UK tennis talent search

Tennis aces back UK talent search@BBCBritish number one Tim Henman and former Wimbledon winner Boris Becker have leant their support to a scheme to find new British tennis talent.

UK anti-doping education campaign

UK SPORT LAUNCHES ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION CAMPAIGN@sportbusinessA new campaign has been launched by UK Sport to educate athletes about anti-doping issues and secure their commitment to drug-free competition.

budget for 2008 Beijing Olympics

BEIJING’S OLYMPIC INVESTMENT@sportbusinessBeijing will invest more than 320 billion yuan ($36billion) over the next four years to beautify the city in time for the 2008 Olympic Games, up from an original investment of 230 billion announced in 2003.

Want to do PhD in UK?

PhD studentships 2005Closing date of applications: 24th June 2005The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Birminghamhas achieved the highest national Research Assessment Exercise rating (6*).As part of the School’s commitment to research excellence, it is offeringseveral PhD Scholarships this year which will be available to European Unioncitizens. The studentships are for

wearing red = win!?

Psychology: Red enhances human performance in contests@NatureUK researchers found that wearing red is consistently associated with a higher probability of winning.

UK's new anti-doping policy

New Anti-Doping Policy launched@UK sport"The launch of the Policy and Model Rules puts the UK in a very strong position in the fight against doping in sport,"

AIS does not promote the use of caffeine to athletes

AIS sets the record straight on caffeine use in sport@ASC

funding for Australian sports

ASC announces $52 million in funding for sports@ASCAthlete preparation for success on the international stage has been boosted by a $52.3 million high- performance funding package.

Australian's overseas training centre in Italy

ASC announces European centre for Australian athletes@ASCAustralia’s elite athletes will soon have access to a permanent European Training Centre that will provide worlds-best support for athletes while in Europe.

McDonald's new strategy

MCDONALD’S CALLS ON YOUNGSTERS TO GET ACTIVE@sportbusinessMcDonald's UK has launched a campaign calling on Britain's youngsters to take more exercise.

AIS's new CEO

Australian Institute of Sport gets new CEO@Optus netLeading sports scientist Peter Fricker has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).

IOC Olympic education

Million dollar donation for education programme@IOC

Google library access

Library access@Google blogGoogle are launching a feature in Google Scholar that lets people read their academic library's subscriptions directly from their Google Scholar search results.

PubMed update strategy

RSS Feeds Available from PubMed

UK targeting sports scientists

The Future's World Class@UK sportInterns need to understand and embrace the high-performance culture, develop the right technical skills and be able to analyse athlete performance and provide support that will improve performance.

US postdocs need build bridges to opportunity

Not Your Father's Postdoc@scienceIn today's scientific labor market, just doing good science is no longer enough. Postdocs need realistic expectations, good information, and an entrepreneurial attitude toward their careers.