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

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)
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)