Have you done ever a very important project?

Question: Have you done ever a very important project?
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Asked by Berta444 to Andrew, Dan, Emilia, Helen, Katy, LauraAnne, Stephanie on 7 Nov 2016.
- Dan Gordon answered on 7 Nov 2016:
  
  I have done a few projects which could be viewed as important. At the moment I am working on a project with staff in Brazil looking at how the Olympic Games have influenced the physical activity and health status of the population. We are trying to use this information to influence the policy makers in Brazil regarding physical activity.
  Another project that is more applied is work I carried out with some rowers, who wanted to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. We developed their training plan for the 6-months prior to the event and the monitored them throughout the course of the race. This is the kind of work that I enjoy the most, in act at the moment we are writing up data from a study looking at marathon runners and how they pace themselves and how this can be sued to prevent deaths during such races. We have worked in this with over 2000 runners.
- Emilia McAllister-Jepps answered on 7 Nov 2016:
  
  Hi, thanks for your question!
  
  I’ve done a few projects that have been important for different reasons. But at the moment I would class getting to the next Olympics as my most important!
- LauraAnne Furlong answered on 9 Nov 2016:
  
  Different projects we do are important for different reasons, I’ll just give one or two examples.
  
  During my PhD I worked with hockey players preparing for European Championships and Youth Olympics, which was important as it was preparing for a major event, both were in very hot climates (Spain and Singapore), and it was with U18 players so the training is different compared to adults. We performed very well at both championships so that was a really good ending.
  
  Some projects we work on are paid for by a research council or industry companies, so they are important as we need to deliver results on them for set deadlines – they are usually driven by very practical real world problems, and might be equipment design or equipment comfort related.
  
  The projects I am currently on are giving us insight into how the human body works during walking and running tasks, and it’s important as it is showing us how many different ways the human body can work and still be able to move successfully – there’s lot of different things we need to think about!
- Katy Griggs answered on 9 Nov 2016:
  
  I suppose it depends on what you view is important. Research projects are important for different reasons. In terms of research that affected the most people, I used to work for the Ministry of Defence (Army) and the work I did then aimed to reduce injury and illness in initial solder training to ensure the recruits were leaving training at their optimal fitness. So I would consider that an important project. But I would also consider my PhD important as it aims to understand the body temperature responses of athletes with a spinal cord injury and help them perform at their best whilst also ensuring that they aren’t putting themselves in danger of heat related illnesses.

Question: Have you done ever a very important project?

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