Bath's SPHERE research centre launches new podcast tackling inequality in sport
The Centre for Sport, Physical Activity & Health Equality (SPHERE) Podcast Series will explore how sport can both challenge and reinforce social inequalities.
Centre for Sport, Physical Activity and Health Equality (SPHERE)
Our interdisciplinary research aims to enhance equality and social inclusion within and through sport, and in physical activity and health settings.
What is the Centre for Sport, Physical Activity and Health Equality (SPHERE)?
Who we are: A collection of researchers dedicated to understanding and improving how sport, physical activity, leisure, education and digital spaces are structured, governed and experienced. We’re interested in how these factors come together and developing methods to positively impact people’s thoughts, feelings and motivation around physical activity.
What we do: We explore how sport and physical activity can catalyse positive social change. We examine the barriers — like inequality, discrimination and exclusion — and drivers that impact people’s approaches to physical activity and sport-related consumption.
Why we matter: Sport and physical activity have the power to transform lives, but only if the deep-rooted inequalities that limit their impact for many communities are addressed. We are dedicated to making sport, physical activity and health more inclusive and accessible, both locally and globally.
News and research
Find out more about our research and activity.
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SPHERE event videos
- Identity and lived experience: exploring how aspects like gender, race, disability, family roles, and life stage shape engagement with sport, physical activity and health
- Sport for development and social impact: promoting education, health, inclusion, and community development
- Governance, media and management: making the organisation, promotion, and consumption of sport more inclusive, ethical and sustainable
- Coaching and education: advancing equity and accessibility in coaching and physical education with a focus on inclusive pedagogies and practices
- Digital cultures and technology: investigating the impact of digital cultures (like online gambling, social media, and health tech)
- Bodies and movement: examining inclusive movement practices, body image, and alternative and inclusive ways of being active
- Sustainable futures: championing usable environments, long-term inclusion and community wellbeing in sport
Study with us
We welcome partnerships with individuals and organisations through collaborative research, co-hosted events, and knowledge exchange.
Whether you're interested in studying with us, shaping inclusive sport policy, co-developing projects, or engaging communities through physical activity, please get in touch with us: sphere@bath.ac.uk
Our people
Find out more about our members and their research interests.
Centre for Sport, Physical Activity and Health Equality (SPHERE) members
Find out more about members of the Centre for Sport, Physical Activity and Health Equality (SPHERE) and their research interests.
About us
SPHERE is part of Bath's Department for Health.
Contact us
If you have any questions about our research, please contact us.