When young adults start working, the amount of daily physical activity they do increases sharply, only to fall away again over the next few years, while the amount of sleep […]
Reimagining our urban futures: Health-Driven Design for Cities research programme launches in Singapore
December 2024 sees the launch of Health-Driven Design for Cities (HD4), a groundbreaking Singapore-based research collaboration seeking to discover how best to design urban environments that enhance the health of […]
New report highlights the rise of fast food outlets on high streets of England, Scotland and Wales.
A new report by the youth activist charity Bite Back reveals the number of outlets that the top 10 out-of-home food chains have in England, Scotland and Wales increased by […]
Urban Burden of Disease Estimation for Policy making
The Urban Burden of Disease Estimation for Policy making (UBDPolicy) project is an EU-funded initiative aimed at enhancing the estimation of health impacts and socio-economic costs or benefits associated with […]
PhD Studentships in Epidemiology or Public Health Research 2025/26
The MRC Epidemiology Unit is pleased to announce the availability of PhD student places to start in 2025/26. We investigate the causes and prevention of diabetes, obesity and related metabolic […]
Are weight loss jabs the solution to the obesity crisis?
Semaglutide-based weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, are playing an increasingly important role in the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes, with demand for access to them […]
Key role for Unit expertise in Lords plan to fix our broken food system
Today the House of Lords Food Diet and Obesity Committee published the report ‘Recipe for Health: a plan to fix our broken food system’. The MRC Epidemiology Unit provided expertise […]
Interviews with UK adolescents living in deprived communities highlight barriers to physical activity during Covid-19 pandemic
A series of in-depth interviews undertaken during the Covid-19 pandemic with young people living in socioeconomically deprived communities has highlighted the impact of the pandemic on their mental and physical […]
National survey finds that by the age of two girls already play outside less than boys
The first national survey of play in preschool-aged children in Britain has found that from the age of two-years-old, girls are playing outside in nature less than boys. The research […]
PhD opportunity – Mental health and diabetes self-management behaviour
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects around 500 million people across the globe, with a disproportionate effect on ethnic minorities and those with lower income/education. This ESRC-funded PhD focuses on developing […]
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