Dr Victoria McIver

Assistant Professor

School: Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation

Victoria is an Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Nutrition, having completed her PhD in Exercise and Nutritional Physiology at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2020. Before this, Victoria completed a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise (Exercise and Health specialism) and a Master's by Research (MRes) at Edge Hill University.

Victoria’s research focuses on understanding how nutrition, diet and exercise strategies influence gastrointestinal function, appetite regulation, and metabolic health to support health and well-being. More recently, Victoria's work has focused on female physiology, exploring how hormonal fluctuations across different life stages (including menstruation, perimenopause, and postmenopause) influence appetite regulation, metabolic responses, and health outcomes.

Victoria is a registered nutritionist (RNutr) and has previously served as the programme leader for the MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition. Victoria primarily teaches on the BSc Sport and Exercise Science, BSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition, and MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition, covering modules such as Exercise Physiology, Exercise Metabolism, and Nutrition for Health.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Gastrointestinal function, Appetite regulation, Metabolic Health, Female Physiology, Weight management, Female health and well-being

Key Publications

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The effect of a short recipe book intervention on nutrition confidence and sports nutrition knowledge of women football players, Peart, D., Walshe, I., Briggs, M., McIver, V., Esen, O., Spurr, T., Rumbold, P. 27 Jun 2025, In: Performance Nutrition
The effect of morning or evening fasted cycling on gastrointestinal function and appetite and metabolic responses in healthy males with overweight, McIver, V., Mattin, L., Evans, G., Yau, A. 1 Jul 2025, In: Experimental Physiology
Investigation into the transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, between new and continuing undergraduate students, Briggs, M., Thornton, C., McIver, V., Rumbold, P., Peart, D. 1 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
A comparison of intermittent and continuous exercise bouts at different intensities on appetite and postprandial metabolic responses in healthy men, Mattin, L., McIver, V., Yau, A., James, L., Evans, G. 7 Aug 2020, In: Nutrients
Diurnal influences of fasted and non-fasted brisk walking on gastric emptying rate, metabolic responses, and appetite in healthy males, Mciver, V., Mattin, L., Evans, G., Yau, A. 1 Dec 2019, In: Appetite
The Physiological and Mechanical Demands of Aerobics, Indoor Cycling, and Netball in Recreationally Active Females, McIver, V., Greig, M., Marrin, K. 1 Dec 2019, In: Sport Sciences for Health
Bolus Ingestion of Whey Protein Immediately Post-Exercise Does Not Influence Rehydration Compared to Energy-Matched Carbohydrate Ingestion, Evans, G., Mattin, L., Ireland, I., Harrison, W., Yau, A., Mciver, V., Pocock, T., Sheader, E., James, L. 14 Jun 2018, In: Nutrients
The effect of brisk walking in the fasted versus fed state on metabolic responses, gastrointestinal function, and appetite in healthy men, Mciver, V., Mattin, L., Evans, G., Yau, A. 24 Sep 2018, In: International Journal of Obesity
The Effect of Exercise Intensity on Gastric Emptying Rate, Appetite and Gut Derived Hormone Responses after Consuming a Standardised Semi-Solid Meal in Healthy Males, Mattin, L., Yau, A., Mciver, V., James, L., Evans, G. 2018, In: Nutrients

PGR Supervision

Jacob Wood The effects of sleep loss on appetite regulation, food choice, gastrointestinal function and metabolic health in healthy adults Start Date: 18/01/2021 End Date: 13/07/2025

Qualifications