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The Blues Foundation has announced a new partnership with the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ which will see the two organisations working closely on delivering community sport programmes and research projects.

An academic from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has discussed the positive results of an ongoing psychologically-informed Hertfordshire activity service, in a recent instalment of the BBC’s Truth About series.

A research team formed by the Universities of ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, Hertfordshire and East Anglia, has won over £2 million in funding to study the effects group exercise can have in treating teenage depression and low mood.

The ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has produced a video to shed light on the impact its market-leading research and knowledge exchange has on student progression, the economy and wider community.

Academics from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ and Glasgow Caledonian University have published findings from a new study in partnership with Drink Wise Age Well – a programme led by alcohol, drug and mental health charity, – revealing remote support has helped older adults who have issues with alcohol during the pandemic, but that face-to-face support is still essential for effective service provision.

Graduates from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ have reflected on the value of having access and being able to contribute to the popular annual School of Sport & Physical Activity’s ISPAR conferences.

The ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has launched its annual Institute for Sport and Physical Activity Research (ISPAR) conference, this year taking place virtually for the first time.

A Health Psychologist from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, Dr Angel Chater, has been appointed to lead the Behavioural Science & Disease Prevention (BSDP) taskforce, to help provide guidance for policy-makers around the world.

One of the University’s leading Health Psychologists, Dr Angel Chater, has co-authored a report published by the British Psychological Society which called for changes in how obesity is regarded, including the eradication of the use of stigmatising language.

A collaborative research team including the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, led by the University of Hertfordshire along with the University of East Anglia, Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, local mental trusts and sports partnerships have won a £2.27m contract from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to investigate if exercise is a beneficial treatment for mild to moderate depression in young people aged 13-17.

The ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ is hosting its’ second Beds Talks of the academic year titled ‘Promoting young people’s health and wellbeing through physical activity’.

Psychologists have expertise to understand the causes of obesity and should be central to help the prevention and treatment of the condition, according to a leading Health Psychologist from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼.