London Sport Institute

The London Sport Institute (LSI) builds on our successful and innovative undergraduate programmes. It offers opportunities for students to lead active, healthy lives while studying at Middlesex.

The Institute also conducts high-quality research and offers a growing range of postgraduate programmes and opportunities for MPhil and PhD study. Its academic activities cover sport, exercise, and health.

Our teaching

Our students gain a strong foundation in sport and exercise science before applying their knowledge to professionally focused courses. Areas of study include:

• sports rehabilitation
• sports performance
• coaching
• teaching sport.

The Institute develops partnerships with organisations such as Watford FC Community Trust. These partnerships create volunteering and placement opportunities in schools and local sports organisations, including the Connie Henry Track Academy.

We also support initiatives that promote sport and physical activity across the region. Students develop their practical skills in our laboratories and clinic within a supportive and engaging environment.

We work with employers to keep our courses relevant and ensure that graduates develop the knowledge and skills required by the sector.

Our programmes cover sport and exercise at every level, from community participation to elite performance. Graduates work for leading clubs, teams, and organisations, including:

• the English Institute of Sport
• England Rugby
• Swansea City FC
• British Canoe Slalom
• Brighton & Hove Albion.

Graduates also pursue careers within the growing field of public health.

Our facilities

Our human movement laboratory provides access to equipment used to assess leading athletes, including London 2012 Olympians and the Great Britain fencing team.

Other facilities include:

• a human performance laboratory
• a health and injury clinic
• a clinical therapy room.

These facilities support student learning, research, and work with athletes.

Our consultancy

Organisations can benefit from our facilities, research, and specialist expertise.

For example, we worked with Linking London to develop short, accredited courses at Level 4. These courses gave employers a different way to support learning and development across a large workforce.

The LSI supports athletes across the performance cycle, including:

• pre-season preparation
• monitoring
• injury prevention
• recovery
• technique analysis.

Testing services can include:

• body composition profiling
• aerobic assessment
• running economy analysis
• muscle assessment
• force production testing
• gait analysis
• lactate profiling
• VO₂ max testing
• bone mineral density scanning
• psychometric analysis.

Our laboratories include wireless electromyography equipment, three-dimensional motion analysis, ultrasound imaging, and force-plate technology.

LSI Sports Injury Clinic

The LSI Sports Injury Clinic is available to Middlesex University students, staff, and members of the public.

The supervised student clinic provides:

• sports injury assessment
• treatment and rehabilitation programmes
• soft-tissue massage to support relaxation and recovery
• support with stress relief and postural correction.

The clinic uses a range of treatment methods and equipment to help clients work towards their goals. These may include electrotherapy, ultrasound, interferential therapy, soft-tissue release, myofascial release, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching.

Sessions currently take place in room CG62 at the following times:

• Monday, 2.00pm to 5.00pm
• Wednesday, 9.30am to 4.30pm, and 6.00pm to 8.30pm.

Book an appointment

For more information, email lsisportsclinic@live.co.uk