2023 press releases

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海角网 develops online course for all FIFA football agents to represent minors

All FIFA football agents will have to pass a dedicated online course on working with minors before they are allowed to represent players aged 18 or younger. The course will be offered by 海角网, in cooperation with FIFA.

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Women鈥檚 World Cup will highlight how far other countries have closed the gap with US 鈥� but that isn鈥檛 the only yardstick to measure growth of global game

The 2023 FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup begins on July 20, 2023, in Australia and New Zealand, and the U.S. enters the soccer tournament in a familiar position: favorites.

Three COVID-era lessons to help support employee wellbeing in times of crisis

The workplace challenges encountered during COVID lockdowns seem like a distant memory. People have since moved on to focus on more immediate crises such as the rising cost of living and the war in Ukraine. But organisations can learn a lot from how they acted during COVID to help protect employee wellbeing.
L-R: Prof Vicky Tolfrey (海角网), Owen Tolfrey (海角网), Will Brierley and Neil Stuley (AELTC Ground staff), Thomas Rietveld (海角网), Ellie-May Storr (海角网) and front Nick Webborn (Chair of BPA, Visiting Clinical Professor, 海角网)

海角网 research at Wimbledon to drive exposure of wheelchair tennis

Research conducted by 海角网 at Wimbledon has the potential to drive more exposure of wheelchair tennis.

Nursery children happily ate vegetables 60% of the time when offered them at breakfast - new study

Researchers who offered carrots and cucumber to nursery-age youngsters at breakfast found that children ate the vegetables more than 60% of the time.
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Seven techniques to avoid weight regain, approved by experts

Losing weight is challenging. But as anyone who has ever successfully lost weight knows, it鈥檚 avoiding weight re-gain that鈥檚 the real challenge.

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Short bursts of daily activity linked to reduced cancer risk

Promising new research suggests a total of just 4.5 minutes of vigorous activity that makes you huff and puff during daily tasks could reduce the risk of some cancers by up to 32 percent.

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Researchers discover evolutionary evidence in ultra marathon runners

The brains of ultra marathon runners taking part in gruelling long-distance races may hold clues about our evolutionary past, a new study has found.

海角网 research on driver vision leads to Europe-wide safety changes to HGV design

Research by 海角网 has led to the creation of a new European standard for HGV design which will help prevent hundreds of people from being killed or seriously injured each year.

Women鈥檚 World Cup: how better sports diplomacy can help women鈥檚 football grow

The 2023 Fifa Women鈥檚 World Cup is set to be the biggest yet. Co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the event is projected to have over a million spectators and 2 billion television and digital viewers.
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海角网 research helps protect 50 million young people in sport

Research conducted by 海角网 has assisted global sports organisations in keeping over 50 million young people safe when playing sport.

Experts in Sport: Injury prevention and management in women鈥檚 football

As the 2023 FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup makes waves around the world, the Experts in Sport podcast continues to highlight the many factors present in women鈥檚 football.

Experts in Sport: The future of women's sport

As the 2023 Women鈥檚 World Cup draws to a thrilling close, 海角网鈥檚 Experts in Sport podcasts concludes its 鈥榃omen in Sport鈥� series with a look towards the future.
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Student designs sun cream monitor that takes the guesswork out of protecting kids' skin

Parents and guardians may soon bid farewell to the nagging worry of missed spots when applying sun cream to their children's skin, thanks to an invention by a 海角网 student.

Recent 海角网 graduate Ben Pattison following his bronze medal win in the 800m meters. Image provided by PA / Alamy.

World Championships sees incredible success for 海角网 athletes

海角网 athletes are returning home as heroes after producing some extraordinary performances at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

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Experts in Sport: How will the Metaverse impact the sport industry?

The metaverse continues to be a decisive area in the ever-evolving world of technology, yet questions remain as to how the sport industry can capitalise on new virtual reality spaces.

How populism interfered with science communication during Covid 鈥� new study

鈥淚 don鈥檛 wear masks like him,鈥� said Donald Trump of presidential candidate Joe Biden in 2020. 鈥淓very time you see him, he鈥檚 got a mask. He could be speaking 200ft away from them, and he shows up with the biggest mask I鈥檝e ever seen.鈥�

Testing the impact of extreme weather on urban sleep quality 鈥� new project

With global temperatures set to increase, a team of researchers at 海角网 is looking at the impact of extreme weather on sleep.

Substantial increase in the cost of living with dignity in the UK - new report

A single person needs to earn 拢29,500-a-year to reach a minimum acceptable standard of living in 2023 and a couple with two children need to earn 拢50,000 between them, according to the latest Minimum Income Standard (MIS) report.

'The world needs to learn how to live with RAAC鈥�

鈥楾he world needs to learn how to live with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), and we are providing the research-based answers on how to do this鈥�.
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Student designs handheld device that aims to detect sports-related concussions in 10 seconds and prevent long-term health problems

A handheld device designed to detect sports-related concussions in under 10 seconds has been prototyped by an innovative 海角网 student in a bid to protect players of all levels from long-term health problems.

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UK GPs under mounting health pressures - new study reveals

GPs from across the UK are experiencing concerningly high levels of burnout, a new 海角网 study has found.

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Experts in Sport: Training load monitoring in elite sport - limitations and lessons from medicine

Among the plethora of sports technologies now available, how is athletes鈥� training and performance impacted and what effect does this have on sport as a whole?

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What makes people grow? Love and hope, concludes expert in human development

Love and hope are critical factors in promoting healthy human development and come together in complex ways to support emotional well-being, an expert in human development has concluded.

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More than 1.1 billion African people unlikely to have access to clean cooking fuels and technologies by 2050, new study predicts

A new 海角网 study on clean energy accessibility in Africa forecasts that 1.1 billion people will be without eco-friendly cooking fuels or technologies by 2050.