About this Event
Adolescence, Puberty & Early Participation in Sport is the opening event in the Oxford Women’s Sport Research Network’s six-part Hormones & Human Performance series.
How do growing bodies, changing hormones and our first experiences of sport shape who keeps playing — and how well?
This panel brings together perspectives from research, performance and lived experience to explore adolescence, puberty and early participation in sport.
Our speakers are:
- Dr Nicky Keay — Sport & dance endocrinologist
- Megan Groombridge, DPhil — Podium
- Olivia Carter — OUAFC Club Secretary; came through youth sport
The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A, chaired by Arabella Cox.
We are also delighted to be joined by Prof Dame Sarah Springman and Prof Alexander Betts, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford.
Thursday 5 November 2026
Doors: 1:45pm
Event: 2:00–4:00pm
Rooftop Suite, St Hilda’s College, Oxford
Free and open to all.
This is Panel 1 of 6 in the Hormones & Human Performance series from the Oxford Women’s Sport Research Network.
Event venue & nearby stays
Rooftop Suite, St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, Oxford, United Kingdom
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