Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Sport

Now in its 15th year, we are delighted to announce the 2025 Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Sport examining the dimensions and dynamics of sharing responsibility to undertake rigorous, industry driven research to address ever-changing sport-related problems and to engage with addressing challenging sport-related problems.  As with all previous colloquia, our aim is to examine this topic from a multitude of perspectives, bringing together academic, industry and stakeholder perspective. Our goal is to understand and develop insights that transcend disciplinary boundaries and translate into effective and improved outcomes for sport and civic society.

Registrations will open in November 2024.  Stay tuned for our keynote presentations.  

Call for papers

We invite abstracts from members of industry, academic, government and sports communities on a range of themes including reflections, innovations, initiatives and agenda setting for future research or focus. The focus is for interdisciplinary research to highlight the need to work together.  

Please send abstracts of approximately 250 words on themes including, but not limited to:

• Sport Governance and Regulation
• Sport, Health and wellbeing eg: Concussion, mental health
• Role of Governments and Inter-Government Agencies
• Collaborating to foster inclusivity and positive society impact
• Sports innovation and technological developments to improve the sports system

Please email abstracts to [email protected] by Monday, 9 December 2024.  

Abstract acceptance notification will be provided by 20 December 2024.  

A preliminary program will be released by 10 January 2025.  Eligible papers will be invited for peer review and publication in the Bond Sports Law and Governance Journal.

Conference details

The conference will be held at Bond University in the Faculty of Law.  Details are below:

Date:  Friday, 14 February 2025

Time:  8.30am to 6.30pm

Location:  Bond University, Faculty of Law in Case Study 2 (4_3_41).

Delegate registration fee: $100

Your registration will include tea/coffee, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, in addition to a post-conference Networking Cocktail reception. 

Contact details

Any queries you may have relating to the conference, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected]

Colloquium Conveners

• Dr Annette Greenhow, Bond University, Centre for Commercial Law and Faculty of Law
• Dr Lisa Gowthorp, Bond University, Bond Business School