{"id":68,"date":"2022-12-01T14:36:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T14:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyryall.net\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:07:46","slug":"emilyryall-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emilyryall.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"68\" class=\"elementor elementor-68\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5578c09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5578c09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86b41d9\" data-id=\"86b41d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b39c5b3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b39c5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6124cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6124cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce78266\" data-id=\"ce78266\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffe2ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ffe2ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/emilyryall.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Research-picture-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-70\" alt=\"Photograph of Dr Emily Ryall engaged in conversation at a research event\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emilyryall.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Research-picture-copy.jpg 799w, https:\/\/emilyryall.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Research-picture-copy-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emilyryall.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Research-picture-copy-768x357.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-003ae6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"003ae6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4708b96\" data-id=\"4708b96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e02b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e02b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor Emily Ryall is a philosopher in sport, play and games at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.<\/p><div>She has published and presented on a wide number of topics in these areas. She has been an invited contributor for the BBC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Guardian, New York Times, Cheltenham Science Festival, Battle of Ideas Festival, and Wellcome Trust, amongst others.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>She has spoken and written about contemporary issues in the world of sport, such as doping, sportswashing, the inclusion of trans-athletes, the ethics of dangerous sports, the effect of technology in sport, and the beauty and value of sport.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>She also has an interest in understanding games and play more generally, whether this is in the form of computer games, strategy games, or mindless but fun playful activity.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>She currently works with UK Athletics, RFU, and Made to Measure Mentoring (M2M2), and has previously worked with Sports Resolutions on a EU funded project in sports governance, and for UK Sport on a culture and values audit.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Please click through the links at the top to see her work in more detail.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Emily Ryall is a philosopher in sport, play and games at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. 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