MRC Epidemiology Unit
On 5 March 2025, Dr Cara Ruggiero and Dr Marie Spreckley from the MRC Epidemiology Unit presented evidence to the Cross-Party Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood to inform […]
Jersey’s new Food and Nutrition Framework
Recently published, the report Applying systems thinking to inform the Food and Nutrition Strategy is a review into the Government of Jersey’s desire to reinvigorate its food and nutrition strategy. […]
How London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone is Changing the School Run
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is transforming children’s journeys to school by making streets safer, improving perceptions of air quality and encouraging children to live healthier lives. A new […]
Can commercial behavioural weight management programmes help people with type 2 diabetes – and be cost-effective for the NHS?
Over 5 million people in the UK have type 2 diabetes, and millions more are at high risk. Losing weight can have considerable health benefits for people living with type […]
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 […]
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 […]
Children switch to walking and cycling to school after introduction of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone
Four in ten children in Central London who travelled to school by car switched to more active modes of transport, such as walking, cycling, or public transport, following the introduction […]
Ultra-processed food makes up almost two-thirds of calorie intake of UK adolescents
New analysis of data from UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey finds that adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs). The research led by scientists […]
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