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| Posted by: | Kathleen Armour |
| Title/Position: | Head of School |
| School/Organization: | University of Birmingham |
| Sent to listserv of: | SESP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | October 16th, 2013 |
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We are seeking a Birmingham Fellow to examine parameters in the area of exercise and cognition in adolescence. In order to meet the multidisciplinary research challenges, collaborations with colleagues across disciplines within the School, and in the Schools of Psychology and Education, will be encouraged. Methods and approaches are not prescribed, but could include advanced techniques such as Doppler echocardiography and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), measurement of cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, and neural reactions to stress and exercise, tests of cognitive ability and academic achievement, and monitoring of relevant health implications.
There is a growing body of research demonstrating the benefits of engaging in appropriate forms and levels of exercise through the lifecourse. There is robust evidence on the role of physical activity in enhancing physical health, and emerging evidence on the role of exercise in improving mental health. In the case of adolescents, claims have been made about links between physical activity engagement and developing ‘desirable’ character traits, and the role of exercise in enhancing cognition/academic achievement, although the existing evidence is thin. New research techniques, however, mean that it is increasingly feasible to investigate, in robust ways, the complex links between exercise, cognition and academic motivation/achievement. This research is of strategic importance given the policy pressures to drive up academic standards in schools and to increase physical activity levels. The research is also timely in the context of the new University of Birmingham School and Sixth Form Free School initiative.
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AHL049/birmingham-fellows-the-role-of-exercise-in-cognition-and-academic-achievement-in-adolescence/
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