(Mostly dormant - but do email me) Runner & Human Geographer @BCUHELS interested in active mobilities, sport & physical culture.
Birmingham, England
Joined February 2012
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Very pleased to share our @MyBCU Research for Athlete and Youth Sport Development (RAYSD) Lab Vision & Mission and Values & Principles… 🤩
We have some super exciting projects that are transforming youth sport settings - privileged to be working with such a fantastic team! 📸
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New paper out! ‘Yes, everyone is blindfolded but that doesn’t make it equal': the intersectional experiences of visually impaired women footballers in England doi.org/10.1080/13573322.202… Absolute pleasure working with @AndySprake on this project. Open access thanks to @UCLanResearch
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Join us Online for the Cultures of Mountain Biking Seminar Series on February 20th at 6:00 BST! Don't miss out on learning about the Indigenous Mountain Bike Project (Aus) and Transformative Marketing in MTB (UK). Register via: eventbrite.co.uk/e/122319979…
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"What on earth is jogging" is another gem just uploaded to the BBC Archives, as explained by the DfT minister in Hyde Park. The letter J's drawn on trees are novel. Paging @SimonIanCook youtube.com/watch?v=txBS99s0…
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Following the success of last year’s @CoMTB_Research seminar series, we are now recruiting for 2025. If you, or someone you know, has some exciting research to present on cultures of MTB, and can spare 2 hours in June or November, please get in touch ([email protected])
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We are excited to announce a call for abstracts for a symposium to be held at @ManMetUni in June 2025 ‘Families on the Move: The Geographies of Intergenerational Mobilities’. Please send 200 word abstracts by 28th February 2025.
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Calling all Worcestershire runners 🏃
Dr Simon Cook, a Senior Lecturer in the Health, Education and Life Sciences faculty at BCU is supporting a research project by Worcester University about how to make running safer.
Simon is acting as an expert advisor on the project, helping to guide the research and will be involved with discussing key findings and implications.
It's been launched during the 16 Days of Action Against Gender-based Violence to tackle harassment and violence.
Click here to share your experiences 👇
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk… @SimonIanCook
Survey closes Monday, 16th December.
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I’m very excited to share my latest paper, "The Pop-Up Pain: Reconceptualizing the Perception of Short-Lived Pain Among Non-Injured Recreational Marathoners," now published in @EJSS_EASS. Distance runners, take a look—you might just see yourself reflected in the pages!
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Interested in gendered environments in sport? See opportunity below to apply for a fully-funded PhD studentship!
You'd join our interdisciplinary EDGE Lab and work alongside myself & @DrAliBowes in Nottingham with @J_ParsonsUofM as mentor.
International students are eligible!
Interested in a PhD on gendered environments of sport or physical activity?📚🎓 Get in touch! 📨
We're looking to support potential PhD students developing projects aligned with the EDGE Lab mission to apply for fully-funded studentships thru the @mgsesrcdtp open competition 👇
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📢 New paper 'Troubling go-alongs through the lens of care'
W/ @ersilia_v, @EmmaRLawlor & @RachelAldred
Highlighting importance of relationality of care in research, including care of the researcher.
Funded by @NIHRresearch 'LTNs in London' project
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Our 1st article about perceived risk and vulnerability of women trail runners has been published open access. We used go-along interviews to understand how interactions with the environment & other people influence enjoyment of running & perceptions of vulnerability @drjoannehill tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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We need more engagement between Mobilities and Sport!
👀 at all the possibilities @SimonIanCook @QRSE2024 #QRSE2024
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Exciting news: Our book Participatory Research in Sport and Physical Activity is now PUBLISHED! And - we have a few FREE COPIES to give away! RT to share and we will choose a few lucky winners.
@Audrey_Giles @SmithyRobyn1 @QRSEsoc @tandfsport @betterberunning
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🚀Introducing... the Environments Designed for Gender Equity in Sport & Physical Activity Lab, or EDGE Lab for short!
We are working to reimagine equitable and inclusive sport and physical activity through a gendered environmental approach.
Learn more ➡️ edge-lab.org
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Episode 13 of Everyday Runners features an interview with human geographer of @SimonIanCook On run commuting and the relationship of running/movement to the spaces we move through. 301.nz/6Zqj #running #geography
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🚨 Expert Alert
🔷 Simon Cook
⬇️ Financial Times
"People just don’t consider running an option for commuting or see it as a mode of transport."
#BCUAlert @MyBCU
ft.com/content/26b552c2-a848…
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Delighted to share our new Professional Doctorate in Sport (DSport) @MyBCU 🤩
We are now recruiting students for September 2024 across all sport disciplines 🎓
Please reach out if you would like to learn more 💻
Find out more and apply here ⤵️
bcu.ac.uk/courses/profession…
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Very excited to announce an upcoming @VPFA1 Study Day on ‘Knowledge in the Victorian Periodical’, taking place at @MMUEnglishDept on 19 April 2024. Please send us your proposals for 15-20 minute papers (deadline is 15 March). 1/3
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@comtb_research seminar schedule for 2024 is now complete. Looking forward to lots of topical #mtb chat with some leading thinkers in the field. First up: @JCheggs84 on emtb/disability and @legs_ohagan on trail building as 'ecologies of practice'. eventbrite.co.uk/e/cultures-…
