Ash Willmott PhD

Dr Ash Willmott is a Sport and Exercise Science Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). Ash is an accredited Sport and Exercise Physiologist and Chartered Scientist (C.Sci) with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), and a member of the Environmental Extremes Laboratory (EEL) at the University of Brighton and the Physiological Society.

Ash has over 9 years of experience in Sport and Exercise Physiology and specializes in the sensitivity and adaptation to extreme environmental conditions, specifically heat stress, and altitude. He has undertaken many studies involving acute and chronic heat alleviation strategies, which have translated into support for elite-level ultra-runners for the Marathon des Sables and English Institute of Sport for Tokyo 2021 preparations.

Ash has worked closely with Para-Monte for the past four years and is continuing his commitment with ongoing educational talks and research into the susceptibility to acute mountain sickness within a range of populations. He is also leading the “Learning through Experience” project between ARU and Para-Monte, by translating research and knowledge to the wider community.