MRC Epidemiology Unit
The Confidence Interval is an occasional podcast from the MRC Epidemiology Unit – talking science, people and public health. In the latest edition, Oliver Francis talks to Dr Jean Adams […]
Twenty times more English children could cycle to school with better transport planning
Rachel Aldred (University of Westminster), Anna Goodman (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), James Woodcock (MRC Epidemiology Unit) and Robin Lovelace (University of Leeds) from the Propensity to Cycle […]
Physical activity programmes in schools aren’t working – here’s why
Rebecca Love, PhD student at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, writes in The Conversation about the lack of success in efforts to help children be more active at school. A third […]
The Confidence Interval podcast episode 2 out now – More Freedom or More Control?
The Confidence Interval is a new, occasional podcast from the MRC Epidemiology Unit – talking science, people and public health. Listen on the University of Cambridge streaming service. Subscribe on […]
The Confidence Interval – a new podcast from the MRC Epidemiology Unit
The Confidence Interval is a new, occasional podcast from the MRC Epidemiology Unit – talking science, people and public health. Listen on the University of Cambridge streaming service. Subscribe on […]
Obesity prevention: Learning to do no harm – 2018 Max Perutz Science Prize article
This article by Sonja Klingberg, a PhD student in the Unit’s Behavioural Epidemiology programme, was shortlisted for the 2018 Max Perutz Science Writing Award. You can read all the shortlisted […]
Indian women confined to the home, in cities designed for men.
Rahul Goel, a Research Associate at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, writes in The Conversation about how safer streets may help reduce inequality and improve the health of women in India. […]
We uncovered the genetic basis of risk taking – and found it’s linked to obesity and mental illness
Emma Clifton, University of Cambridge; Felix Day, University of Cambridge, and Ken Ong, University of Cambridge Those who take extreme risks often describe being drawn in by a feeling of […]
Childhood obesity in South Africa – is it a problem?
This article by Sonja Klingberg, a PhD student in the Unit’s Behavioural Epidemiology programme, was shortlisted for the 2017 Max Perutz Science Writing Award. You can read all the shortlisted […]
Opinion: Maintaining the same weight as you age may prevent diabetes – even if you’re overweight to begin with
By Adina L Feldman, University of Cambridge It is well known that losing weight reduces your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Our latest research shows that maintaining the same […]