Great to see the publication of our (Dr Lewis Gough & Andy Sparks) nutrition and supplements in cycling book today, now available on the publisher's Routledge Books and Amazon websites. Some great topics and author contributions: 🧵 (1/8) routledge.com/Nutrition-and-…

Ch. 6 - Hydration - Heather Macrae Lewis James Ch. 7 - Considerations for Bone Health - Adam Herbert Mark Hutson Maria Papageorgiou, & Ian Varley Ch. 8 - Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Cyclists - Jamie Pugh Harvey Fortis Patrick Wilson (4/8)

Great to see the PKU S.P.O.R.T project covered by NSPKU - great work Annabelle Skidmore BCU Centre for Life and Sport Sciences BCU HELS BCU Research

Thank you for all your continued support on the PKU S.P.O.R.T project - exciting times ahead! 🔬

Published today: a response to the widespread genetic testing of young athletes proposed in that Editorial. We (scientists, medics, ethicists) argue the proposed testing regime is not justified, ethical, or viable onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sm…

New paper out today: Fair and Safe Eligibility Criteria for Women's Sport: The Proposed Testing Regime Is Not Justified, Ethical, or Viable Professor Alun Williams Georgina Stebbings coauthored by me, Dr. Blair Hamilton @JonathanOspinaB sasha gollish et al. + Linked rebuttal. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sm…

Read our letter in response to the editorial ‘Fair and Safe Eligibility Criteria for Women’s Sport’ that proposed the widespread genetic testing of young athletes. We (>20 scientists, medics & ethicists) argue this is not justified, ethical, or viable. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sm…

Study 1 CONTROL DATA collection is CLOSING SOON!! Any active adult (non-PKU) >16yr please fill out BOTH of the below surveys. Feel free to share them too. Thank you for all your continued support. Survey 1:   app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/pku-surv… Survey 2:   app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/who-qual…

GET INVOLVED in Research and a PKU MEET UP... Patient & Public Involvement Group for patients with PKU 16 years or over or caregivers of those under 16 years. An opportunity to share your thoughts & ideas to shape our upcoming studies. Your voice matters!

Why We Do the Research Evidence does not support regulation of certain female track athletes rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/why-we-do-th…

Alongside a group of other researchers I wanted to look at the data in a different as it relates to athletes with Differences of Sexual Development competing in Athletics. Here's what the data showed us through the wise words of The Honest Broker Massive thanks of the team for this

Why do we do the research? Because policy should be based on evidence, not bias. In a new paper with The Honest Broker we show that WA's DSD regulations aren’t backed by performance data. Adam Herbert Catherine Sabiston Georgina Stebbings Professor Alun Williams osf.io/preprints/osf/…

Great to be involved with the below. Thanks to sasha gollish and The Honest Broker for leading

Looking forward to welcoming delegates of the professional body CASES to our new facility BCU Centre for Life and Sport Sciences BCU Sport & Exercise Science Thanks to Annabelle Skidmore for helping with this 🙌

🚨PhD Studentship Opportunity in Nutrition and Football! 🚨 We’re offering a unique opportunity to research Fuelling and Recovery Demands in Professional Senior Soccer Players 🗓Application link below, deadline is 16th April. #PhD #Nutrition #Football #Fuelling #Recovery

🚨 Our latest paper online: Genetic variants🧬 associated with soft tissue injury history in elite male🏉 athletes jsams.org/article/S1440-… Open access Professor Alun Williams Dr Mark Antrobus Rob Erskine, PhD Dr. Shane M Heffernan, PhD Georgina Stebbings Mark Bennett et al. JSAMS UniofHertsIoS

Our 5 in 5 presentations are up next - Emma Powell on PA in cystic fibrosis children, Jenni Chambers on Molecular Effects of PA, Annie Skidmore on PKU, Robert Flynn on family engagement in PA and finally Alex Labey on unexplained breathlessness  #PA4HDivisionDay2025

A brilliant summary of CASES Physical Activity for Health Division Physical Activity for Health Division Day 2025! From key note speakers and research presentations to networking sessions hosted at the Alexander Stadium - part of the BCU Human Health and Performance Lab 🏟️ bcu.ac.uk/research/sport…

Great to see important events held at the new Alexander Stadium and within our research lab

Great to be involved in hosting the CASES Physical Activity for Health Division Day 2025 at the Alexander Stadium BCU Sport & Exercise Science Birmingham City University. Some excellent talks and a brilliant day overall