We are delighted to launch our newsletter with this first edition in Autumn 2026. Check out what we have been up to for the last few months. míde research communications and marketing team Ava Hackett Eline de Jager Genevieve McDonnell Aoife Lane

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

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...