Author, sports scientist, lecturer and media fellow at The Open University. Interested in careers in sports science and employability.
Joined May 2013
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Simon Rea retweeted
23 Aug 2024
JOIN OUR TEAM!!
We currently have 2 vacancies to join our vibrant Sport & Fitness academic team:
(1) Lecturer in Applied Sport & Exercise Science
jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Lecturer…
(2) Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Science
jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Senior-L…
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7 May 2024
Five surprisingly simple ways to optimise your diet bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/five-… via @bbcideas
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Simon Rea retweeted
13 Mar 2023
Episode 3 of our BBC/OU podcast series 'Women's Sport Matters' is out today. It explores the psychology of sport injury & features #TeamOUsport's @caheaney alongside @K_CroydenSmith, @kad_c & @_esmemorgan bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f8f0…
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Simon Rea retweeted
9 Mar 2023
The second episode of our BBC/OU Sports Desk 'Womens Sport Matters' is out today. The episode featuring #TeamOUsport's @open_jessica explores women's sports kit. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f7lh…
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Simon Rea retweeted
8 Mar 2023
Also a massive thank you 🫵🏾 to @daisiemayes @pippawoolven @SimonRea4 @ezross @thewellhq @fi_tomas_ for sharing your insight and personal experiences. #InternationalWomensDay #TheSportsDesk
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Simon Rea retweeted
8 Mar 2023
🩸🩸🩸WARNING 🩸🩸🩸
Of course we’re talking all things periods
What do we know? What do we think we know? How do they affect sportswomen?
Hear from @daisiemayes @pippawoolven @fi_tomas_ @SimonRea4 @ezross @thewellhq
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Simon Rea retweeted
8 Mar 2023
#InternationalWomensDay sees the launch of the OU/BBC Sports Desk Podcast Series 'Women's Sport Matters'. There will be 4 episodes in the series. The 1st explores the important issue of periods and sport and features #TeamOUsport's @SimonRea4
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f7b8j…
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Simon Rea retweeted
1 Mar 2023
A hectic few weeks and an immense amount of hard work from @JonathanMcKeith but we’ve recorded 4️⃣ special podcasts for #BBCSportsDesk alongside @OpenUniversity
‘Women’s Sport Matters’💪🏼
From periods to sports bras, injuries to fitfluencers - dropping on #IWD2023 8th March 👧
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16 Feb 2023
Had a great time recording the first of four podcasts for BBC Sportsdesk. Titled ‘We are not all the same. Period. Over to you Jess Pinchbeck.
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Simon Rea retweeted
14 Feb 2023
Starting this evening, @ChrisGPackham meets other autistic people from across the UK, helping them to create short films to reveal what’s happening inside their minds in our latest BBC co-production.
For exclusive additional content from the series, visit connect.open.ac.uk/
ALT Chris Packham is stood looking into the camera in a wooden area, with one finger pointing to his temple. Text reads: "Inside our Autistic Minds tonight at 9pm on BBC Two. An OU/BBC Co-production."
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Simon Rea retweeted
12 Feb 2023
We created this series to promote a wider understanding of what it's like to be autistic to a neurotypical audience , it's quite an emotional watch . It airs on the 14th Feb at 9pm on @BBCTwo and @BBCiPlayer .
@Autism @OpenUniversity
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Simon Rea retweeted
22 Sep 2022
What's your female sporting performance of the year to date? ❓
We're celebrating them all with our course, 'Supporting female performance in sport', but what do YOU think?
Tag your favourite female sport star and say why you chose them below... 👇
ow.ly/jHnn50Ksgt3
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Simon Rea retweeted
23 Aug 2022
It's here!! Our new free course 'Supporting female performance in sport and fitness' is now available
open.edu/openlearn/health-sp…
19 Aug 2022
⏳ COMING SOON: 'Supporting female performance in sport and fitness'.
Following the success of #WEURO2022 (particularly the #Lionesses), there couldn't be a better time to launch this FREE course.
Watch the trailer then find out more on the link below:
ow.ly/nZII50KjOTz
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Simon Rea retweeted
12 Feb 2022
Tonight episode 2 of 'Freeze: Skating on the Edge' (BBC3 9pm) explores many of the challenges faced by elite athletes such as injury (particularly useful for #OUE235 students looking at the psychological aspects of sports injury) bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bjk0g…
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Simon Rea retweeted
6 Sep 2021
Don't forget to tune onto the first episode of Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League on BBC2 tonight at 9pm on BBC2
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Filming for #femaleathlete course we are developing for @OpenUniversity, @SimonRea4 has been such a fantastic ambassador and supporter of our work @thewellhq, it’s great to be working together on this!
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6 Aug 2020
Four tips from elite sport you can use in everyday life bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/four-… via @bbcideas
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23 Jun 2020
Great article from my colleague @dapofadoju
23 Jun 2020
Great article by #TeamOUsport tutor @dapofadoju:
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK? open.edu/openlearn/health-sp… #BlackLivesMatterUK
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Simon Rea retweeted
12 Jun 2020
In our next article exploring Women in Sport Tanya Martin asks 'are women leaders key to growing women's sport?'
open.edu/openlearn/health-sp…
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Simon Rea retweeted
20 May 2020
Today in our #WomenInSport series Jan Graydon explores the impact of transgender women on women's sport open.edu/openlearn/health-sp…
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