Academy Awards Winners for 2016

The 88th Academy Awards (Oscars)  ceremony, hosted by Chris Rock, have now taken place. Mad Max: Fury Road received both the Costume Design (Jenny Beavan) and the Makeup and Hairstyling (Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin) award. The Visual Effects award went to Ex Machina (Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington, and Sara Bennet.

New Sport Books

The following sport books are now in stock:
Essentials of Sports Nutrition and Supplements, Antonio
Periodization: theory and methodology of training, Bompa
Dynamics of Skill Acquisition: a constraints-led approach, Davids 
(this title is also available as an e-book though E-Resources and Dawson Books).

BASES Student Conference

The 2016 The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) student conference  From London to Rio and Beyond: The Race for Advancement in Sport and Exercise Sciences, will be taking place 22 March-23 March at Bangor University. The theme of the conference will be a celebration of how research in sport and exercise sciences has evolved and excelled since London 2012. More information about this event can be found on the BASES website.

New Historical Make-Up Book

We now have copies of a new book on the history of make-up. This is: Face Paint : the Story of makeup, Eldridge. This is a very useful book if you need information for an assignment, so it's well-worth taking a copy out on loan.

New 1970s Fashion Books

If you are looking for information on 1970s fashion for an assignment we now have the following books in stock:

Fashion in the 1970s, Dirix

The Biba Years: 1963-1975, Hulanicki   

New E-Book on Tattoos and Body Art

You can now access the e-book of Inked: Tattoos and Body Art Around the World, Demello, either from the Dawson Books database or from the MDRS for Cultural and Historical Studies (778). Print copies of this title are also on order.

The Professional Spa & Wellness Convention 2016 will be taking place 28-29th February at ExCel, London. See the event website for further details.

New Edition of Sports Nutrition Book

The new 5th edition of Clinical Sports Nutrition, Burke, is now available to take out on loan.

BAFTA Awards 2016

The British Film Academy Film Awards are now over for this year, but if you missed seeing it on TV you can visit the BAFTA website to see who won and discover more about this year's winners. Both the Costume Design and Make Up and Hair awards were given to Mad Max: Fury Road. The Special Visual Effects award went to Star Wars: the Force Awakens.

Spa Business Magazine

The new first (digital) 2016 issue of  Spa Business is now available. Inside this issue are features on Workplace Wellness (preview of new research) and Attracting Investment- How can spas attract funding? Plus, of course, all the latest spa industry news.

New Issue of Spa Opportunities

The new 5th-18th February issue of Spa Opportunities is now available.

New Make-up Book in Stock

Copies of a new make-up book, Simply Glamorous, Cockerill are now available.

Free Digital Subscriptions to Leisure Media Publications

Just a reminder that you can sign up for a free one-year online digital subscription to several Leisure Media titles.These include: Spa Business, Spa Opportunities, Health Club Management, Leisure Opportunities, Leisure Management and Sports Management. It's worth doing to keep up with the latest industry news. You can sign up online at www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/green.

More Copies of Trail Guide to the Body

Great news for sports therapy students looking for a copy of the 5th edition of
 Trail Guide to the Body, Biel- we have ordered extra copies of this edition and they are now in stock.

New Multi-Sports Arena for Barcelona FC

US sports architects HOK and Spanish practice TAC Arquitetces have won the tender to design a new multi-sports arena for Barcelona FC. The New Palau Blaugrana will include a basketball court, an ice rink and a new home for the club's football academy, FCB Escola, as well as other sporting facilities.
See CLAD News to read the full details and other related stories.

New Government Sporting Strategy

Sport England is inviting views on how they can achieve the goals outlined in the government's new Sporting Future strategy. Importance is being placed on the promotion of sport to people from all backgrounds, and there is a need to engage groups such as women, disabled people, older people and those from poorer backgrounds. This includes taking part in an activity, watching live events or volunteering. Click on the links for more info.