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Professor Murray Phillips is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, specializing in the historical and contemporary dimensions of sport. He has held academic roles at the Universities of Canberra, South Australia, and Queensland, joining UQ in 2000. His research spans sport history, Indigenous sport, digital history, and socio-cultural analyses of sport.
- Education: PhD in Sport History (University of Queensland, 1992)
- Key Research Areas: Sport and war, gender in sport, rugby league history, sport coaching, Indigenous public history, and sport-related brain trauma.
His recent work focuses on brain trauma in sport, including editing the 2025 book Head in the Game, and analyzing Indigenous sport history in Cherbourg and Torres Strait. He has secured funding from the Australian Research Council, Australian Sports Commission, and other institutions. Professor Phillips is also a prominent editor and reviewer for journals like Sporting Traditions and Journal of Football Studies.
