All LBU researchers, mark your calendars for 20th June - it's time for "Your Research Identity Bootcamp". Optimise your online presence across platforms like ORCID, Scopus and Google Scholar. Book your spot: eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-researc… Research and Enterprise at Leeds Beckett #ResearchTraining 📝🔍

Join us for a vital discussion on Rights Retention in Research! 🔍 Learn about retaining copyright to your work 📝 Discover how LBU is implementing #RightsRetention Statements and the implications of this policy. 🗓️ Save the date: 11th June 🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/rights-reten…

Rob Burrow & Kevin Sinfield's inspiring participation in the 2022 'Run For All' Leeds 10K challenges conventional views on disability in sport. The paper explores its impact on perceptions of inclusion. Read it now: eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/10870 #MND #InclusionInSport #LeedsMarathon

📢 New study on St Helena's battle with childhood obesity highlights the success of a whole systems approach. Senior leadership support, academic backing, and local adaptation of UK resources key to early progress. Available here: eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/1086… #PublicHealth

Is social cohesion a valid argument for banning Islamic veils? New paper in LBU Repository explores European Court of Human Rights' rulings on anti-veil laws, offering critiques and insights on social cohesion justification: eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/1090… #IslamicVeiling #HumanRights

LBU researchers! Join us on 2nd July for a session on "Symplectic" at City Campus. Elevate your research visibility and engagement, and get ready for REF 2029. Practical exercises included! Don't miss out - book now! Research and Enterprise at Leeds Beckett 📝🚀 eventbrite.co.uk/e/symplectic-t…

"Symplectic" training for LBU researchers - same session, different date and location! Explore Symplectic's updates: enhance research visibility and prep for REF 2029 with new features & hands-on tips. At Headingley Campus on 5th July. Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/symplectic-t… Research and Enterprise at Leeds Beckett

📈🏅 New LBU study explores the holistic impact of sports school on student-athletes! Positive academic, athletic, and psychosocial gains noted, but balancing workloads remains challenging. Available here: eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/1079… 📚 #SportsScience #Education Carnegie School of Sport

💭Ever wondered what it's like to be a biomechanist? 🗞️Read Josh Walker's blog to find out what a day in the life of an LBU #biomechanist is really like! 🔗bit.ly/4e4d2a5 ⚡From helping athletes recover from injuries to collaborating on #research with NHS Trusts.

Congratulations to Getrude Poku for the Best Poster award at 2024 Council for Hospitality Management Education conference organised by Leeds Beckett University. Getrude is a 2nd year PhD student at Leeds Beckett University. Carnegie School of Sport Leeds Beckett International Leeds Beckett Research UKCEM @Leeds Beckett

⏰Don't forget to complete our Research Culture Survey - open until Fri 12 July! 📨All LBU colleagues invited to take the survey will have received an email. 🤝Please share your opinions to help us build a supportive, inclusive and responsible research culture. #LBUresearch

Also available in LBU repository: eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/1099… This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the prone Yo-YoIRL1 test in elite female rugby league players and assessed the physical and anthropometric characteristics affecting its performance.

New research shows disabled students face complex exclusion beyond lack of access. It highlights internalised ableism & psycho-emotional impact: eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/1070… Let's challenge #ableism in education for better student wellbeing. #DisabilityRights #Education #MentalHealth

Breathe easier! Download Mohammad_Taleghani's guide for tips on reducing air pollution's impact: eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/11081 🚗🚙Diesel vehicles & idling are big culprits. Let's protect our health & our planet! #CleanAir #Health English, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi & Hindi available!

Celebrating 3 years of our Equity and Inclusion Research Fund at LBU! It supports underrepresented groups in academia and strengthens our commitment to a diverse & inclusive research culture. Congratulations to this year's recipients, your work is shaping a more equitable future!

New study tests penalty shooting strategies with elite youth footballers, revealing that players perform best when they choose their shot placement. Field experiments show that research-based recommendations don't always translate to success on the pitch eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/1102…

For REF 2029 institutions will submit outputs, not staff. We are setting out some information today on the technical detail and next steps ahead of publishing the full policy module in autumn/winter 2024 Economy NI Research England Scottish Funding Council @medrcymru ref.ac.uk/news/update-to…

🗞️New on the blog - Read all about Dr Temi Omotayo's new #research 🔗bit.ly/3MtfABM Temi has secured £1.18m from Innovate UK to create a generative #ArtificialIntelligence platform to boost the productivity and accuracy of cost planning in #construction. #AI

🎟️As part of our Black History Month 2025 programme of events, we are proud to host Liam Liburd - 📆Thurs 3 October 🕕18:00 - 19:00 🏢 The Rose Bowl 🔗bit.ly/4cYYKFL Dr Liburd will present Incarcerating the Crisis: Prisons, Race and Fascism in 1970s Britain. #BlackHistoryMonth #Leeds

Stand up for your Rights! The new LBU Rights Retention Policy allows Leeds Beckett authors to retain their rights in journal articles they write. From 1st September 2024, papers will become immediately available as Open Access in LBU Repository 📑 leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/research…