Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre
Research groups
Featured projects
![Swimmers in the London Aquatics Centre](https://www.shu.ac.uk/-/media/home/research/sparc-new/london-aquatics-centre.jpg?iar=0&sc_lang=en&hash=71DDAA41C66F62B4E7BFA1AD31807AC5)
Social return on investment of sport
Discover how the Sport Industry Research Group measures the wider non-financial impacts of sport and physical activity on society
Read more![Bespoke software onsite used to analysis gymnasts performance and movements to help make improvements](https://www.shu.ac.uk/-/media/home/research/sparc-new/sports-engineering/projects/pirp-1.jpg?iar=0&sc_lang=en&hash=433D857C3B9EAA9DDFE3C171A0E9A15F)
Performance Innovation Research Partnership
Discover the technological innovations designed by Hallam’s Sports Engineering Research Group to support Team GB Olympic athletes
Read more![Secondary school children in a sports hall doing physical activity](https://www.shu.ac.uk/-/media/home/research/sparc-new/sport-england-secondary-teacher-training.jpg?iar=0&sc_lang=en&hash=FF1BEBDD81102BA9DB15597A8AFB7066)
Sport England Secondary Teacher Training programme
SHP and colleagues in SIRG are evaluating Sport England's investment of £13.5m to improve student's experience of PE, school sport and physical activity
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AstraZeneca – OSPREY CR
Discover how SHU’s Physical Activity, Wellbeing and Public Health Research Group optimises prevention and quality of life following cardiac rehabilitation
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The value of Sheffield's outdoor economy
Learn about the economic value of Sheffield's outdoor economy, investigated by the Sport Industry Research Group
Read more![Schoolchildren playing a game of football](https://www.shu.ac.uk/-/media/home/research/sparc-new/active-lives.jpg?iar=0&sc_lang=en&hash=A86DC9BD74DFDFD378F003BEAABE0C25)
Validation of the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey
How we validated a major Sport England survey against physical activity data from schools
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Cardiovascular disease
Discover ground-breaking research into cardiovascular disease, conducted by SHU’s Physical Activity, Wellbeing and Public Health Research Group
Read more![Video assistant referee (VAR) technology in use](https://www.shu.ac.uk/-/media/home/research/sparc-new/sports-engineering/case-studies/var/offside-var-technology.jpg?iar=0&sc_lang=en&hash=C5A3D630184DF6C9FDBFB73677DB9892)
Assessing VAR for offside officiating
Find out how SHU’s Sports Engineering Research Group assesses the accuracy of offside lines on behalf of FIFA
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