Dr Stewart Bruce-Low
Associate Professor
Department of Sport , School Of Health, Sport And Bioscience
Dr Bruce-Low teaches across all levels of undergraduate and postgraduate in the Applied Sport and Exercise Sciences subject area. As a BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist he has previously and continues to support athletes across a number of different sports including Formula 1, Premier League teams in England and Poland, England Ladies football and rugby squads, GB rugby league, GB orienteering and GB wheelchair rugby and Country Cricket. He continues to undertake research across both exercise and sport areas ensuring impact from the outcomes of the research.
Areas Of Interest
I am always looking for PhD students to continue research opportunities. If you are seriously considering undertaking a PhD and feel you have what it takes to complete one, please get in touch. Areas to consider but not limited to are:
- Elite football
- Exercise to improve wellness
- Developing High Performance Teams
OVERVIEW
As Head of Department Dr Bruce-Low is responsible for the strategic oversight of the Applied Sport & Exercise Science Department. The student experience is at the very heart of all that the department seeks to achieve through the strategic department endeavours such as enhancing teaching and learning through novel approaches. In addition, through, building on the universities uniqueness as the UK's most diverse university, the department has an equality and diversity emphasis as well as ensuring research informed teaching benefits both the staff development and student experience.
He teaches and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Applied Sport and Exercise Sciences subject area. As a BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist he has previously and continues to support athletes across a number of different sports including Formula 1, Premier League teams in England and Poland, England Ladies football and rugby squads, GB rugby league, GB orienteering and GB wheelchair rugby and County Cricket. He continues to undertake research across both exercise and sport areas ensuring impact from the outcomes of the research and is currently supervising 3 PhD students.
CURRENT RESEARCH
Most Recent Research
- Cryotherapy in elite professional soccer players. Project working with Southampton FC
Previous Research
- Hamstring injury approaches in sports medicine and science teams working in elite professional soccer.
As an applied 'pracademic' who is currently research active I am always looking for PhD students/Prof Docs to continue research opportunities. If you are seriously considering undertaking your PhD and feel you have what it takes to complete one, please get in touch.
Areas to consider but not limited to are:
- Elite football
- Exercise to improve wellness
- Developing High Performance Teams / Leadership in High Performance
PUBLICATIONS
Most recent publication
- Bortnik L, Bruce-Low S, Burger J, Alexander J, Harper D, Morgans R, Carling C, McDaid K and Rhodes D. (2023). Physical match demands across different playing positions during transitional play and high-pressure activities in elite soccer. Biol Sport. 2024;41(2).
- Edinborough L, Hill J, Jarvis M, Bruce-Low S and Pedlar CR (2023). A bespoke sleep monitoring and sleep hygiene intervention improves sleep in an U18 professional football player: A case study. J, Sports Sci, DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2023.2213032.
- Bortnik L, Bruce-Low S, Burger J, Alexander J, Harper D, Morgans R, Carling C and Rhodes D. (2023) Transitional Activities in Elite Football: Frequency, Type, Effect on Match Outcome and the Novel Concept of Clusters. Res Inves Sports Med. 9(5), RISM.000721. DOI: 10.31031/RISM.2023.09.000721.
- Buckthorpe M, Wright S, Bruce-Low S, Nanni G, Sturdy T, Gross AS, Bowen L, Styles B, Della Villa S, Davison M and Gimpel M. (2019) Recommendations for hamstring injury prevention in elite football: Translating research into practice. Br J Sports Med. 53 (7); 449-456. DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099616.
Previous publications
- Bowen, L., Gross, A.S., Gimpel, M., Bruce-Low., S., & Li, F-X. (2019). Spikes in acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR) associated with a 5-7 times greater injury rate in English Premier League football players: a comprehensive 3-year study. Br J Sports Med. 0: 1-9. DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099422
- Light N., Gimpel M, Sparks S, Bowen B, Bruce-Low S & Hughes-Jones Z (2018) Associations between Adductor Strength; Flexibility and Self-Reported Symptoms in Elite Professional Footballers: A case series. Science and Medicine in Football. 3 (2); 89-94. DOI: 10.1080/24733938.2018.1501159
- Wright J, Bruce-Low S, Jobson SA (2018). The 3-minute all-out cycling test is sensitive to changes in cadence using the Lode Excalibur Sport Ergometer. Journal of Sports Sciences. 37 (2); 156-162. DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2018.1487115.
FUNDING
- Grants and Enterprise (Internal) - £144,000 awarded
- Grants and Revenue Streams (External) - £352,913 awarded (E.g., Wellcome Trust, Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton Public Health, Backcare)
TEACHING
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
Study the role of physiology, psychology and nutrition in human performance; receive the education of a multi-disciplinary sports scientist.
Study BSc Sport and Exercise Science
MSc Applied Sport And Exercise Physiology
Train to work as an applied sport and exercise physiologist; learn the theoretical knowledge as well as the key practical skills.
Study Applied Sport & Exercise PhysiologyMODULES
- Exercise Physiology / Inter and multidisciplinary approaches to working
- Undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation
- Leadership in elite environments