Category: Student

Issy Davis (BS.c student) and Oliver Milard (MS.c. student) completed a project in the lab this year with two aims. Firstly they explored the effect of temperature on steady state and intermittent exercise, quantifying thermoregulatory, physiological and metabolic responses. Secondly they used new wearable technology to explore reliability in reporting body core temperature when compared to gold-standard invasive thermometry.

Oliver is pursuing his interests by looking for future PhD projects and we wish him good luck!

MSc student Sophie Evans completed her research project (2023) in our environmental lab exploring the effect of dehydration on cardiac function. Sophie was trained to take a number of specific measures using echocardiography by Prof Chris Eggett a clinical echocardiographer. Participants endured an exercise test in hot environmental conditions to achieve the target dehydration. We hope to further expand our insights from this project in the near future.

Good luck to Sophie who starts a PhD at Bath University this October!

Our undergraduate students (2023) explored the effect of convective airflow on body temperature in a range of extreme environmental temperatures. They also trialed wearable technology in these extreme environments that reported core body temperature.

Harriet, James & Jack (pictured below L to R) spent several months in the environmental facilities testing a number of participants in extreme temperatures between 37 and 45 degrees C. The project generated some very interesting insight into how we tolerate extreme fluctuations in temperature.

MRes medical student George Barton joined the laboratory in the beginning of 2022 as an intercalating medical student to explore the biochemical responses to uncompensatable heat stress, with support from PhD student Lee Ager.

International MSc student Godi Jibi exploring how L-menthol mouth-rinsing modulates exercise capacity in a hot environment.

Our final year undergraduate students (Luke, Rosie & Chloe) during their research dissertation in 2022 exploring the use of electric fans during a range of ambient temperatures when exercising in hot environments.

Our final year undergraduate students in 2020 exploring the effect of regional cooling strategies on perception and exercise tolerance in hot environments, using infrared thermal imaging, skin and core temperature measurement.

Our final year undergraduate students (Stephanie, Georgia, Matt & James) in 2020 exploring heat acclimation strategies as part of their research dissertation.