Exercise for Health MSc: Facilities

Here is the range of facilities available to you as a student at Kingston that will help you during your course.

The unique partnership between Kingston University and St George's, University of London means you have access to excellent resources across two organisations. This course is based at St George's, University at London, but you can take advantage of the modern environment and latest equipment at both institutions, including:

• laboratories;
• clinical teaching facilities;
• computing facilities at both Kingston University and St George's, University of London – including a range of software applications, plus free email and internet access; and
• dedicated Graduate Centres on each Kingston University campus, providing seminar rooms, computing facilities and social spaces.

You can also access libraries at:

• the Learning Resource Centres at each of the Kingston University campuses – offering online database subscriptions, resource materials, PC clusters and a wireless network for laptop use, as well as subject libraries;
• St George's, University of London – including a specialist medicine and health sciences collection of more than 42,000 books, videotapes and multimedia materials;
• the Institute of Cancer Research at the Royal Marsden Hospital; and
• postgraduate centres at clinical placement sites.

Resources in London

Kingston is just a 25-minute train journey away from central London. Here you can access a wealth of professional resources, including the General Social Care Council, the Society of Radiographers and many top hospitals. For example, many students make use of the British Institute of Radiology Library, incorporating the College of Radiographers Library.

Because this course is taught in collaboration with Kingston University's Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing, you also have access to the sports science facilities at our Penrhyn Road campus, including:

• exercise physiology lab: In our exercise physiology labs, we have a number of ergometers (eg treadmill, cycle, rowing kayak) for analysing sports-specific performance. Sophisticated equipment allows us to measure the physiological responses to exercise, such as.
  • oxygen consumption;
  • fat oxidation;
  • heart rate;
  • blood pressure; and
  • haematological responses.
• biomechanics labs: A large laboratory provides space for teaching, research and consultancy activities. Two smaller labs provide space for specific activities, such as gait analysis, assessment of muscle function and data analysis. We can sophisticatedly analyse sports movements and skills thanks to:
  • force platforms fitted in the floor;
  • a six-camera motion analysis system;
  • an isokinetic dynamometer; and
  • electromyography.

These laboratories and staff are accredited by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES).  Staff also undertake consultancy services, giving you the chance to observe world-class athletes undergoing sport science laboratory assessment.