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Sports experts at Loughborough University have helped create a new online tool designed to inspire couch potatoes in the run-up to the Olympic Games. With the countdown to the London Olympics 2012 under way, anyone wanting to become more active can log on to the new NHS website and find out which sport best suits them. The new tool at www.nhs.uk/olympics was launched on Tuesday, A...

The Board has continued to progress possible registration with the Health Professions Council, as prioritised in the 2008-10 strategy. The Chair and Executive Officers have met several with the HPC to discuss the scope and content of an application to become a registered profession. The first phase has involved consultation with members and non-members and will lead to a formal vote at...

Metcalf and colleagues from the Peninsula Medical School and University of Plymouth suggest that in children it may be excess bodyweight causing inactivity rather than sedentary behaviour causing weight gain. Increased prevalence of childhood obesity in the UK has been widely documented and concern is growing about the implications this could have for future risk of cardiovascular and me...

BASES Undergraduate Dissertation of the Year Awards Number Offered: 2 each year Target BASES Membership Categories: Student and Graduate Application Closing Date: 30 September Apply for this award: Click here Results Available: December Previous winners: Click here Aim These awards are given annually for outstanding undergraduate sport and/or e...

Purpose of BASES Fellowship To recognise esteemed professional achievement, skills, knowledge and service to BASES and the sport and exercise science community. To encourage continued service to BASES in leadership and ambassadorial roles. Requirement for Fellowship Member of BASES. Professional Member of BASES for at least 8 consecutive years at the time of application....

UKSEM2010 Conference held at Excel, Docklands, London between 24 and 27th November 2010  6 academic abstract awards under the criteria below are available to members: 1. Basic Science 2. Sports Medicine 3. Sports Science 4. Exercise Medicine 5. Young researcher 6. Defence Medical Services There is a £1000 prize in each category for the best submis...

Have you worked in partnership with primary care professionals (e.g. GPs, PCTs, School Nurses) to plan and deliver a physical activity intervention? The theme of the BHF National Centre Conference this year is primary care. We would therefore like to invite you to share your experiences and successes of working with primary care professionals to plan and deliver physical activity interve...

Gatorade has teamed up with Premier Rugby to give 6 sport science students and/or graduates the opportunity to do a 6 week work experience programme with Premier Rugby’s Summer Junior Academy. Premiership Rugby clubs include Gloucester RFC, Saracens RFC and Northampton RFC. For more information and application details please click here Please quote your BASES Membership Numbe...

Dear Member You can download the catalogue here: http://www.humankinetics.com/marketingmaterials/kinesiology/2010_kinesiology_catalogpdf Alternatively you can order a Free copy to be posted to you here: http://www.humankinetics.com/request-a-print-catalog Don’t forget BASES members get 15% discount on books and DVDs when quoting BASES1 and your memberhsip number ...

Revision of BASES Laboratory Accreditation BASES Laboratory accreditation has now been revised to allow the process to be more accessible to more of the membership and therefore acknowledge the high quality work throughout the BASES network in both research and applied environments.  Traditionally, higher education was the domain for laboratory accreditation, but our membership has becom...