Dr Angela Hibbs

Use of Virtual reality technology on exercise preferences

Student transition into Higher Education

Student Belonging 

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• Addressing Racialised Awarding Gap in Higher Education: Insights from Personal Tutors, Ajibade, B., Hayman, R., Hibbs, A., Gabi, J. 25 Apr 2026, In: British Educational Research Journal
• Engineering Students Educational Experiences of Further and Higher Education Teaching in the United Kingdom, Hayman, R., Hibbs, A., Elsdon, M., Polman, R. 13 Apr 2026, In: Research in Post-Compulsory Education
• Pre-Arrival Confidence and Perceived Importance in First-Year UK Sport Students: A Multi-Institutional Examination of Gender, Institution and Programme Differences, Hibbs, A., Hayman, R., Tomlinson, A., King, S., Kaiseler, M., Stephens, D., Timmis, M., Polman, R. 28 Jan 2026, In: Social Sciences
• The impact of natural and urban environmental settings on exercise and perceptual responses during virtual reality-based exercise, Festino, E., Papale, O., Cortis, C., Fusco, A., Hibbs, A., Khudair, M., Sakalidis, K., Barry, G., Hettinga, F., Tempest, G. 17 Mar 2026, In: Frontiers in Psychology
• The Influence of Pre-Arrival Confidence and Perceived Importance on Retention and Achievement Outcomes Among UK First-Year Undergraduate Sports Students, Hibbs, A., Hayman, R., Polman, R. 20 Apr 2026, In: Student Success
• The Transition from Further to Higher Education: Expectations and Experiences of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Students, Tomlinson, A., King, S., Hibbs, A., Polman, R., Hayman, R. 12 Mar 2026, In: Research in Post-Compulsory Education
• Early indicators of success: linking undergraduate sports students pre-arrival views to first year retention and performance outcomes, Hibbs, A., Hayman, R., Polman, R. 2 Dec 2025
• ‘Knowing How’: Exploring the effectiveness of experiential learning work placements in developing interpersonal skills to promote graduate work readiness, Hibbs, A., Graham, E., Mercer, V., Parr, M., Harness, E., Plender, A. 18 Jun 2025, AGCAS Annual Conference 2025
• Self-confidence and perceived importance of pre-arrival sport students at an English higher education institution: Exploring gender and programme of study differences, Hibbs, A., Hayman, R., Polman, R. 1 Jun 2025, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
• Sport Students Experiences of their First Year at a Post-92 English University: An Exploration through the U-Curve Theory of Adjustment, Hayman, R., Hibbs, A., Fox, E., Wilson, S., Timmis, M., Stephens, D., Polman, R. 1 Jun 2025, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education

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• Oral presentation: The Use of a Pre-Arrival Survey to explore student perceived confidence and importance 2025

• Hannah Shearwood Start Date: 01/10/2025 End Date: 20/03/2026
• Christopher Rogers Video analysis for improved decision making and performance in wheelchair rugby: developing an optimal approach Start Date: 01/03/2025

• Sport MSc September 01 2002
• Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2010
• Information not provided British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) 2010