New 'globally-leading' Institute of Sport officially opens at university

Great Britain's most successful Paralympian, Dame Sarah Storey, has hailed the opening of a new 'Institute of Sport' for the city. The new Institute of Sport, launching at Manchester Metropolitan University's All Saints Campus aims to bring together pioneering research, partnerships and teaching in sport, exercise and health.

Called the Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport the site will harness research from across the university to champion sport and health through strengthening communities and building a healthier society, to hopefully inspiring the next generation of athletes.

The new institute was officially opened yesterday (March 28) with special guest speaker Dame Sarah, who was joined by former government minister and current university chancellor, Lord Peter Mandelson, Vice-Chancellor, professor Malcolm Press, and the institute's director professor Tim Cable, as well as city leaders including Mayor Andy Burnham. Dame Sarah has worked with Man Met in the past to help her prepare for competitions and welcomed the difference this could make to the city as a whole.

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She said: "The Institute of Sport is an incredibly exciting proposition, both for me as an elite athlete but also for the difference it can make to the city of Manchester and wider region. Having a hub of sporting excellence that will work with people from all backgrounds, bringing a breadth of understanding in sport and health, will offer so much to our communities and I am excited to see the difference this will make to people’s lives."

Research and expertise in the Institute of Sport is set to include the study on the effect of