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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…

David Ferguson5 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…

David Ferguson30 June 2021

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Olympic veteran Dick Pound reflects on sport’s ethics

The OSS was delighted to welcome one of the world's foremost authorities on corruption and anti-doping in sport, Dick Pound, to our latest 'In Conversation…

David Ferguson28 June 2021

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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

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Ninja Warrior joins sports legends as new OSS Ambassadors

The OSS has recruited three new ambassadors to help us to inspire and motivate every person in the Scottish nation to find a fun sport…

David Ferguson7 June 2021

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Help us ‘Capture the Barrier’ to sport for people with disabilities

The Observatory for Sport in Scotland (OSS) has partnered with 'Project Echo' in our new nationwide research project seeking to understand how we can break…

David Ferguson2 June 2021

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Community sport to be given high priority in new Scottish Government

THE SNP have pledged to put sport at the centre of Scotland’s recovery from the pandemic in the new government and work with councils and…

David Ferguson28 April 2021

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OSS turns spotlight on Scottish football

Scottish football was the subject of the latest OSS event with Shelley Kerr managing to evoke some fascinating insights from Michael Stewart on his life…

David Ferguson23 April 2021

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OSS Ambassadors join campaign to open sport up to all

The OSS is launching a new 'OSS Ambassadors' group as part of the organisation's desire to inspire, motivate and engage with people from all…

David Ferguson31 March 2021

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Manifesto promotes community sport as key to Scotland’s future resilience

The Observatory for Sport in Scotland has launched a manifesto which seeks to push community sport to the forefront of discussions around how the nation…

David Ferguson27 March 2021