Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science @ Bangor University // Research interests: women’s health and performance, immunology, nutrition, and physiology. she/her
Joined October 2013
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28 Jun 2024
Yesterday I presented at @wiseconf @WISE_AN… and won ✨ best menstrual cycle work ✨
Thank you so much to @WISE_AN organisers for an amazing conference… leaving feeling inspiring, motivated and overwhelmed to have my work recognised in this way!
#MovingWomenShapingVictories
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Sophie Harrison, PhD retweeted
24 Feb 2025
Title: Research Project Support Officer (60% FTE)
📍Place: @SportSciBangor @BangorUni 🏴
💰Salary: £29,605 - £36,024 p.a. (pro rata)
📅Deadline: 12/3/25
ℹ For more details👇 jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.ph…
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24 Feb 2025
We're hiring!
We are hiring an RPSO to support our project working with girls in North Wales to increase PA by reducing barriers associated with the menstrual cycle and periods.🩸
Please RT.
@Natalie_107 @JobsinSportSci @SportSciBangor
jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.ph…
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17 Feb 2025
Super excited to have the opportunity to talk with this amazing line up of speakers!
17 Feb 2025
International Women's Day 🙋♀️
Women in Sport, Accelerating Action in Leadership
The event will be led by Laura McAllister, who will be joined by Kate Hannon, Hannah Powell, Tricia Sterling and Sophie Harrison.
More information: bit.ly/41kchVW
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Sophie Harrison, PhD retweeted
22 Jan 2025
🚨Final call!
Book your place for tomorrow! 🗓️
🔗insportseries.co.uk
🚨 Galwad olaf!
Archebwch eich lle ar gyfer yfory! 🗓️
🔗insportseries.co.uk
ALT insport Series: Cardiff. Thursday 23rd January 2025, 10am-3pm. National Indoor Athletics Centre, Cyncoed Campus, Cyncoed Road, Cardiff CF23 6XD. Insport Series events provide inclusive sporting opportunities for disabled young people and adults across Wales. Insport Series comes to Cardiff in collaboration with Cardiff Metropolitan University to offer inclusive activity across over 20 sports. Participants can enjoy: Try multiple sports. Suitable for everyone, with any impairment. Friends and family welcome. Sports wheelchairs available for us. Suitable for ALL ages. Free entry.
ALT Cyfres insport: Caerdydd. Dydd Iau 23 Ionawr 2025, 10am-3pm. Y Ganolfan Athletau Dan Do Genedlaethol, Campws Cyncoed, Heol Cyncoed, Caerdydd CF23 6XD. Mae digwyddiadau Cyfres Insport yn darparu cyfleoedd chwaraeon cynhwysol i bobl ifanc ac oedolion anabl ledled Cymru. Daw Cyfres Insport i Gaerdydd mewn cydweithrediad â Phrifysgol Fetropolitan Caerdydd i gynnig gweithgaredd cynhwysol ar draws dros 20 o chwaraeon. Gall cyfranogwyr fwynhau: Rhowch gynnig ar chwaraeon lluosog. Addas i bawb, ag unrhyw nam. Croeso i ffrindiau a theulu. Cadeiriau olwyn chwaraeon ar gael i ni. Addas ar gyfer POB oed. Mynediad am ddim.
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Sophie Harrison, PhD retweeted
16 Jan 2025
🔬 Calling all female athletes! 🔬
Participate in our research study at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh Campus, exploring the relationship between nutrition and bone health in female athletes.
Contact Katriona Ross at ka2056@hw.ac.uk or reply for more information.
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Sophie Harrison, PhD retweeted
12 Dec 2024
🚨Exciting PhD opportunity🚨
lboro.ac.uk/study/postgradua…
Supervisory team: myself, @LJJ_nutrition and @Sportrometrist @LboroSSEHS, with @ChrisMinson @uoregon involved as an external advisor for the project 🤩
🗓️ Deadline 14th March
🔁 Please RT 🙏🏻
11 Dec 2024
Funded PhD: Female-specific physiological responses to exercise in the heat. Led by @Rowland_SN here @LboroSSEHS
Great opportunity for the right person to collect data in this interesting area.
lboro.ac.uk/study/postgradua…
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4 Dec 2024
✨ Best research award ✨
On Friday @marioncliffe and team presented our research exploring digitally delivered exercise for people with obesity at the BCUHB Research, Innovation and Quality Improvement Conference 🏋🏻♀️🧘🏾♂️🏊🏼♀️
@SportSciBangor @BangorUni @PsychBangor @SportSciMac
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Sophie Harrison, PhD retweeted
16 Nov 2024
Calling rugby union players (16 ), rugby parents, or coaches, please do consider completing @steffistudt questionnaire on concussion. It only takes 5 mins to complete and will give us insight on knowledge and attitude to concussion in rugby to help improve concussion education.
17 May 2024
Calling all male and female rugby union players (16 ), rugby parents and coaches. Can you spare 10 mins to complete our questionnaire on concussion?
We hope the findings can highlight where education and attitudes can change to help prevent concussion in🏉
🔗👇 - RTs welcomed
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Sophie Harrison, PhD retweeted
‼️We are recruiting ‼️
🏉 Do you currently play for one of the Girls’ Rugby Hubs in Wales? 🏉
If yes, please consider signing up to take part in our newest research study looking at sport specialisation and injury risk.
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31 Oct 2024
A few weeks ago @KerryMcGawley , @Natalie_107 , @brynachrismas and @helenhanstock visited @SportSciBangor to talk research and collaborations, and gave a brilliant symposium!
Thanks again for a brilliant few days 📈
#womenshealth #womenssport #femaleathlete #teamwork
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Sophie Harrison, PhD retweeted
18 Sep 2024
🚨Fully-funded PhD opportunity!🚨
Work with me, @tiagopecanha, @Drsjones1982, and @MagneticDr_K to investigate the role of platelets in neurodegeneration🧠
tinyurl.com/uz2nradd
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Sophie Harrison, PhD retweeted
20 Sep 2024
We had an excellent day at the Inaugural College of Medicine and Health: Women’s Health Symposium @bangoruni yesterday. Here are some of the highlights! #BangorWomensHealth
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20 Sep 2024
Yesterday was a brilliant day hosting the Inaugural College of Medicine and Health Women’s Health Symposium @BangorUni
Many thanks to my co-host Prof Jane Noyes, the excellent presenters, and all participants who made it a great day
#BangorWomensHealth - watch this space 📈
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Sophie Harrison, PhD retweeted
Great to hear presentations from and to meet some of our @BangorUni research colleagues from the College of Medicine & Health at the #BangorWomensHealth Symposium this morning - The future is bright for the study of women's health, here at Bangor!
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Sophie Harrison, PhD retweeted
19 Sep 2024
Exciting day ahead at @BangorUni for the inaugural College of Medicine and Health Women’s Health Symposium - first up was our very own @seharrisonphd discussing mucosal immunity across the menstrual cycle 🩸🤧 @SportSciBangor #BangorWomensHealth
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Sophie Harrison, PhD retweeted
5 Aug 2024
Thinking of a career in Sport Science?
@Bangoruni ranks in the Top 5 for its research quality and is one of the oldest providers of Sport and Exercise degrees in the UK. We have places available for September 24.
Call on our clearing helpline 📞0800 085 1818 to discuss.
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19 Jul 2024
Great to host academics and stakeholders at @SportSciBangor for our female athlete and menstrual cycle workshop as part of the Women’s Sport, Physical Activity and Health Network
Brilliant day of planning and discussing how we can answer practitioners most urgent questions 💪🏻
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Sophie Harrison, PhD retweeted
10 Jul 2024
How are coaches and practitioners supporting female athletes around the menstrual cycle? 🧐🩸
Help us find out by completing the questionnaire below 😁
forms.office.com/e/zR695iqjE…
Open to any coaches and practitioners currently working with female athletes!
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9 Jul 2024
Presented our work “Psychological factors are prospectively associated with the mucosal immune response to exercise and infection risk post marathon” at @e_c_s_s 🏴
Excellent week of talks and wonderful conversations with friends old and new!
Thanks to hosts @UniWestScotland
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2 Jul 2024
Arrived in Glasgow for @E_C_S_S 2024
Excited for some great talks and discussions over the next few days
I’ll be presenting our work on psychological factors, mucosal immune response to exercise and respiratory infection on Friday at 10:15am Carron 2
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