partnerships

Making sport stronger,  TOGETHER

Our commitment to collaboration goes beyond our campus. We're working every day with local, regional and international partners to solve some of sport's most pressing issues.

By collaborating with clubs, industry and policymakers, we ensure that our courses prepare students for the challenges of the workplace. But we also offer our expertise to help them become more innovative and forward-looking.

Whether we're tackling obesity and gender inequality, or developing new physical rehabilitation programmes for athletes or people injured in service, we're playing our part in making sports future bright.

We have worked closely with Leeds United for many years and are proud of our long-standing and valuable relationship with the football club.

This partnership continues to open up positive career opportunities for our students, with many of our alumni taking up roles at Leeds United, further positioning Leeds Beckett University as shaping the future of sport.

Leeds United
Leeds Short

We have been working with both Leeds United Boys and Girls Academies since 2016. The partnership allows us to offer research placements with the football club for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, helping to support its junior athletes in their coaching and development.

Our work sees us collaborate with both the Boys and Girls Academies. With the Boys Academy, we have set up a collaborative match-funded PhD between the University and the club, exploring the long-term athletic development of elite male players, as well as the club funding various MRes placements in the fields of nutrition and sports science.

Leeds United Academy
Interior view of the indoor running track

We are proud to have been partnered with the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) since 2010, working together to support coaches around the world.

As a not-for-profit cooperative leading the development of coaching globally, the ICCE has worked with leading organisations to help shape policy and practice in coaching across the world. 

ICCE
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Our partnership with rugby league club, Leeds Rhinos, has spanned more than a decade, with the school working with the club on various projects throughout that time. 

The university works with coaches and players in the first team, academy, and women’s team to undertake research in sports performance, training and match demands, performance analysis and nutrition as part of a wide-ranging partnership.

Leeds Rhinos Rugby League

Set up by Leeds Beckett University in February 2011, MoreLife was the product of more than 15 years’ research by the Carnegie School of Sport into obesity.

The university’s research highlighted that there wasn’t enough high-quality support available for people looking to live a healthy lifestyle, so MoreLife was created to directly address the issue.

Leeds Rhinos Netball
fun run

Set up by Leeds Beckett University in February 2011, MoreLife was the product of more than 15 years’ research by the Carnegie School of Sport into obesity.

The university’s research highlighted that there wasn’t enough high-quality support available for people looking to live a healthy lifestyle, so MoreLife was created to directly address the issue.

MoreLife
footballs in a bag

We have been working on a range of projects with European football governing body UEFA since 2013 and have recently launched a campaign expected to last a further two years.

Academics from the university work closely with representatives from UEFA and its 55 member national football associations to co-ordinate and conduct evaluations of these programmes.

UEFA
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We’re proud to work with Leeds City Council and have collaborated on various projects over the past three years. Our latest partnership is centred around a Council-led project called Get Set Leeds (GSL).

In GSL we work on increasing physical activity within everyday life, for example walking to the supermarket, cycling (rather than driving) or making a conscious effort to take a certain number of steps per day.

Get Set Leeds
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As lead founding member of ICOACHKIDS, a not-for-profit global movement, we are proud of the organisation’s positive impact. ICOACHKIDS works to create best-in-class digital resources for youth coaches and an online community where coaches can exchange knowledge and ideas with their peers.

ICOACHKIDS

We have worked closely with Leeds United for many years and are proud of our long-standing and valuable relationship with the football club.

This partnership continues to open up positive career opportunities for our students, with many of our alumni taking up roles at Leeds United, further positioning Leeds Beckett University as shaping the future of sport.

We have been working with both Leeds United Boys and Girls Academies since 2016. The partnership allows us to offer research placements with the football club for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, helping to support its junior athletes in their coaching and development.

Our work sees us collaborate with both the Boys and Girls Academies. With the Boys Academy, we have set up a collaborative match-funded PhD between the University and the club, exploring the long-term athletic development of elite male players, as well as the club funding various MRes placements in the fields of nutrition and sports science.

Leeds Short

We are proud to have been partnered with the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) since 2010, working together to support coaches around the world.

As a not-for-profit cooperative leading the development of coaching globally, the ICCE has worked with leading organisations to help shape policy and practice in coaching across the world. 

Interior view of the indoor running track

Our partnership with rugby league club, Leeds Rhinos, has spanned more than a decade, with the school working with the club on various projects throughout that time. 

The university works with coaches and players in the first team, academy, and women’s team to undertake research in sports performance, training and match demands, performance analysis and nutrition as part of a wide-ranging partnership.

Image of LBU staff, students and alumni with challenge cup trophy

Set up by Leeds Beckett University in February 2011, MoreLife was the product of more than 15 years’ research by the Carnegie School of Sport into obesity.

The university’s research highlighted that there wasn’t enough high-quality support available for people looking to live a healthy lifestyle, so MoreLife was created to directly address the issue.

Set up by Leeds Beckett University in February 2011, MoreLife was the product of more than 15 years’ research by the Carnegie School of Sport into obesity.

The university’s research highlighted that there wasn’t enough high-quality support available for people looking to live a healthy lifestyle, so MoreLife was created to directly address the issue.

fun run

We have been working on a range of projects with European football governing body UEFA since 2013 and have recently launched a campaign expected to last a further two years.

Academics from the university work closely with representatives from UEFA and its 55 member national football associations to co-ordinate and conduct evaluations of these programmes.

footballs in a bag

We’re proud to work with Leeds City Council and have collaborated on various projects over the past three years. Our latest partnership is centred around a Council-led project called Get Set Leeds (GSL).

In GSL we work on increasing physical activity within everyday life, for example walking to the supermarket, cycling (rather than driving) or making a conscious effort to take a certain number of steps per day.

Image of family on fun run

As lead founding member of ICOACHKIDS, a not-for-profit global movement, we are proud of the organisation’s positive impact. ICOACHKIDS works to create best-in-class digital resources for youth coaches and an online community where coaches can exchange knowledge and ideas with their peers.

Image of tennis coach with child

The Battle Back Centre

Helping armed forced personnel who are wounded, injured or sick to achieve their best possible recovery and return to duty or make a smooth transition to civilian life.

Working in partnership with The Royal British Legion (TRBL) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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We began working with Huddersfield Town Football Club in June 2020, helping to fund research, work experience and student placements.

Our partnership with the club enables undergraduate and postgraduate students at the Carnegie School of Sport to gain valuable work experience in a professional sporting environment, developing both their applied practice and research skills. 

Huddersfield Town
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The Leeds Talent Hub was formally established in November 2019, forged out of a long-standing partnership between the Carnegie School of Sport and British Athletics.

The Talent Hub was created for promising athletes between the ages of 16 and 21, with the objective of providing a pathway from junior talent to world-class performers. It is a partnership that sees the British Athletics Talent Hub programme delivered by England Athletics at Leeds Beckett University with stakeholder support from London Marathon and the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS).

British Athletics Leeds Talent Hub

Last year saw our Masters students supporting Castleford’s Scholarship players around nutrition and mental skills development. Now, as the project enters its second year, junior players at the Super League rugby club will be provided with expert psychology and nutrition support in a bid to develop their professional skills. 

The expanded partnership will include diet and nutrition provision for the club’s part-time Under-18s and Reserves players for 2020. The partnerships provides a great opportunity for our Masters students to gain experience of working in an applied environment. Students are mentored through our psychology practicum module and sport and exercise nutrition applied practice programme to develop their professional skills. As a result, players receive education workshops and one to one support where appropriate, informed by the cutting-edge research undertaken at Leeds Beckett University, enhancing their development on their journey to play at a senior level.

Staff in our School are supporting the actions of the World Anti-Doping Agency by providing their expertise on the Social Science Research Expert group and through the delivery of an empirical evidence-base to underpin their global education programmes.

The England Performance Unit (EPU) is led by the Rugby Football League. The EPU was launched with the aim of developing more world-class England rugby players for all senior squads by 2021. Leeds Beckett University have several staff and PhD students embedded within the EPU to support the Men, Women, Wheelchair, Knights, Academy and Youth programmes. Staff include Professor Ben Jones (EPU - Head of Performance) and Sean Scantlebury (Sports Scientist). PhD students Neil Collins, Tom Sawczuk and Victor Adeyemo are also undertaking research, applying computer science techniques to performance and injury data.

Working in partnership with the national anti-doping organisations of Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Ireland and the UK, and alongside academics from Kingston University and the University of Birmingham, staff in the School have established the Clean Sport Alliance. The Clean Spot Alliance aims to empower the anti-doping community through cooperative actions that bridge the gap between research, policy and practice.

School girls jumping in the playground

Active Schools supports education providers to develop a sustainable system for PE, sport and physical activity to enrich the lives of children and young people. The Creating Active Schools research group at Leeds Beckett University work closely with a range of Active Schools providers within the Yorkshire and Humber area, including private organisations such as Tagtiv8 and Yorkshire Sport. Strong relationships with these organisations, and the schools that they serve, ensure that our students can access high-quality placements. From working in school Physical Education departments to deliver PE, embedding physical activity and sport across the school day, to supporting external organisations with the delivery of their specific products and sessions.

The Creating Active Schools research team have an international reputation for school-based research. Recently, they have led the development of the first whole-school physical activity framework in partnership with teachers, headteachers, active school coordinators, public health specialists, national organisations, national and international researchers and members of the Sport England Local Delivery Pilots. 


Active Schools

We began working with Huddersfield Town Football Club in June 2020, helping to fund research, work experience and student placements.

Our partnership with the club enables undergraduate and postgraduate students at the Carnegie School of Sport to gain valuable work experience in a professional sporting environment, developing both their applied practice and research skills. 

A football boot resting on a ball on a football pitch

The Leeds Talent Hub was formally established in November 2019, forged out of a long-standing partnership between the Carnegie School of Sport and British Athletics.

The Talent Hub was created for promising athletes between the ages of 16 and 21, with the objective of providing a pathway from junior talent to world-class performers. It is a partnership that sees the British Athletics Talent Hub programme delivered by England Athletics at Leeds Beckett University with stakeholder support from London Marathon and the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS).

Image of Tom Bosworth with Chloe Caygill

Last year saw our Masters students supporting Castleford’s Scholarship players around nutrition and mental skills development. Now, as the project enters its second year, junior players at the Super League rugby club will be provided with expert psychology and nutrition support in a bid to develop their professional skills. 

The expanded partnership will include diet and nutrition provision for the club’s part-time Under-18s and Reserves players for 2020. The partnerships provides a great opportunity for our Masters students to gain experience of working in an applied environment. Students are mentored through our psychology practicum module and sport and exercise nutrition applied practice programme to develop their professional skills. As a result, players receive education workshops and one to one support where appropriate, informed by the cutting-edge research undertaken at Leeds Beckett University, enhancing their development on their journey to play at a senior level.

Staff in our School are supporting the actions of the World Anti-Doping Agency by providing their expertise on the Social Science Research Expert group and through the delivery of an empirical evidence-base to underpin their global education programmes.

The England Performance Unit (EPU) is led by the Rugby Football League. The EPU was launched with the aim of developing more world-class England rugby players for all senior squads by 2021. Leeds Beckett University have several staff and PhD students embedded within the EPU to support the Men, Women, Wheelchair, Knights, Academy and Youth programmes. Staff include Professor Ben Jones (EPU - Head of Performance) and Sean Scantlebury (Sports Scientist). PhD students Neil Collins, Tom Sawczuk and Victor Adeyemo are also undertaking research, applying computer science techniques to performance and injury data.

Working in partnership with the national anti-doping organisations of Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Ireland and the UK, and alongside academics from Kingston University and the University of Birmingham, staff in the School have established the Clean Sport Alliance. The Clean Spot Alliance aims to empower the anti-doping community through cooperative actions that bridge the gap between research, policy and practice.

Active Schools supports education providers to develop a sustainable system for PE, sport and physical activity to enrich the lives of children and young people. The Creating Active Schools research group at Leeds Beckett University work closely with a range of Active Schools providers within the Yorkshire and Humber area, including private organisations such as Tagtiv8 and Yorkshire Sport. Strong relationships with these organisations, and the schools that they serve, ensure that our students can access high-quality placements. From working in school Physical Education departments to deliver PE, embedding physical activity and sport across the school day, to supporting external organisations with the delivery of their specific products and sessions.

The Creating Active Schools research team have an international reputation for school-based research. Recently, they have led the development of the first whole-school physical activity framework in partnership with teachers, headteachers, active school coordinators, public health specialists, national organisations, national and international researchers and members of the Sport England Local Delivery Pilots. 


School girls jumping in the playground

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