1. The Future of Sport, Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing
Friday 10th May am-4.30pm
Venue: Redmonds Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5UG
Cost: Free to LJMU Students, £10 for External Students
This conference is a student-focussed event with the aim of exploring how five sport and health-related disciplines all play a role in developing the health and wellbeing of the nation
These disciplines are: Sport Coaching, Physical Education, Sport Development, Sport Business, and Food, Health and Nutrition

2. Keynote Speaker: Hannah Cockroft MBE
Hannah is a wheelchair racer specialising in sprint distances in the T34 classification. She holds the Paralympic and World Records for the 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and 1500 metres in her classification and the Paralympic record at 100 metres. Competing for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, she won two gold medals. Hannah won 3 further gold medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio.
Hannah will open the day with her keynote about how the five strands of the conference have played a vital role in her life and career as a professional athlete.
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3. Conference Registration
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4. Abstract Submission
If you would like to present your research or applied practice at the conference, submit a 250 word (max) abstract to the contact lead in your specific strand (see below). Information about the strands is on the website:
Sport Coaching: Nic Robinson –
Sport Development: Danny Cullinane
Sport Business: Ingrid Griffiths
Physical Education: James Rudd
Food, Nutrition and Health: Sally-Ann Starkey
Please include an outline of the aims, methods, results and conclusion of your research or an overview of your applied practice. Please specify your name, university, course of study and year of study.
Deadline for abstract submission is Wednesday 10th April 2019