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Faculty of Science and Health, sport and exercise, Faculty of Science and Health, sport and exercise

Find out about Sammy one our Occupational Therapy students with a passion for fencing

Michelle Rushbrooke

08 February 2024

Unlock the Wonders of STEM Learning with O'Reilly for Higher Education

There are thousands of online resources, apps and research tools available to assist your studies or research in STEM subjects, but where do you start, and which resources are reliable?

Greg Cadge, Danilo Petti

04 January 2024

Communications Office

14 July 2023

Inspiring the next generation of women footballers

Essex scholar Abbie on what a football scholarship means to her

Alumni team, Philanthropy

11 May 2023

BSc Sport and Exercise Science student Charlotte was inspired to pursue her business idea after receiving funding from her academic department.

Essex Startups

28 February 2023

BSc Sports Performance and Coaching student Ben Mendrys had already started a career as a freelance personal trainer alongside his studies, when an idea came to him that would put him on the path to entrepreneurship.

Essex Startups

17 October 2022

Class of 2022 graduate McCartney Aldous recently left Essex with a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science.

Essex Startups

20 September 2022

Getting Everyone Active - The Louder Than Words Podcast

As lifestyles change how do we stay active and stay healthy. What interventions can change behaviour, improve the environment and offer access to activities which can promote our wellbeing? Dr Ruth Lowry and Dr Paul Freeman from the School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences talk about supporting individuals and communities to live healthier more active lives from crafts and nature to drumming and gardening.

Dr Paul Freeman, Professor Jules Pretty, Dr Ruth Lowry

28 April 2022

Our second year Sports Therapy students helped runners after they’d completed the London Marathon.

Tracy Lewis

14 October 2021

Turning around the lives of young people

Mentoring young people and the role of public engagement

Dr Jo Barton

05 December 2019

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Faculty of Science and Health, sport and exercise, Faculty of Science and Health, sport and exercise

Balancing Academics and Blades

Unlock the Wonders of STEM Learning with O'Reilly for Higher Education

Technician Blog - Chris Spice

Inspiring the next generation of women footballers

Charlotte Moore: My start-up journey

Ben Mendrys: My start-up journey

McCartney Aldous: My start-up journey

Getting Everyone Active - The Louder Than Words Podcast

Helping MS-UK runners at the London Marathon

Turning around the lives of young people