In this episode of Experts in Sport, host Dr Hannah Fox Dugdale is joined by Dr Verity Postlethwaite to explore the groundbreaking launch of Loughborough University’s Women in Sport Research and Innovation Hub. Discover how this initiative is set to transform women’s sport from grassroots to elite, tackling real-world challenges with cutting-edge research.

We also hear from special guest and former England international, Karen Carney OBE, as she shares powerful insights on athlete health, equity in sport, and what this hub means for the future.

A must-listen in the build-up to the 2025 Summer of Women in Sport!

Intro: 0:00

Karen Carney: 8:07

Women in Sport Research and Innovation Hub: 8:47

The research gap: 10:50

Women focused research: 14:39

The media: 20:41

Leadership: 23:26

The hub contribution: 25:23

Women’s sport in action: 27:09

Karen Carney OBE is also an ambassador for the new hub - https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2024/september/karen-carney-sport-health-wellbeing-ambassador/

For more information visit:

https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2025/march/women-in-sport-hub-launch/

https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/women-in-sport-hub/

https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias/programmes/women-in-sport/

https://www.ncsem-em.org.uk/events/tackling-the-gap/