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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Centre for Research in Psychology and Sports coordinates work in diverse research areas. The Centre’s research lies primarily within the University’s Health and Wellbeing research theme, where psychological/mental health and sports-related interventions are significant sub-themes. The Centre also contributes psychological expertise to Cyber Security within the Information and Security Theme, to sustainability within the Global Economy theme and to several strands of the Food theme.
The Centre brings together the work of approximately 45 members of academic and research staff, as well as around 75 doctoral-level the NHS, universities, businesses and charities.
The Centre is committed to Open Science. We are members of the UK Reproducibility Network and actively promote the use of online preregistration services.
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Profiles
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BWRC : The Black Women Research collective: A peer led space supporting the research journeys of Black Women.
Ali, S. (PI), Douglas, V. (PI), Mutare, S. (CoPI) & Wilson, K. (CoPI)
1/09/25 → 31/07/26
Project: Other
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PHIRST II: Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Team (PHIRST) Connect (re-commissioning 2025-2030).
Brown, K. (PI), Jones, J. (CoI), Newby, K. (CoI), Howlett, N. (CoI) & Smeeton, N. (CoI)
NIHR - National Institute for Health Research
1/08/25 → 31/07/30
Project: Research
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Immersion for Care: Using Extended Reality to Advance Health & Social Care Recruitment and Training
Livatino, S. (PI), Irons, S. (CoPI), Kourtessis, P. (CoPI) & Vasdev, N. (CoPI)
2/06/25 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
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"It's a relationship just like any other relationship” - Systemic therapists' perspectives on Friend Therapy"
Nolte, L., Burcham, E. & Hammond, H., 9 Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Family Therapy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effects of graded tasks on physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Gibson, S., Epton, T., Newby, K., Brown, K., Armitage, C. & Howlett, N., 5 Feb 2026, In: Health Psychology Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) at different cortical targets on cognition in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): an exploratory analysis
Pellegrini, L., Cinosi, E., Wellsted, D., Smith, M., Busby, A., Hall, N., Albert, U., Aslan, I., Garner, M., Chamberlain, S. R., Robbins, T. W., Baldwin, D. S. & Fineberg, N., 31 Jan 2026, In: International Clinical Psychopharmacology. 41, 1, p. 43-51 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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