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Academic research institutions

The following University research centres specialise in sports research.

Gender, Sport and Society research forum

Gender, Sport and Society research forum

University of Birmingham

School of Sport and Exercises Science

University of Brunel

Department of Sport Sciences

University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

School of Sport

CIES (International Centre for Sport Studies)

International Centre for Sport Studies

Leeds Metropolitan University

Centre for Sports and Leisure Research

University of Leicester

Centre for the Sociology of Sport

Liverpool John Moores University

The Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences

Loughborough University

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

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Loughborough University also houses the Sports Development Centre and English Institute of Sport

Manchester Metropolitan University

Department of Sport and Physical Science

Sheffield Hallam University

School of Sport and Leisure Management

Southampton University

Southampton University

University of Surrey, Roehampton

Centre for Cultural Research in Sport

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