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Dr. Bryce Dyer is an Associate Professor of Sports Technology at Bournemouth University's Department of Design & Engineering and serves as a Visiting Academic in Medical Technology at the University of Southampton. With 25 years of experience in product design higher education, he has held numerous leadership roles and developed academic courses and curricula.
His educational background includes a PhD in High Performance Product Development (University of Brighton, 2020), a PhD in Sports Technology Ergogenics (Bournemouth University, 2013), an MSc in Engineering Project Management (Bournemouth University, 2007), and a BA (Hons) in Product Design (Bournemouth University, 1997).
Dr. Dyer's research focuses on the design, philosophy, and analysis of technology used in high-performance sport, particularly assistive technologies for Paralympic athletes. His work spans the fields of biomedical engineering, sports science, ethics in sports technology, and product design. He has worked on high-profile projects designing medal-winning prosthetics for athletes at the last four Paralympic Games and has consulted with multiple national teams including Team Ireland, Team Poland, Team Malaysia, and Team GB.
His recent publications reveal a strong trend toward sports engineering with emphasis on prosthetics design, 3D printing applications, sports ethics, and performance enhancement technologies. His work addresses critical questions in Paralympic technology regulation, supershoes in running, cycling aerodynamics, and the ethics of emerging sports technologies.
- Award Lecture at the British Science Festival
- Multiple nominations for Times Higher Education Awards
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Recognized by UK Council for Graduate Education for research supervision
- Chartered Technological Product Designer
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award Lecture (British Science Festival 2013)
Dr. Dyer has supervised numerous PhD students and has served as external examiner for multiple universities. His consultancy work with national Paralympic teams has directly impacted athletic performance through innovative prosthetic design. He is actively engaged in public outreach, frequently appearing in media as an expert commentator on sports technology, and has delivered numerous invited lectures at institutions worldwide. His research group focuses on developing frameworks for fair assessment of sports prosthetics while pushing the boundaries of performance enhancement within ethical constraints.