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Dr Ian BRITTAIN

Dr Ian BRITTAIN
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Dr Ian BRITTAIN
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Coventry University, Great Britain
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Great Britain
Dr Ian BRITTAIN

Ian Brittain is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Business in Society at Coventry Business School. He is an internationally recognised expert in the study of disability and Paralympic sport and has attended five summer Paralympic Games from Sydney to Rio. He is an experienced researcher and is widely published in a variety of books/book chapters and journals. Dr Brittain is an active reviewer for a number of journals, book publishers and funding bodies including the Economic and Social Research Council and the International Olympic Committee. He has presented at a variety of national and international conferences and has been successful in a number of large grant applications.

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