School of Sports News

Completion of the state-of-the-art Carnegie School of Sport building has moved a step closer after it was handed over to Leeds Beckett University from its construction partners.

Leeds Beckett University has teamed up with a host of prestigious international sporting bodies to support the development of youth sport coaches across the world.

As doubts grow about the viability of playing out the rest of the Premier League season amid the coronavirus pandemic, a number of methods to complete the campaign have been put forward.

Ground-breaking research by academics at Leeds Beckett University has been brought to life in a new video examining doping in sport.

Leeds Beckett University academics have found active video games don’t provide enough of a workout to improve people’s physical fitness - as the nation looks for ways to exercise at home during the coronavirus pandemic. 

A Leeds Beckett academic has teamed up with the International Basketball Foundation (FIBA) to help children keep active at home during lockdown.

Leeds Beckett University is providing much-needed medical equipment to the NHS in a bid to address supply shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic.

World Triathlon star Alex Yee and three-time Paralympic Champion David Stone MBE were recognised at the Leeds Sports Awards which were held at the First Direct Arena on 27 February.

A major youth sport programme based on Leeds Beckett University research has been launched by UEFA.