Sport and Exercise Science

Profile

Background

Dr Martin Barwood has been a member of the department for 7 years. Following completion of his PhD in 2005, Martin underwent two years as a research assistant leading and publishing research on methods of reducing heat strain in military recruits, effective post-exercise cooling interventions for athletes, mechanisms of cumulative fatigue in endurance events and studies of the efficacy of sea-survival suits during long-term exposure to cold water. Martin?s position at the University has been cemented by the development of World Class facilities for environmental physiology and the opportunity to work solving thermal problems for athletes competing in the Beijing Olympics.

Teaching Responsibilities

Martin currently teaches environmental physiology and related subjects on our undergraduate and postgraduate degree pathways. He is unit coordinator for MSc unit entitled Environmental Factors Affecting Sports Performance and also teaches on the Thermal Physiology unit in year 3 as well as supervising undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations and research projects. Martin currently joint supervises three PhD student.

Research Interests

Martin's research focus is on factors influencing exercise fatigue in the heat, cold water safety and acclimatisation and post-exercise cooling techniques.

Recent Publications

More recent publications

Publications before 2008

Barwood, M.J., Datta, A., Thelwell, R., & Tipton, M.J. (2007). Breath-hold performance during cold water immersion: Effects of habituation with psychological training. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 78: 1029-1034.

Barwood, M.J., Dalzell, J., Datta, A., Thelwell, R., & Tipton, M.J. (2006). Breath-hold performance during cold water immersion: effects of psychological skills training. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 77: 1136-1142.

Funding

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents: BNFL Scholarship (2009-2010) £20k