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Sport and fitness
Athlete Support Officer wins respected ‘Practitioner of the Year’ award
Athlete Support Officer, Kelly Jones, won‘TASS Practitioners Practitioner of the Year’ at the annual National TASS Conference.
10 August 2022- news
Sport and fitnessFootball comes home
Will the men in charge let the lionesses continue to roar? Dr David Webber, Senior Lecturer in Football Studies explores...
1 August 2022 - news
Sport and fitness20 minutes of training per week provides substantial strength gains
Solent's 'fit20 study' shows one weekly 20 minute workout is enough to significantly improve muscle strength.
27 July 2022 - news
Sport and fitnessProminent figure in English football awarded Honorary Degree
Significant figure in English Football, Alex Fynn, has been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Sport.
14 July 2022 - news
Sport and fitnessStand and deliver
Dr Mark Turner talks about the introduction of licensed standing areas at Premier League and Championship football grounds.
5 July 2022 - news
Film, TV and mediaSolent film premiere on forgotten female footballers
Documentary highlighting gender inequality in the 1970s within the world of football was given its premiere screening at Solent.
5 July 2022 - news
Film, TV and mediaStudent Wins Prestigious Football Writer Award
BA (Hons) Sports Journalism student, Saj Rahman has won the Football Writers Association (FWA) inaugural ‘Unknown Voices’ award.
26 April 2022 - news
Sport and fitnessThe end of Roman’s empire - expert comment
Dr David Webber looks at the decision taken by the UK government to freeze the assets of Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea FC.
11 March 2022 - news
Sport and fitnessSports coaching students visit Southampton FC
Solent students visit Southampton Football Club as part of an ongoing and historical partnership
11 February 2022 - news
Sport and fitnessGold medal-winning Paralympian awarded honorary degree
Gold medal-winning Paralympian, Aaron Phipps MBE awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Sport.
2 February 2022 - news
Sport and fitnessSolent student set to compete in the 2021 Euro Cross Country Championships
Zakariya Mahamed has been selected to represent Great Britain at the European Cross Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland.
9 December 2021 
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Sport and fitnessWhy you get shorter as you age
Associate Professor Adam Hawkey explains the science behind why you get shorter as you get older.
10 March 2020 - news
Sport and fitnessCancer exercise specialist awarded honorary degree
CEO of Discover Strength, Luke Carlson, has been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science by Solent University
9 July 2019 - news
Sport and fitnessPointers awarded honorary fellowships
Dr David and Mrs Janet Pointer have been made honorary fellows of the School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences by Solent University
9 July 2019 - news
Sport and fitnessPhysical Education degree gains CIMSPA endorsement
Our BA (Hons) Physical Education degree is now endorsed against five CIMSPA professional standards.
3 May 2019
