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Dr Ruth Ashton is an Associate Professor in Clinical Exercise Science at Coventry University. Ruth completed her PhD in 2019 within the field of cancer and clinical exercise physiology.
Dr Ashton has been part of the development of several clinical investigations in patients with cardiovascular conditions, cancer, COVID-19 and Long Covid. Such investigations have used approaches to improve quality of life and clinical outcomes. She has previously been awarded research grants from The Urology Foundation, BIOREME and GILEAD Sciences, an American pharmaceutical company.
She is also an accredited RCCP Clinical Exercise Physiologist.
Education/Academic qualification
PGCert in Higher Education, University of Derby
Award Date: 1 Jul 2022
PhD - Supported progressive resistance training for countering the adverse side effects of prostate cancer treatment, Northumbria University
Award Date: 1 Sept 2019
MRes - Applied Science, University of Chester
Award Date: 1 Sept 2015
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science, University of Chester
Award Date: 1 Jul 2014
External positions
External Examiner - BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science, Cardiff Metropolitan University
2023 → 2027
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A scoping literature review of rehabilitation policy recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO European Region
Thomas, C., Gosling, J., Ashton, R. E., Owen, R. & Faghy, M. A., Jan 2026, In: Health Policy. 163, 8 p., 105477.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical Activity, Trust, and Research Participation Among Men From Minority Ethnic Backgrounds Living With Prostate Cancer: A Qualitative Study
Carr, J., Faghy, M. A., Broom, D., Roscoe, C., Williams, K. & Ashton, R. E. M., 24 Feb 2026, In: Psycho-Oncology. 35, 2, 14 p., e70408.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Submaximal 2‐day cardiopulmonary exercise testing to assess exercise capacity and post‐exertional symptom exacerbation in people with long COVID
Thomas, C., Kudiersky, N., Ansdell, P., Ashton, R. E., Brown, C., Bewick, T., Carr, J., Hume, E., Spillane, P., Pastorio, E., Owen, R., Maden‐Wilkinson, T., McNeil‐Angopa, E., Parkington, T., Arena, R., Ozemek, C., Formenti, F., Veluswamy, S. K., Gururaj, R. & Faghy, M. A., 1 Feb 2026, In: Experimental Physiology. 111, 2, p. 435-448 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cardiovascular Disease in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Narrative Review on the Impact of Lifestyle Behaviors
Faghy, M. A., Carr, J., Broom, D. R., Owen, R. & Ashton, R. E., 1 Mar 2025, In: Heart and Mind. 9, 2, p. 157-164 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Investigating Genomic Differences by Ethnicity in Breast, Colorectal and Prostate Cancers: Secondary Data Analysis of the Genomic Data Commons (GDC) Database
Carr, J. S., Faghy, M. A., Broom, D. & Ashton, R., 24 Oct 2025, In: Cancer Medicine. 14, 20, 11 p., e71018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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