Our focus

In the purpose-driven world of the 21st century, increasing pressure to realise the full potential of human performance requires constant innovation.  Our research combines the skills and experience of sports practitioners with expertise of researchers, to conduct rigorous, impactful and relevant research that provides authentic solutions to industry problems at all levels of performance.

We undertake well-designed studies that provide our industry partners with results that can be directly implemented into practice. Embedded within industry, our researchers regularly assess current practices and provide an evidence base to support the fast, intuitive decision-making of coaches and staff in the field. Furthermore, our direct interaction and collaboration with athletes and coaches allows our researchers to see problems as they appear and identify the environmental constraints that may limit the translation of findings from traditional research studies.

Our unique approach, breadth of expertise, and responsiveness to current problems in sport and exercise enable us to make a positive impact on elite sporting performance and promote the application of sport and physical activity as a vehicle for achieving optimal health.

Through innovation and collaboration, our researchers remain ahead of the game in high-performance sport and health research.

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Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.