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Dr Victoria McIver

Assistant Professor

Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

Victoria is an Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Nutrition, having completed her PhD in Nutritional Physiology at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2020. Before this, Victoria completed a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise (Exercise and Health specialism) and a Master by Research (MRes) at Edge Hill University.

Victoria's research interests include exploring nutritional strategies and their interactions with appetite regulation, metabolic health, and gastrointestinal function to optimise health and well-being, as well as other aspects of weight management. 

Victoria is a registered nutritionist (RNutr) and has previously served as the programme leader for the MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition. Victoria primarily teaches on the BSc Sport and Exercise Science, BSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition, and MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition, covering modules such as Exercise Metabolism and Nutrition for Health. 

Victoria McIver

Gastrointestinal function, appetite regulation, intermittent fasting, metabolism, adiposity

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • 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 effect of morning or evening fasted cycling on gastrointestinal function and appetite and metabolic responses in healthy males with overweight, McIver, V., Mattin, L., Evans, G., Yau, A. 1 Jul 2025, In: Experimental 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
  • A comparison of intermittent and continuous exercise bouts at different intensities on appetite and postprandial metabolic responses in healthy men, Mattin, L., McIver, V., Yau, A., James, L., Evans, G. 7 Aug 2020, In: Nutrients
  • Diurnal influences of fasted and non-fasted brisk walking on gastric emptying rate, metabolic responses, and appetite in healthy males, Mciver, V., Mattin, L., Evans, G., Yau, A. 1 Dec 2019, In: Appetite
  • The Physiological and Mechanical Demands of Aerobics, Indoor Cycling, and Netball in Recreationally Active Females, McIver, V., Greig, M., Marrin, K. 1 Dec 2019, In: Sport Sciences for Health
  • Bolus Ingestion of Whey Protein Immediately Post-Exercise Does Not Influence Rehydration Compared to Energy-Matched Carbohydrate Ingestion, Evans, G., Mattin, L., Ireland, I., Harrison, W., Yau, A., Mciver, V., Pocock, T., Sheader, E., James, L. 14 Jun 2018, In: Nutrients
  • The effect of brisk walking in the fasted versus fed state on metabolic responses, gastrointestinal function, and appetite in healthy men, Mciver, V., Mattin, L., Evans, G., Yau, A. 24 Sep 2018, In: International Journal of Obesity
  • The Effect of Exercise Intensity on Gastric Emptying Rate, Appetite and Gut Derived Hormone Responses after Consuming a Standardised Semi-Solid Meal in Healthy Males, Mattin, L., Yau, A., Mciver, V., James, L., Evans, G. 2018, In: Nutrients

Jacob Wood The effects of sleep loss on appetite regulation, food choice, gastrointestinal function and metabolic health in healthy adults Start Date: 18/01/2021

  • Advanced Diploma February 12 2021
  • PhD February 28 2020
  • Sports Science MRes September 01 2016
  • Associate Fellow (AFHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2019

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