The Unit
Unit Organisation
Our research utilises shared resources within the MRC Epidemiology Unit to investigate the causes of obesity and diabetes and to translate these findings into preventive action. The key goal for our research is to try to “follow through” and not simply make observations and leave it to others to translate our findings into action.
The Unit is structured and functions in a novel way to achieve our mission statement. Therefore unlike traditional scientific units, we have a series of studies that contribute to each of the different research programmes. Therefore results from one study can be analysed by many programmes to identify trends and links in different areas of interest. As a consequence our science is defined in terms of the research programmes on which it is built, rather than the studies.
To generate the large volumes of data that are required to look at population trends an extensive team of people within the Unit is required. This team, the Functional Group, undertake the key functions required to run these studies and analyse the data generated from them. All of these people work together to deliver data to the research scientists for analysis, comparison and interpretation. Together this enables us to improve our understanding of the causes and prevention of diabetes and obesity to improve the health of the public.
For further information on these teams and their roles in the research that the MRC Epidemiology Unit click on the links below:
- Operations Team
- Information Technology Team
- European Union Projects Team
- Study Coordination Team
- Field Epidemiology Team
- Anthropometry Team
- Physical Activity Technical Team
- Technical Team
- Data Management Team
- Statistics Team
The Institute of Metabolic Science
