September 2010

For immediate release

Leeds Met academic awarded prestigious fellowship

The British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) has awarded
Leeds Metropolitan University’s Professor Carlton Cooke with its highest
accolade at a recent annual conference.

Carlton’s recognition by the national professional body has seen him become
one of 16 new fellows of the organisation, an achievement that is only offered
to those who denote passion and commitment along with a willingness to act
as an ambassador and leader in the Sport Science world.

The purpose of the fellowships, which have been awarded since 1993 by
BASES, is to recognise esteemed professional achievement, skills,
knowledge and services to the industry, an honour to which members are all
motivated to aspire.

Speaking about the achievement Carlton, Associate Dean in the Carnegie

Faculty, said: “I was delighted when I learnt I was going to be considered for
the fellowship. I regard this not only to be a recognition of my work - but it can
also be attributed to the success of all of the sport and exercise science staff
and students that have worked with me since I became a member of the
professional association in the 1980’s. I couldn’t be more grateful for the
opportunity that this has afforded me.”

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For further details please contact Mark Dorey in the News and Media team at
Leeds Met on 0113 812 3021 or email m.dorey@leedsmet.ac.uk

Notes for editors:

 Leeds Metropolitan University has 30,000 students and over 300,000

associate students through its partnerships with 24 colleges.
 The University has achieved its best ever Research Assessment
Exercise results. Sports-Related Studies is in the top 6 institutions in
the country with research rated at the highest levels of 4* and 3*.
 The University’s award-winning learning environments include the
iconic Rose Bowl building, awarded Best Commercial Property
Development in the 2009 Yorkshire Property Awards; Broadcasting
Place, winner of the 2010 Leeds Architecture Awards New Building
category and the pioneering Carnegie Village student accommodation.
 Leeds Metropolitan is one of only a handful of UK universities to have
been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard.
 The University is home to The UK Centre for Coaching Excellence for
sport and disability sport and is 3rd in the British University and
Colleges Sport (BUCS) rankings.