Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation

Learn more about the undergraduate programs available through the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation.

Learn more about the graduate programs available through the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation.

The Faculty offers professional education opportunities including four graduate-level certificates in sport, coaching, and recreation.

Winter workout tips, from scientists who study extreme cold

Michael Kennedy (Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation) explains that cold air is also very dry, as the amount of moisture that air can hold halves with every 20-degree drop in temperature.
Navigating sport, recreation and post-secondary life with a disability
Are you an SDG champion? Meet Josephine Godwyll

Assistant professor Josephine Godwyll is driving sustainability and inclusion through her innovative research in recreation accessibility. By addressing barriers to leisure spaces and championing SDG goals like Reduced Inequalities and Sustainable Cities and Communities, Josephine’s work transforms environments into meaningful, inclusive spaces for all.
Q&A with student researcher Kole Lundstrom

MSc student is studying how including Indigenous knowledge in park education programs impacts the experiences of Indigenous visitors.
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‘Experts in their own lives’: amplifying children’s voices in research

Involving children in the information-gathering process is key to making research more useful in their lives.
Uncertainty clouds Vancouver's 2026 World Cup cost estimates

Whatever the new figure, Dr. Brian Soebbing, a sports economy expert, said cost estimates for any large-scale sporting event tend to be wrong.
Edmonton researcher studies the beautiful game in Australia

We hear about a FIFA project that aims to help female soccer players train better.
Study explores recreationalist behaviour on unofficial Kananaskis trails

Elizabeth Halpenny says the field survey will reveal some of the social sciences behind why people use unofficial trails.
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