UCLan Research Centre for Applied Sport

We are a vibrant, enthusiastic community of researchers who are externally facing, which allows us to address global issues and challenges. Our research looks at the challenges that connect sport and activity for social good. Seeking to enhance success in sport and its connected fields we continue to work on improving rehabilitation methods for those participating in sport, exercise and physical activity. We are responding to the need to develop an active nation, and we use sport as a vehicle to address global inequalities.

We aim to:

• build on our world-class sports research and world-leading reputation by producing a stronger identity in sports research by establishing a network of world-class centres;
• provide transferability to other research areas from sport;
• provide a continuum through physical activity, physical exercise, recreational sport, to performance sport and world-class sport from a multi and inter-disciplinary perspective;
• address challenges in sustainable development and inequalities, locally, nationally, and internationally.