Sport and Exercise Science

There are two aspects to SES postgraduate training provision: that which is intended for students enrolled on PhD programmes and that which forms part of taught postgraduate study.

The department does not currently run any formal modular based training scheme for its postgraduate research students. A new taught Masters course is in the process of being validated and will contain subject-specific and generic training (research methods and statistical data analysis) for science Masters students.

Students are encouraged to enrol on relevant research training modules offered by the University. The uptake is relatively low, because SES degrees already have strong research methods components within them. The department requires those students who teach as part of their studentship enrol on the Introduction to Teaching for Postgraduate Research Students course.

The specific training run by the department is assessed according to individual student needs. The department funds students to attend subject-specific workshops run by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences and the British Psychological Society, as well as external training courses for equipment and software crucial to specific studies (e.g., Biodex and Amos training days). In addition, research students are trained by members of staff to safely operate laboratory equipment (if necessary) and take fingertip blood samples if relevant to their studies. Phlebotomy training is also conducted within the department in association with qualified external medical personnel.