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Institute of Sport
Discover the experts who work in the institute
Director of the Institute of Sport
Institute of Sport
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Dr Caroline Abbott
Research Fellow
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Dr Nasser Al-Shanti
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Thomas Allen
Reader
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Dr Matthew Andrew
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Paul Appleton
Senior Lecturer in Coaching and Sport Development
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Dr Liam Bagley
Senior Lecturer in Physiology and Pharmacology
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Ashley Bagley
Technical Officer
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Professor Liz Barnes
Professor/Head of Manchester Fashion Institute
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Dr Mark Batey Creativity & Innovation Geek and Director of the MSD
Reader in Creativity & Innovation
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Dr Lorraine Bedwell BA (Hons), MA, MBA, PhD
Lecturer
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Dr Sue Bellass BSc (Hons) MA PhD
Senior Research Associate
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Dr Laurence Birdsey
Lecturer in Applied Sport Science and Performance
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Dr Stefan Birkett PhD
Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Programme Leader MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology
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Dr Maxime Boidin
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Kelly Bowden Davies
Senior Lecturer Exercise Physiology
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Dr Paul Brannagan BA (Hons), MSc, PhD
Reader in Sport Management and Policy
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Dr Steven Brown
Lecturer Biomechanics
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Dr Adrian Burden
Reader (Learning and Teaching) Sport and Exercise Biomechanics
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Professor Michael Callaghan
Professor, physiotherapist, MSK
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Dr James Cameron
Lecturer
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Kevin Carpenter
Visiting Senior Lecturer
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Caroline Chomiak
Technician
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Sarah Collins
Senior Lecturer, Deputy Division Head - Fashion Design
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Martyn Dean Cooke
Postgraduate Teaching Assistant
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Dr Chesney Craig
Lecturer
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Dr John Daniels
Deputy Head of Department - Reader
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Dr Kat Daniels
Senior Lecturer
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Professor Hans Degens
Professor of Muscle Physiology
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Kate Dixon
Director of Technical Services
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Dr Nick Dobbin
Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology
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Dr Thomas Dos'Santos PhD, MSc, PGCLTHE, BSc (Hons ), CSCS*D, aISCP, FHEA
Senior Lecturer in Strength and Conditioning / Sports Biomechanics
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Catherine Elliott SFHEA, MA, PGCE, BA (Hons), CMBA
Senior Lecturer, EPIB Departmental Education Lead
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Professor Kirsty Elliott-Sale PhD
Professor
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Daniel Evans
Technical Officer
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Dr Azmy Faisal
Senior Lecturer Cardiorespiratory Physiology/ International Lead
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Professor Francis Fatoye
Professor, physiotherapist and health economist, MSK
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Dr Adam Field
Lecturer in Sport Science and Elite Performance
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Dr Orla Flannery
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Tess Flood
Senior Research Associate
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Dr Zoë Franklin
Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology
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Dr James Gardiner
Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics
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Dr Peter Goodwin
Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy
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Professor Warren Gregson
Professor
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Mike Griffiths MSc, BSc (Hons)
Lecturer in Sport Management
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Professor Jonathan Grix
Head of Sport Policy Unit
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Professor Sarah Grogan
Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychology
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Dr Blair Hamilton BSc (Hons), PhD
Research Associate in Sports Medicine
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Christa Harding
Technical Officer
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Dr Amy Harwood PhD, RCCP
Reader in Clinical Exercise Physiology
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Mark Hearris PhD
Lecturer in Exercise Metabolism & Nutrition
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Dr Colin Hill
Lecturer Sports Coaching and Psychology
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Dr Nathan Hodson
Senior Lecturer - Musculoskeletal Physiology
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Professor Emma Hodson-Tole
Professor Neuromuscular Biomechanics
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Daniel Holford
Technician
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Dr Alex Ireland
Reader in Musculoskeletal Physiology
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Dr Ben Ives
Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Programme Leader Manchester City Community Football Coaching
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Kerry Jacobs
Technical Officer
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Professor Mark James
Professor of Sports Law
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Stephen James
Senior Lecturer
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Fiona Johnson
Lecturer (Fashion Buying & Merchandising)
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Professor Marc Jones
Professor
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Dr Mariana Kaiseler
Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology
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Dr Aneurin Kennerley
Reader of Neuroscience
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Dr Petra Kolic
Senior Lecturer (Sociology and Sports Coaching)
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Professor Ian Loram
Professor
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Dr Chris Mackintosh
Senior Lecturer
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Professor Dilwyn Marple-Horvat
Professor of Motor Neuroscience
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Dr Ben Marshall
Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology
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Dr Christopher McCarthy
Clinical Fellow
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Professor Jamie McPhee
Faculty Director of Research
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Dr Richard Mills
Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics
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Anita Mitchell
Principal Lecturer, Section Head - Fashion Design
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Dr Paul Morgan Ph.D., MSc., BSc. (Hons), FHEA, BASES, SENr
Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism
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Dr Christopher Morse
Reader in Exercise Physiology
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Dr Dawn O'Dowd
Lecturer in Applied Biomechanics and Human Movement
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Dr Sam Oldfield
Reader in Sport History/Sociology of Sport
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Dr Johnny Parr
Lecturer
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Dr Swarali Patil BA (Hons), MA, PhD
Lecturer
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Professor Carl Payton
Professor of Sports Biomechanics
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Professor Gladys Pearson BSc (Hons), MSc, PGCAP, PhD, FHEA, FPhysiol, FRSB
Professor of Musculoskeletal Frailty and Rehabilitation
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Dr Tiago Peçanha
Senior Lecturer in Human Cardiovascular Physiology
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Dr Qi Peng
Senior Lecturer in Sport Managment and Policy; Programme Leader, MSc Sport Business, Management & Policy
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Dr Seth Perkin
Lecturer
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Garry Pheasey
Technical Services Manager
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Sue Pinner
Programme Lead: Sport and Exercise Science
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Dr Jedd Pratt
Senior Research Associate
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Professor Nicola Ray
Professor of Neuroscience
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Dr Dale Read
Senior Lecturer in Sports Performance
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Dr Adam Runacres PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons)
Tutor in Sport Sciences
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Dr Tasneem Sabir
Senior Lecturer, Textiles Technology
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Professor Craig Sale
Professor
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Dr María Sánchez Puccini
Research Associate (Physiotherapy)
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Dr Andy Sanderson
Senior Lecturer in Pain and Movement Impairment
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Dr Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem
Project Lead, UKRI AHRC Digital Fashion Network
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Dr Nicolas Scelles
Reader
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Helen Seppanen
Senior Lecturer in Nutrition. Programme Leader BSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition
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Dr James Shaw
Tutor in Strength and Conditioning
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Barbara Shepherd
Reader in Fashion Business
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Dr Dave Smith
Senior Lecturer, Sport Psychology
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Dr Fiona Smith
Reader in Human Neuroscience and Motor Control
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Dr Georgina Stebbings
Head of Department
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Dr Anne Thompson
Senior Lecturer
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Cari Thorpe
Senior Lecturer Physiotherapy & Sport and Exercise Medicine, physiotherapist, MSK
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Anne Turner
Principal Lecturer (Food & Nutrition)
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Dr Liis Uiga
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Maurizio Valenti
Senior Lecturer in Sports Management
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Dr Prabhuraj Venkatraman
Senior Lecturer, Technical Textiles and Sustainable Fashion and Doctoral College Department Lead
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Dr Paul Widdop
Reader in Sport Business
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Professor Alun Williams PhD FBASES FTPS
Professor of Sport and Exercise Genomics
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Dr Keith Winwood
Reader
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Dr Samuel Wood CPsychol, AFBPsS, FHEA
Tutor
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Dr Greg Wood
Reader in Sensorimotor Control
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Dr David Wright
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
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Professor Gillian Yeowell
Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Health and Wellbeing
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Dr Fabio Zambolin
Lecturer