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The míde research collective was established by míde in an effort to bridge the know-do gap that we identified in our scoping review (Jackman et al., 2025). The collective was perceived as a group of people who would help guide the research design, data collection and analysis of the research priorities for women and girls in physical activity, exercise and sport. What we did? Working with the míde research collective that consists of 17 people representing grassroots sport,

The míde PGR event ‘3 Slides, 3 Minutes’ brought together 10 speakers for a fun, fast-paced hour of research sharing. Each speaker had just 3 slides and 3 minutes to deliver a snapshot of their research. The talks were grouped into three broad themes. The first focused on physical activity and health promotion, with Aoife Verling setting the scene by exploring physical activity across the lifecycle. This was followed by presentations on menstrual health and physical inactivi

The 2026 míde women in sport and physical activity research conference brought together researchers, practitioners and policymakers to share ideas, build connections and explore how research can better support women and girls in sport and physical activity. Dr Denise Martin opened the day by sharing key learnings from the míde research collective, highlighting the need for stronger collaboration across research, policy and practice. Professor Kirsty Elliott-Sale then showe

Returning for its third year, the míde Connect Networking Event will take place at Farnham Estate Spa & Golf Resort, Cavan , bringing together women working across physical activity, exercise, health and sport for two days of connection, learning and inspiration. This year’s theme, “Empowering Career Growth as Women in Physical Activity, Exercise and Sport,” will explore how women across the sector can navigate career progression, lead through change, and shape the future

The míde research consortium successfully launched their flagship mentoring programme at a pre conference event on February 26th. The launch was marked by a mentoring workshop with Eliza Downey from Jo Hopkins Consultancy and was attended by 10 mentors and 10 mentees participating in the programme as well as many other interested senior, mid and early career researchers. This initiative is funded by the HEA through the theme of Enhancing the Role of Males as ‘Champions of Ch

We are hosting our 2026 conference in Bloomfield House Mullingar on February 27th. The event will start at 9:30am and will run until 4:15pm. The event will include keynotes, networking, panel discussions and research spotlights. There will be contributions from Professor Kirsty Elliot-Sale, Dr Denise Martin and Dr Katie Liston on topics such as supporting female athlete health in practice, presenting research priorities about women in sport and physical activity on the islan

The míde research consortium is launching a mentoring initiative to strengthen the pipeline of women researchers into senior academic and research leadership roles in sport and exercise science, and physical activity. Funded by the HEA through the theme of Enhancing the Role of Males as ‘Champions of Change’ in and through Sport initiative the programme aims to foster cross-institutional collaboration, gender equity awareness, and leadership development among early career ac

Following on from our inaugural event last year, the next míde connect event will take place in Farnham Estate Spa & Golf Resort Co....

míde is thrilled to host its inaugural All-Island Research Conference for Women and Girls in Sport, Exercise, Physical Activity, and...

First Collaborative Study by míde Research Highlights Opportunities for Women in Sport Research on the Island of Ireland

The Women in Sport Research Collective is a seminal initiative for the All-Island Consortium for Research on women and girls in sport, exercise and physical activity on the island of Ireland. This project, funded by Sport Ireland, is being led by the Local Sport Partnerships in Donegal and Galway, in partnership with Atlantic Technological University and a research team from Ulster University, Technological University of the Shannon, and University of Lincoln, UK. The overall

Funding to support action and impact Members of the consortium were successful in securing 75,000 in funding through the HEA Gender...