Dr Seren Evans

Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Science; Research Associate in Rugby Union Injury Surveillance

seren.evans@bangor.ac.uk

Dr Seren Evans

Research Associate, World Rugby: Welsh Injury Surveillance in Girls Youth Rugby project, investigating the impact of injury risk in young female athletes from grassroots to international levels of play. 

Lecturer, Sport Health and Exercise Science: Module Organiser for MSc Exercise is Medicine on Îá°®³Ô¹Ï's Exercise Rehabilitation course, teaching about principles of exercise testing and prescription in clinical populations. 

Physiotherapist, WRU/RGC: Providing physiotherapy care for Regional Age Grade Male and Female players at Under 18s. 

  • BSc: Physiotherapy
    Wrexham Glyndŵr University, 2021–2024
  • PhD: A multifactorial approach to injury risk in Senior Academy Rugby Union
    2018–2023
  • BSc: Sport, Health and Exercise Science
    Îá°®³Ô¹Ï, 2015–2018

2025

  • Published
    Evans, S. & Owen, J., 22 Jan 2025, The Conversation.
    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

2024

  • Published
    Owen, R., Owen, J. & Evans, S., 2 Sept 2024, Artificial Intelligence in Sports, Movement and Health. Dindorf, C., Bartaguiz, E., Gassmann, F. & Fröhlich, M. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer, p. 69-79
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • Published
    Lowe, G., Evans, S., Gottwald, V., Jones, E. & Owen, J., 2 Jul 2024.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
  • Published
    Evans, S., Owen, R., Whittaker, G., Davis, O. E., Jones, E., Hardy, J. & Owen, J., 8 Jul 2024.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
  • Published
    Evans, S., Owen, R., Whittaker, G., Davis, O. E., Jones, E., Hardy, J. & Owen, J., 24 Oct 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 10, p. e0307287 e0307287.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Kirby, E., Jones, M., Evans, S., Gottwald, V. & Owen, J., 8 Jul 2024.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

2023

  • Published
    Chandy, T., Evans, S., Gottwald, V. & Owen, J., 16 May 2023.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
  • Published
    Evans, S., Whittaker, G., Davis, O. E., Jones, E., Hardy, J. & Owen, J., Jul 2023, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 37, 7, p. 1456-1462 7 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Evans, S. & Owen, J., 9 Mar 2023, The Conversation.
    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

2022

  • Published
    Evans, S., Davis, O. E., Jones, E. S., Hardy, J. & Owen, J., 3 May 2022, In: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 25, 5, p. 379-384
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2025

  • Our Rugby Knowledge Exchange group were invited to the University of Limerick to visit the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) group and staff from the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) to present our latest research in player welfare in rugby union.

    20 Jan 2025 – 23 Jan 2025

    Activity: Visiting an external academic institution (Visiting researcher)

2024

2023

  • BASEM Research Bursary Prize Presentation.

    6 Oct 2023

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

  • As part of the World Rugby funded research project examining injury risk, staff at the School of Psychology and Sport Science engaged with some 300 female rugby players across the nine Welsh Rugby Union female hubs in north Wales and commissioned a bilingual film to capture the spirit of female youth rugby in the region. The follow-on project resulting from this collaboration will be the World Rugby funded Welsh Injury Surveillance in Girls Youth Rugby project (WISGYR).

    1 Jul 2023 – 30 Sep 2024

    Links:

    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)