Biomechanics Research Laboratory

The Biomechanics Research Laboratory is on Twitter! Est. in 1994, the BRL is home to a small passionate group of individuals who are committed to developing innovative strategies, based on applied biomechanics research, to decrease injury potential and optimise quality of life!

Bringing biomechanics to outback, NSW with a @BRInCprogram x @BiomechanicsDay collab! Both programs aim to ⬆️ students participation in biomechanics, specifically targeting groups such as, women & those from remote areas who are ⬇️ likely to engage in STEM. What a great trip!

I’m happy to share the final publication of my PhD “Do foot type classifications differ between male and female netball players? A cluster analysis”. Link to article - tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… More details below ⬇️🧵1/8

A couple of years ago, I travelled around Australia scanning thousands of feet of netball players. You can read all about the findings in my recent publication “Do the feet of male and female netball players differ in shape? Implications for shoe design”. 1/8 ⬇️🧵

Shout out to Maddy from our Biomechanics Research Lab (@BRLUOW), who is paving the way for young women in our community 👏✨ 🔗Link to the article in original post.

It was an absolute honour to supervise your research over the past few years, Maddy. I couldn't have asked for a better final PhD. "The circle is now complete" 🥰 @uowresearch @BRLUOW #biomechanics

A great feeling @MaddyKirk4!!

Incredibly proud of you, Maddy! You crushed it! Fabulous presentation and impactful research, as always. @uowresearch @BRLUOW

Congratulations to Early Career Researcher, Maddison Kirk, winner of the John Sutton Award for Best Paper in Sports and Exercise Science. #ASICSSMA2023 Maddison's winning paper is titled "Do male and female netball players' feet differ in shape? Implications for shoe design."

WOW, what a week at the 2023 @SMA_News conference! Stay tuned to hear more about our five exciting presentations and award winnings 🤗 #ASICSSMA2023

Congrats to @Samara_Brown4 for delivering her PhD exit seminar today & being one step closer to being a Dr!Wouldn’t want to share this journey through undergrad, honours & PhD with anyone else!! @uowresearch @MolHorizons @UOW #WomenInSTEM @DrKellyNewell @naomimmay @Helen_Clunas

@MaddyKirk4 bringing netball (and @juniorlevi_) to an international audience at #ISBJSB2023 presenting her work on sex differences in foot shape of players. Take home message = more men's netball shoe options are likely required 👟 #ISB2023 #ISB50

A great talk from Dr @jmattock5 at @ISBiomechanics this week titled “Are sagittal plane leg alignment and the active peak force generated during running associated with MTSS development? 🏃🏼‍♀️ @uowresearch

Today I’ll be presenting some of my research on “Sex differences in netball players’ foot shape: Implications for shoe design” at ~11:15am during the Sports Biomechanics 7 session in Room 2. If you’re around at @ISBiomechanics and interested, come and check it out 🇯🇵👟

Embracing the Japanese culture with some fellow Aussies @aaron_s_fox & @MeghanKeast in Fukuoka 🇯🇵

My @ISBiomechanics poster is up :) If you want to know more about articular contact mechanics of the ankle and subtalar joint, come and talk to me during todays poster session or let me know during the day. #ISBJSB2023

Day 1 of @ISBiomechanics conference, @JulieSteele6 had the honour of presenting the prestigious Wartenweiler Memorial Lecture. Julie’s inspiring talk was titled “Pioneering women of ISB: Tales from the Archives & beyond” and highlighted the contributions of women to biomechanics

Our BRL members @jmattock5, @MaddyKirk4 & @JulieSteele6 with @KimHebertLosier exploring Osaka city as they attended the 2023 FBS. Now they’re off to Fukuoka currently attending @ISBiomechanics, stay tuned for more updates regarding their presentations!

Congrats to @MaddyKirk4 on being named as a finalist & runners up for the prestigious Nike Award at the 2023 FBS in Japan. The theme was “Celebrating inclusivity in footwear: Solve for someone new” and Maddy shared her research on inclusivity in netball footwear @UOW #WomenInSTEM

Congrats Dr Joshua Mattock on a great poster presentation at the 2023 @FootwearBiomech Conference in Osaka, Japan. Josh shared his research on “Does running experience influence static and dynamic measures of foot structure and function?” 🦶🏻 🏃‍♂️

A great time at the 2023 @FootwearBiomech Symposium celebrating “Footwear for everybody”. I was given the amazing opportunity to be a finalist for the @Nike Award alongside 2 great female biomechanists and received runners up for my research on inclusivity of footwear in netball