Schedule
09:30-10:00
Room MH GF
Registration + Welcome Coffee
Join us at McIntyre House first thing to register and enjoy a welcome coffee.
10:00-10:15
Room MH227
Opening Ceremony + Welcome Address
Dr Fiona Higgs (Lecturer in Sport and SPARC Committee Chair, UCB), Prof Helen Poole (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Teaching, Learning and Digital, UCB), Laura Hodgkiss (Head of Department, Sport, UCB)
10:15-10:30
Room MH227
3x3 Oral Presentations
Speakers TBC
Session Chair: Daisy Knight (Graduate Teaching Assistant, UCB)
10:30-11:00
Female athlete development:
Girls' football, physiology and coaching insights
Room MH227
Leila Benyahia PhD Student (Northumbria University)/Strength and Conditioning Coach (Newcastle United Football Academy/Basketball England)
Session Chair: Darren Chesworth (Senior Lecturer in Sport, UCB)
11:00-11:30
Morning Coffee Break, Posters and Networking
MH GF
11:30-12:15
Keynote - (Working title) Advancing Women’s Health in Sport: From Injury Prevention to Postpartum Recovery
Room MH227
Dr Izzy Moore (Associate Professor, Cardiff Metropolitan University)
Session Chair: Holly Mills (Lecturer in Sport, UCB)
12:15-13:15
Lunch
MH GF
13:15-14:00
Home Nations Medical Teams: Optimising support for international female rugby players
Room MH227
Joanna Perkins Wales Rugby (Lead Physiotherapist), Emily Ross England Rugby (Lead Physiotherapist), Victoria Campbell Scotland (Lead Medic), Róisín Murphy (Former Lead Physiotherapist Ireland Rugby)
Session Chair: Gareth Bate (Senior Lecturer in Sport, UCB)
14:00-14:30
Afternoon Coffee Break, Posters and Networking
MH GF
14:30-15:15
Invited speaker - Breaking the taboob: The science of breasts and bras
Room MH227
Dr Jenny Burbage (Associate Professor, University of Portsmouth)
Session Chair: Dr Fiona Higgs (Lecturer in Sport, UCB)
15:15-16:00
Parallel sessions
Moss House
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Matrix sponsored HYROX-style Masterclass with Alex Hurst (Matrix)
Session Chair: Mark Hyland (Lecturer in Sport, UCB) -
RockTape© Workshop: Pain Management for Periods, Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Menopause with Daniel Williams (The MVMNT Therapist)
Session Chair: Sarah Cassidy (Lecturer in Sport, UCB) -
Speaker mini sessions with Lauren Jackson (GB Judo), Matt Holmes (AVFC Women's Team/UCB), Robert Rowland (UoP)
Session Chair: Dr Andrew Chappell (Lecturer in Sports Nutrition at Birmingham Newman University) -
Endometriosis Awareness Workshop with Ginisha Vekaria and Julie Burns (Endometriosis UK)
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Bits and Boobs - the sorely (often!) neglected areas of women's health, with Siobhán O'Donovan, Tarn Jones and Claire Gregory (PostureFitting)
16:15-16:30
Room MH227
Closing Ceremony + Award Presentations
Dr Fiona Higgs (Lecturer in Sport and SPARC Committee Chair, UCB), Prof Helen Poole (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Teaching, Learning and Digital, UCB), Laura Hodgkiss (Head of Department, Sport, UCB)