Physical Activity in Communities
About the cluster
We focus on the importance of movement skills to facilitate engagement in physical activity, exercise and sport through the life course. We develop and implement interventions with application to physical education, physical literacy, talent identification and development, community sport amongst others.
Focus of our research
Movement science and sport performance undertakes high quality research and consultancy that is meaningful, impactful and aims to educate, encourage and create positive trajectories of health and performance through movement development, sport involvement and physical activity.
We have a focus on the importance and development of movement skills as enablers for engagement in sport, exercise and physical activity and the associated benefits to health and performance that accompany increasing movement skill development. Our work spans laboratory and community based research working with schools, community sports groups, professional sports clubs, national governing bodies of sport, public health and local governments.
Encompassing the whole life cycle, but with specialist expertise working with children and youth, we draw upon the disciplines of motor skill, strength and conditioning, exercise physiology, psychology, biomechanics and implementation science in order to better understand movement and how to get people to move more effectively.
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Cluster team
Professor Duncan is a BASES-accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist with research interests in the field of children, physical activity, exercise. He has experience in working with elite athletes in prescribing exercise programmes and evaluating performance and has worked extensively with community groups on topics such as movement skill development, strength and conditioning and physical activity interventions in children and adolescents.
