We’re delighted to share that Professor Jennifer Cumming will be speaking at the upcoming Dancing My Mind conference in Stockholm on 10–11 October 2025

Despite increasing recognition of mental health as a critical component of athlete wellbeing, help-seeking remains a complex and underutilised behaviour within sport contexts. A recently published scoping review in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine synthesises findings from 104 peer-reviewed studies to examine the multifaceted factors influencing athletes’ decisions to seek psychological support. The review highlights a persistent tension between the cultural norms of high-p

I'm excited to share that I will be presenting at the GAMeS International Conference for Mental Health and Sport conference this...

On Monday 23rd June, the SPRINT Project's Kirsty Brown had the fantastic opportunity to talk at the “ADHD and Neurodiversity: Strategies for Sports Coaching” event, alongside Dr Josie Perry, Annasley Park and Dr Iain Simpson.

In recent years, dance teachers across the UK have noticed that more and more young dancers are engaging in self-harm and requesting more guidance around supporting their students at risk. But what does self-harm look like in the world of dance? A new study published in the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology and led by Maria Kolitsida, under the supervision of Professor Jennifer Cumming, Dr Anna Lavis and Dr Erin Sanchez, explores this question.

As the 2nd National Survey of Safeguarding and Abuse Prevention in Dance officially closes, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who took part, whether by completing the survey, sharing it with colleagues, or helping to raise awareness across the UK dance sector.

As we touch down in the UK following the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science  (IADMS) annual conference  in Rimini,...

Last week, on Thursday the 10th of October, SPRINT Project team members Kirsty Brown and Prof Jennifer Cumming attended the Sporting...

Hey everyone, Kirsty here! I've been in the SPRINT team for a few years having completed an MSc in athlete mental health help-seeking ...

This week we are sharing information about a dance sandpit event that the SPRINT Project held at The Exchange in September. Read on to...

In this week's SPRINT Project blog we are meeting Robyn Royston and Anisha Ebenezer , who are completing an MSc in Physiotherapy at the...

This week we are sharing information on how to take part in two SPRINT Project PhD students’ research! Michelle Schachtler Dwarika and...

We are thrilled to announce that our recent pre-print, Mental Skills Training for Youth Experiencing Multiple Disadvantage , has reached...

At the end of last week, the SPRINT Project welcomed the St Basils Youth Voice Youth Advisory Board  to the University of Birmingham....

As a researcher, getting your work published in a scientific journal is important. Some might even argue that it is the bread and butter...

Whilst at QRSE in Bath, Dr Grace Tidmarsh met with Dr Richard Simpson to chat all things psychological well-being and to see what Richard...

After all the excitement of the Paris Olympic Games 2024, we are ready for even more world-class sporting action coming up over the next...

Dearest blog readers, In this latest installment of the SPRINT project blog, we do not bring you news of the latest scandals and...

Dr Grace Tidmarsh, Dr Mary Quinton and Prof Jennifer Cumming recently wrote an article  highlighting the world-class athletes who are...

Image description: The imagined Paris 2024 Olympic games, showing crowds of spectators surrounding athletes from all nations in front of...