Research degrees

The primary aim of this one year Master of Science (by Dissertation) project is manipulate the inspired oxygen using hyperoxia and hypoxia and assess the impact of this on muscle force control at a range of contraction intensities and during neuromuscular fatigue.

Title: The effects of hyperoxia and hypoxia on muscle force control and neuromuscular performance

Based in: School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences

Deadline: 31st July 2022

The primary aim of this one year Master of Science (by Dissertation) project is to conduct a series of studies extending this initial observation of a relationships between muscle force complexity and balance.

Title: Muscle force control as a predictor of balance

Based in: School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences

Deadline: 31st July 2022

The purpose of this one year Master of Science (by Dissertation) project is to compare force control in long-term endurance trained, long-term resistance trained and sedentary individuals. This will involve a variety of advanced physiological techniques, including isokinetic dynamometry and electromyography.

Title: The effect of training status on muscle force control

Based in: School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences

Deadline: 31st July 2022

This funded PhD studentships aims to create a ‘gait health’ assessment tool to assess intervention success, fall risk and track pathology progression.

We welcome applications from candidates with a background in sports and exercise science, biomechanics, mathematics, engineering, or computational statistics.

Title: Validating a simple measure for assessing the health of an individual’s gait

Based in: School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (in collaboration with the Department of Mathematical Sciences).

Deadline: 31st August 2022

Our Sport Arena offers ideal study spaces, just for postgraduate research students in the School. As well as access to a myriad of materials and on-hand experts, the space also houses sports science and physiotherapy labs. 

Equipped with a range of health and fitness analysis technology, the Arena brings together education, rehabilitation, exercise and research, with facilities ranging from a sports hall the size of three basketball courts to dedicated laboratories for research and a state of the art Sports Therapy clinic.

As a postgraduate research student in SRES, your research will be informed by our cutting-edge resources. You will be able to use our new state of the art facilities, while the diverse research backgrounds offered by our teaching staff means you will have plenty of opportunities to explore different areas of interest.

We encourage our research students to become active collaborators in one of our School's research groups. You will also be able to attend SRES research seminars where guest speakers from across the industry are invited to present.

Our Professional Doctorates are specialist qualifications that integrate professional expertise and academic rigour. It is appropriate if you are in, or are aspiring to, a senior professional appointment in practice, education or management in a sport or rehabilitation related discipline. It demonstrates your ability to perform at the level of 'expert' within your area of specialist practice.

Our portfolio of Professional Doctorates fall under four areas:

• Physiotherapy
• Sports Therapy
• Sport and Exercise Science
• Sport Performance and Coaching

Our carefully crafted programme consists of three elements:

Taught modules

Having a good grounding in research methods is key to success in this course, so throughout the programme we've woven in opportunities to develop your existing knowledge. In doing so, you will have the opportunity to complete modules across departments.

Work based learning

At the end of both your first and second year, you will be required to submit a portfolio of learning. These two portfolios will record the development of expert practice, and are constructed from the specialist application of generic outcomes in areas such as risk and diagnostic reasoning.

Original research through doctoral level dissertation

You will undertake a dissertation on a subject relevant to your specialist area of practice