Sam is a Professor and Director of the Institute for Applied Human Physiology (IAHP). Sam leads a research program that examines how human health and performance are affected by exercise, diet, sleep, and environmental stress e.g., hypoxia, heat, cold, ultraviolet radiation. In this field, he has published more than 70 full-length high-quality peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.

Whilst completing this work Sam has established eleven knowledge exchange partnerships with business and industry, e.g., Sport Wales, Mapei Sport, Sawna Bach, Remote Area Risk International & Blizzard Protection Systems Ltd. This work is impactful having influenced United Nations Environment Programme updates, wilderness and emergency medicine clinical practice guidelines, and changes to athlete, soldier, and emergency service personnel practices. For example, diet and supplement changes during arduous training. We have also developed preparatory acclimation strategies for performing in hot and altitude environments, and methods to improve prehospital cold casualty care. This has led to Sam’s invitation to the Military Education Committee, Mountain Rescue England & Wales research committee, and the Welsh Institute of Performance Sciences (WIPS). As the Environmental Physiology lead for WIPS Sam supports Sport Wales athletes to prepare for the Olympic and Commonwealth Games. 

Since 2008, Sam has mentored more than 30 PhD and MRes researchers (11 as primary supervisor). Sam is currently Associate Editor for Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, provides expert reviews for grant awarding bodies, Research Excellence Framework (REF) submissions, many journals, and has completed Masters and Ph.D. examination duties in the UK and Australia.

Professional Qualifications

PhD Exercise Physiology; MSc Applied Exercise Physiology; BSc (Hons) Sports Science; Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Position: Professor

Email: s.j.oliver@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: (01248) 38 3965

Location: Room 301, George Building, Normal Site

To book a student tutorial please visit: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/SHESStaffTutorialandDropInHours@bangoroffice365.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching Modules

Environmental Physiology (JXH3041); Research Project (JXH3070); Dissertation (JXH3071); Research Project Proposal (JXH4405); Research Project (JXH4412); Dissertation Proposal (JXH4406); Dissertation (JXH4413); The Sport and Exercise Science Practitioner (JXH4402); Research Project-MRes (JXH4905); Peer review Scientific Journal-MRes (JXH4907). 

Postgraduate Supervision

Since 2008 Sam has supervised more than 20 PhD & MRes researchers to the completion of their studies. 

Sam leads a research program that examines how human health and performance are affected by exercise, diet, sleep, and environmental stress e.g., hypoxia, heat, cold, ultraviolet radiation. This work is multi-disciplinary, combining integrative physiology with applied behavioural outcomes. In this field, he has published more than 70 full-length high-quality peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Much of this research has focused on the development of non-pharmacological interventions to alleviate the burden of exercise and environmental stress. This research is supported by Sam’s undergraduate and postgraduate students and is completed in state-of-the-art environmental chambers and field locations like Nepal, Himalayas (Press here for more information).

Editorial Duties

Sam is currently Associate Editor for Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. Sam also regularly reviews for journals including Brain, Behavior and Immunity; British Journal of Nutrition; Comprehensive Physiology; European Journal of Sport Sciences; Journal of Applied Physiology; Nutrition; Wilderness and Environmental Medicine.

Consultancy

Sam has established eleven knowledge exchange partnerships with business and industry, e.g., Sport Wales, Mapei Sport, Sawna Bach - The Scenic Sauna, Always Aim High, SurfSnowdonia, Remote Area Risk International & Blizzard Protection Systems Ltd. Sam has also previously worked with several national and international athletes, expeditions, and businesses. Sam also contributes to TV and magazines like the BBC and Runners World.

I am willing to supervise students in Sport and Exercise Science; Sport Nutrition; Exercise Physiology; Environmental Physiology.

2025

• PublishedHormonal contraceptive use and physical performance, body composition, and musculoskeletal injuries during military training
  O'Leary, T. J., Evans, H., Close, M.-E., Izard, R. M., Walsh, N., Coombs, C., Carswell, A., Oliver, S., Tang, J. C. Y., Fraser, W. & Greeves, J. P., 1 Mar 2025, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 57, 3, p. 613-624
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

• PublishedClimate Change and Health: The Physiological Society's Key Recommendations for COP29: Improvised Prehospital Methods to Reduce Cold Stress in Humans
  Oliver, S. & Leaney, S., Nov 2024
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedEnvironmental exercise immunology
  Pyne, D. B., Trim, W. & Oliver, S., 24 Oct 2024, Exercise Immunology. Turner, J., Spielmann, G. & Campbell, J. (eds.). 2 ed. Routledge, 20 p.
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• E-pub ahead of printIron status is associated with tibial structure and vitamin D metabolites in healthy young men
  O'Leary, T. J., Jackson, S., Izard, R. M., Walsh, N. P., Carswell, A. T., Oliver, S., Tang, J., Fraser, W. & Greeves, J. P., 3 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Bone. 186
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of printPost-exercise hypotension after exercising in hypoxia with and without tart cherry supplementation
  Horiuchi, M. & Oliver, S., 15 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: High Altitude Medicine and Biology.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedResting oral mucosal immunity varies across the menstrual cycle
  Harrison, S., Macdonald, J. & Oliver, S., 26 Jun 2024.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
• PublishedSex differences in iron status during military training: a prospective cohort study of longitudinal changes and associations with endurance performance and musculoskeletal outcomes
  O'Leary, T. J., Jackson, S., Izard, R. M., Walsh, N. P., Coombs, C., Carswell, A. T., Oliver, S., Tang, J., Fraser, W. & Greeves, J. P., 28 Feb 2024, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 131, 4, p. 581-592 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of printThirty years of longitudinal talent development research: A systematic review and meta-aggregation
  Lawrence, G., Dunn, E., Gottwald, V., Oliver, S., Roberts, R., Hardy, J. & Woodman, T., 22 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• PublishedControl of blood pressure in the cold: Differentiation of skin and skeletal muscle vascular resistance
  Mugele, H., Marume, K., Amin, S., Possnig, C., Kuhn, L., Riehl, L., Pieper, R., Schabbehard, E.-L., Oliver, S., Gagnon, D. & Lawley, J., 1 Jan 2023, In: Experimental Physiology. 108, 1, p. 38-49 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFive days of tart cherry supplementation improves exercise performance in normobaric hypoxia
  Horiuchi, M., Fukuoka, Y., Koyama, K. & Oliver, S., 12 Jan 2023, In: Nutrients. 15, 2, 388.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGood perceived sleep quality protects against the raised risk of respiratory infection during sleep restriction in young adults
  Walsh, N., Kashi, D. S., Edwards, J., Richmond, C., Oliver, S., Roberts, R., Izard, R., Jackson, S. & Greeves, J., Jan 2023, In: SLEEP. 46, 1, zsac222.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGreater post-exercise hypotension in healthy young untrained men after exercising in a hot compared to a temperate environment
  Horiuchi, M. & Oliver, S., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Thermal Biology. 117, 103683.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHypoxia-induced endothelial dysfunction: Could targeting oxidative stress provide protection?
  Rossetti, G., Oliver, S., Sandoo, A. & Macdonald, J., 26 May 2023, In: Experimental Physiology. 108, 8, p. 1026-1028 3 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedVitamin D metabolites are associated with musculoskeletal injury in young adults: a prospective cohort study
  Carswell, A., O'Leary, T. J., Swinton, P., Jackson, S., Tang, J., Oliver, S., Izard, R. M., Walsh, N. P., Fraser, W. & Greeves, J. P., 1 Oct 2023, In: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 38, 10, p. 1453-1464
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• PublishedA comparison of medium-term heat acclimation by post-exercise hot water immersion or exercise in the heat: Adaptations, overreaching, and thyroid hormones
  McIntyre, R., Zurawlew, M., Mee, J., Walsh, N. & Oliver, S., 1 Nov 2022, In: American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 323, 5, p. R601-R615
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDietary nitrate supplementation effect on dynamic cerebral autoregulation in normoxia and acute hypoxia
  Horiuchi, M., Rossetti, G. & Oliver, S., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 42, 3, p. 486-494
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHypoxia alters posterior cingulate cortex metabolism during a memory task: a 1H fMRS study
  Rogan, M., Friend, A., Rossetti, G. M. K., Edden, R. A. E., Mikkelsen, M., Oliver, S., Macdonald, J. & Mullins, P., 15 Oct 2022, In: Neuroimage. 260, 119397.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedVitamin D metabolites are associated with physical performance in young healthy adults
  Carswell, A., Jackson, S., Swinton, P., O'Leary, T. J., Tang, J., Oliver, S., Sale, C., Izard, R. M., Walsh, N., Fraser, W. & Greeves, J., Nov 2022, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 54, 11, p. 1982-1989 8 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedA comparison of heat acclimation by post-exercise hot water immersion and exercise in the heat
  McIntyre, R., Mee, J., Zurawlew, M., Oliver, S., Cox, A. & Walsh, N., 1 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 24, 8, p. 729-734
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedBilateral regional extracranial blood flow regulation to hypoxia and unilateral duplex ultrasound measurement error
  Friend, A., Rogan, M., Rossetti, G., Lawley, J., Mullins, P., Sandoo, A., Macdonald, J. & Oliver, S., 1 Jul 2021, In: Experimental Physiology. 106, 7, p. 1535-1548 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGlobal REACH 2018: Andean highlanders, chronic mountain sickness and the integrative regulation of resting blood pressure
  Simpson, L., Meah, V., Steele, A., Gasho, C., Howe, C., Dawkins, T., Busch, S., Oliver, S., Moralez, G., Lawley, J., Tymko, M., Vizcardo-Galindo, G. A., Figueroa-Mujíca , R. J., Villafuerte, F., Ainslie, P., Stembridge, M., Steinback, C. & Moore, J., 1 Jan 2021, In: Experimental Physiology. 106, 1, p. 104-116
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInfluence of Vitamin D Supplementation by Simulated Sunlight or Oral D3 on Respiratory Infection during Military Training
  Harrison, S., Oliver, S., Kashi, D., Carswell, A., Edwards, J., Wentz, L., Roberts, R., Tang, J., Izard, R., Jackson, S., Allan, D., Rhodes, L., Fraser, W., Greeves, J. & Walsh, N., 1 Jul 2021, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 53, 7, p. 1505-1516 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIntegrative crosstalk between hypoxia and the cold: old data and new opportunities
  Mugele, H., Oliver, S., Gagnon, D. & Lawley, J., 1 Jan 2021, In: Experimental Physiology. 106, 1, p. 350-358
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedReversal of neurovascular coupling in the default mode network: Evidence from hypoxia
  Rossetti, G., d'Avossa, G., Rogan, M., Macdonald, J., Oliver, S. & Mullins, P., Apr 2021, In: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 41, 4, p. 805–818 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe deleterious effects of acute hypoxia on microvascular and large vessel endothelial function
  Jones, D., Macdonald, J., Sandoo, A., Oliver, S. & Rossetti, G., 1 Aug 2021, In: Experimental Physiology. 106, 8, p. 1699-1709
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe influence of short-term high-altitude acclimatization on cerebral and leg tissue oxygenation post orthostasis
  Horiuchi, M., Okazaki, K., Asano, K., Friend, A., Rossetti, G. & Oliver, S., Nov 2021, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology. 121, 11, p. 3095-3102
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe role of dietary nitrate supplementation in neurovascular function
  Horiuchi, M., Rossetti, G. & Oliver, S., Jul 2021, In: Neural Regeneration Research. 16, 7, p. 1419-1420 2 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedVitamin D and the hepatitis B vaccine response: A prospective cohort study and a randomized, placebo-controlled oral vitamin D3 and simulated sunlight supplementation trial in healthy adults
  Kashi, D., Oliver, S., Wentz, L., Roberts, R., Carswell, A., Tang, J., Jackson, S., Izard, R. M., Allan, D., Rhodes, L., Fraser, W., Greeves, J. P. & Walsh, N., Feb 2021, In: European Journal of Nutrition. 60, 1, p. 475-491 17 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedEvidence for a physiological role of pulmonary arterial baroreceptors in sympathetic neural activation in healthy humans
  Simpson, L., Meah, V., Steele, A., Thapamagar, S., Gasho, C., Anholm, J., Drane, A., Dawkins, T., Busch, S., Oliver, S., Lawley, J., Tymko, M., Ainslie, P., Steinback, C., Stembridge, M. & Moore, J., Mar 2020, In: Journal of Physiology. 598, 5, p. 955-965
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLets go Surfing now, everybody's learning how; attentional strategies on expert and novice surfing performance under both practice and competition conditions
  Lawrence, G. P., Virian, J., Oliver, S. J. & Gottwald, V. M., 2020, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 20, 2, p. 229-239 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedValidation of a Noninvasive Assessment of Pulmonary Gas Exchange During Exercise in Hypoxia
  Howe, C., MacLeod, D., Wainman, L., Oliver, S. & Ainslie, P., 1 Oct 2020, In: Chest. 158, 4, p. 1644-1650
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedBaroreflex Control of Sympathetic Vasomotor Activity and Resting Arterial Pressure at High Altitude: Insight from Lowlanders and Sherpa
  Simpson, L., Busch, S., Oliver, S., Ainslie, P., Stembridge, M., Steinback, C. & Moore, J., 1 May 2019, In: Journal of Physiology. 597, 9, p. 2379-2390 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHydration marker diagnostic accuracy to identify mild intracellular and extracellular dehydration
  Owen, J. A., Fortes, M. B., Ur Rahman, S., Jibani, M., Walsh, N. P. & Oliver, S. J., Nov 2019, In: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 29, 6, p. 604-611 23 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInitial steps in the validation of the athlete development formulation survey
  Langham-Walsh, E., Anderson, D., Dunn, E., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Lowery, M., Oliver, S., Roberts, R. & Woodman, T., 2019, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport (SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository). p. 115
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
• PublishedPreliminary Validation of the Athlete Development Formulation Survey (ADFS)
  Dunn, E., Anderson, D., Langham-Walsh, E., Lowery, M., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Woodman, T., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Roberts, R. & Oliver, S., 18 Oct 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
• PublishedSelective Reductions in Pulmonary Artery Pressure Lowers Sympathetic Neural Activity in Healthy Humans at High Altitude
  Simpson, L., Steele, A., Meah, V. L., Thapamagar, S., Gasho, C., Drane, A., Oliver, S., Tymko, M. M., Ainslie, P. N., Steinbeck, C. D., Stembridge, M. & Moore, J., 1 Apr 2019, In: Faseb Journal. 33, Supplement 1, 562.6.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
• PublishedSucrose and sodium but not caffeine content influence the retention of beverages in humans under euhydrated conditions
  Maughan, R. J., Watson, P., Cordery, P. A., Walsh, N., Oliver, S., Dolci, A., Rodriguez Sanchez, N. & Galloway, S. D., Jan 2019, In: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 29, 1, p. 51-60
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• UnpublishedA Prospective Study of The Developmental Biographies of Great British Pathway Athletes: Pathway to Podium
  Dunn, E., Langham-Walsh, E., Lowery, M., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Oliver, S. & Roberts, R., 8 Jun 2018, (Unpublished).
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
• PublishedIncreased Risk of Upper Respiratory Infection in Military Recruits Who Report Sleeping Less Than 6 h per night
  Wentz, L. M., Ward, M. D., Potter, C., Oliver, S. J., Jackson, S., Izard, R. M., Greeves, J. P. & Walsh, N. P., Nov 2018, In: Military Medicine. 183, 11-12, p. e699–e704 22 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInfluence of vitamin D supplementation by sunlight or oral D3 on exercise performance
  Carswell, A. T., Oliver, S. J., Wentz, L. M., Kashi, D. S., Roberts, R., Tang, J. C., Izard, R. M., Jackson, S., Allan, D., Rhodes, L. E., Fraser, W. D., Greeves, J. P. & Walsh, N. P., Dec 2018, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 50, 12, p. 2555-2564
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe 2018 Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness Score
  Roach, R. C., Hackett, P. H., Oelz, O., Bärtsch, P., Luks, A. M., MacInnis, M. J., Baillie, J. K., Macdonald, J. & Oliver, S., Mar 2018, In: High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 19, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe influence of an afternoon nap on the endurance performance of trained runners
  Blanchfield, A. W., Lewis-Jones, T. M., Wignall, J. R., Roberts, J. B. & Oliver, S. J., 2018, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 18, 9, p. 1177-1184
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedDietary nitrate supplementation increases acute mountain sickness severity and sense of effort during hypoxic exercise
  Rossetti, G., Macdonald, J., Wylie, L. J., Little, S., Newton, V., Wood, B., Hawkins, K., Beddoe, R., Davies, H. E. & Oliver, S., Oct 2017, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 123, 4, p. 983-992
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMEDEX2015: Greater sea-level fitness is associated with lower sense of effort during Himalayan trekking without worse Acute Mountain Sickness
  Rossetti, G., Macdonald, J., Smith, M., Jackson, A., Callender, N., Newcombe, H. K., Storey, H., Willis, S., van den Beukel, J., Woodward, J., Pollard, J., Wood, B., Newton, V., Virian, J., Haswell, O. & Oliver, S., 1 Jun 2017, In: High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 18, 2, p. 152-162
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedUnexpected reductions in regional cerebral perfusion during prolonged hypoxia
  Lawley, J., Oliver, S., Macdonald, J. & Mullins, P., 1 Jan 2017, In: Journal of Physiology. 595, 3, p. 935-947
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedA randomized trial to assess the potential of different beverages to affect hydration status: development of a beverage hydration index
  Maughan, R. J., Watson, P., Cordery, P. A. A., Walsh, N. P., Oliver, S. J., Dolci, A., Rodriguez-Sanchez, N. & Galloway, S. D. R., Mar 2016, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 103, 3, p. 717-723
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedAnxiety and motor performance: More evidence for the effectiveness of holistic process goals as a solution to the process goal paradox
  Mullen, R., Jones, E., Oliver, S. & Hardy, L., 1 Nov 2016, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 27, November 2016, p. 142 149 p., 27.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPortable prehospital methods to treat near-hypothermic shivering cold casualties
  Raymond-Barker, P., Dolci, A., Oliver, S. J., Brierley, J. L., Raymond-Barker, P. C., Doci, A. & Walsh, N. P., 1 Mar 2016, In: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 27, 1, p. 125-130
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedBeetroot Juice Does Not Enhance Altitude Running Performance in Well-Trained Athletes
  Arnold, J. T., Oliver, S. J., Lewis-Jones, T. M., Wylie, L. J. & Macdonald, J. H., 4 Feb 2015, In: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDevelopment of a hydration index: a randomized trial to assess the potential of different beverages to affect hydration status
  Oliver, S. J., Walsh, N. P., Maughan, R. J., Watson, P., Cordery, P. A., Dolci, A., Rodriguez-Sanchez, N. & Galloway, S. D., Dec 2015, In: Nutricion Hospitalaria. 32, 2, p. 7
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedExercise, immune function and respiratory infection: An update on the influence of training and environmental stress
  Walsh, N. P. & Oliver, S. J., 8 Dec 2015, In: Immunology and Cell Biology. 94, 2, p. 132-139
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedResponse to the Letter to the Editor by Aaron Spital, “Is This Elderly Patient Dehydrated? Diagnostic Accuracy of Hydration Assessment Using Physical Signs, Urine, and Saliva Markers”
  Fortes, M., Owen, J., Oliver, S. & Walsh, N. P., 1 Aug 2015, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 16, 8, p. 708
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTwo nights of sleep deprivation with or without energy restriction does not impair the thermal response to cold
  Oliver, S. J., Smith, A. D., Costa, R. J., Maassen, N., Bilzon, J. L. & Walsh, N. P., 14 May 2015, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedIs This Elderly Patient Dehydrated? Diagnostic Accuracy of Hydration Assessment Using Physical Signs, Urine, and Saliva Markers
  Fortes, M. B., Owen, J. A., Raymond-Barker, P., Bishop, C., Elghenzai, S., Oliver, S. J. & Walsh, N. P., 22 Oct 2014, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 16, 3, p. 221-228
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedNormobaric hypoxia and symptoms of acute mountain sickness: Elevated brain volume and intracranial hypertension
  Lawley, J. S., Alperin, N., Bagci, A. M., Lee, S. H., Mullins, P. G., Oliver, S. J. & Macdonald, J. H., 20 May 2014, In: Annals of Neurology. 75, 6, p. 890-898
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedProlonged (9 h) poikilocapnic hypoxia (12% O2) augments cutaneous thermal hyperaemia in healthy humans
  Lawley, J. S., Oliver, S. J., Mullins, P. G., Macdonald, J. H. & Moore, J. P., 1 Jun 2014, In: Experimental Physiology. 99, p. 909-920
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedEffect of extreme environments on immune responses to exercise
  Walsh, N. P., Oliver, S. J., Gleeson, M. (Editor), Walsh, N. P. (Editor) & Bishop, N. (Editor), 20 Jun 2013, Exercise Immunology. Routledge
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedHigh altitude impairs in vivo immunity in humans
  Smith, A. D., Oliver, S. J., Macdonald, J. H., Harper Smith, A. D., Lawley, J. S., Gallagher, C. A., Di Felice, U. & Walsh, N. P., 24 Jun 2013, In: High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 14, 2, p. 144-149
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInvestigation of whole-brain white matter identifies altered water mobility in the pathogenesis of high-altitude headache
  Lawley, J., Oliver, S. J., Mullins, P. G. & Macdonald, J. H., 1 Aug 2013, In: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 33, 8, p. 1286-1294
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedCarbohydrate Supplementation and Exercise Performance at High Altitude: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  Oliver, S. J., Golja, P. & Macdonald, J. H., 19 Mar 2012, In: High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 13, 1, p. 22-31
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInfluence of fluid intake on soccer performance in a temperate environment
  Owen, J. A., Kehoe, S. J. & Oliver, S. J., 5 Sept 2012, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 31, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedOptic Nerve Sheath Diameter Is Not Related to High Altitude Headache: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  Lawley, J. S., Oliver, S. J., Mullins, P. G., Morris, D., Junglee, N. A., Jelleyman, C. & Macdonald, J. H., 1 Sept 2012, In: High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 13, 3, p. 193-199
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPhysiological and Psychological Illness Symptoms at High Altitude and Their Relationship With Acute Mountain Sickness: A Prospective Cohort Study
  Hardy, L. J., Arthur, C. A., Roberts, R. J., Oliver, S. J., Sanders, S. J., Williams, C. J., Smith, Z. A., Lloyd-Davies E.*, [. V., Roberts, R., Arthur, C., Hardy, L. & Macdonald, J. H., 1 Jul 2012, In: Journal of Travel Medicine. 19, 4, p. 210-219
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedPosition statement. Part two: Maintaining immune health
  Walsh, N. P., Gleeson, M., Pyne, D. B., Nieman, D. C., Dhabhar, F. S., Shephard, R. J., Oliver, S. J., Bermon, S. & Kajeniene, A., 2011, In: Exercise Immunology Review. 17, p. 64-103 40 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

• PublishedThe effects of two nights of sleep deprivation with or without energy restriction on immune indices at rest and in response to cold exposure.
  Costa, R. J., Smith, A. H., Oliver, S. J., Walters, R., Maassen, N., Bilzon, J. L. & Walsh, N. P., 1 Jun 2010, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology. 109, 3, p. 417-428
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

• PublishedBody composition at high altitude: a randomized placebo-controlled trial of dietary carbohydrate supplementation.
  Macdonald, J. H., Oliver, S. J., Hillyer, K., Sanders, S., Smith, Z., Williams, C., Yates, D., Ginnever, H., Scanlon, E., Roberts, E., Murphy, D., Lawley, J. & Chichester, E., 1 Nov 2009, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 90, 5, p. 1193-1202
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedBody composition changes during high altitude exposure are not reversed by increasing energy intake.
  Macdonald, J. H. & Oliver, S. J., 1 Jan 2009.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedDietary factors associated with acute mountain sickness.
  Sanders, S., Macdonald, J. H. & Oliver, S. J., 1 Jan 2009.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedEcologically valid exercise performance at high altitude.
  Lawley, J. S., Oliver, S. J. & Macdonald, J. H., 1 Jan 2009.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedEndurance Performance After Modest Hypohydration Evoked By Prolonged Fluid Restriction And Exercise Or Diuretics.
  Heaney, J., Jibani, M., Milne, J. & Oliver, S. J., 1 Jan 2009.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedInfluence of timing of postexercise carbohydrate-protein ingestion on selected immune indices
  Costa, R. J. S., Oliver, S. J., Laing, S. J., Waiters, R., Bilzon, J. L. J. & Walsh, N. P., Aug 2009, In: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 19, 4, p. 366-384 19 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMaintaining euhydration at high altitude.
  Oliver, S. J., Wright, A., Leventi, M. & Macdonald, J. H., 1 Jan 2009.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedNo effect of a 30 h period of sleep deprivation on leukocyte trafficking, neutrophil degranulation and saliva IgA responses to exercise.
  Laing, S., Costa, R. J., Cartner, L., Oliver, S. J., Laing, S. J., Walters, R., Bilzon, J. L. & Walsh, N. P., 1 Feb 2009, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology. 105, 3, p. 499-504
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedOne night of sleep deprivation decreases treadmill endurance performance.
  Laing, S., Oliver, S. J., Costa, R. J., Laing, S. J., Bilzon, J. L. & Walsh, N. P., 1 Sept 2009, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology. 107, 2, p. 155-161
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2008

• PublishedEffect of acute on chronic carbohydrate supplementation during sub-maximal exercise at high altitude.
  Lawley, J., Lloyd-Davies, E., Oliver, S. J. & Macdonald, J. H., 1 Jan 2008.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedEffect of carbohydrate supplementation during a high altitude expedition.
  Macdonald, J. H. & Oliver, S. J., 3 Dec 2008.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedEffect of chronic carbohydrate supplementation on body composition during a high altitude expedition.
  Macdonald, J. H., Hillyer, K. & Oliver, S. J., 1 Jan 2008.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedEffect of chronic carbohydrate supplementation on exercise performance during a high altitude expedition.
  Roberts, E., Macdonald, J. H. & Oliver, S. J., 1 Jan 2008.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedEffect of chronic carbohydrate supplementation on hydration status and peripheral oedema during a high altitude expedition.
  Ginnever, H., Scanlon, E., Macdonald, J. H. & Oliver, S. J., 1 Jan 2008.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedNeutrophil-degranulation and lymphocyte-subset response after 48 hr of fluid and/or energy restriction
  Laing, S. J., Oliver, S. J., Wilson, S., Walters, R., Bilzon, J. L. J. & Walsh, N. P., Oct 2008, In: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 18, 5, p. 443-56 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSaliva indices track hypohydration during 48 h of fluid restriction or combined fluid and energy restriction.
  Oliver, S. J., Laing, S., Wilson, S., Bilzon, J. L. & Walsh, N., 1 Oct 2008, In: Archives of Oral Biology. 53, 10, p. 975-980
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe effects of a 30 hour period of sleep deprivation on selected immune responses to exercise.
  Laing, S., Costa, R. J., Blanchfield, A., Oliver, S. J., Laing, S. J., Bilzon, J. L. & Walsh, N. P., 1 Jan 2008, p. 2738.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedThe effects of carbohydrate supplementation on multi-day wilderness expedition performance
  Oliver, S. J. & Macdonald, J. H., 1 Jan 2008.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedThe effects of fifty-two hours of sleep deprivation with and without energy restriction on thermoregulation during cold stress.
  Harper-Smith, A. D., Costa, R. J., Oliver, S. J., Bilzon, J. L. & Walsh, N. P., 1 Jan 2008.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2007

• PublishedEndurance running performance after 48 hours of restricted fluid and/or energy intake
  Oliver, S. J., Laing, S., Wilson, S., Bilzon, J. L. & Walsh, N. P., 1 Feb 2007, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 39, 2, p. 316-322
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSalivary immunoglobulin A response at rest and after exercise following a 48 h period of fluid and/or energy restriction.
  Oliver, S. J., Laing, S. J., Wilson, S., Bilzon, J. L., Walters, R. & Walsh, N. P., 1 Jun 2007, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 97, 6, p. 1109-1116
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2005

• PublishedRe: Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist effects on skeletal muscle: How hormonal therapy in prostate cancer affects muscular strength
  Marcora, S., Oliver, S. J., Callow, N., Lemmey, A. & Stuart, N., 1 Nov 2005, In: Journal of Urology. 174, 5, p. 2068-2069
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2004

• PublishedPsychological effects of progressive resistance training in prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy
  Callow, N., Marcora, S. M., Oliver, S. J., Lemmey, A. B. & Stuart, N., 1 Jul 2004.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedSaliva parameters as potential indices of hydration status during acute dehydration
  Walsh, N. P., Laing, S., Oliver, S. J., Montague, J. C., Walters, R. & Bilzon, J. L., 1 Sept 2004, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 36, 9, p. 1535-1542
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWeight training has beneficial physical and psychological effects in prostate cancer (PC) patients on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)
  Stuart, N. S., Marcora, S. M., Callow, N., Oliver, S. J. & Saxton, W., 1 Jul 2004, In: British Journal of Cancer. 91, Supplement 1, p. S37
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2025

• Sauna Summit 2025 Expert Panel

  20 May 2025

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2024

• UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and The Physiological Society joint roundtable on Physiological Considerations for Maximum Indoor Temperatures

  Physiological Considerations for Maximum Indoor Temperatures roundtable held jointly by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and The Physiological Society

  3 Dec 2024

  Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Contributor)
• Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network (WiSEAN) (External organisation)

  2024 →

  Activity: Membership of network (Member)

2023

• BU-IIA Funded Project: The Development of Evidence-Based Methods and Training to Improve Prehospital Care.

  R2Ri are a leading provider of remote area prehospital care, medical, risk and travel risk training and services. Sam has completed research examining risk factors for hypothermia and the effectiveness of simple field-based prehospital methods to prevent and treat cold casualties (Oliver et al., 2015, 2016). The BUIIA funds will support the development of a new knowledge exchange partnership that has an overall aim of improving prehospital, wilderness and prolonged field care.

  Funding awarded through the Bangor University Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = £19,816

  1 Aug 2023 – 31 Jul 2024

  Activity: Other (Contributor)

2022

• Immune health at high altitude

  24 Nov 2022

  Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker)
• International Trauma Care Conference: Prehospital cold casualty protection and treatment

  16 Oct 2022

  Links:

  • https://www.traumacare.org.uk/Conference2022
  Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker)

2021

• Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society & British Mountain Medicine Society Altitude Research Conference. Bangor University IAHP research update

  9 Sep 2021

  Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker)
• Nutrients (Journal)

  1 Sep 2021 – 1 Sep 2023

  Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)
• Basics of Hypothermia: An International Approach Conference. Expert Panel

  20 Feb 2021

  Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker)
• Basics of Hypothermia: An International Approach Conference. Portable prehospital methods to treat cold causalities

  16 Feb 2021

  Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker)

2020

• EDP GB Hockey feedback session 1

  Pathway2Podium Feedback session 1. Present: Head of Talent, Head EDP Coaches, Head of GB Support, EDP S&C coach, EIS Pathways Senior Scientist and SSHES Senior Lecturer (GL).

  27 Jan 2020

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2019

• Canoe Sprint Pathway to Podium Project Quarter 1 Feedback

  Presentation of findings from first quarter of the Pathway to Podium project.

  10 May 2019

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
• Canoe Slalom Pathway to Podium Project Quarter 1 Feedback Session

  Presentation of findings from first quarter of the Pathway to Podium project.

  10 Apr 2019

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2017

• ESRC IAA Sport Wales Showcase talk

  8 Dec 2017

  Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker)
• Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (Journal)

  Associate Editor

  1 Sep 2017 →

  Activity: Editorial activity (Editor)

2015

• Welsh Institute of Performance Science (External organisation)

  Welsh Institute of Performance Science

  2015 →

  Activity: Membership of board (Member)

• Skills & Innovation voucher scheme - Sawna Bach - Anglesey Midi

  01/12/2024 – 31/03/2025 (Finished)

• Hypertonic & Isotonic Dehydration Effects on Hydration marker utility

  01/01/2012 – 05/08/2016 (Finished)