Media coverage of BAMSA, Keep Bridge Alive and the Sociology of Bridge project at the University of Stirling
2024
Trio make History
High School of Glasgow, 23 February 2024
Schoolgirls bust stereotypes
The Times, 21 February 2024
From bridge to chess, why men outperform women at ‘mindsports’
The Conversation, 19 February 2024
Schoolgirls at the centre of new University of Stirling study set to make history
University of Stirling, 14 February 2024
Green Baize Gladiators: Bridge as a Mindsport for All
Research Outreach, January 2024
2023
Bridge: A Mindsport for Everyone
ACBL Bridge Bulletin, July 2023 (p23)
Bridge and Mindsport Education
NABC Daily Bulletin (p23), 15 July 2023
Author reveals her love of bridge
The Sunday Times, 14 May 2023
Bridge, Youth and Schools
USBC Daily Bulletin (p16), 6 May 2023
New Research Information from BAMSA
World Bridge Federation, 27 April 2023
Playing the Long Game
NABC Daily Bulletin, 17th March 2023
Collaborative Contribution
NABC Daily Bulletin (p8), 14 March 2023
2022
Women and Equity in the World of Bridge
GreatBridgeLinks, 29 December 2022
Neurosexism and Bridge
Bridgewinners, 28 December 2022
Keeping Bridge Alive, Kib Interview with Samantha Punch, The Kibitzer Vol 69, Issue 4, Winter 2022, pages 16-25
Promoting Bridge as a Mindsport
Bridgewinners, 29 November 2022
Temperament is Everything
Bridgewinners, 24 October 2022
Intersections between Music and Bridge
Bridgewinners, 24 September 2022
Professor Punch on the Sociology of Bridge
World Bridge Federation, Wroclaw, Poland, August 2022
Bridge and Gender
Bridgewinners, 27 April 2022
Sorry Partner
Interview with Samantha Punch, 21 April 2022
2021
The Great Bridge Boycott
The New Yorker, 13 October 2021
Bridge at the Top
United States Bridge Federation Bulletin (p9)
13 October 2021
Uni helps to bridge the gap of loneliness.
29 September 2021. Stirling Observer
BAMSA conference
United States Bridge Federation Bulletin (p18)
18 September 2021
Samantha Punch – Victim of the Day
MMT II Bulletin 2 (p7), 13 January 2021
Bridge and Science
International Bridge Press Association Bulletin 672 (pp1, 14-15), 10 January 2021
Bulletins for members only; older editions at IBPA archive
BAMSA Covid Project
English Bridge Union Club Management Focus: Winter 2021
Presentations, Research Papers & Archive Documents
Resources collated by the World Bridge Federation, ongoing
Research
Resources collated by the European Bridge League, ongoing
2020
Second Published Paper from BAMSA
English Bridge Union, 18 December 2020
First Published Paper from BAMSA
English Bridge Union, 13 November 2020
The New Bridge Normal?
Bridgewinners, 22 September 2020
BAMSA and the Academic Exploration Of Bridge
Great Bridge Links, 31 August 2020
Bridging in the Time of Covid-19
Bridgewinners, 22 August 2020
Building a bridge between generations
Cyprus Mail, 22 June 2020
What makes Bridge brilliant?
The Alt Mixed Teams Bulletin 2 (p6), 4 June 2020
Bridge: A Mindsport For All (BAMSA) – Your Help Needed!
Contract Bridge Association of Ireland, 2 June 2020
Bridge: A MindSport for All
Scottish Bridge Union, no date
UoS Bridging the Gap 2020 Survey
English Bridge Education & Development, May 2020
What’s Brilliant About Bridge?
ACBL, 28 May 2020
Bridge in the Time of Covid-19
Bridgewinners, 28 May 2020
Bridge: A MindSport for All
Leisure Studies Association, 26 May 2020
What makes bridge brilliant
Bridgewinners, 13 May 2020
Bridge and the impact of Covid-19
English Bridge Union, 23 April 2020
Playing Bridge Online & Bridge: A MindSport for All Listen to broadcast [23:36 – 27:00]
The Bridge Zone, Hamilton Contract Bridge Club, 22 April 2020
Structure and organisation of clubs
Bridgewinners, 4 April 2020
Bridge Research to Explore Benefits of Mind-Sports
World Bridge Federation Youth, 4 March 2020
Bridge: A MindSport for All (BAMSA)
World Bridge Federation Youth, 4 March 2020
Bridge can be ace in pack for Scottish pupils
Sunday Express, 1 March 2020
Bridge: A MindSport for All
Bridgewinners, 28 February 2020
Keep Bridge Alive – Pro-Am Pairs
English Bridge Union, 25 February 2020
Bridge research to explore benefits of mind-sports
Stirling News, 25 February 2020
Funding boost to bridge the gap between play and study
Stirling University, 25 February 2020
Lovely evening yesterday playing bridge
Victoria Coren, 21 February 2020
2019
Taking Bridge Seriously
Bridgewinners, 6 December 2019
Voting for new KBA name
Bridgewinners, 22 November 2020
Keep Bridge Alive Pro-Am Tournament
World Bridge Federation, 15 November 2019
Keep Bridge Alive Pro-Am Tournament
European Bridge League, 15 November 2019
Bridge researchers in Oslo
Norwegian Bridge Federation, 1 November 2019
What’s in a Name?
Bridgewinners, 11 October 2019
Keep Bridge Alive
44th World Bridge Team Championships Daily Bulletin (p16), 16 September 2019
WBF and University of Stirling Research Updates
World Bridge Federation, 7 August 2019
If you Keep Bridge Alive, it will do the same for you
Dementia Centred, 25 February 2019
University of Stirling Keep Bridge Alive
Yokohama Bridge Festival Bulletin Number 5 (p26), 23 February 2019
Bridge the gap between play and study
English Bridge Union, 4 February 2019
Keep Bridge Alive
Sociology of Bridge, 4 February 2019
Double Dummy Film Screening
University of Stirling, February 2019
2018
John McAllister interviews Samantha Punch
The Setting Trick, 19 November 2018
University academics ‘bridge the gap’ with new card club
World Bridge Federation, 5 July 2018
Doctorate in bridge is on the cards for university
The Courier, 5 July 2018
Playing bridge helps to maintain ‘brain fitness’
Daily Express (Scotland), 5 July 2018
University’s coming up trump with latest PhD… in bridge!
Daily Mail (Scotland), 5 July 2018
Card doc 3yr deal
The Sun (Scotland), 5 July 2018
Exploring the Social World of the Mind Sport of Bridge
World Bridge Federation, 4 May 2018
