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Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
International strategies to developing sport related degree programmes
Internationalising a curriculum: Sports Management in Focus
Sport Management Pedagogy
The British and Irish Lions: Future Perspectives
Dr Mike Rayner is an Associate Professor and Head of the School of Psychology, Sport, and Health Sciences.
Dr Mike Rayner is a National Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), Fellow of The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), Fellow of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a registered practitioner with the Chartered Management Institute (CIM) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).
Mike is currently the section-editor for the Sport Section of the Cogent Social Sciences Journal and sits on the editorial boards of Managing Sport and Leisure, Business and Management and The International Journal for Business and Social Science Journals. He is a reviewer for the Newton Fund, Sports Management Review, Managing Sport and Leisure and The International Journal for Sport and Society.
As a Sports Management practitioner, Mike’s consultancy work spans a diverse range of clients including elite athletes, coaches and support staff, business executives, National Governing Bodies, Professional Sports Clubs and Government Agencies.
Mike has published widely in the area of Sport Management, with projects relating to four complimentary areas: employee performance and well-being, organisational behaviour, human resource development and employment relationships within professional sport environments. His book publication – Rugby Union and Professionalisation: Elite Player Perspectives (2017) - presents a first collection of research in this area. Further book publications including Referees, Match Officials and Abuse and Sport Management Education: Global Perspectives and Implications for Practice illustrate the global reach of Mike's research and its impact upon teaching and learning as well as evolving pedagogy within the Sport Management subject area.
To apply for doctoral or supervised experience study with Dr Rayner please visit the relevant course pages or contact him directly.
Mike was the founder of the MSc Sport Management programme at the University of Portsmouth in 2011 and contributes to both the undergraduate and postgraduate curricula across this subject area. Mike's book, Sport Management Education: Global Perspectives and Implications for Practice, provides an insight into the complexities of Sport Management Education and presents a combination of his research and experience in this evolving subject area.
Mike is also responsible for devising and managing short and year-long mobilities as part of the school's global engagement strategy. His passion for inclusive learning and teaching and facilitating social mobility derives from the same overarching goal: to ensure that all students, regardless of gender, ability, ethnicity, socio-economic background or religious beliefs, are enabled to fulfil their potential.
Mike has supervised a diverse range of undergraduate, postgraduate, MRes and MBA dissertations and PhD research projects in a number of diverse research areas including:
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Ph.D., The Impact of Professionalisation on Elite Level Rugby Union: Players' Perspective, University of Portsmouth
Award Date: 30 Sept 2015
External Examiner, De Montfort University
1 Jan 2022 → …
External Examiner, Birmingham City University
1 Jan 2021 → 1 Dec 2024
External Examiner, Northumbria University
1 Oct 2017 → 1 Jul 2021
External Examiner - UCFB, Buckingham New University
1 Dec 2016 → 1 Dec 2020
External Examiner, Teesside University
1 Dec 2016 → 1 Aug 2018
External Examiner, The Open University
1 Jun 2016 → 1 Aug 2018
External Examiner, Chichester College
1 Jun 2014 → 1 Aug 2018
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Webb, T. (Creator), Rayner, M. (Contributor) & Thelwell, R. (Contributor), University of Portsmouth, 22 Apr 2019
DOI: 10.17029/16498cf5-0c07-45e2-978c-ac33464784c6
Dataset
Rayner, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Yang, L. (Presented paper) & Rayner, M. (Presented paper)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Rayner, M. (Presented paper)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Rayner, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Rayner, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Rayner, M. (Recipient), 2 Aug 2022
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Rayner, M. (Recipient), 4 Aug 2022
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
5/08/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research cited
4/08/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research cited
4/08/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research cited
Webb, T. & Rayner, M.
13/02/21 → 21/03/22
2 items of Media coverage, 4 Media contributions
Press/Media: Research cited
Rayner, M. & Webb, T.
1/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research cited