its blend of athleticism, strategy, and finesse. Played on a rectangular court, tennis involves two opponents, or teams of two, who use rackets to hit a ball back and forth over a net. […]
* SERG PhD Opportunity [OPEN 2024] * The Sports Engineering Research Group (SERG) at Sheffield Hallam University works closely with TeamGB sports – measuring the health and performance of their athletes. If you watch TV footage of Olympic events this summer in Paris (or are lucky enough to be there!) you will see TeamGB support staff in […]
* SERG PhD Opportunity [OPEN 2024] * Childhood gait, the unique way in which children walk, run, or move, is a fascinating aspect of human development. From the early stages of crawling to the confident strides of adolescence, a child’s gait undergoes significant changes, influenced by various factors such as age, motor skill development, biomechanics, and individual […]
* SERG PhD Opportunity [OPEN 2024] * When we hear the words wearable technology, we may tend to think about digital watches or fitness trackers which many of us use to track our daily activities or help guide our fitness regimes. But this same technology offers great potential to support patients with long term conditions […]
* SERG PhD Opportunity [OPEN 2024] * Human body measurement is an essential tool for life as we know it; from the trivial: such as the fit of the clothes you wear, to the critical: such as the prescribed dosages of your medical treatments. For all these applications we typically rely on simple body measures […]
World Engineering day seems like the perfect opportunity for us to start shouting about the new funded PhD opportunities we currently have out for advertisement. There are 6 in total: More information about each of these can be found here on the SHU website, searching Sport & Physical Activity Research Centre in the Department field. […]
The Davis Cup is an international men’s tennis competition that is one of the oldest and most prestigious team events in the sport. It was founded in 1900 by Dwight F. Davis, a Harvard University tennis player, hence the name “Davis Cup.” The tournament is contested annually between more than 130 nation teams and is […]
For centuries, people have been fascinated with the human body and measuring its dimensions, believing that an individual’s physical health and performance is closely linked to their body size and shape. In the early days, physicians such as Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.) used subjective descriptions of a person’s physical build to predict their risk of developing […]
To improve product performance the Sports Engineering Research Group (SERG) at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) work to better understand sports equipment and its interaction with users as well as the environment. We research whether something is possible and develop engineering solutions to fulfil product needs using fundamental physics, experimental methods and modelling techniques. We utilise user-centred design to push the […]
Engineering Sport 