Projects (14)

Developing Effective Talent Pathways Using a TDEQ Framework Mar 1, 2025 - Feb 29, 2028
Background
It is well known that parents play an important role in the process of athlete development, often acting as critical stakeholders in facilitating the success or derailment of an athlete. However, this process is typically left to chance a... Read More about Developing Effective Talent Pathways Using a TDEQ Framework.

Mountain Biking in South of Scotland - Helping to deliver the European Capital of Mountain Biking May 13, 2022 - Oct 28, 2023
Mountain Biking in South of Scotland - Helping to deliver the European Capital of Mountain Biking

DIRTT 2.0 consultancy Oct 2, 2023 - Dec 2, 2024
ENU to conduct a further survey to follow-on from our work on the first project. we were a partner on the original EU funded DIRTT project but post-Brexit were not able to participate in this follow-on project, although we are named as an associate p... Read More about DIRTT 2.0 consultancy.

Hindsight: Improving awareness through rearward vision Jul 25, 2022 - Oct 25, 2022
While cycling is currently undergoing a period of growth, safety concerns - primarily relating to coexistence with motorised vehicles - remains a significant barrier to participation amongst potential cyclists.

The aim of this project is to deve... Read More about Hindsight: Improving awareness through rearward vision.

Scottish Borders – European Capital of MTB Dec 1, 2023 - Dec 1, 2025
Evaluation and project support for the ‘Creating a European Capital of Mountain Biking – Scottish Borders’

UK Trails project Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2025

Performance Analysis in Football: Understanding the set piece Nov 13, 2023 - Nov 12, 2025
This study aims to explore and the interaction between player, environment, and task within set plays in football through the framework of Dynamic Systems Theory. The objective is to assist coaches in their understanding of how their team interacts w... Read More about Performance Analysis in Football: Understanding the set piece.

Acceptability and feasibility of using peer-led exercise snacks to increase physical fitness in adolescents May 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2023
Aims. This study aims to carry out a pilot and feasibility study into the use of ‘Exercise snacks’ - short bouts of high-intensity exercise – in adolescents.

MRes - Player Profiling in professional male football (project 2) Mar 1, 2022 - Feb 29, 2024
The aim of this project will be to bring objectivity and scientific rigor to an existing, in-house, physical profiling protocol encompassing a series of football-specific outcome measures.

Greenock Morton FC Masters by Research project Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2023
This research project will be embedded within the talent development environment of a professional football club at both senior and academy level. The aim of the project will be to gather data surrounding the motivational attributes and skills releva... Read More about Greenock Morton FC Masters by Research project.

MRes with Hibernaian Football Club Oct 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2023
This research project will be embedded within the daily practices of a professional football club at both senior and academy level. The aim of this project will be to bring objectivity and scientific rigor to an existing, in-house, physical profilin... Read More about MRes with Hibernaian Football Club.

SCS - Precision Pedal Project May 1, 2021 - Jan 14, 2022
This project aims to create an innovative bicycle pedal designed to withstand Scottish conditions which are known to be uniquely demanding upon mountain bikes and componentry. There are two main elements of the project methodology: Prospective user... Read More about SCS - Precision Pedal Project.

Bike Saddle Design Jul 30, 2020 - Feb 28, 2021
With an increased number of people taking to their bikes through the current Covid 19 pandemic and cycling being seen as part of the transport and delivery solutions in the future, particularly when aligned with helping to realise The European Green... Read More about Bike Saddle Design.

BikeSenz: getting to grips with cyclists' comfort. Jul 8, 2019 - Oct 7, 2019
Although the overall benefits of cycling to health and wellbeing are well understood, the prevalence of several painful and debilitating injuries of the wrist, including ulnar neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome is relatively high amongst cyclists.... Read More about BikeSenz: getting to grips with cyclists' comfort..