Dr Marc Briggs

Head Of School

School: Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation

Dr Marc Briggs is Associate Head of School for Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, where he leads the School’s strategic portfolio for International and Educational Partnerships. Marc leads and develops strategic collaborations with professional sport organisations, governing bodies, and international HEIs, supporting the creation of distinctive educational provision, applied learning opportunities, and initiatives that enhance global engagement and international student recruitment.

Marc’s academic expertise centres on sport science and performance, with teaching contributions across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in sports nutrition and applied performance. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and a graduate of Northumbria University. His doctoral research examined the dietary habits of adolescent academy football players in collaboration with Sunderland AFC, developing innovative methods to assess energy availability and identifying evidence of sub-optimal nutritional intake in elite youth athletes. This work informed applied intervention strategies designed to optimise performance nutrition within high-performance sport environments.

Alongside his academic leadership, Marc remains actively engaged in applied practice. He is an accredited Sport and Exercise Nutritionist (SENr) and currently provides consultancy support to professional sport organisations and elite athletes. Through his combined leadership, research, teaching, and consultancy activity, Marc’s work focuses on advancing the integration of higher education, industry, and elite performance environments to deliver impactful, globally relevant sport education and partnerships.

Campus Address

Northumberland Building, NB247
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

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Key Publications

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Exploring nutrition practitioner reports of nutrition education and provision in English football academies: a cross-sectional survey, Campbell, E., Peart, D., Marshall, S., McCutcheon, M., Briggs, M. 1 Apr 2026, In: Performance Nutrition
The effect of a short recipe book intervention on nutrition confidence and sports nutrition knowledge of women football players, Peart, D., Walshe, I., Briggs, M., McIver, V., Esen, O., Spurr, T., Rumbold, P. 27 Jun 2025, In: Performance Nutrition
The impact of heated garments on substitute performance in soccer match-play, Cowper, G., Goodall, S., Hicks, K., Burnie, L., Fox, K., Coyles, A., Briggs, M. Oct 2025, In: Journal of Thermal Biology
The influence of passive heating garments worn in temperate and cold conditions prior to simulated performance for male soccer substitutes, Cowper, G., Goodall, S., Hicks, K., Burnie, L., Fox, K., Duffy, D., Briggs, M. 21 Feb 2025, In: Physiological Reports
Physiological mechanisms associated with the use of a passive heat intervention: positive implications for soccer substitutes, Cowper, G., Goodall, S., Hicks, K., Burnie, L., Fox, K., Keenan, A., De Martino, E., Briggs, M. 1 May 2024, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology
Investigation into the transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, between new and continuing undergraduate students, Briggs, M., Thornton, C., McIver, V., Rumbold, P., Peart, D. 1 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
Mobile applications for the sport and exercise nutritionist: a narrative review, Peart, D., Briggs, M., Shaw, M. Dec 2022, In: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Effectiveness of Nutritional Education Interventions on Dietary Intake in Young Black Males: A Near-Empty Systematic Review, Jones, H., Haskell-Ramsay, C., Briggs, M., Young, J. 28 May 2022, In: Nutrients
The impact of passive heat maintenance strategies between an active warm-up and performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Cowper, G., Goodall, S., Hicks, K., Burnie, L., Briggs, M. 13 Aug 2022, In: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
The effects of an increased calorie breakfast consumed prior to simulated match-play in Academy soccer players, Briggs, M., Harper, L., McNamee, G., Cockburn, E., Rumbold, P., Stevenson, E., Russell, M. Aug 2017, In: European Journal of Sport Science

Current and Recent Projects

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Optimising Sport Nutrition Practices in Academy Football Players, Briggs, M. (Principal Investigator), Sunderland AFC, 01/10/22 - 30/09/25, £36,000.00

PGR Supervision

Olivia Black The impact of the menstrual cycle on personalised hydration strategies in matches for elite female football players: implications for performance Start Date: 01/03/2026
Emmy Campbell Optimising Sport Nutrition Practices in Academy Football Players Start Date: 01/10/2022
Christopher Clayton ??The Effects of Meal Frequency on Body Composition in Pre-Menopausal Healthy Trained and untrained Females? Start Date: 06/12/2022