Dr Neil Clarke
Neil joined BCU as an Associate Professor in January 2024 after twelve years at the Coventry University and is the joint cluster lead for Sport and Exercise Sciences research.
Neil is also an accredited BASES Sport and Exercise Scientist, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and holds Chartered Scientist status with the Science Council. He has over 20 years’ experience working with elite and recreational athletes, as well as commercial companies.
His broad areas of expertise and research focus on nutrition and physiology and has co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Areas of Expertise
- Nutritional interventions for performance and health
- Sport and Exercise Physiology
Qualifications
- BSc Sports Science
- MSc Sports Physiology
- PhD
- PgCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Scientist (BASES) accredited and Chartered Scientist (CSci)
Memberships
British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (Fellow and Accredited)
Teaching
- BSc Sport and Exercise Science
- MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Research
- Acute coffee / caffeine ingestion and exercise performance
- Acute coffee ingestion and functional performance in elderly populations
- Carbohydrate rinsing and resistance exercise
- Carbohydrate ingestion and exercise performance
Postgraduate Supervision
Currently supervising 3 PhD students and have six completions.
Publications
Recent Publications
- Kite, R.J., Ashford, M., Noon, M.R., Morris, R., & Clarke, N.D. (2024) Talking a Good Game: Identifying the Discrepancies in Football Coaches’ Beliefs and Actions in Player Selection. Journal of Expertise, 6, 352-368
- Clarke, N.D., & Richardson, D.L. (2024), Habitual carbohydrate ingestion reduces the efficacy of oral carbohydrate rinsing during repetitions to failure. European Journal of Sport Science, 24, 312-318; doi: 10.1002/ejsc.12084
- Oxford, S.W., Clarke, N.D., & Dobbin, N. (2024) A international cross-sectional study examining knowledge and attitudes towards sport-related concussion in Touch. Physical Therapy in Sport, 66, 25-30; doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.01.002
- Tallis, J., Richardson, R., Shelley, S., Clarke, N., Morris, R., Noon, M., Duncan, M., & Eyre, E. (2024) Shuttle Time for Seniors: The Impact Of 8-Weeks Structured Badminton Training on Markers of Healthy Ageing and Evaluation of Lived Experiences: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Journal of Ageing and Physical Activity, Epub ahead of print;
- Kite, R.J., Noon, M.R., Morris, R., Mundy, P., & Clarke, N.D. (2024) Observations of Player (de)Selection Within a Professional UK Soccer Academy. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 6, 71-80; doi: 1007/s42978-023-00222-3
- Duncan, M., Eyre, E., Clarke, N., Hamid, A. & Jing, Y., (2023) Importance of fundamental movement skills to predict technical skills in youth grassroots soccer: A machine learning approach. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, doi: 10.1177/17479541231202015
- Kite, R.J., Noon, M.R., Morris, R., Mundy, P & Clarke, N.D. (2023) Observations of Player (de)Selection Within a Professional UK Soccer Academy. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, doi: 1007/s42978-023-00222-3
- de Almeida, R.F., de Oliveira, M., Furigo, I.C., Aquino, R., Clarke, N.D., Tallis, J., & Guimaraes-Ferreira, L. (2023) Effects of Acute Caffeine Ingestion on Cognitive Performance before and after Repeated Small-Sided Games in Professional Soccer Players: A Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Crossover Trial. Nutrients, 15(14):3094; doi: 10.3390/nu15143094
- Jemni, M., Zaman, R., Carrick, F.R., Clarke, N.D., Marina, M., Bottoms, L., Matharoo, J.S., Ramsbottom, R., Hoffman, N., Groves, S.J., Gu, Y., & Konukman, F. (2023) Exercise improves depression through positive modulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). A review based on 100 manuscripts over 20 years. Frontiers in Physiology, 14; doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1102526
- Kite, R.J., Noon, M.R., Morris, R., Mundy, P., & Clarke, N.D. (2023) Observations of Player (de)Selection Within a Professional UK Soccer Academy. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, Epub ahead of print; doi: 1007/s42978-023-00222-3
- Steward, C. J., Menzies, C., Clarke, N. D., Harwood, A. E., Hill, M., Pugh, C. J. A., Thake, C. D., & Cullen, T. (2023) The effect of age and mitigation strategies during hot water immersion on orthostatic intolerance and thermal stress. Experimental Physiology, 00, 1-14; doi: 10.1113/EP090993
Media Work
- Interviews and expert comments for a variety on national and international radio as well as newspapers and magazines.
- Fact checking for several television programs.
Work With Industry
- Worked on commercial projects in collaboration with sports drink manufactures, and sports and protective clothing specialists.
- Provided sport science support of elite athletes including football and rugby players, distance runners, triathletes, and international Taekwondo athletes.
- Provision of nutritional support to a variety of athletes.