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UAOA Scholarship Programme
Launched in 2023, the United Against Online Abuse (UAOA) Scholarship Programme supports emerging researchers from diverse backgrounds in investigating online abuse in sport and developing evidence-based solutions.
Through fully funded research opportunities at Dublin City University (DCU), the programme empowers scholars to explore the challenges facing the sporting community and contribute to a safer, more inclusive digital environment.
Research That Matters
Funded by the FIA Foundation and delivered in collaboration with Dublin City University (DCU), the UAOA Scholarship Programme supports researchers whose perspectives, academic ambitions and commitment to positive social change can help advance our understanding of online abuse in sport.
Beyond their academic research, scholars benefit from expert mentorship, practical research experience and opportunities to engage with the international sporting community. Through UAOA events and initiatives, they can share their insights with policymakers, sporting organisations, researchers and technology stakeholders.
Their research can cover a range of topics, including:
Triggers, trends, and flashpoints across sports and platforms.
Impacts on mental health, performance, and careers.
Gender, race, and discrimination in digital sport spaces.
Policy, regulation, and safeguarding responses.
Drivers of toxic behaviour and online communities
Campaigns, education, and intervention strategies.
Data-driven and innovative research approaches.
Our Scholarship Community
From Italy to South Africa, UAOA scholars bring diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to a shared challenge: tackling online abuse in sport.
Through their research, they are contributing new insights, challenging existing approaches and helping shape the policies and practices needed to create safer sporting environments.
Meet the researchers driving this work and discover the ideas, findings and ambitions behind their projects.
By Our ScholarsHear from Alan Scarry PhD, the newest UAOA Scholar, about his upcoming research into whether the live event environment can positively influence behavioural factors before supporters engage online. As a motorsport supporter, I have experienced firsthand the sense of community that sport can create. That sense of belonging is one of the reasons this research […]
By Our ScholarsHear from Maria Iuliano, one of our talented UAOA Scholars currently undertaking research into the development and spread of online abuse within Italian football.
By Our ScholarsHear from Kimberley Wyllie, one of our talented United Against Online Abuse Scholars currently undertaking research into how witnessing or experiencing online abuse impacts the identities of female motorsport fans and how they engage with the sport.
By Our ScholarsHear from Ana G. Rodriguez-Armendariz, one of our talented UAOA Scholars currently undertaking research into global educational responses to online abuse in sport. Online abuse in sport is not just bad behaviour online; it sits at the intersection of performance, welfare, and culture. Athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, administrators, sponsors, and fans operate in high-visibility, high-pressure […]
