Victoria Downie

@ElliottSale Amazing stuff well done team

Yesterday was quite possibly the highlight of my entire academic career! For almost 30 years I’ve had the privilege of conducting and leading research focused on amplifying and accelerating the development of women’s sport;

@Borlase Beautiful evening 🥰

Year 8 have arrived safely in the IOW for their UKSA trip. An afternoon of water confidence, archery, face painting and even a fashion show! Students are currently tucking into some lovely waffles. More updates to come!

🚀Introducing... the Environments Designed for Gender Equity in Sport & Physical Activity Lab, or EDGE Lab for short! We are working to reimagine equitable and inclusive sport and physical activity through a gendered environmental approach. Learn more ➡️ edge-lab.org

@ElliottSale @JamiePringle Great work @rich_burden @ElliottSale and gang

🚨 Female athletes, practitioners, researchers, journalists, reviewers & editors - it’s time to set the record straight on assumed menstrual cycle phases. We need to raise research standards, to finally provide female athletes with high-quality evidence. bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/2/e…

Breaking news - 26 academics have come together to make a strong case that the IOC's framework for fairness, inclusion and non-discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations does not protect fairness for female athletes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

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Thanks to @vic_downie for exhibiting the fantastic work going on within the @UKSportsInst supporting female athletes and how this works alongside #GenderedEnvironments research to more accurately encompass the challenges faced Not ‘just’ hips and hormones! #MonacoConference2024

Here's our academic lead Dr @steph_coen presenting More Than Medals at the IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport! Thanks to everyone who came and engaged!🙏 🔗morethanmedals.co.uk #MonacoConference2024

How can changing the gendered conditions of sport reduce injury risk in female athletes? Dr @Steph_Coen (@UniofNottingham) & Dr @Vic_Downie (@UKSportsInst) spoke to @Leaders_Insight about the motivations behind More Than Medals & some early findings 👉leadersinsport.com/performance-in…

Sports injury differences between men & women are not all about biology. Gendered environments play a part. Gendered environmental challenges = social, cultural & physical conditions of sport contributing to women’s injury experiences, risk & outcomes ➡️morethanmedals.co.uk

Why do women experience some sports injuries more than men❓ And what can we do about it❓💡 💥Introducing💥 MORE THAN MEDALS A research-based exhibition exploring 5 gendered environmental challenges shaping women’s injury in elite sport Visit 👉🏽 morethanmedals.co.uk

@DanesfieldY6 @wbtourlondon @DanesfieldSchl Thank you to our wonderful year 6 staff and parent helpers. Such a treat for the children 🥰

We had a fantastic trip to @wbtourlondon @DanesfieldSchl

@Borlase Beautiful - please share more clips if you can 🥰

Congratulations to all our musicians and thank you to Mr Miall and the music department on a superb Carol service - rounding off the evening with this jolly arrangement for the massed choirs.

@DanesfieldSchl @DanesfieldY4 What a great game. Thank you Mr F for organising 😁 @DanesfieldY6

What an amazing start for the girls’ football team! ⚽️ 🥅 #futurelionesses

@DanesfieldY2 @DanesfieldSchl Is that a lacrosse I see? My favourite sport 😁 Horray!

Year 2 enjoyed exploring throwing using different types of equipment and techniques! 🥍🎾😁 @DanesfieldSchl

@DanesfieldY6 @DanesfieldSchl ❤️ thank you to the parents who organised this x

Delicious! @DanesfieldSchl

@DanesfieldY5 @DanesfieldSchl The children look so happy, thank you to our wonderful teachers and TAs xx

Working on our teamwork and communication skills in blindfolded games 💬🙏 @DanesfieldSchl

@DanesfieldY5 @DanesfieldSchl Fabulous ladies 🪅

New Danesfield Dinnerladies!! @DanesfieldSchl

@DanesfieldY6 @DanesfieldFS Wow year 6, this promises to be an amazing show 🦁

Lion King….coming soon! #year6show

⚠️Women’s Injury Experiences in Elite Sport Can you help with study recruitment? #WomenInSport Inclusion criteria: ✔️ Previously @uk_sport funded ✔️ Retired in the past 5 years ✔️ Competed in women's events MORE INFO ℹ️ bit.ly/43LKmN0 @UKSportsInst @UniofNottingham