Prof. Győző Molnár

Professor Győző Molnár is the Lead of the Adapted Physical Activity Research Unit (APARU) and a critical sociologist of sport whose research challenges how we understand ability, inclusion, and participation in sport and physical activity. Since joining the University of Worcester in September 2008, Győző has established an international reputation for participatory research working WITH marginalized communities—including disabled people, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, migrant athletes, and women in male-dominated sports—as equal partners in knowledge production. Győző's current research addresses: - Adapted physical activity and disability sport, challenging ableist assumptions about ability and athletic participation - Health inequalities in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, employing co-production methodologies throughout the research process - Sport, migration, and nationalism, examining how populist governments weaponize sport for political purposes - Gender politics in sport and physical activity, particularly women's experiences in male-dominated sporting cultures - Participatory and co-production research methodologies that prioritize community sovereignty over knowledge production