Could decisions around sport during covid-19 been improved?
Winton & NeillPublished: July 2021Herein we discuss the problems associated with a policy-making process purely driven by quantitative data. A reliance on quantitative data has…
Ryan Brown9 August 2021
Ambassador Kathleen Dawson claims Olympic gold and world record
THERE have been waves of excitement for Scottish sports supporters at the Tokyo Olympics with swimmer Duncan Scott becoming the first British athlete of any…
Ryan Brown31 July 2021
Frew excited by street exercise craze coming to Scotland
A NEW EXERCISE craze sweeping America has arrived in Scotland with pioneering gymnast Steve Frew predicting that 'Calisthenics' could prove transformational in encouraging inactive people…
David Ferguson30 July 2021
Table tennis star Martin Perry brings unique experience to the Ambassadors
THE OSS Ambassadors stable has grown in July with the announcement that leading table tennis player Martin Perry is the new face on the team.…
David Ferguson30 July 2021
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
Exciting research project seeks to identify life-changing factors of sport
THE OBSERVATORY for Sport in Scotland and Street Soccer Scotland have finalised a ground-breaking research project that will focus on the work of the sport…
David Ferguson29 July 2021
OSS takes message of sport’s role in recovery to Scottish Cabinet
The OSS Chairman Geoff Aberdein and CEO David Ferguson will meet with the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery John Swinney and Minister for…
David Ferguson29 July 2021
Olympic Games opening eyes to new sports
THE OSS took part in a discussion on BBC Scotland's Drivetime where presenter John Beattie posed the questions of how sport participation in Scotland was changing…
David Ferguson29 July 2021
Health and sport working together: discuss
The Observatory for Sport in Scotland is partnering with the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh to co-host its next event in the 'National Conversation on…
David Ferguson29 July 2021
Martin wins British and Irish Lions jersey
LEADING Scottish table-tennis player and OSS Ambassador has secured the unique British and Irish Lions Test match jersey signed by our 'In Conversation' guests this…
David Ferguson23 July 2021