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Enjoyment Is No.1 Reason For Sport Participation – Survey

A NEW national survey has shown that enjoyment is the biggest driver to sport participation, and that active children are happier, more resilient and more…

David Ferguson17 April 2019

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OSS Appoints New Director

The Observatory for Sport in Scotland has appointed a new Executive Director to spearhead its drive to increase sport participation and improve health across the…

David Ferguson11 January 2019

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Henrik Brandt, SPORTA Conference Presentation

Henrik Brandt, OSS Board member from Denmark, was pleased to be asked to take part in the 2018 Sporta Scotland Conference. The event was a great…

David Ferguson24 October 2018

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OSS Newsletter – August 2018

Throughout 2018 OSS has benefitted from a growing number of talented volunteers; Board members, advisers, forum members, individual and corporate supporters. Our volunteers come from…

David Ferguson13 August 2018

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OSS Newsletter – June 2018

Thank you to everyone who attended our first Think event and University forum in May. As you know OSS is a new think and do…

David Ferguson26 June 2018

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OSS Gets off to a Flying Start in 2018 – February Newsletter

The Observatory for Sport in Scotland (OSS), a new sports ‘do and think’ tank, has received a major funding injection to undertake pioneering research that…

David Ferguson9 February 2018

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The Joy of Sport and Movement Is What It Is All About

Opening the Play the Game Conference in Eindhoven, OSS Director says ‘the joy of sport and movement is what it is all about”. Praising the…

David Ferguson27 November 2017

Community Sport Delivery OSS News Sport Participation

Sport Matters – Autumn 2017

In forming the Observatory for Sport in Scotland we are creating a charity that is all about the F word – Friendship. Sport can breed…

David Ferguson31 October 2017

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OSS Newsletter – March 2017

Welcome to this first newsletter from the Observatory for Sport in Scotland (OSS). Since our seminar held in Glasgow in October 2015, where we sounded…

David Ferguson3 March 2017

Community Sport Delivery OSS News School & Community Access Sport Participation

Founding of the Observatory for Sport in Scotland

Sport can be a force for improvement of all aspects of life, with potential benefits impacting upon health and well-being, gender and race relations, education and social…

David Ferguson4 July 2016

Enjoyment Is No.1 Reason For Sport Participation – Survey

OSS Appoints New Director

Henrik Brandt, SPORTA Conference Presentation

OSS Newsletter – August 2018

OSS Newsletter – June 2018

OSS Gets off to a Flying Start in 2018 – February Newsletter

The Joy of Sport and Movement Is What It Is All About

Sport Matters – Autumn 2017

OSS Newsletter – March 2017

Founding of the Observatory for Sport in Scotland

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