Over the summer Eadie Simons, who will be starting the final year of her BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science degree next month, has been participating in the University’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Scheme, a competitive bursary programme that supports the development of undergraduate researchers by pairing them with academic mentors. Eadie has...
As soon as I came to the university on the BSc Sport and Exercise Science degree, I was encouraged by lecturers and the employability team to look at the voluntary options and make the most of the opportunities that were available outside of normal classes to stand out from...
Alex Harrison-White (Year 3, BSc (Hons) Physical Education and Sport) spent last summer at Camp America. This was a fantastic opportunity for Alex to combine travel with developing his teaching and broader skill set. Q: How did you get your position at Camp America? A: It involved creating my...
We are very proud of the fantastic work that our students undertake in the community: they are wonderful ambassadors for themselves and the School, and do a great job of raising awareness of sport and health science. More than 70 students – from all programmes and years – have...
During Zak Munton’s (Year 3 BSc (Hons) PE and Sport student) secondary school placement he was invited to support and supervise a two-week summer term trip to Morocco for pupils aged 12-16. This was a fantastic opportunity for Zak which enabled him to develop his teaching related skills. It...
Two students who worked as performance analyst interns with Lincoln City FC Academy last year have landed positions with other professional football clubs after graduation. Chris Bentley (BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science) and Calum Johnson (BSc (Hons) Sport Development & Coaching) were two of a team who videoed...
Three of the School’s students – Emma Lewis, Lucy Roy and Bethany Richardson – represented IMPress at the recent RAISE 2014 conference in Manchester. The conference theme was Student Engagement: Opportunities For All and the three certainly too full advantage of theirs. Bethany and Lucy presented a poster entitled IMPress:...
Steph Brennan (Sport & Exercise Science, Year 2) is a part-time coach for Synergy Sports Coaching, traveling to different primary schools within Lincolnshire to deliver both PE curriculum lessons and multi-sport after-school clubs for children from Reception to Year 6. She also finds time to coach hockey for the...
Melissa Poole (Sport Development & Coaching, Year 1) is busy with coaching and volunteering outside of her course activities: “I coach trampolining as a paid job every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. On the Mondays I coach three special needs groups of various disabilities and ages. On the other two...
Emma Lewis (Sport & Exercise Science, Year 2) tailored her volunteering towards her interest in becoming a personal trainer and shadowed Tom Gee, an Olympic Powerlifting Coach, in the area of strength and conditioning to complement her Level 2 Gym Instructor course. Emma simply sent Tom an email to...