Research

An investigation into the legacy created in Scottish Tennis as a result of the Murray Brothers success

By Jamie Mack The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and Tennis Scotland have so far failed to create a legacy in Scotland relating to the…

David Ferguson25 October 2021

Community Sport Delivery COVID-19 OSS News Posts Research Sport Participation

Sport England research reveals damaging Covid impact

SPORT England are the latest organisation to put some numbers to the Covid impact on activity lives by revealing stark statistics on the accelerated levels…

David Ferguson22 October 2021

Girls and Women in Sport OSS News Posts Research Sport Participation

Support needed to help girls return to activity post pandemic

MORE than 80% of girls surveyed in recent UK research stated that they will make a greater effort to find opportunities to be active when…

David Ferguson1 October 2021

Events OSS News Research

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…

David Ferguson6 September 2021

OSS News Posts Policy Research Sport Participation

Paralympics launch in Tokyo but disability remains a barrier to sport

THE PARALYMPICS take to the Tokyo stage tomorrow (Tuesday 24 August) with 33 Scots representing Paralympics GB across a wide range of sports. With over…

David Ferguson23 August 2021

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Gemma takes on first OSS Master of Research post

THE OBSERVATORY for Sport in Scotland (OSS) and University of West of Scotland (UWS) is delighted to announce that disability athlete and coach Gemma Lumsdaine…

David Ferguson29 July 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

OSS News OSS News Posts Research

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…

David Ferguson20 July 2021

Community Sport Delivery OSS News OSS News Posts Research Sport Participation

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…

David Ferguson30 June 2021

OSS News OSS News Posts Research Sport Participation

Legal firm backs OSS and sport’s mental health benefits

THE NEED to understand and widen the mental health benefits of sport activity has prompted Scottish law firm Burke Legal to support the Observatory for…

David Ferguson25 June 2021