It’s about performance! The science of women’s sports fandom
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5 Jul 2024
It’s about performance! The science of women’s sports fandom

From a record-setting Caitlin Clark to the first Olympics in history with gender parity women’s sport is dominating pop cultural headlines. Canvas8 spoke to Dr Lauren Burch, a senior lecturer in sport business, to find out whether fans of women’s and men’s sports differ.

Lauren Burch

Dr. Lauren Burch is a senior lecturer in sport business at Loughborough University London. Her research on digital communication and marketing in the sport industry has been featured in over 20 peer-reviewed academic journal articles and book chapters.

Nick Lising-White

Nicholas Lising-White is a behavioural analyst at Canvas8. With a degree in human geography from UCL, he is interested in the impact of differing cultural conditions on human behaviour. Outside of work, he can be found meandering between cafes on his bike, testing his culinary skills, and intermittently pottering around a rugby pitch.