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Dr Rick Hayman

Associate Professor

Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

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 Rick`s PhD investigated the role of deliberate practice in developing elite adolescent golfers and his research outputs to date have examined factors that aid and constrain the attainment of elite adolescent sports performance.

Rick has both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching responsibilities and undertakes an active role in promoting innovative and research informed teaching and learning methods across both the department and wider university community. Rick`s student centred approach is tailored to maximise the overall student experience at every stage and create a teaching and learning environment that develops a range of academic, professional, personal and employability skills.  

Rick is proactive in terms of his own continuing professional development and regularly presents at nationally recognised conferences and workshops related to learning and teaching enhancement. Rick is passionate about encouraging student learning in all forms and contexts and fully engages students in dialogue about their learning needs and styles. This is evidenced in his highly interactive teaching approaches and use of students as key collaborators in his research initiatives.

Rick is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has extensive experience of undertaking community based sports coaching projects with children. In his spare time, Rick competes nationally for Sale Harriers Manchester Athletics Club and is a volunteer grass roots football coach.

Campus Address

Room 234 Northumberland Building
Northumbria University
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Health and wellbeing of staff working at higher education institutions globally during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period: Evidence from a cross-sectional study, Rahman, M., Das, P., Lam, L., Alif, S., Sultana, F., Salehin, M., Banik, B., Joseph, B., Parul, P., Lewis, A., Statham, D., Porter, J., Foster, K., Islam, S., Cross, W., Jacob, A., Hua, S., Wang, Q., Chair, S., Chien, W., Widati, S., Nurmala, I., Puspaningsih, N., Hammoud, M., Omar, K., Halim, M., Gamal-Eltrabily, M., Ortiz, G., Maskari, T., Alawi, S., Al-Rahbi, B., Arulappan, J., Ahmad, A., Laham, N., Mahmud, I., Alasqah, I., Noorbhai, H., Chang, S., Chen, Y., Comlekci, M., Basol, O., Saddik, B., Hayman, R., Polman, R. 11 Jul 2024, In: BMC Public Health
  • Leading a faculty-wide peer-support programme for widening participation students: Learning from the personal and professional development of an undergraduate intern, Hayman, R., Mendes, R., Allan, J., Veuger, S. 15 Oct 2024, In: International Journal for Students as Partners
  • Navigating the First Year at an English University: Exploring the Experiences of Mature Students Through the Lens of Transition Theory, Hayman, R., Wharton, K., Bell, L., Bird, L. Jan 2024, In: International Journal of Lifelong Education
  • Previous education experience impacts student expectation and initial experience of transitioning into higher education, Timmis, M., Hibbs, A., Polman, R., Hayman, R., Stephens, D. 26 Nov 2024, In: Frontiers in Education
  • Sport students’ experiences of teaching and learning in the United Kingdom: A comparison between further and higher education settings, Hibbs, A., Hayman, R., Fox, E., Wilson, S., Timmis, M., Stephens, D., Polman, R. 1 Nov 2024, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
  • Staff reflections on supporting students experiencing financial hardship, Graham, P., Hayman, R., Shotton, L., Goodall, A. 5 Jun 2024, NU EDI Conference 2024
  • The use of Industrial Driven Live Projects to highlight the Importance of Global Engineering Competencies, Elsdon, M., Hayman, R., Agrawal, P. 14 Nov 2024, The North East Universities Consortium Three Rivers Conference
  • Enhancing Support and Recognition for Teaching Mentors, Meller, S., Allan, J., Elsdon, M., Hayman, R., Mathieson, S. 27 Jun 2023, The North East Universities Consortium Three Rivers Conference
  • Leading a faculty-wide peer support programme for widening participation students:: Impact on the personal and professional development of an undergraduate intern., Allan, J., Hayman, R., Veuger, S., Mendes, R. 5 Jun 2023, PALS (Peer Assisted Learning)/SI-PASS The Leader Experience Conference Queen Margaret University Edinburgh
  • Sport Participation for People with Disabilities: Exploring the Potential of Reverse Integration and Inclusion through Wheelchair Basketball, Ramsden, R., Hayman, R., Potrac, P., Hettinga, F. 30 Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Oral presentation: Impact of early sport specialisation on physical literacy, movement competency and long term intrinsic motivation 2018
  • Oral presentation: Exploring social integration of sport students during the transition to university 2017
  • Oral presentation: Exploring social integration of sport students during the transition to university 2017
  • Oral presentation: Exploring social integration of sport students during the transition to university 2017
  • Oral presentation: Exploring social integration of sport students during the transition to university 2017
  • Oral presentation: Exploring social integration and the retention of sport students through the transition to university 2017
  • Oral presentation: Using flipped learning to place sport students and their employability at centre stage: insights and food for thought 2016
  • Oral presentation: Flipped learning classroom with sports students: a new way of doing business 2016
  • Oral presentation: Flipped learning maiden voyage through uncharted waters 2015
  • Invited talk: Developing high level sports performers: are we creating super humans or premature mental health problems 2015

  • Sport PhD January 03 2012
  • Sport MSc January 03 2012
  • Education PGCE January 03 2012
  • Senior Fellow (SFHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2016
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2011


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