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Temperature scanners of limited value in detecting Covid-19

14 January 2021 3 min read

University partners with Technogym for fitness and wellness solutions World’s leading supplier of fitness and wellness solutions is announced as the official equipment supplier to University of Portsmouth.

19 October 2020 3 min read

Technogym is appointed the official fitness equipment supplier to University of Portsmouth. The University is opening Ravelin Sports Centre, a new £57m facility, next year.

Help with ground-breaking research to find ways of improving recovery from Covid-19 Scientists are looking for volunteers to see if the breathing muscles can be trained to help people's recovery from Covid-19

24 September 2020 3 min read

Breathing experts exploring a new method to help people recover from Covid-19, using breathing exercises and a hand-held device, are looking for volunteers who have had Covid-19 to help them test it.

Military throw weight behind new backpack research

02 June 2020 2 min read

aA team at the University of Portsmouth, led by pulmonary physiology expert, Dr Mitch Lomax, has been awarded a contract by the Human and Social Science Research (HSSRC) Capability Framework to study the response of trained and untrained bodies under load.

Women's football hit hard by Covid-19

27 May 2020 3 min read

Women’s football in England is facing an unprecedented threat due to the Covid-19 pandemic according to new research.

Has lockdown changed our physical activity and wellbeing?

07 May 2020 1 min read

Has lockdown changed our physical activity and wellbeing? | News | University of Portsmouth

Physiology experts respond to questions from coronavirus frontline on new forum Covid-19 advisory panel welcomes questions, comments and data from frontline clinicians

17 April 2020 4 min read

Frontline clinicians treating coronavirus patients can now gain access to up-to-the-minute advice from human physiology experts thanks to a new initiative hosted by The Physiological Society.

SAS: Who dares Wins star speaks about her experience on the hit TV show The event will be hosted online and is open to everyone

25 March 2020 5 min read

PhD student who featured on Channel 4 TV series speaks on empowering women and endurance on the show

Portsmouth researcher stars in Channel 4 SAS special forces show Shakiba Moghadam picked from 7,000 applicants to compete on SAS: Who Dares Wins

10 January 2020 2 min read

Shakiba Moghadam picked from 7,000 applicants to compete on SAS: Who Dares Wins

Women football coaches face discrimination at every level Women head coaches at all levels have talked of football culture being steeped in male dominance

05 December 2019 2 min

Very few women become elite football coaches because they face greater scrutiny and pressure than male coaches