SESM Masters Projects 2022-23

Project ID Lead supervisor Type of project Prefered output type
1 Gemma Ryde Internship Either journal or report

2 Gemma Ryde Original data Journal article
3 Gemma Ryde Secondary data Journal article
4 Gemma Ryde Original data Either journal or report
9 Viki Penpraze Secondary data Either journal or report
10 Viki Penpraze Secondary data Either journal or report
11 Viki Penpraze Internship Either journal or report
12 Stuart Gray Original data Journal article
13 Stuart Gray Review Journal article
16 Nairn Scobie Internship Either journal or report
19 Carlos Celis Secondary data Journal article
22 Carlos Celis Review Journal article
23 Carlos Celis Internship Journal article
31 Ole Kemi Original data Journal article
34 Jason Gill Original data Journal article
38 Jason Gill Secondary data Journal article
39 Jason Gill Internship Either journal or report
40 Jason Gill Original data Educational Resource
41 Lewis Steell Secondary Data Journal Article
44 Lewis Steell Original/Secondary Optional
45 Greig Logan Original data Journal Article
48 Greig Logan Secondary data Journal Article
49 Greig Logan Secondary data Journal Article
50 Amy S-A Secondary data Journal article
51 Amy S-A Secondary data Journal article
52 Katy Stewart Secondary data Journal article
53 John MacLean Secondary data Journal article
54 John MacLean Secondary data Journal article
55 Katy Stewart Original data Either journal or report
56 Katy Stewart Original data Journal article
57 Katy Stewart Secondary data Journal article
58 Niall MacFarlane Original data Either journal or report
Project title
Placement research project with ActiveStirling - TBC
Outdoor gyms - developing an outdoor gym audit tool and assessing outdoor gym quality
Systematic review of physical activity and creativity
Student and staff physcial activity and execise at the University of Glasgow
Relationship between workplace physical activity, sedentary behaviour, productivity and stress
Conducting and analysing workplace health checks
Effect of covid 19 on physical activity in home working adults
Any - happy to discuss other physical activity project ideas in my topic area
Seasonal understanding of GPS-determined match and training load in men's rugby
Investigation of GPS-derived collision data and its role in performance outcome in rugby
Monitoring load and wellness in strenth & conditioning in elite men's rugby
A comparison of different ways to meet the strength recommendations of the PA guidelines
Systematic review of the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on exercise perfomance
Omega3 fatty acids and neuromuscular function
Effect of time of day on metabolic responses to exercise
Internship placement with Scottish U21 International Hockey Squad
Internship placement with Glasgow City Womens Football Club
Internship with West of Scotland Rugby Club
Occupational vs Leisure Physica Activity and mortality risk
Fat but Active paradox and mortality risk using device-measured physical activity
Can activity offset the detrimental effect of a poor diet?
Evidence behind Tennis for dementia prevention: TENNIS4RAD programm
Internship with Hillhead Tennis Club - tennis4health
Internship with Hillhead Sport Club - sweety mamas
Internship with Hillhead Sport Club - sweety mamas
Ideal Cardiovascular Health Score and CVD risk
Validity and reliability of critical speed
Workload of climbing, mountaineering and hillwalking
Validity and reliability of endurance exercise testing
Effects of an intervention to improve sleep on appetite regulation and metabolic responses to eating
Mechanisms of insulin resistance in South Asians
Effects of a low volume, home-based, resistance exercise on muscular strength and size
The Cycle Nation Communities Project
Lifestyle and other factors affecting employee health and well being in a large organisation
Internship placements with Partick Thistle
Public Engagement: development of a resource to increase public understanding of research into physical a
Associations between physical activity and musculoskeletal outcomes in people with single/multiple long t
Physical activity, health related quality of life and prospective health outcomes in people with single/mult
Systematic review of exercise and musculoskeletal health
Any - happy to discuss other project ideas with students
Resistance training and cycling performance
Mindfulness and endurance sport performance
Vigorous intensity physical activity and cardiometabolic health
Cycling and the built environment
Effectiveness of school-based resistance exercise programmes
Physical activity and palliative cancer patients
Yoga and mental health
The role of ECG in cardiovascular screening of athletes
Review of results after treatment of Avulsion fractures of the os calcis
Long term results of operatively treated ankle fractures
Assessment of Training Load in a part time football Club
Knowledge of the current physical activity guidelines in Undergraduate Medical Curriculum
The role of ultrasound in detection of Sportsman’s Groin
Influence of unbalanced loads on erector spinae activity
Effect of grip strength on golf performance
Any - happy to discuss other physical activity project ideas in my topic area
Description (20 words)
ActiveStirlng are a local leisure provide in Stirling, Scotland. Last year the project focused on GP referral and this cou
Using a partly developed audit tool, you will help refine this and then use it to assess the quality and usage of outdo
Conducting a review on the relationship between PA and creativity to demonstrate the benefits of PA in workplaces
Investigating student and staff exercise at UoG and what is currently being provided and what at the barriers to exer
Using a pre-exisitng dataset to analyse the relationship between objectively meaured movement and your choice o
Going into a workplace called ACS in Glasgow to assist a PhD student collect health and wellbeing data from employ
This dataset has around 400 participants with physical activity data before and during the pandemic
If you have an idea tell me!
Interrogate data collected from senior male rugby matches and training throughout competitive season 21-22. The st
Analysis of collision metrics from GPS data collected over a season from senior male rugby matches and performanc
Internship with Glasgow Warriors, working with Performance Team monitoring and analysing training load, fitness te
Compare the effects of different ways to meet the recommendations of performing muscle strengthening exercise 2
Look at the effect of omega3 on aspects of exercise perfomance - endurance performance, recovery, soreness.... O
Join an existing study looking at the effects of omega3 supplementation on neuromuscular function in older people
Study looking at whether the time of day at which resistance exercise is perfomed and whether this alters glucose
Supporting the competition preparation of the U21 sqaud primarily through GPS and wellness monitoring
GPS/Strength and conditioning internship to support the football squad
S&C support for rugby squad
Analysis of existing data from prospective cohort studies. This project will include survival analysis of breast cancer pat
Analysis of existing data from prospective cohort studies. This project will include survival analysis of colon cancer pat
Analysis of existing data from prospective cohort studies. This project will include analysis of 5 years changes in self
Systematic review and Meta-analysis
Data collection of physical activity levels and physical capability markers in older tennis players and their contributi
Data collection of physical activity, physical capability markers in women taking part in sweety mamas program
Data collection of physical activity, physical capability markers in women taking part in sweety mamas program
Analysis of existing data from prospective cohort studies. This project will investigate the association between the id
Mathematically predict critical velocity during running in human subjects, then test validity and reliability of predict
Evaluation of exercise intensity and work during climbing, mountaineering and hillwalking, evaluation of training str
Evaluation of validity and reliability of exercise tests
Working with a PhD student on a lab-based study investigating the effects of an CBT intervention to improve sleep o
Working with a clinicial PhD student on a study investigating the effects of exercise training on insulin resistance
Working with a PhD student on to investigate the effects of a low volume (1 minute per day) resistance exercise tr
Data collection and evalution of a feasibility study of a programme to increase cycling participation in people who do
Analysis of a large dataset of ~2700 employees of a large organistion to understand how lifestyle and other factors a
Internship with Partick Thistle involving working with Academy Teams and analysing fitness and/or training data
Creating a resourse e.g. podcast, website, you tube videos, twitter feed etc to help inform the public about an aspect of re
Secondary analysis of existing prospective cohort study (UK Biobank).
Secondary analysis of existing prospective cohort study (Understanding society - uk household longitudinal study).
Several potential themes including exercise and musculoskeletal outcomes in paediatric/adult chronic disease, exerci
If you have an idea for a specific project we can discuss this (*NOTE: not all ideas will be possible within the time and budg
Lab-based investigation into cycling specific resistance training on TT performance - high load vs high volume
Lab-based investigation into the effects of minfulness activity prior to endurance activity (running, cycling, rowing, are pos
Home-based intervention looking at HIIT on health outcomes
A study to review the relationship between ubilt infrastructure and cycling levels
A study looking at resistance-based programmes in schools
Updated review evaluating evidence for physical activity in improving QoL and reducing symptom burden in palliative canc
Evaluation of the mental health benefits of yoga in adolescents/cancer patients or happy to discuss other populations
Controversy exists about what cardiovascular screening for athletes should include. This project will use data from the exi
These fractures are often treated operatively as they can cause significant soft tissue damage. The minimally displaced frac
This review will look at clinical results of fractures of the ankle after a minimum of 10 years. The database has details of all
This project would be suitable for someone who is interested in football/sports science and there may be potential to be in
There is a drive to increase and improve teaching about physical activity in Undergraduate medical curriculum. To ensure
This is an ongoing small scale prospective study looking at the role of ultrasound in diagnosing sportsman’s groin and refer
Wet lab based project using force plates and emg to study causes of back pain.
Wet based lab project using dynamometry and golf swing technology to assess perfoemance
If you have an idea ask me!
Methods Setting Ethics needed? Ethics approved?
TBC with activestirling and the student Field work Yes No
Developing an audit and then observations Field work Yes Yes
Analysis of exisitng intervention studies Online/remote No Not Applicable
Mixed- potentially a quantiative survey or quaMixed Yes No
Quantitative - data cleaning and stats analysi Online/remote No Not Applicable
Quantitative - physiological testing in workpl Field work Yes Yes
Qunaitative data analysis and some text analyOnline/remote No Not Applicable
Quantitative - data cleaning and stats analysi Online/remote No Not Applicable

Quantitative - data cleaning, video coding andOnline/remote No Not Applicable
Gym and field-based testing, training supervisField work No Not Applicable
NA Lab Yes Yes
NA Online/remote Yes Yes
NA Online/remote Yes Yes
NA Lab Yes No
NA Field work No
NA Field work Depends on outpNo
NA Field work Depends on outpNo
Quantitative - data cleaning and stats analysi Online/remote No Yes
Quantitative - Data collection, cleaning and stOnline/remote Yes No
Quantitative - data cleaning and stats analysi Online/remote Yes No
Quantitative - data cleaning and stats analysi Online/remote Yes No
Quantitative - data cleaning and stats analysi Online/remote No
Incremental exercise test, constant speed te Lab Yes Yes
Quantitative data analysis Online/remote Yes No
Incremental exercise test, time to fatigue t Lab Yes Yes
Human physiological measurements, blood sam Lab Yes No
Exercise testing, euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemLab Yes No
Anthropometric measurement, muscular stren Lab No Yes
Evaluation of quantitiative and qualitative datMixed No Yes
Quantitative - data cleaning and stats analysi Online/remote No No
Field-based testing, training supervision, quanField work Yes No
ut an aspect of research in physical activity/diet/obesity Online/remote No Not Applicable
Secondary analysis of existing literature; met Online/remote No N/A
the time and budgetary limitations of these projects*)
Yes No
g, rowing, are possibilities) Yes No
Yes No
No Not Applicable
No Not Applicable
n in palliative cancer patients Online/remote No Not Applicable
r populations Depends on output
data from the existing screening database at Hampden Online/remote Yes
mally displaced fractures can be treated nonoperatively but Online/remote
can be associatedNowith late displacement and malunion. This review will un
e has details of all fractures going back to 2008, we will look
Online/remote
at fractures treated
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on output
2008-2011 and record the complications and
e potential to be involved in data collection. We would Field work Yes
culum. To ensure we can measure success, this study willMixed Yes
n’s groin and referral for surgery. Online/remote Depends on output
EMG, Force Plates, Overhead Press Lab Yes Yes
Primus Dynamometer and Optishot Swing Ana Lab Yes No
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Comments about the project…..
Still working with Activestirling on the placement details
Review has started but still in the primary stages - a publication is planned
Happy to discuss other ideas around this topic - could even be video interviews for a podcast etc.
Discussion with student is advised to determine area of interest and on what to focus the investigative work. If written as a
Student auitability and final project area determined in discussion with Glasgow Warriors. CV & cover letter for Warriors is
The student will have the opportunity to attend to advance stats training sessions.
Lab work
Discussion with student is advised before committing to project
Lab work
may involve travel to Manchester for field testing
Statistical training will be provided. Exact scope of projects may differ slightly from titles provided.
Statistical training will be provided. Exact scope of projects may differ slightly from titles provided.

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1 Gemma Ryde Internship Either journal or report

Quantitative - data cleaning and stats analysi Online/remote No Not Applicable

may involve travel to Manchester for field testing

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