Professor Julien Périard is Director of the University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, where he leads the Environmental Physiology Research Laboratory. His integrative research examines the physiological mechanisms underpinning health and performance during exercise in extreme environments – heat and altitude – and the adaptations resulting from chronic exposure. His work also explores how therapeutic heat exposure and lifelong physical activity can enhance resilience to rising global temperatures. 

Professor Périard has collaborated with athletes across multiple disciplines, as well as with national and international sporting organisations including the Australian Institute of Sport, FIFA, World Athletics, and World Triathlon.