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 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
By Hiroshi Komatsu IntroductionThe world of sport is not just an arena of competition or a pursuit of fitness; it is, fundamentally, a space for transformation. The UNESCO Charter of 1978 positioned sport as a ‘fundamental… Continue Reading Breaking Boundaries: Voices from Danhiko
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 –
By Grant Jarvie, Paul Widdop and Jake Barrett The evidence below has resulted from our 2022 Scottish Women’s National Football Team Fan Survey. The purpose of the research has been: (i) to offer observations and findings… Continue Reading 2022 Scottish Women’s National Team Football Fan Survey.
By Grant Jarvie University of Edinburgh The journey to this World Cup has been attached with so much controversy it is necessary to ask what exactly would success be for this World Cup? Normally the football… Continue Reading Football, The World Cup and the Black, Black Oil
By Professor Wray Vamplew University of Edinburgh Individuals are important in sport but sports history should be more concerned with the collective and the countable. The biography of golfer Harry Vardon, the Tiger Woods of his… Continue Reading Why we need quantitative sports history
By Susanna Neumann “Girls and women with disabilities should not be ignored because sport is their right!” (Interviewee 6, 01.08.2019) “Sport is the key; it is the main key of everything! Sport brings us together, no… Continue Reading Sport, disability and gender: Voices from sub-saharan african girls and women
