by Dr John Kelley and Dr Ben Heller Athletics, or Track and Field, is the poster-sport of the Olympic Games. There are many running disciplines – sprints, middle distance, long distance, track, road, cross country and even hurdles. There’s a steady, if not prolific, grass roots structure for competitive clubs, but perhaps the most likely […]
Annually the Sports Engineering Research Group (SERG) produces a review, evidencing the amazing work we do, across academic citizenship and leadership, research and innovation, teaching and learning and external and professional engagement. And this year’s is published! Within this this blog the Head of the SERG, Dr Simon Goodwill, introduces the SERG Annual Review and […]
With a growth in Sports Engineering and Sports Technology prevalence, industry and courses across the globe, we often find the two terms are used interchangeably. But they are different things… and how do they relate to Sports Science? Sports Engineering Sports engineering is the application of math, science and engineering principles and techniques to the […]
In SERG we have a strong history of intern positions, welcoming both UK and international students both pre and post PhD. One of our most recent Interns (2023) – Loni Nickel, from Canada, has reflected back on her experience for us. As I reflect on the past 9 months of my internship, I am filled […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI), is s the key to unlocking peak performance and ground-breaking force that promises to revolutionise the game. From the elite athletes competing on the grandest stages to the grassroots level practitioners aiming to refine their skills, AI has the potential to impact them all. In this article I will delve into the […]
Before the 3rd of March of 2023 I was not aware of the Sports Engineering Research Group (SERG) at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU). As a rather new member to the department of Medical & Health Technologies at the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) with a background focusing on medical technology, I simply did not have the […]
The UCI mountain bike world cup wrapped up in Mont Saint Anne this past weekend in a nail biting, bike smashing, classic Canadian finale.
SERG recently measured the stiffness of mountain bike hubs to assist a local manufacturer.
International collaboration is important to widen opportunities for research, to work collaborative on research and on innovation and to share good practice. Since 2019 Sheffield Hallam University has a strategic partnership with La Trobe University, and, as part of this, funds three PhDs per year. I am part of this PhD programme – I am […]
This week saw the 19th anniversary of parkrun! On Saturday 2nd October 2004, 13 people turned up at Bushy Park in London to complete the very first parkrun. Step forward to last weekend and almost 300,000 individuals completed a parkrun or junior parkrun at almost over 2450 events worldwide, whilst being supported by more than […]
parkrun (usually written with a small ‘p’) is 19 years old: still a teenager but with a good idea of what it wants to be when it grows up. In this article, I describe how parkrun has evolved during the first quarter of this century into one of the most important public health initiatives in […]
Engineering Sport 