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Research interests
Professor Keith Stokes joined the University of Bath in 2002 and has established strong partnerships with stakeholders in Rugby Union and other sports to investigate injury risk in sport and to develop and evaluate strategies to reduce injury risk. He also has a strong interest in the prevention of frailty in older adults.
He has published over 150 articles in journals such as the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, American Journal of Sports Medicine, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, and the Journal of Applied Physiology.
Keith has supervised 26 PhD students to completion. He has attracted over £5 million in external funding from agencies such the Rugby Football Union, The RFU Injured Players Foundation, World Rugby, United Kingdom Sports Council and BBSRC.
He was editor for the International Journal of Sports Medicine from 2016-2023, and is on the Advisory Board (Biological Sciences) of the Journal of Sports Sciences.
He is a Fellow of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In 2013, Keith received a University Knowledge Exchange Award in partnership with the Rugby Football Union.
Inaugural Lecture
Professor Stokes presented his inaugural lecture on 'Big Impacts in Rugby Union: tackling safety with science'. In this lecture, he explored the risk of injury in rugby from schoolboy level through to professional players and described work carried out at the University of Bath that resulted in a global change to the Laws of Rugby Union in relation to the scrum.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Women’s Rugby Injury Surveillance Project
Williams, S., Stokes, K. & McKay, C.
23/01/23 → 22/01/26
Project: Research-related funding
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PRISP: Professional Rugby Injury Surveillance Project
12/09/22 → …
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Community Rugby Injury Surveillance Project: 2021-2024 (amendment)
Stokes, K., McKay, C., Williams, S., Freeman-Eves, T., Roberts, S. & White, V.
1/09/21 → 31/12/24
Project: UK charity
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Injury epidemiology and injury prevention in English Cricket
Williams, S., Stokes, K. & McKay, C.
12/04/21 → 11/04/24
Project: Research-related funding
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Analysis of Spinal Injury in Horseracing
Cazzola, D., McGuigan, P. & Stokes, K.
1/04/20 → 31/03/24
Project: UK charity
Research output
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Adding Confidence to our Injury Burden Estimates: Is Bootstrapping the Solution?
Williams, S., Shaw, J., Emery, C. & Stokes, K., 14 Nov 2023, (Acceptance date) In: British Journal of Sports Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A global perspective on collision and non-collision match characteristics in male rugby union: Comparisons by age and playing standard
Till, K., Hendricks, S., Scantlebury, S., Dalton-Barron, N., Gill, N., den Hollander, S., Kemp, S., Kilding, A. E., Lambert, M., Mackreth, P., O'Reilly, J., Owen, C., Spencer, K., Stokes, K., Tee, J., Tucker, R., Vaz, L., Weaving, D. & Jones, B., 19 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Sport Science. 23, 7, p. 1131-1145 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing the Yo-Yo intermittent and Bronco tests and their associations with match demands among amateur rugby union referees
Tannhauser Sant'Anna, R., Roberts, S., Moore, L., Kraak, W. & Stokes, K., 28 Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 18, 1, p. 67-77 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feasibility and acceptability of a new shoulder-specific warm up programme to prevent injuries in community youth rugby union as compared to the FIFA 11+
Singh, V., Stokes, K. & McKay, C., 20 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How to harness and improve on video analysis for youth rugby player safety: A narrative review
Shill, I. J., West, S., Brown, J. C., Wilson, F., Palmer-Green, D., Pike, I., Hendricks, S., Stokes, K., Hagel, B. & Emery, C., 27 Sept 2023, In: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 9, 3, e001645.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Evaluation of a graded exercise test to determine peak fat oxidation in individuals with low cardiorespiratory fitness
Chrzanowski-Smith, O. (Creator), Edinburgh, R. (Creator), Gonzalez, J. (Creator), Betts, J. (Contributor) & Stokes, K. (Contributor), University of Bath, 5 Nov 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00706
Dataset
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Dataset for 'Exercise snacking to improve muscle function in healthy older adults: A pilot study'
Perkin, O. (Creator), McGuigan, P. (Creator) & Stokes, K. (Creator), University of Bath, 3 Oct 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00701
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Dataset for 'The effect of age on technique variability and outcome variability during a leg press'
Wilson, C. (Creator), Perkin, O. (Researcher), Stokes, K. (Project Leader), McGuigan, P. (Researcher), Perkin, O. (Creator), McGuigan, P. (Creator) & Stokes, K. (Creator), University of Bath, 2016
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00179
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