Sport and Exercise Science

Profile

Background

Dr Neil Weston joined the department in October 2001. He completed his undergraduate BSc (Hons) Physiology and Sports Science degree at the University of Glasgow. He subsequently completed an MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology at University of Chichester before then completing his PhD entitled 'The Impact of Butler and Hardy's (1992) Performance Profiling Technique in Sport', in August 2005 at the same institution. Neil is a BPS Chartered and BASES Accredited Sport Psychologist and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He also sits on the British Psychological Society's Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology committee and is Associate Dean (Academic) within the Science Faculty at the University.

Teaching Responsibilities

Neil is currently involved in teaching sport psychology across all undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He also is actively involved in supervising both undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations in the area of sport psychology.

Research Interests

Neil's recent research interests have centred on the psychological changes that occur in extreme environment endurance sports. These include examining the psychology of single handed sailing during the Velux 5 Oceans and Vendee Globe races, single handed ocean rowing, and Antarctic explorations sponsored by the Fuch's Foundation and British Armed Services. He also continues to research the effectiveness of performance profiling within sport settings. Neil has presented his research at a variety of National (BASES) and International (NASPSPA; AASP; ISSP) conferences.

Recent Publications

More recent publications

Funding

Research programme investigating psychological skills usage in coaches. The British Academy (2006) £7K (with Richard Thelwell).