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Gains in sports-related subjects bolstered a strong showing by the University of Alberta in the 2018 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The U of A moved up three spots to finish seventh in the area of sports-related subjects. .

Kerry Mummery, Dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, said the improvement, which is based on relative performance in research rankings—citations and h-index citations—shows the importance of research, as well as institutional reputation.

“Our strength in research is our diversity in research,” he said. “Although the term ’sport’ is featured in the name, the term encompasses work we do in the areas of sport, exercise, physical activity and health. Our diversity extends to the aspect of the areas studied—biological, mechanical, behavioural and sociocultural.”

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Friday, June 1 • 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Innovative Parasport Systems Across Canada

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Very exciting initiatives have been taken up in other Provinces, recently, trying to spark stronger, more collaborative, and more sustainable programming in Parasport and beyond. This session brings in researchers who have been working closely with the ISR communities in BC and Ontario, as well as a delegate from the Canadian Paralympic Committee to discuss how they are collaborating with provinces.
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P. David Howe

Professor, Loughborough University
David is a Full Professor at Loughborough University in the UK. His research interests are broadly focused on culture and policy as they relate to sport and physical activity. The main aim of David’s research is to use ethnographic methods to ‘get under the skin’ of sport and... Read More →

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Jenn Bruce

Senior Coordinator, System Development and Education, Canadian Paralympic Committee
Jenn Bruce is the Senior Coordinator of the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s Pathways department where she leads key portfolios such as sport granting and provincial development work. Jenn previously worked in parasport at the provincial level.
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Andrea Bundon

Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
As an Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia, Andrea's research spans the fields of sport sociology and critical disabilities studies. Working from a community-based, participatory research framework, Andrea uses innovative digital qualitative... Read More →
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Laura Misener, PhD

Associate Professor, Western University
Broadly speaking, Laura's research examines how sport and sport events can be used as instruments of social change. Her work critically examines numerous ways that sport events have been claimed to positively affect community development, social infrastructure, social inclusion, and... Read More →

Friday June 1, 2018 3:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
1- Main Gym, Van Vliet Centre University of Alberta
  Inclusive Sport and Recreation Summit

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