Tag: Health Science

Using Science to Help Prepare Welsh Athletes for the Commonwealth Games

Article by Daniel Nash (KESS 2 funded PhD researcher, Cardiff Metropolitan University) I started my KESS 2 PhD in the Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences in 2019, focusing on sport and exercise physiology, and my research is supervised by Drs Michael Hughes, Richard Webb, Rebecca Aicheler and Paul Smith. The ESF-funded KESS 2… Read more »

World Kidney Day 2022

Emma Jones sitting by her desk

10th March 2022 is World Kidney Day and here at KESS 2 we are highlighting some of the fantastic kidney related research funded by the ESF in partnership with Kidney Wales. KESS 2 researchers Emma Jones of Bangor University and Lauren Jones of Cardiff Metropolitan University both have research projects with Kidney Wales. Lauren’s project… Read more »

Nyree’s PhD investigated an innovative new device to manage Lymphoedema

Lymphoedema is a chronic condition that causes incurable swelling usually in the limbs, but it can affect any part of the body. It can be a disabling condition which affects a person’s ability to function on a daily basis and can affect their quality of life with many suffers voicing problems with self-esteem and social relationships…. Read more »