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Hester Hockin-Boyers
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Assistant Professor, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences @durhamuniversity & feminist researcher of all things health, gender and digital culture ✨👩‍💻 she/her
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Just dropped - March issue of our quarterly newsletter, with exciting updates from colleagues across the spectrum of our research.

Take a look & do share 👇

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Sport and Exercise Sciences @ Durham Research Newsletter
Welcome to the March 2025 issue of the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences (DSES) research newsletter.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Excited to be quoted in this BBC article on eating disorder recovery & weightlifting! 🏋️‍♀️
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My PhD explored how women use weightlifting as a tool in eating disorder recovery, so Tia's story really resonated.
@dusportexsci.bsky.social #edrecovery #exercise
Anorexia: Woman who battled eating disorder is now fitness coach
Tia Ainsworth's eating disorder left her too weak to exercise - now she's helping others to weight train.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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With #InternationalWomensDay coming soon, its a great time to recognise the women of @dusportexsci.bsky.social and the great work that they do.

🧵⬇️ will build up through the week until 8th March ...
March 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Great to join the BlueSky community

We're the Department of Sport & Exercise Sciences @ Durham University

Our work across sport, physical activity & exercise challenges inequalities, promotes social justice, and improves health and wellbeing

Posts will highlight contributions across these areas
February 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
✨CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS✨Have you navigated exercise during your eating disorder recovery? Please consider filling out our survey exploring the relationship between exercise & ED recovery. Your perspectives are important! t.co/FNrwAQIGq5 #edrecovery #exercise #eatingdisorders
January 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Hi Bluesky! Excited to have finally taken the leap from X/Twitter. A little about me- I’m a medical sociologist and Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Sciences @durhamuniversity.bsky.social. My interests revolve around all things health, gender, and digital culture 🏋️‍♀️♀️🤳 #hellobluesky
January 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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📢Call for participants 📢 We want to improve access to #eatingdisorder care!
If you identify as an underrepresented group in ED research, we would really like to hear about your experience of ED help seeking!

Contact jessica.wilkins@kcl.ac.uk to find out more and take part.
January 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM