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Category: <span>Sport for peace and development</span>

Football and the 1914 Xmas Day Truce

By Mason Robbins University of Edinburgh  How does 1914 Christmas Day Truce Affect Modern Peace-Building Initiatives? On a cold, windy day in the middle of the countryside, two groups with very different backgrounds and beliefs lined… Continue Reading Football and the 1914 Xmas Day Truce

Football and peace in the Middle East

By Dr Joel Rookwood How has football for peace worked in the Middle East?- Some observations: The Middle East can be considered a transcontinental region comprising approximately 370 million people who speak more than sixty languages… Continue Reading Football and peace in the Middle East

Sport, China and Diplomacy: Beware of your own reflection!

By Stuart Murray Post Beijing 2008, sport in China has continued to gain considerable attention. The growth of football, the part that China has played in developing sporting infrastructure in Africa and the development of a… Continue Reading Sport, China and Diplomacy: Beware of your own reflection!

Football, creating influence and shaping how others see us.

By Grant Jarvie It may have been a spirited 3-2 on the pitch but the morning after Scotland v Germany European Championship qualifier the National stadium hosted another event that examined not only Scotland and Germany… Continue Reading Football, creating influence and shaping how others see us.

Sport for peace in a post- conflict Colombia

By Dr Alexander Cárdenas, PhD If properly managed and articulated, sport could make a modest, yet tangible contribution to Colombia’s post-conflict era.  Colombia has experienced the longest-running internal conflict in the Western hemisphere. Extending for fifty… Continue Reading Sport for peace in a post- conflict Colombia

Shinty and football bring the past into the present

By Hugh Dan MacLennan and Grant Jarvie One of Scotland’s oldest and most valuable cultural assets is to be showcased from October 2015, for six months, in the award winning Scottish Football Museum at Hampden Park,… Continue Reading Shinty and football bring the past into the present

Welcome to SPORT MATTERS

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Welcome to SPORT MATTERS

I am writing to introduce you to The Academy of Sport at the University of Edinburgh.

SPORT MATTERS is the blog that supports the work of the Academy of Sport.

The Academy of Sport is a network of collaborators both within and external to the University of Edinburgh that provides a gathering place for the worlds of sport.

Building upon a remarkable sporting heritage dating back to at least 1591, the Academy of Sport, established in 2014, was born from a desire to serve communities locally and globally.

Two premises guide our work. Firstly that sport has a part to play in addressing the challenges that face humanity in the 21st century and secondly to serve as an independent think tank that addresses these challenges through evidence, dialogue and advocacy.

As a gathering place for the exchange of ideas and sporting enlightenment we are neutral, inclusive and at the heart of an international sporting landscape.

The Academy builds upon three pillars of activity: impact, study and dialogue.

We aim to:

  • Engage a critical mass of knowledge, research, strategic collaboration, influence, access and opportunity through sport.
  • Provide an independent sports observatory to address problems and suggest solutions.
  • Advance an understanding of sport’s contribution in addressing global, local and international issues.
  • Influence future agendas policy making and its impact through advocacy and evidence based interventions.
  • Advocate the potential of sport and education to make a difference to people’s lives.
  • Provide access to the University of Edinburgh and sustain a commitment to exploring the potential of sport to reach disadvantaged communities.
  • Engage with governments, international sports organizations and those who seek to influence the world through sport.
  • Build a better understanding of the role of sport in diplomacy, cultural and international relations, and foreign policy.
  • Promote the links between research, evidence, education and advocacy.

Our work supports independent research about issues and problems within sport and where sport is part of a broader solution or intervention.

The SPORT MATTERS blog aims to provide an honest, open, evidenced, safe space for dialogue about the value and potential of sport.

I hope you will join us.

You can get in touch with us directly at academyofsport@ed.ac.uk

or by calling +44 (131) 651 6577.

Professor Grant Jarvie

Chair of Sport and Head of Academy of Sport
The University of Edinburgh



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