School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

The School  is pleased to announce that it was ranked equal  first in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). With 100% of our staff entered in this exercise, 25 % of our research activity was rated with a 4* (world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour). Another  35% was rated 3* (internationally excellent), bringing the total % of the research activity performed at an internationally excellent and/or world-leading level to 60%.

You can find more information on the RAE process and detail results of the UOA 46 Sports-Related Studies results.

The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences combines a long history of excellence in teaching and research, with state-of-the-art facilities in the largest custom-built Sport and Exercise Sciences building in the UK. In 1946, we started the first non-vocational Sports degree in the UK. In 1985 the current School was founded. The world famous exercise physiologist  Bengt Saltin advised us to link a strength in research to stimulating and exciting education programmes. We today are proud to be at the international forefront of the rapid development of this academic discipline not only in sport but also in shaping the way society sees the relationship between health, exercise and life-long well-being. We wish potential undergraduate students, postgraduate students, research collaborators and funders and all members of the public with an interest in our School welcome to this website and look forward to your first visit to our new home.