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The Influence of Menstruation on Training Schedules in Well-Trained and Elite Female Mountain Bike, Road and Cyclocross Athletes

Journal Article
Aitkenhead, R., Kirkwood, L., Florida-James, G., & Ingram-Sills, L. (2023)
The Influence of Menstruation on Training Schedules in Well-Trained and Elite Female Mountain Bike, Road and Cyclocross Athletes. Journal of Applied Sports Sciences, 2, 62-75. https://doi.org/10.37393/JASS.2023.02.6
Female physiology is unique and driven by fluctuations in sex hormones that regulate the menstrual cycle. These hormones present myriad mechanisms that may influence physiolog...

Interface Project Hindsight Vision - Seeing Safer Cycling. Company Report

Report
Bossi, A. H., Campbell, T., Brown, S., & Florida-James, G. Interface Project Hindsight Vision - Seeing Safer Cycling. Company Report. Hindsight Vision

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Bossi, A. H., Campbell, T., Brown, S., & Florida-James, G. Interface Project Hindsight Vision - Seeing Safer Cycling. Company Report. Hindsight Vision

The future directions and trends for off road e-bike use and impact in Great Britain

Report
Ingram-Sills, L., Campbell, T., Kirkwood, L., & Florida-James, G. (2023)
The future directions and trends for off road e-bike use and impact in Great Britain. British Cycling
The introduction of e-bikes into the cycling industry has resulted in a growing market, with sales demonstrating an increase exponentially over the last five years. Globally i...

The Future Directions & Trends for Off Road e-MTB Use & Impact in Great Britian

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ingram-Sills, L., Moseley, T., Cook, D., Kirkwood, L., Campbell, T., & Florida-James, G. (2022, November)
The Future Directions & Trends for Off Road e-MTB Use & Impact in Great Britian. Presented at The Scottish Mountain Bike Conference, Aberdeen

The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phases on Running Repeated Sprint Ability

Journal Article
Di Nicola, S., Ferrier, B., Florida-James, G., & Kavaliauskas, M. (2022)
The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phases on Running Repeated Sprint Ability. International Journal of Strength and Conditioning, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.47206/ijsc.v2i1.137
Female participation in regular sport activities has increased in recent years, yet their representation in sports and exercise science literature remains low. This can be par...

PINND Survey Report

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Campbell, T., Florida-James, G., & Harris, N. PINND Survey Report. Contract Solutions Scotland

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Campbell, T., Florida-James, G., & Harris, N. PINND Survey Report. Contract Solutions Scotland

Influence of menstruation on training schedules in female mountain bike athletes

Presentation / Conference
Aitkenhead, R., Kirkwood, L., Florida-James, G., & Ingram-Sills, L. (2022, April)
Influence of menstruation on training schedules in female mountain bike athletes. Poster presented at The Biomedical Basis of Elite Performance 2022 (The Physiological Society), Nottingham
Female participation in elite sport is rising, the most recent Olympic games, Tokyo 2020, was the most gender-balanced games in history but research within female athletes is ...

Trail use, motivations and environmental attitudes of 3780 European mountain bikers: what is sustainable?

Journal Article
Campbell, T., Kirkwood, L., McLean, G., Torsius, M., & Florida-James, G. (2021)
Trail use, motivations and environmental attitudes of 3780 European mountain bikers: what is sustainable?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), Article 12971. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182412971
Background: The extent to which mountain biking impacts upon the environment is largely determined by rider behaviours. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understa...

Breast cancer chemotherapy vascular toxicity: A review of mediating mechanisms and exercise as a potential therapeutic

Journal Article
Mclaughlin, M., Florida-James, G., & Ross, M. (2021)
Breast cancer chemotherapy vascular toxicity: A review of mediating mechanisms and exercise as a potential therapeutic. Vascular Biology, 3(1), R106-R120. https://doi.org/10.1530/VB-21-0013
Breast cancer chemotherapy, although very potent against tumour tissue, results in significant cardiovascular toxicity. The focus of research in this area has been predominant...

Exercise acutely increases vitamin D receptor expression in T lymphocytes in vitamin D-deficient men, independent of age

Journal Article
Lithgow, H., Florida‐James, G., Ross, M., Duncan, G., & Leggate, M. (2021)
Exercise acutely increases vitamin D receptor expression in T lymphocytes in vitamin D-deficient men, independent of age. Experimental Physiology, 106(7), 1460-1469. https://doi.org/10.1113/ep089480
Vitamin D plays a key role in the modulation of the immune system, mediated through the intracellular vitamin D receptor (VDR). Exercise has been shown to influence the activi...
22 results

Scottish Borders – European Capital of MTB

2023 - 2025
Evaluation and project support for the ‘Creating a European Capital of Mountain Biking – Scottish Borders’
Funder: Scottish Cycling

DIRTT 2.0 consultancy

2023 - 2024
ENU to conduct a further survey to follow-on from our work on the first project. we were a partner on the original EU funded DIRTT project but post-Brexit were not able to participate in this follow-o...

UK Trails project

2023 - 2025
Funder: Scottish Cycling

Hindsight: Improving awareness through rearward vision

2022 - 2022
While cycling is currently undergoing a period of growth, safety concerns - primarily relating to coexistence with motorised vehicles - remains a significant barrier to participation amongst potential...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £4,914

Mountain Biking and Music from Data

2022 - 2024
1. We will, by working with a range of people with varying experience, explore how an interdisciplinary approach to sports and the arts can encourage engagement in both areas. We will look at ways in ...
Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council | Value: £4,936

Mountain Biking in South of Scotland - Helping to deliver the European Capital of Mountain Biking

2022 - 2023
Mountain Biking in South of Scotland - Helping to deliver the European Capital of Mountain Biking
Funder: Scottish Cycling

Mountain Biking Data Sonification

2021 - 2023
We are embarking on a collaborative project between Music, the Sports, Exercise, and Health Science Research Group, and the Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland (MTBCOS) in a project encouraging people to...
Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council | Value: £971

Future directions and trends for off road e-bike use and impact in the UK

2021 - 2022
The aim of this study is to identify likely changes in user behaviour for off-road e-bike use, based on foreseeable changes in e-bike technology, the cycle market and user behaviour. The purpose of t...
Funder: British Cycling | Value: £29,998

BikeSenz: getting to grips with cyclists' comfort.

2019 - 2019
Although the overall benefits of cycling to health and wellbeing are well understood, the prevalence of several painful and debilitating injuries of the wrist, including ulnar neuropathy and carpal tu...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £4,999

The influence of aerobic exercise training to attenuate chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and vascular dysfunction in breast cancer and leukaemia patients

2018 - 2021
This project will be based in the Sport, Exercise and Health Research theme within the School of Applied Sciences, and is led by Dr. Mark Ross, Miss Karen Campbell and Professor Geraint Florida-James ...
Funder: ENU Development Trust | Value: £58,079
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All-out sprinting: reliability and sensitivity of testing, and the effects of work-to-rest ratio and exercise modality

2020 - 2022
Dr Mykolas Kavaliauskas | Director of Studies: Prof G Florida-James | Second Supervisor: Dr Lesley Ingram-Sills

The effects of menstrual cycle phases on running repeated sprint ability

2019 - 2021
Samuele Di Nicola | Director of Studies: Prof G Florida-James | Second Supervisor: Dr Brendon Ferrier

Exercise protection of vascular endothelial cells against breast cancer chemotherapy toxicity: Evidence from in vitro serological studies

2018 - 2022
Marie McLaughlin | Director of Studies: Dr Mark Ross | Second Supervisor: Prof G Florida-James

Performance in enduro mountain biking: the influence of training status, recovery and vibration

2016 - 2019
This PhD project is to investigate the physiological demands of elite enduro mountain bike racing. Previ...
Dr Lewis Kirkwood | Director of Studies: Prof G Florida-James | Second Supervisor: Dr Eva Malone

The role of exercise and age on vitamin D metabolism

2015 - 2019
My main area of research interest is the role of exercise and ageing on vitamin D metabolism. Scotland is identified as a vitamin D deficient nation...
Dr Hannah Margaret Lithgow | Director of Studies: Dr Mel Leggate | Second Supervisor: Prof G Florida-James

Analysis of small sided games training in elite youth soccer players

2014 - 2017
William Gilogley | Director of Studies: Dr Tony Westbury | Second Supervisor: Prof G Florida-James

The combined effect of high intensity intermittent training and vitamin D supplementation of insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese males and females

2014 - 2016
Dr Hannah Margaret Lithgow | Director of Studies: Dr Mel Leggate | Second Supervisor: Prof G Florida-James

An investigation into the nature of physical activity in young people within a Scottish context

2011 - 2018
Dr Steven Young | Director of Studies: Prof Russell Martindale | Second Supervisor: Dr Mandy Winterton

Tactical awareness in football coaches

2011 - 2015
Gregor Campbell | Director of Studies: Prof Russell Martindale

A qualitative exploration of the South African cricket development environment

2011 - 2017
Dr Cedric English | Director of Studies: Prof Russell Martindale | Second Supervisor: Christine Nash

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