UC-RISE

The UC community is sad to say goodbye to Professor Keith Lyons, who passed away last week after a long illness. Keith founded the National Institute of Sport Studies at UC (now known as UCRISE).

A tribute to Keith Lyons and his remarkable contributions A tribute to Professor Keith Lyons, who made major contributions to the University of Canberra and impacted the lives of many staff and students

Celebrating the completion of the first week of the 2020 CSIRO ONaccelerate6 program - a 14-week nationwide intensive entrepreneurship and innovation learning experience.

UCRISE is one of 11 teams that survived from an original 50 plus teams from CSIRO and Australian university research institutes and centres. Completion of the ONAccelerate6 aims to prepare teams with the skills and knowledge to be effective start-up entities.

World first!
UCRISE Director and Professor of Sports Medicine Gordon Waddington said the initiative is a unique opportunity for participants to learn from industry leaders in sports medicine and preventative health, in an innovative and flexible environment.
Read more: https://bit.ly/2XPpWoG

Be part of a world-first degree providing health professionals with the skills and insights to optimise elite human health and performance.

Delivered in partnership with the University of Canberra, The Master of Applied Clinical Epidemiology (Sport) is open to health professionals currently working in high performance environments.

Applications now open for Semester 2, 2019.

Find out more: https://www.sportaus.gov.au/media_centre/news/australian_institute_of_sport_and_the_university_of_canberra_partner_to_offer_world-first_high_performance_health_program

We've all weighed up whether or not to workout while dealing with a cold. Fortunately, sports scientist and researcher, David Pyne, has got some advice!

Should you avoid exercise when you have a cold? - ABC Life Whether you're training for a fun run, trying to lose weight, or just on a roll with a regular exercise program, feeling you're coming down with a cold or flu can trigger a dilemma.