Research Papers

Community Sport Delivery OSS News Posts Research Papers Sport Participation

New sport policy could address decline and strengthen Scottish society

Research Q: The Value of Sport, Beyond Physical Activity - does public policy underestimate the value of sport to social benefit, population health and wellbeing?…

David Ferguson28 April 2023

OSS News Research Research Papers

Gender diversity in leadership moving in right direction, but still 25 years from equality

Media coverage - Scotland on Sunday The National 29 October 2021 THE presence of women in leadership roles in Scottish sport has been growing in recent years,…

David Ferguson29 October 2021

COVID-19 OSS News OSS News Posts Research Research Papers

Annual deaths due to physical inactivity still outstrip Covid

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

Comment OSS News OSS News Posts Research Research Papers

Scots’ activity falls through pandemic, reports study

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

COVID-19 OSS News OSS News Posts Research Papers

Covid-19 has made life more difficult for people with disabilities

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

OSS News Research Papers Sport Participation Sport Participation Research

Time to plan sport’s role in improving health of older population

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

Community Sport Delivery OSS News Research Research Papers

Scottish sport encouraged to grasp opportunity to engage older people

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

Community Sport Delivery OSS News Policy Research Research Papers

Poverty identified as main barrier to sport in Scotland

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

OSS News Policy Research Research Papers

Investigating the disability barriers to sport

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