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Impact of free access to leisure facilities and community outreach on inequalities in physical activity: a quasi-experimental study

This report investigates the impact of an intervention project named re:fresh, which…

Provision of tackling racism and racial inequality in sport – data gathering and analysis services

This report by the Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University…

Covid-19 Research Report: The impact of the Pandemic on Community Sport provision and participation

 This report, supported by Sport England, includes a partnership collaboration study between…

The Covid-19 Pandemic’s Impact on London’s Community Sport Sector and its Response Sports Unites and the Major Events Engagement Fund

This report by InFocus evaluates the Sport Unites investment programme and Major…

Good Parks For London 2021- Parks and Climate Change

Good Parks for London is an annual report, now in its fifth…

Women’s Sporting Journeys: How to keep women engaged in sport throughout their lives

This report investigates how sport can becoming more appealing and supportive to…

Turning the Tide- A 10-year Healthy Weight Strategy

This report focuses on strategy and policy aimed at tackling obesity, which…

This Girl Can Croydon Evaluation

This report evaluates the findings of the This Girl Can Project Croydon…

Researchers publish recommendations to enhance diversity of UK’s sports coaches

This article by Loughborough University outlines their findings on how to increase…

Guidance for Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport

This review focuses on the accommodation of transgender inclusion, fairness, and safety in…

What has COVID-19 taught us about loneliness?

This article provides details on how the Building Connections Fund has adapted…

Evaluating the Building Connections Fund (Part 2)

This report evaluates how the Building Connections Fund (BCF) operated following the…

Evaluating the Building Connections Fund (Part 1)

This report presents the findings of the evaluation of the Building Connections…

Percent Black/African/Caribbean/Black British population year 2021 and 2030

East London – Women and Physical Activity

Influencing women and girls to become physically active in one of the…

Surviving a Pandemic – Community Sports Groups and Covid-19

This research, conducted by Sported, aims to understand the experiences of community…

Life in Lockdown: The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Teenage Girls’ Lives and Physical Activity

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on everyone’s lives, but…

Community Pulse 2021 – Sported

Between January and February 2021, Sported asked members to complete an online…

Support Workers: Attitudes, Approaches and Barriers to Helping People with Complex Disabilities Engage in Sport and Physical Activity

The report ‘Support workers: attitudes, approaches and barriers to helping people with complex…

Parents want wellbeing prioritised in schools as pandemic hits home

As pupils return to school, 64% of parents believe that the wellbeing…