Dr Brendon Ferrier's Recognition (37)

Surf Lab at Falkirk Science Festival
2024 - 2024

Description	I was invited by the education specialist from Lost Shore Surf Resort to represent the Surf Lab at the 2024 Falkirk Science Festival, presenting some of the surf research I have been undertaking with Scottish junior surfers. From the organizers, it wa
Research Areas	Sports sciences Physical activity Coaching
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group
Projects	Junior Surf Profiling
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Nutrition and Athletic Performance presentation to Cargilfield School students
2024 - 2024

Description	I was invited to Cargilfield school within my role at the Scottish Surfing Federation to present to the P7 form class about the importance of correct nutrition on athletic and academic performance.
Research Areas	Coaching Health and wellbeing Physical activity Sports sciences
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Sports Science Support for Top Junior Surfers, and National Coach at Performance Camp in Peniche, Portugal
2024 - 2024

Description	In February 2024 I was invited by the national junior coach to provide sports science support at a junior performance camp funded by the Scottish Surfing Federation held in Peniche, Portugal. During the camp, i was asked to support athlete development thr
Research Areas	Coaching Sports sciences
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group
Projects	Junior Surf Profiling
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Pre-contract wetsuit testing for Lost Shore Surf Resort
2023 - 2024

Description	In 2023, as part of a £60,000 investment in wetsuits for Lost Shore Surf Resort, I was asked as part of the Edinburgh Napier University Surf Lab to assess five different brands of wetsuit to look at the thermal properties and customer warmth of the wetsu
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Hospitality Materials Physical activity
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group

Thermal Properties of Wetsuit Design for Gul Wetsuits
2023 - 2024

Description	Between November 2023 and March 2024 I was invited by Gul wetsuits to assess the thermal properties and insulatory effects of their new version wetsuit based on the recommendations provided at the intial testing. Gul wetsuits provided a wetsuit model to l
Research Areas	Sports sciences
Research Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group

Junior Athlete profile Workshop to FdSc Surf Science Students
2024 - 2024

Description	During my visit in March 2024 to Cornwall College, I was invited to present to both the first and second year students on my role as Head of Performance Support with Scottish Surfing Federation. Within my role, I have been undertaking a project in testing
Research Themes	Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group
Projects	Junior Surf Profiling

Cornwall College External Examination Mentorship
2024 - 2024

Description	Head of School at Cornwall College has invited me the opportunity to be a mentor for a new external examiner at the college for their FdSc Agriculture program. I have now taken up the role as a mentor for Elizabeth Bowes from Coleg Sir Gar college in Wale
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Invite to review conference proceedings for 2024 International Sports Engineering Association conference
2023 - 2023

Description	I have been invited by the programme committee of the 2024 International Sports Engineering Association to review three submissions to the conference. Papers ranged from digital systems to monitor sprint canoeing performance, a digital device for assessin
Research Areas	Automation Education Information science Sports sciences
Research Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Social Sciences Research Group
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Contest Director for Inaugral Scottish Para Surf Championships
2023 - 2023

Description	On the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of September 2023 I was contest and weekend director of the first ever Scottish Para Surf Championships. This weekend included a series of information seminars presented by myself and the Scottish National coach, informin
Research Areas	Sports sciences Building Performance Coaching
Research Themes	Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group The Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Position at Scottish Surfing Federation as Head of Performance Support
2023 - 2024

Description	On the 1st of August I was successful in being awarded a non board position as the Head of Performance Support within the Scottish Surfing Federation (SSF), providing athletic support to all competitive sufers within Scotland. This position has been creat
Research Areas	Physical health recovery Coaching Physical activity Sports sciences Injury and sports medicine Cardiovascular Health Health and wellbeing
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group The Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Wetsuit product testing for Lost Shore in informing purchasing practices
2023 - 2023

Description	On the 2nd of August I conducted research to support the purchasing of wetsuits for Lost Shore. The project was to test the thermal design of a series of wetsuits to provide data about the efficacy of a number of wetsuits before Lost Shore invested £60,0
Research Areas	Sports sciences Health and wellbeing Hospitality Information science
Research Themes	Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Presentation at AD Instruments Inaugral Education Technology Day
2023 - 2023

Description	On the back of my published paper 'Translational Applications of Wearable Sensors in Education: Implementation and Efficacy' published in 2020, I have been invited to present at the inaugral Education Technology Day run by AD Instruments, a global technol
Research Areas	Education Health Technologies Pedagogy Sensors Sports sciences
Research Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group The Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Edith Cowan University Post Graduate Research Grant Merit Award
2016 - 2016

Description	In 2016 I was awarded an Edith Cowan University Merit Award for Aus$5,000 on top of my Postgraduate research scholarship to undertake my PhD studies. For my PhD tenureship, I was awarded the Australian Postgraduate Award to cover my fees for my PhD for th
Research Areas	Sports sciences Sensors
Research Themes	Environment
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group

Carnegie grant recipient for research support
2012 - 2013

Description	In 2012 and 2013 I was a recipient of grant funding from the Carnegie Trust for a total of £3,050 to support a visiting role to the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance centre to support a PhD student in their project involving wearable technology.
Research Areas	Sports sciences Sensors Injury and sports medicine Coaching
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group The Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Invitation to present the creation of the 'SurfLab' at The Scottish Impact Investment Symposium
2023 - 2023

Description	The Impact Investment Symposium is a day long event chaired by Bob Keiller, former chair of Scottish Enterprise and previously CEO of Wood Group. The group consists of investors, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, corporates, academics, charities and
Research Areas	Sports sciences
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group The Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland
Org Units	Business School School of Applied Sciences

University funded STEMfit project based at Fossoway Primary School and Kinross High School.
2023 - 2023

Description	I successfully applied for internal funding for the school based Public Engagement fund. I was successful in being awarded £1350 to undertake a primary and secondary school based project introducing and incorporating the STEMfit based curriculum, introd
Research Areas	Education Physical activity Sports sciences Pedagogy Sensors Health Technologies Health and wellbeing
Research Themes	AI and Technologies Health
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group The Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Guest interviewee on Ep. 84 of 'The UK Surf Show' podcast
2023 - 2023

Description	Upon the creation of the Surf Lab and official announcement of Lost Shore, I was invited by the Scottish representative of the UK Surf Show podcast to be interviewed for their podcast. My invite came about as the co-founder and academic lead for the Surf
Research Areas	Coaching Education Health and wellbeing Public health Sports sciences
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group The Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Academic lead and consultant at inaugral coach education camp for Scottish surfing coaches
2023 - 2023

Description	Between the 22nd and 26th of February 2023 I was invited by the Scottish Surfing Federation to participate and present at the first coach education camp at Peniche Portugal. The camp involved all Scottish coaches involved with athlete development, along w
Research Areas	Coaching Injury and sports medicine Sensors Sports sciences
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group The Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

Guest presenter at the inaugral 'Blue Mind Symposium'
2022 - 2022

Description	I was invited by members of 'The Wave', an artificial wave pool in Bristol and Dr Joey Murphy and Prof Charlie Foster from Bristol University to attend and present at the 'Blue Mind Symposium'. The purpose of this event is to facilitate knowledge exchang
Affiliated Organisations	University of Bristol
Research Areas	Social informatics Mental health Public health Coaching Physical activity Injury and sports medicine Healthcare Services
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences

The Effect of Ball Pressure on Head Acceleration During Purposeful Heading in Adult Football Players
2022 - 2022

Description	I have been invited to externally assess this Honors project by a final year student at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. Abstract: The objective of this study was to explore the effect of ball pressure and neck strength on head accelera
Research Areas	Injury and sports medicine Physical activity Sports sciences
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences