Research
Research summary
As the principal sports medicine Olympic legacy project in London, the Institute of Sport Exercise and Health (ISEH) has a central role in creating and developing research themes supporting elite athletes and importantly translating this understanding for public health benefits.
In addition to our sport medicine expertise we have leading imaging, laboratory and clinical facilities at ISEH. We are an integral part of UCL and UCLH, giving us unparalleled access to a top-ranking university and a range of world-class research hospital partners, with over 1,000 clinical projects running at any given time.
Our research themes are divided into three broad areas:
Sports injury and musculoskeletal pathology – general and elite populations As an example a new National Tendinopathy Centre (NTC), based at the ISEH is launching a large-scale study into tendinopathy. The study forms part of the ISEH’s commitment to answering challenging medical questions through research, and translating work with elite sports to benefit the general population
Basic science – physiology, genetics and extreme environments The Xtreme Everest team led by Prof Monty Mythen are based at the ISEH and continue to develop their world leading research.
Population health – focusing on exercise and physical activity
Another example of understanding the ISEH capabilities within the area of population health is the ‘Active Spaces’ project within Camden. This involves a project across a number of schools to encourage children, their families and the local communities to be more physically active. The ISEH role with UCL is to deliver a robust research and evaluation of the project.
The opportunities for research are endless, especially with the huge resource available at UCL. As London’s leading multidisciplinary university, with 8,000 staff and 25,000 students it has the highest number of professors of any university in the UK. The ISEH has been developing extensive research links with a range of UCL departments as many have a direct impact on our work within sports and exercise medicine. Our aim is to become the main portal for all such work at UCL.
In summary the work of the ISEH focuses on two areas:
Firstly, on translating the current knowledge in sports and exercise medicine to create health benefits for the general population; making exercise medicine available to the community to decrease risks of cardiovascular problems, diabetes and other problems.
Secondly, on trying to deliver that ‘extra one per cent’ that makes a difference in elite sport.
At the end of 2014 the ISEH was named as one of nine research centres from across the world as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health. This accreditation, which was awarded as part of the ISEH’s role as one of the three National Centres for Sport and Exercise Medicine, was made to the ISEH alongside universities and specialist sports research centres worldwide.
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