Neil Armstrong is Professor of Paediatric Physiology and formerly Provost of the University of Exeter. He graduated from Loughborough with BEd and MSc degrees and earned his PhD and higher doctorate (DSc) at Exeter. He has received honorary doctorates from Universities in Portugal (ScD) and Canada (LLD).
Neil has authored/edited 16 books, contributed over 350 book chapters and peer-reviewed papers and been invited to make keynote presentations to conferences in 44 countries. He is a Fellow of the British, European and American Colleges of Sport Medicine/Science and has served as chair or member of numerous international ‘expert committees’ focused on the promotion of children’s physical activity, sport, health and well-being.
An active sportsman in his youth, Neil represented England at U15, U18, and University level and played professional football for 10 years. He remains a sad but optimistic supporter of Premier League Newcastle United despite the fact that they have not won a domestic trophy since 1955.
