The Optimising Sports Performance (OSP) group conducts research aiming to improve our understanding of how humans adapt and respond to exercise, and we can design and implement interventions to maximise sports performance and optimise the stress-recovery-adaptation process.
The OSP group is multidisciplinary in nature, comprising experts in physiology, biomechanics, psychology, nutrition, psychology, physiotherapy, strength and conditioning, performance analysis, and related disciplines. We primarily study athletic populations, but our research has implications for human performance across the spectrum from elite athletes and para-athlete competing at the highest levels, to the average gym-goer aiming to optimise their health and ability to function.
The OSP group has a proven record of high-quality research, and even higher quality impact. We have established relationships with the following regional, national, and international sporting partners, all of which have resulted in tangible, ongoing impact on sport performance and practice:
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Research Group Leader
PGRs / Thesis Title / Submission Year
Sally Anderson / Are parents of youth athletes burning out? / 2026
Ben King / Thriving during the junior to senior transition in football / 2026
Becca Bradburn / Student athlete health, well being, and performance / 2027
PGR Alumni / Thesis Title / Submission Year
Northumbria University Business and Law School (CCE1)
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Northumbria University
National Army Museum
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