Ryan Brown

OSS knowledge share event with global partner

The OSS and the African Sports Centre (ASC) recently hosted a knowledge sharing webinar with a number of individuals involved in sport from across African…

Ryan Brown6 September 2021

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OSS women in leadership research headlines SWiS Conference

Research carried out by OSS Research Officer Ryan Brown, Dr Paula Murray, and OSS assistants, will headline the upcoming Scottish Women in Sport conference at…

Ryan Brown6 September 2021

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Cancer Patients in Scotland to be given exercise and diet advice prior to treatment

As part of a new Scottish government pilot scheme, cancer patients will now be encouraged to eat healthily and perform exercise before they start their…

Ryan Brown9 August 2021

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Could decisions around sport during covid-19 been improved?

Winton & NeillPublished: July 2021Herein we discuss the problems associated with a policy-making process purely driven by quantitative data. A reliance on quantitative data has…

Ryan Brown9 August 2021

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Ambassador Kathleen Dawson claims Olympic gold and world record

THERE have been waves of excitement for Scottish sports supporters at the Tokyo Olympics with swimmer Duncan Scott becoming the first British athlete of any…

Ryan Brown31 July 2021

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Follow our Scots at the Tokyo Olympics

IT HAS been a long time coming, with lots of 'on/off' speculation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics has officially…

Ryan Brown22 July 2021

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Could the decisions for sport during the pandemic have been better?

By Sam Winton (OSS Research Assistant) During my time as an Undergraduate at the University of St Andrews, I was often reminded that many…

Ryan Brown20 July 2021

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Physical activity and its effects on children’s education

Vasilopoulos & EllefsonPublished: 19 May 2021This research explores the association between physical activity and self-regulation and the relationship that this may have on academic achievements.…

Ryan Brown8 July 2021

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OSS Ambassador Makes Her Second Olympic Games

The OSS is delighted to announce that recent Ambassador Kirsty Gilmour, has been selected for her second Olympic team for the women's singles event out…

Ryan Brown5 July 2021

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Transforming lives of people in poverty and trauma is focus of new research

EXCITING research into how communities can use sport activity to engage children and families living in poverty, and change destructive behaviours, is being launched in…

Ryan Brown30 June 2021