CASES Masters Dissertation of the Year Winner Announced
19th February 2026
CASES is delighted to announce its Masters Dissertation of the Year 2025 winner is Marcus Peach of the University of Chichester.
Established in 2010, this award is given annually for an outstanding sport and/or exercise sciences dissertation made by a CASES member who has been a UK Masters student and submitted their Masters Dissertation within this calendar year (1 January to 31 December). ‘Masters’ includes MSc, MA, MPhil and MRes and must be in a sport and/or exercise science related area.
Marcus' dissertation "The Effect of Cold Environmental Temperature on Physical and Cognitive Performance During Simulated Urban Search and Rescue Tasks" was selected as the winning submission and Marcus was delighted with the accolade.
Commenting on Instagram, Marcus said, "I am thrilled to have won this award and I'm extremely grateful to all those involved in the project! And a huge thank you to the University of Chichester and University of Chichester Sport and Life Sciences for their continued support"
"Thank you to the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership for funding my MSc and PhD position."
Marcus' achievement has been published in the CASES Hall of Fame and he will be invited to present at a future CASES Conference/Event.
Congratulations on the achievement Marcus.
CASES Members can access all the annual key dates and application deadlines for awards, grants and events in the Members Area Key Dates.
