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Dancers Have a Right to a Safe Dance Environment
Viewpoint calls for research and action on safeguarding and abuse prevention in elite dance. Image description: Photo of a dancer jumping...

SPRINT project
May 10, 20244 min read


Conference abstracts accepted!
This week we are excited to share more successes from the SPRINT Project team! Dr Mary Quinton, Dr Grace Tidmarsh, and PhD Researcher...

SPRINT project
Apr 12, 20242 min read


SPRINT Project celebrates recent successes!
This week we are celebrating the successes of three SPRINT Project team members, Michelle Schachtler Dwarika, Dr Grace Tidmarsh and Dr...

SPRINT project
Mar 22, 20242 min read


The why and how of intervention frameworks – a report about visiting a person-based approach workshop
You might have heard the term “intervention” quite a lot – on TV (if you know How I Met Your Mother, you know what we mean!) or maybe...

SPRINT project
Feb 29, 20246 min read


Maria Kolitsida wins One Dance UK’s Science & Research in Dance Award!
Today we are bringing you the brilliant news that on Saturday, the 10th of February, Maria Kolitsida, PhD Student in the SPRINT Project,...

SPRINT project
Feb 14, 20243 min read


Mary presents winning poster at Campaign to End Loneliness conference
On Thursday 8th February, SPRINT project member Dr Mary Quinton presented at the Campaign to End Loneliness international conference....

SPRINT project
Feb 9, 20242 min read


January reset: a brief guide to mental health for dancers
Last autumn, Dr. Imogen Aujla, a dance researcher and life coach, approached me to write a blog post for DanceinMind, a website that is...

SPRINT project
Jan 19, 202411 min read


An Inspiring End to 2023!
On Wednesday 13th December, the School of Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Birmingham held their annual...

SPRINT project
Jan 12, 20242 min read


SPRINT Project attend DSEP conference 2023!
Image description: A photo of Dr Mary Quinton, Dr Grace Tidmarsh and Prof Jennifer Cumming presenting at the annual Division of Sport and...

SPRINT project
Nov 30, 20233 min read


Up, up and away…to Norway! A PhD Researcher's travel diary.
Image description: A photo of Michelle in Oslo, Norway. Earlier this month, SPRINT Project PhD Researcher Michelle Schachtler Dwarika...

SPRINT project
Nov 17, 20236 min read


Dr Sanna Nordin-Bates wins the 2023 IADMS Dance Educators Award!
The SPRINT Project are congratulating Dr Sanna Nordin-Bates for receiving this year's International Association of Dance Medicine and...

SPRINT project
Nov 10, 20232 min read


From Studio to Seminar: Dancing My Way into Research
Hello, I'm Niamh Callaghan, and I'm thrilled to introduce myself as a new Masters by Research student and a proud member of the SPRINT...

SPRINT project
Nov 3, 20232 min read


The SPRINT Project welcomes a new PhD Researcher!
I’m Michelle Schachtler Dwarika and I am so excited and honoured to introduce myself as a new PhD student and member of the SPRINT team....

SPRINT project
Oct 20, 20232 min read


World Mental Health Day and World Homeless Day 2023
Image description: Left – The Mental Health Foundation’s picture for World Mental Health Day 2023. Right – The World Homeless Day...

SPRINT project
Oct 10, 20233 min read


The COVID-19 Pandemic Taught Us We Need to Change Our Ways When It Comes to Freelance Dance
Working freelance is part of a dream career for many within the dance world. A dance freelancer usually works in different jobs and...

SPRINT project
Sep 29, 20233 min read


University Dance Students’ Mental Health and Well-being
Dance has the potential to protect its participants against mental health difficulties and enhance well-being. However, dancers can...

SPRINT project
Jan 24, 20231 min read


Freelance dancers' mental health & wellbeing
On 29 November 2022, the SPRINT Project's Maria Kolitsida presented the findings of her MA study on the “Effects of the Pandemic on the...

SPRINT project
Dec 16, 20222 min read


Funded PhD studentship available to research self-harm in dancers
Come study with us! We are recruiting candidates for an ESRC-funded collaborative PhD project with One Dance UK to start in October 2020....

SPRINT project
Jan 31, 20201 min read
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