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Academic

Prof Tim Cable

Director of the Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University is based in Manchester Rusholme — the organisation’s base, not a personal address.

Press citations

1

Topic

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Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

Last quoted

Aug 2026

Prof Tim Cable: key facts

Kind of voice
Academic
Role
Director of the Institute of Sport
Organisation
Manchester Metropolitan University
Organisation based in
Manchester Rusholme
Quoted on
Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Tracked press citations
1
Most recently quoted
27 Aug 2026

Who Prof Tim Cable is

Professor Tim Cable is Director of the Institute of Sport at Manchester Metropolitan University, a strategic initiative uniting sport, health and wellbeing research and education across the university's faculties. He is a cardiovascular physiologist with expertise in thermoregulation, ageing and human performance, and completed his PhD at the University of Western Australia. Before joining MMU in 2021 he was Head of the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Birmingham, and earlier led sport science support at Aspire Academy in Qatar. His research focuses on blood-flow regulation and how exercise can improve outcomes for patients with conditions including type 2 diabetes, fatty liver syndrome and polycystic ovarian syndrome. He is a past president of the European College of Sport Science and a National Teaching Fellow (2007).

“the research showed 'the transformative role of movement' in alleviating pain among the 25 million Britons with one or more long-term health conditions and are 'a blueprint' for a nationwide programme of NHS-provided exercise.”

References for this biography

  1. 1.Professor Tim Cable to head Manchester Metropolitan University's Institute of Sport — Appointment as Director, career background, research funding total, article count, National Teaching Fellow status, and research focus on exercise for chronic disease
  2. 2.Professor Tim Cable | Manchester Metropolitan University staff profile — Current role, cardiovascular physiology specialism, past presidency of ECSS, prior roles at Birmingham and Aspire Academy
  3. 3.Professor Tim Cable | Advance HE National Teaching Fellows — National Teaching Fellowship awarded 2007
  4. 4.Tim Cable – Google Scholar — Academic affiliation, verified institutional email, citation count (23,340+), research field (exercise and cardiovascular physiology)
  5. 5.Man Utd launch Manchester Metropolitan University initiative | Manchester United — Cable quoted as Director of Institute of Sport; confirms research partnership with Manchester United launched January 2024
  6. 6.Academic Partnerships: MMU Institute of Sport – Patient PREHAB and REHAB | Health Innovation Manchester — Cable's engagement with NHS/Health Innovation Manchester on prehabilitation and rehabilitation research; health-related press context
  7. 7.Prof Tim Cable | Meet in Manchester — Confirms PhD from University of Western Australia; self-described expertise in cardiovascular physiology, thermoregulation, ageing
  8. 8.The Institute of Sport building | Manchester Metropolitan University — Institute of Sport head-office address: 99 Oxford Road, Manchester, M1 7EL

Notable achievements

  • Awarded National Teaching Fellowship in 2007 by Advance HE, the UK's highest individual honour for excellence in higher education teaching. Source ↗
  • Accrued £9 million in research funding and published more than 230 peer-reviewed articles across his career. Source ↗
  • Served as past president of the European College of Sport Science, having hosted the ECSS Congress in Liverpool in 2011. Source ↗
  • Led the launch of a formal research partnership between MMU Institute of Sport and Manchester United Football Club, announced January 2024. Source ↗

Recent social activity

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  • At Manchester Met Institute of Sport @McrInstSport we are super excited to announce the launch of our research and innovation collaboration with @ManUtd see 👇 https://t.co/C2nH4gLsyo

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Where Prof Tim Cable has been quoted

  1. Two hours of exercise a week reduces joint pain and visits to GPtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

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