🎉 Welcome Michael Duncan to our Ed Board! Based in the Centre for Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Sciences at Physical Activity, Sport & Exercise Sciences 🇬🇧, @mikedunky’s work focuses on how development of motor competence impacts children's physical activity, academic achievement & sporting potential

Are schools risk averse or risk tolerant when it comes to children's physical activity and play and why does it matter? New paper out Lisa Barnett PhD Natalie Lander PhD Emma Eyre Mike Duncan 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

This review highlights various factors influencing gross motor competence in children. Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s40279… #ChildDevelopment #HealthStudies #ChildDMatters 4/5

I am looking forward to the discussions on what moves Physical Literacy 👣 forward! doi.org/10.1371/journa… Lisa Barnett PhD Emiliano Mazzoli PhD AlexandreMouton amika singh João Martins dean kriellaars Peter Elsborg Nigel Green John Cairney Jaime Barratt Deakin IPAN Deakin University

Great opportunity to join a successful research team

🎉Newly accepted expert statement on behalf of the I-MDRC by Clarice Lucena Martins from UFPB 🇧🇷, with Nadia Cristina Valentini, A. Sääkslahti, E.K. Africa, G. Nobre, P. Tortella, P.F. Bendeira and JMLD Board members Dr. Kip Webster, Leah Robinson, Mike Duncan, & Lisa Barnett PhD

Woohoo! Institute for Health Transformation GLOBE researcher @CZ_ChristinaZorbas has been awarded a 3-year Australian Research Council DECRA focused on generating collaborative food security solutions among migrant populations in Australia. Congratulations! Deakin Research Deakin Media

A huge huge privilege and exciting journey ahead 🫶🙏🏼 thanks to the Australian Research Council for the support!!

"Australia is embarrassingly one of the 17% of the countries that lack a national physical activity policy and national plan...." Read more from the latest editorial here: doi.org/10.1016/j.anzj… Public Health Australia Luke wolfenden Sydney Health

We are delighted to announce that Sam Logan will be joining us at the Journal Club in September! Check out the article about Ethical Concerns of ChatGPT Use in Publishing Research from Journal of Motor Learning & Development doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2… For more information, visit i-mdrc.com/journal-club

I-MDRC is offering Graduate Student Research Grants to help support the amazing work of our student members. These annual grants offer up to $1,000 of support. Awards for the 2024 cycle are due September 15, 2024. For full details of this award, visit: i-mdrc.com/award

I am thrilled to receive the Graduate Student Research Grant Award from I-MDRC for my dissertation research. Thank you to Ali Brian, PhD and the awards committee at the consortium for their continued support of my work!

Congrats!!! So well deserved. Proud advisor here :)

September's journal club will discuss the article "Generative Artificial Intelligence Users Beware: Ethical Concerns of ChatGPT Use in Publishing Research" by Sam Logan Journal of Motor Learning & Development on September 19th at 3 pm (Eastern US time) on Zoom! More information on i-mdrc.com/journal-club

Call for abstracts! Are you doing a research related to Motor development, ecological, dynamics, motor learning etc? Now you have the best opportunity to come and present it in this next March! #ecologicaldynamics #motorskills #nonlinearpedagogy #motorlearning

I am delighted to have been awarded the Graduate Student Research Grant from the I-MDRC for my PhD research. I’d like to extend a huge thanks to the consortium and their awards team, funding like this goes a long way in supporting students on their research journey.

All the Journal Club meetings for 2024 are now available on our website! There are a couple of Wednesdays, so grab your calendars and mark these slots for JC - exciting talks are on the way! Sept. 19th (Thursday) Oct. 17 (Wednesday) Nov. 20 (Wednesday) Dec. 12 (Thursday)

I am proud of my PhD colleague and dear friend Niamh O'Loughlin for securing a Graduate Student Research Grant from the I-MDRC. Well done, Niamh. Niamh O'Loughlin Lisa Barnett PhD Emiliano Mazzoli PhD

Well done Niamh O'Loughlin a Deakin Research and Coventry University Research student and also Michael Ertel ! I look forward to seeing the results! I-MDRC

Last chance to get your application in and join us for this exciting project with Queensland Academy of Sport ⌛️