Dr Marc Briggs

Senior Lecturer

School: Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation

Dr Marc Briggs is Head of Subject (Sport & Exercise) within the Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation. Marc's teaching interests lying mainly within sports nutrition, sports physiology and the application of sports science to coaching. Marc contributes to teaching at all undergraduate and postgraduate levels delivering lectures, seminars, practicals and laboratory workshops across a wide range of modules.

Marc is a former graduate of Northumbria University, gaining a first class degree in Applied Sport Science and Coaching (BSc Hons). Additionally, Marc is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) since successfully completing a Post Graduate Certification if Higher Education Practice (PGCHEP). Marc has also been awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sport and Exercise Science. Marc’s thesis investigated the Dietary Habits of Adolescent Academy Soccer Players. Working with Sunderland AFC Academy, Marc was able to design innovative methods to assess energy availability, identifying evidence of sub-optimal energy consumption; subsequently incorporating intervention strategies to optimise nutritional intake amongst this elite population.

Marc also endeavours to be an applied practitioner and is an accredited (SENr) performance nutritionist. Marc currently provides consultancy support to Sunderland AFC in his role as Sport Nutritionist to Academy footballers. Additionally, Marc also works closely with other professional football clubs including Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, in a range of roles including performance analysis, talent ID, training load monitoring and match-play demands. Marc has also travelled to Zambia and delivered specific sessions on nutrition and plyometrics to the head Olympic team coaches at the Youth Olympic Development Centre in Lusaka.

Campus Address

Northumberland Building, NB247
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

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Key Publications

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The effect of a short recipe book intervention on nutrition confidence and sports nutrition knowledge of women football players, Peart, D., Walshe, I., Briggs, M., McIver, V., Esen, O., Spurr, T., Rumbold, P. 27 Jun 2025, In: Performance Nutrition
The impact of heated garments on substitute performance in soccer match-play, Cowper, G., Goodall, S., Hicks, K., Burnie, L., Fox, K., Coyles, A., Briggs, M. Oct 2025, In: Journal of Thermal Biology
The influence of passive heating garments worn in temperate and cold conditions prior to simulated performance for male soccer substitutes, Cowper, G., Goodall, S., Hicks, K., Burnie, L., Fox, K., Duffy, D., Briggs, M. 21 Feb 2025, In: Physiological Reports
Physiological mechanisms associated with the use of a passive heat intervention: positive implications for soccer substitutes, Cowper, G., Goodall, S., Hicks, K., Burnie, L., Fox, K., Keenan, A., De Martino, E., Briggs, M. 1 May 2024, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology
Investigation into the transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, between new and continuing undergraduate students, Briggs, M., Thornton, C., McIver, V., Rumbold, P., Peart, D. 1 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
Mobile applications for the sport and exercise nutritionist: a narrative review, Peart, D., Briggs, M., Shaw, M. Dec 2022, In: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Effectiveness of Nutritional Education Interventions on Dietary Intake in Young Black Males: A Near-Empty Systematic Review, Jones, H., Haskell-Ramsay, C., Briggs, M., Young, J. 28 May 2022, In: Nutrients
The impact of passive heat maintenance strategies between an active warm-up and performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Cowper, G., Goodall, S., Hicks, K., Burnie, L., Briggs, M. 13 Aug 2022, In: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
The effects of an increased calorie breakfast consumed prior to simulated match-play in Academy soccer players, Briggs, M., Harper, L., McNamee, G., Cockburn, E., Rumbold, P., Stevenson, E., Russell, M. Aug 2017, In: European Journal of Sport Science
Physiological and performance effects of carbohydrate gels consumed prior to the extra-time period of prolonged simulated soccer match-play, Harper, L., Briggs, M., McNamee, G., West, D., Kilduff, L., Stevenson, E., Russell, M. Jun 2016, In: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport / Sports Medicine Australia

Current and Recent Projects

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Optimising Sport Nutrition Practices in Academy Football Players, Briggs, M. (Principal Investigator), Sunderland AFC, 01/10/22 - 30/09/25, £36,000.00

PGR Supervision

Emmy Campbell Optimising Sport Nutrition Practices in Academy Football Players Start Date: 01/10/2022
Christopher Clayton ??The Effects of Meal Frequency on Body Composition in Pre-Menopausal Healthy Trained and untrained Females? Start Date: 06/12/2022