By Ellen Jackson and Grant Jarvie Brentford FC Community Sports Trust was established in 1987, making Brentford FC one of the first football clubs to launch a community football project. Brentford FC Community Sports Trust was… Continue Reading Sports Observations 2: Brentford Football Club Community Trust, Community and Empowerment in London
Ellen Jackson and Grant Jarvie Girls United, Community and Empowerment is a synopsis of one of two Academy of Sport reports that considers how community focused organisations in London use football to empower girls and… Continue Reading Sports Observations 1: Girls Football, Community and Empowerment in London
The Donald Ross Society and Golf Jake Barrett University of Edinburgh The Donald Ross Society was founded in 1989, primarily to commemorate Donald J. Ross and his historic role as the designer of over 400 courses in… Continue Reading The Donald Ross Society – Exploratory Research
By Grant Jarvie, Paul Widdop, Jake Barrett, Danny Bisland and Jen Malone Football is a hugely important part of Edinburgh’s social fabric and its potential for building connections between people at home and abroad has still to… Continue Reading Edinburgh Futures, Football and the City
By Grant Jarvie University of Edinburgh Chair of Sport and founder of The Academy of Sport. On the 28th of March Edinburgh hosted the Scottish launch of the new Netflix Film The Beautiful Game starring the… Continue Reading The Beautiful Game
By Haylie Wright Sometimes I wonder who I am and what is the right or wrong way to live or be’[1]. ‘People usually run from us when they know we used to be child soldiers.… Continue Reading Reintegration Processes for Former Child Soldiers: Should Sport Matter?
By Grant Jarvie, Ross Walker, Amy Woodgate, Fan Hong Eric Henry Liddell was born on the 16th January 1902. The Paris Olympics of 2024 also marks 100 years since the Olympic events of 1924, in… Continue Reading Sacrifice, Compassion and an Inspiration: Eric Henry Liddell – 100 Years – A Timeline and a Tribute
Wen Ye University of Edinburgh ObservationsAs of July 2020, 540 Confucius Institutes (CIs) and 1,154 Confucius Classrooms had been established across 162 countries and regions. This surge in expansion signifies a prominent feature characterising China’s cultural… Continue Reading Confucius Institutes and Sport: Voices from China
By Grant Jarvie University of Edinburgh Sone Key Facts • 9th Women’s Football World Cup.• 8 teams qualifying for the first time. • 32 team format for the first time. • More than 1.3 million tickets… Continue Reading 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup –
Dr Alex Richmond IntroductionSocial enterprise is a business model that Sport for Development and Social Change (S4SC) organizations can implement to address their sustainability challenges. It also offers a platform to foster new engagements with the… Continue Reading Social Enterprise in Sport for Social Change
