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Dr Anthony Bush is a Senior Lecturer in the Department for Health at the University of Bath. In recognition of excellence in leadership in learning and teaching in the University, Dr Bush was the winner of the Leadership in Learning and Teaching Award 2016. Dr Bush is a former professional badminton player and has over 25 years of coaching experience. He was formerly the Director of Learning and Teaching in the Department for Health (2015-2021), the Director of Studies for the BA in Sport and Social Sciences (2012-2015) and is a member of the Centre for Qualitative Research. Dr Bush is an interdisciplinary scholar specialising on issues concerning the physically active body in a myriad of spaces and sites including, but not limited to, the elite sporting context. His work pushes at the ontological, epistemological and methodological boundaries of that which counts as the critical, social science oriented study of sport and physical activity. As such his work engages with a variety of methodological approaches that engage the empirical (including ethnography and autoethnography, participant observation, discourse and media analysis, and contextual analysis) and deploy an equally fluid theoretical vocabulary, utilising concepts and theories from a variety of disciplines (including cultural studies, economics, history, health, education, media studies, performance studies, philosophy, sociology, and urban studies) in engaging and interpreting the particular aspect of physical culture under scrutiny.
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Projects
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Access Sport - Building Stronger Communities
Morgan, H. (PI), Bowles, H. (CoI), Bush, A. (CoI) & Manley, A. (CoI)
1/05/23 → 30/06/24
Project: UK charity
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Athlete Inspire Programme
Bush, A. (PI), Morgan, H. (Researcher) & Tincknell-Smith, A. (Researcher)
1/01/17 → 31/12/20
Project: UK charity
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Health promotion in tertiary music institutions: a position paper
Matei, R., Ackermann, B., Allen, J., Alpagut, U., Ananda-Owens, K., Araújo, L. S., Arnold, R., Árnason, K., Babyak, T., Baroody, M., Kochem, F. B., Bastepe-Gray, S., Behel, K., Beuschau, K. R., Bidlack, M., Blouin, C., Bull, A., Bush, A., Callan-Harris, S. & Chesky, K. & 29 others, , 30 Aug 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Arts Education Policy Review. p. 1-26Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Promoting physical activity participation: the importance of place-belonging within inclusive community sports clubs
Morgan, H., Manley, A. & Bush, A., 18 Sept 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport-Based Interventions as Non-Formal Education: Enabling the Education to Employment Transition for Young People
Morgan, H., Bowles, H. & Bush, A., 31 May 2025, In: Social Sciences. 14, 5, 19 p., 278.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using narrative biography to explore how the formation of ‘funds of knowledge’ mediate coach developer practice: “I don’t want it to be a post-code lottery whether you get a good coach or not”
Williams, S. & Bush, A., 5 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sport, Education and Society. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting the professional sports coach in the workplace: Presenting the pedagogue as the ‘missing scientist’
Williams, S., Bush, A. & Baker, C., 31 Dec 2026, In: Sports Coaching Review. 15, 2, p. 274-303 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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‘Doing coaching justice’: Promoting a critical consciousness in sports coaching research
Bush, A. (Author), Silk, M. (Supervisor), 1 Sept 2008Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Education (EdD)
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PhD Examination
Bush, A. (Examiner)
20 Sept 2019Activity: External examination and supervision › External examination
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European Association of Sport Management 2024
Morgan, H. (Speaker), Manley, A. (Speaker) & Bush, A. (Speaker)
6 Sept 2024Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference presentation / attendance
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PhD Examination
Bush, A. (Examiner)
24 Oct 2018Activity: External examination and supervision › External examination
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2nd Annual Conference on the Commonwealth of Nations
Bush, A. (Speaker) & Morgan, H. (Speaker)
28 Nov 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference presentation / attendance