UCC academic in global sports campaign

An Irish academic is set to spearhead the promotion of sport and PE on a global level after her appointment to an influential international agency.

Dr Fiona Chambers, the director of Sports Studies and Physical Education at UCC, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Association Internationale des Ecole Superieures d’Education Physique (AIESEP) — The International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education — based in Liege, Belgium.

Dr Chambers is the first UCC academic to be appointed to the association.