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Sports Science Topics
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Research project/ dissertation idea:
https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/2022/02/addressing-climate-change-through-sport/
From the above article:
According to the Rapid Transition Alliance’s report, the global sport sector contributes the same level of emissions as a medium-sized country.
The carbon footprint from transportation to/from events, the construction and use of various sporting venues, and the supply chains for sport-related equipment all play an important role in affecting the world’s climate. For example, it has been estimated that the 2016 Rio Olympics released 3.6 million tons of carbon dioxide, while the 2018 Russia World Cup released 2.16 million tons.
These kinds of assessments are even more concerning as they often underestimate the real impact of sport’s carbon footprint, for instance not including the impact of the construction of new stadiums, the water and energy consumed to support events and the food, plastic and other waste produced during events.
In a cyclical manner, the sport sector is impacted by the consequences of rising temperatures. Heavier precipitations, higher sea levels, and the increase in the number of extreme weather events are having disruptive consequences on sport. According to a recent study, approximately half of the former winter Olympic host cities will likely not be able to sponsor winter games by 2050 due to a lack of snow and ice in a warming world.
In 2018, the high temperatures forced the US Open tennis tournament organizers to offer a “heat-break” to athletes. During the 2020 Australian Open, poor air quality caused by wildfires forced some tennis players to withdraw from the tournament. By 2050, almost one fourth of England football league team’s stadiums (23 out of 92) are projected to be partially or totally flooded every year.
Keywords (discipline, other): Sports Science, air quality, emissions, carbon footprint, climate change, wildfire
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Sports Science Topics
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Research project/ dissertation idea:
https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/2022/02/addressing-climate-change-through-sport/
From the above article:
According to the Rapid Transition Alliance’s report, the global sport sector contributes the same level of emissions as a medium-sized country.
The carbon footprint from transportation to/from events, the construction and use of various sporting venues, and the supply chains for sport-related equipment all play an important role in affecting the world’s climate. For example, it has been estimated that the 2016 Rio Olympics released 3.6 million tons of carbon dioxide, while the 2018 Russia World Cup released 2.16 million tons.
These kinds of assessments are even more concerning as they often underestimate the real impact of sport’s carbon footprint, for instance not including the impact of the construction of new stadiums, the water and energy consumed to support events and the food, plastic and other waste produced during events.
In a cyclical manner, the sport sector is impacted by the consequences of rising temperatures. Heavier precipitations, higher sea levels, and the increase in the number of extreme weather events are having disruptive consequences on sport. According to a recent study, approximately half of the former winter Olympic host cities will likely not be able to sponsor winter games by 2050 due to a lack of snow and ice in a warming world.
In 2018, the high temperatures forced the US Open tennis tournament organizers to offer a “heat-break” to athletes. During the 2020 Australian Open, poor air quality caused by wildfires forced some tennis players to withdraw from the tournament. By 2050, almost one fourth of England football league team’s stadiums (23 out of 92) are projected to be partially or totally flooded every year.
Keywords (discipline, other): Sports Science, air quality, emissions, carbon footprint, climate change, wildfire
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The link between cataract formation and UV radiation
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
https://eyewiki.aao.org/Ocular_Manifestations_of_Climate_Change#:~:text=Longer%20wavelengths%20can%20reach%20the,%2C%20Keratoconus%2C%20and%20Fuchs%20dystrophy
Heat waves have particularly affected major US cities and are occurring three times more often than they did in the 1960s.[13] Several ocular diseases have been implicated in rising ambient temperatures associated with heat waves, including cataracts.
The epidemiological link between cataract formation and UV radiation has been established in several studies.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0253093
Association among pterygium, cataracts, and cumulative ocular ultraviolet exposure: A cross-sectional study in Han people in China and Taiwan
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30737039/
WHO/ILO work-related burden of disease and injury: Protocol for systematic reviews of occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation and of the effect of occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation on cataract
Keywords (discipline, other): Optometry, cataract, UV radiation, temperatures, heat waves
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To what extent do coastal habitats act as natural sea defences?,
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
For more, and updated information, please visit https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Keywords (discipline, other): Coastal habitats as natural sea defences,”Coastal habitats, Natural defences, Coastal protection, Habitat functions”,
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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Name: Email Address: marinecoastalevidence@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Phone: NA
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To what extent do recreational activities disturb marine mammals?,
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
For more, and updated information, please visit https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Keywords (discipline, other): Disturbance of marine mammals by recreational activities,”Marine mammals, Disturbance, Recreational activities, Impact assessment”,
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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Name: Email Address: marinecoastalevidence@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Phone: NA
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Trachoma associated scarring due to increased airborne particles from things like wildfires, pollution and other natural phenomena
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
https://www.aoa.org/news/clinical-eye-care/health-and-wellness/with-climate-change-prevention-matters-more-than-ever?sso=y
Research finds many current eye problems are exacerbated by increased pollutants.- TRACHOMA-ASSOCIATED SCARRING
Coinciding with Beijing’s red alert on its air pollution is new research out of Johns Hopkins University’s Wilmer Eye Institute finding that many of the eye problems people struggle with today are likely to be exacerbated by global warming.
The research, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health Global Health Interest group, found that increased airborne particles—from wildfires, pollution and other natural phenomena—may be independently associated with increased corneal scarring, which damages vision.
Researchers studied women in rural parts of Africa, who often cook over wood fires. Even after controlling for other factors that contribute to trachoma-associated scarring, the more time the women spent cooking over wood-burning stoves, the more likely they were to have moderate to severe scarring of the eyelid.
Keywords (discipline, other): Optometry, climate crisis, scarring, wildfire, pollution, vision, wood fire
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Understanding future flood and coastal erosion risk
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
We need to better understand the probability and impact of flooding and coastal erosion today, tomorrow and to the year 2100.
Our research activities will support us to:
1.1 – understand how flooding mechanisms will change and improve projections of extreme flooding conditions in rivers, surface water, coasts and estuaries
1.2 – understand the effects of coastal, estuarine and river morphology on flood and coastal erosion risk
1.3 – account for uncertainty in risk management decision-making
1.4 – develop national flood and coastal erosion risk assessments and maps for England and Wales
Further information is available on the joint programme webpage: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research-and-development-programme/about
If you would like to contact the programme to share information on how your work relates, or if you want to hear from the programme team when a new research activity is starting, use the areas of research interest form: https://forms.office.com/e/PALmAmETZ2
If you want to request support from the programme for a research partnership follow instructions on how to apply for research support: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-research-support-and-partnerships
Keywords (discipline, other): flood, coastal erosion, risk, 2025, 20100, probability, impact
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/flooding-reports-evidence-and-data/flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: NRW
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Understanding groundwater pollution risks from spreading organic material to land such as slurry, digestate, sewage sludge and organic waste
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Spreading of organic material to land is a potential sources of excess nutrients to groundwater. These excess nutrients can travel through the subsurface and reach our streams, rivers and lakes. They can also be a source of emerging contaminants to the wider environment
We need to improve our understanding of how these substances behave in the ground to inform our policies for controlling the activity in high-risk locations.
Options may include monitoring groundwater where spreading occurs to see if particular ground conditions are unsuitable
Keywords (discipline, other): Groundwater, slurry, land spreading, pollution
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/water-environment-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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Understanding reasons for mortality in cetaceans inferred from strandings,
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
For more, and updated information, please visit https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Keywords (discipline, other): Mortality reasons in cetaceans from strandings,”Cetaceans, Mortality, Stranding events, Marine mammals, Conservation”,
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
Contact Details
Name: Email Address: marinecoastalevidence@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Phone: NA
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We would like to establish the likely demand for communities to access land in and around the Pontypridd area. To explore what issues communities currently have with accessing land for the purposes of sustainable development; and how might these issues be overcome.
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Why it is important & how it might unlock some kind of action: We know that people already access land for a variety of purposes in our local area and when it comes to land that is held for the purposes of recreation or other public benefit then issues of access are less of an issue. But we are also aware that when communities would like to access land in order to tackle social or environmental issues then access can be more of an issue. We would like to explore how these access issues (perceived or real) can get in the way of communities taking action in the local area, and how Ty Pontypridd might play a role in addressing these issues. Are there specific communities struggling to identify or access specific sites, or are there areas of land that are considered to be important local assets that might be at risk of being lost?
Keywords (discipline, other): Geography. Land use, land access
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Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: No Organisation: Ty Pontypridd
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Name: Email Address: littleeiffel@hotmail.com Phone: NA
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