BASES Conference 2023 Award Winners

Congratulations to all our award winners at the BASES Annual Conference 2023 and well done to all those who presented. A huge thank you to our award sponsors: BASES, Cranlea, Human Kinetics, Routledge and Sportesse.

All the winners can be viewed in the Hall of Fame.

Student Awards

Human Kinetics Student Free Communication Presentation Award

£100 Human Kinetics book vouchers for the best student free communication presentation made by a BASES student or graduate member.

Winner: Kristin Mcginty-Minister, Liverpool John Moores University

“Smile more”: An ecological approach to women’s experiences of sexism while working in sport

Human Kinetics Poster Presentation Award

£100 Human Kinetics book vouchers for the best student free communication presentation made by a BASES student or graduate member.

Winner: Obipiseibima Priscillia Aggokabo, Liverpool John Moores University

"Cardiac Adaptation in Elite Athletes and the Association between Electrical and Structural Remodelling"

Non-Student Awards

BASES Sport and Exercise Science 5 Slides in 5 Minutes Free Communication Presentation Award

£500 (half cash/half BASES vouchers) for the best 5 slides in 5 minutes free communication presentation on sport and exercise science by a professional, graduate or overseas member.

Winner: Dr Clare Roscoe, University of Derby

Direct Parent Engagement to Improve Fundamental Movement Skills in Children: A Systematic Review

Cranlea Poster Presentation Award

A Polar Heart Rate Monitor for the best poster presentation made by a BASES professional or overseas member

Winner: Dr Mike Price FBASES, Coventry University

Comparison of methodological quality assessment tools: Application to exercise physiology studies

Sportesse Sport and Exercise Science Free Communication Presentation Award

£500 cash prize for the best free communication presentation on sport and exercise science made by a BASES professional or overseas member.

Winner: Dr Laura Basterfield, Newcastle University

Two-year follow-up of changes in English children’s physical fitness, body mass index and health-related quality of life after the covid-19 lockdowns

Routledge Recently Qualified Researcher Free Communication Presentation Award

£500 (book token) to the best free communication presentation given by a recently qualified researcher (BASES member).

Winner: Theresa Heering, Coventry University

The role foundational movement skill proficiency plays in identifying increased risk of paediatric anterior cruciate ligament injuries