Blood, sweat and fears: the P word

Research into female athletes’ health raises awareness and questions concerning the often unacknowledged and ‘taboo’ topic in women’s sport – the menstrual cycle

Health and Wellbeing

“We conducted a survey and we found that 55% of elite level athletes say that their menstrual cycle affects their training and performance,” explains Georgie Bruinvels, PhD student at St Mary’s and UCL. Bruinvels is currently researching …

Sport

10 DEC

Ruck the patriarchy

Joel Coussins talks to star of the women’s rugby team, Kerry Ryan, about her involvement in the women’s game and the attitudes that surround it

Joel Coussins