The latest Observatory for Sport in Scotland research paper investigates where sport sits within Scottish Government policy to improve physical activity, and examines potential gaps.…
David Ferguson28 April 2023
Worldwide progress to improve physical activity has stalled; overall deaths associated with inactivity remain at more than 5 million people per year (1m more than…
David Ferguson23 July 2021
SPIKES in sport and exercise during Covid-19 lockdowns have been the exception rather than the rule in Scotland with a new survey suggesting that most…
David Ferguson31 May 2021
New research has revealed Covid's negative impact on the mental health of people with disabilities, with many people also reporting that they have felt more…
Ryan Brown30 March 2021
Scotland is facing a boom in the ageing population over the next 30 years and new sport strategies targeting older people could hold the key…
David Ferguson2 June 2020
Scotland is facing a boom in the ageing population over the next 30 years and new sport strategies targeting older people could hold the key…
David Ferguson12 May 2020
THE MAIN difference between people who play sport in Scotland in the 21st century and those who don’t lies in levels of deprivation, according to…
David Ferguson30 March 2020
THE Observatory for Sport in Scotland is launching a review of research into disability sport in Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Disability Sport (SDS)…
David Ferguson27 February 2020
Sport activity is often tossed aside when discussing Scotland's rising obesity problem as if it has little or no role to play, but new research…
David Ferguson25 February 2020
