Will graduated in 2014 from Bangor University with a first class hours degree in Geography, having completed a dissertation titled “Decision making in Scottish avalanche terrain”. The psychology behind the way in which different people use the mountains led Will to IPEP where he is working on a KESS funded PhD in collaboration with Mountain Training UK, supervised by Dr. Ross Roberts and Prof. Lew Hardy.

Will is currently working on two separate streams of research. The first, "Developing excellence in outdoor provision: Enhancing training pathways for outdoor qualifications" aims to increase the number of suitably trained and qualified outdoor instructors. The second follows on from his undergraduate studies and aims to better understand the psychological factors influencing decision making in the high-risk mountain sports.

Most of his spare time is spent in the mountains, running or climbing.

• BSc: Geography
  2014

2023

• PublishedChanging Agendas on Sleep, Treatment and Learning in Epilepsy (CASTLE) Sleep-E: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing an online behavioural sleep intervention with standard care in children with Rolandic epilepsy
  Al-Najjar, N., Bray, L., Carter, B., Collingwood, A., Cook, G., Crudgington, H., Dietz, K., Hardy, W., Hiscock, H., Hughes, D., Morris, C., Rouncefield-Swales, A., Saron, H., Spowart, C., Stibbs-Easton, L., Tudur Smith, C., Watson, V., Whittle, L., Wiggs, L., Wood, E., Gringas, P. & Pal, D. K., 10 Mar 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 3, e065769.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• PublishedMethods for Extrapolating Survival Analyses for the Economic Evaluation of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products
  Hardy, W. & Hughes, D., 16 Sep 2022, In: Human Gene Therapy. 33, 17-18, p. 845-856
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedDeveloping excellence in outdoor provision: Enhancing training pathways for outdoor qualifications: The Mountain Leader qualification
  Hardy, W., Roberts, R. & Hardy, L., 25 Sep 2019, Prifysgol Bangor University.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedRisk-taking
  Hardy, W. & Woodman, T., 7 Feb 2019, Dictionary of Sport Psychology. Hackfort, D., Schinke, R. & Bernd, S. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 251-252
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
• PublishedSensation Seeking
  Hardy, W. & Woodman, T., 7 Feb 2019, Dictionary of Sport Psychology. Hackfort, D., Schinke, R. & Bernd, S. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 268
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review

2018

• PublishedStructural validation of three German versions of behavioral and motivational scales in high-risk sports
  Frühauf, A., Hardy, W. A. S., Roberts, R., Niedermeier, M. & Kopp, M., Dec 2018, In: German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. 48, 4, p. 467-477
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedA Qualitative Approach on Motives and Aspects of Risks in Freeriding
  Frühauf, A., Hardy, W. A. S., Pfoestl, D., Hoellen, F-G. & Kopp, M., 14 Nov 2017, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 8
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review