PhD Research Opportunities
Opportunities for both full-time and part-time PhD study exist within the Department's three broad research themes (Physiological Research, Behavioural Research and Socio-cultural Research), and potential applicants should look through the Department's research pages and individual staff pages for an indication of the topics that the Department covers. Recent and ongoing PhD studies in the Department include:
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An evaluation of the relationships between golfer characteristics and their expectation of destination characteristics.
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Counter-factual thinking in sport performance
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Effects of brisk walking on children aged 5-11 years old
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Exercise, cardiorespiratory fitness and coronary heart disease risk factors in men 30-45 years
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Leveraging the cultural and tourism benefits of the London 2012 Olympic Games in the South East of England
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Local interpretation of national physical activity and sport policy: a case study of Active Canterbury
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Placebo and pharmacological effects of caffeine
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Representation of women in Olympic sport media
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The effects of physical activity, performed according to current public health recommendations, on established and novel risk factors for cardiovascular disease in 40-65 year-old men
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The potential of dry-land swimming ergometry
Initial inquiries regarding PhD study in the Department should be directed to Professor Mike Weed| in the first instance.