PhD in Sports Nutrition

This project will explore the potential for omega-3 fatty acids to enhance menstrual cycle health and performance amongst Irish Elite athletes, including potential to reduce the side effects of pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS)./nWorking alongside Sports Ireland Institute, the project will provide Sport Ireland’s performance nutrition team with insight into dietary behaviours while creating solutions impacting athletic performance and health./nThe data collected will support decision-making regarding the role of n-3PUFA in health and the student will be incorporated into a particular sport(s) at Sports Ireland Institute, gaining experience in an elite environment and access to facilities at the SII campus in Dublin and the School of Biological Sciences and Centre for Public Health at QUB./nThe project may include a literature review, deep dive assessments with elite Irish athletes, devising a COM-B model approach to design and analyse interventions to increase omega-3 consumption, and scope to work as part of the Female Athlete Task Force.