Wednesday 12 February 2025

Perceptions and Experiences of Sexual Violence Among School-Aged Athletes: Insights from University Athletes

Speaker: Andrea Saenz Olmedo, University of the Basque Country, Spain


Wednesday 26 June 2024, 1pm–2pm (BST)

What can we learn from elite athletes’ lived experiences about athlete sustainability?

Dr. Astrid Schubring


Wednesday 10 April 2024, 12pm-1pm (GMT)

Developing trauma-aware approaches within youth sport coaching

Dr Thomas Quarmby, DR Rachel Sandford, Oliver Hooper and Dr Shirley Gray.


Tuesday 8 November 2023, 12pm-1pm (GMT)

(Re)imagining sport in Lithuania: Young people’s promotion of safe sporting spaces

Dr Laura Purdy, Dr Rutenis Paulauskas, and Dr Melanie Lang.


Wednesday 8 March 2023, 12-1pm (GMT)

Bullying in sport: Definitions, prevalence and prevention
Dr Miguel Nery, Universidade Europeia (Lisboa), Lisbon, Portugal.


Schedule of seminars 2021/22

Wednesday 10 November 2021, 12:30-3pm (GMT)

The impact of gender on safeguarding and protecting athletes in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
Dr Natalie Barker-Ruchti, Öbrero University, Sweden

Sexual discrimination and harassment in elite sports coaching
Professor Leanne Norman, Leeds Beckett University


Wednesday 15 December 2021, 12-1pm (GMT)

Eyes Wide Open
Athlete activist, former elite gymnast and leading campaigner for change within gymnastics


Wednesday 9 February 2022, 1-2pm (GMT)

Instagram policies and the online abuse of elite women in strength sports
Dr Catherine Phipps, Southampton Solent University


Wednesday 11 May 2022, 1-2pm (British Summer Time)

Exploring the wellbeing of professional academy footballers
Dr Jimmy O’Gorman, Edge Hill University