School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences | |
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![]() ![]() Location within Leicestershire | |
General information | |
Type | Medical Research Centre |
Address | Loughborough, LE11 3TU |
Coordinates | 52°46′05″N 1°13′23″W / 52.768°N 1.223°W |
Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
Completed | 2009 |
Inaugurated | 12 March 2009 |
Client | Loughborough University |
Owner | Loughborough University |
The School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (SSEHS) is a main sports health research institute in the United Kingdom, at Loughborough University.
History
It was originally the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences.
Construction
A recent building cost £12.25m.
The site was officially opened on Tuesday 12 May 2009 by the Princess Royal.[1][2]
The new building had 27 laboratories, four teaching rooms and a large lecture theatre, as well as two climatic chambers, and a sprint lane.
Much of the medical research is done at the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) site next door.
Function
Triathlon England and the British Triathlon Federation are housed at the school.
Teaching
It teaches sports psychology, sport biomechanics, exercise physiology and exercise biochemistry.
Research
In 2015 it carried out research into the biochemistry of hydration.[3]
It conducts research into public health[4][5] and into children's health,[6] and types of exercise.[7]