MRC Epidemiology Unit
This article by Dr Dolly Theis, then a PhD student with the Unit’s Population Health Interventions programme, was shortlisted for the 2022 Max Perutz Science Writing Award. You can read all ten shortlisted and winning articles here. It’s April 2020. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just left hospital where he was in intensive care […]
Wearable device study in 88,000 people shows the heart health benefits of more intense physical activity
Increasing physical activity of any intensity is beneficial for health, but new research published today in the European Heart Journal shows that there is a greater reduction in cardiovascular disease risk when more of that activity is of at least moderate intensity. The study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge and University of […]
Poor professional development may explain failure of push to promote physical health in primary schools
The government’s £320 million drive to help primary schools promote children’s physical health is in danger of failing because most of the teacher development it funds is ineffective, new research on similar initiatives suggests. Researchers at the University of Cambridge examined the training given to teachers who are charged with implementing new schemes of work […]
The “zero-chance” doctor who now advises government
In an interview with Charis Goodyear originally published in the University of Cambridge’s ‘This Cambridge Life’ MRC Epidemiology Unit scientist Dr Raghib Ali describes how after growing up on free school meals at one of the lowest performing state schools in the country, he went on to become a leading epidemiologist and OBE awardee. He’s […]
Fenland Study finds widening inequalities in physical activity and diet during the COVID-19 pandemic
Findings from a Cambridgeshire study published in the journal Public Health show that diet quality and physical activity levels fell substantially during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels. The fall was greatest in those living in less affluent areas. If these behaviour changes persist, this could have a considerable impact on widening inequalities, with those […]
PhD Studentships in Epidemiology or Public Health Research 2023/24
The MRC Epidemiology Unit is pleased to announce the availability of PhD student places to start in 2023/24. We investigate the causes and prevention of diabetes, obesity and related metabolic disorders. PhD students are encouraged to develop and conduct their own research relevant to any of the department’s nine research programmes: Aetiology and Mechanisms of […]
What makes an effective staff training programme for school-based physical activity promotion?
A systematic review and meta-analysis published recently in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity evaluated staff training within school-based physical activity promotion interventions and examined the association between training features, teachers’ professional practice, and changes to students’ physical activity. Why school-based physical activity promotion needs improvement The majority of children and adolescents worldwide […]
That’s a WRAP: assessing the long term impact of a commercial weight management programme
A study released today in Lancet Public Health examines the long term effect of 12 and 52 week commercial weight management programmes. The results show that the 52 week programme was more effective over two years. After five years some weight loss was maintained, and over a lifetime both programmes are likely to be cost-saving […]
MRC Epidemiology Unit PhD student showcases leadership at One Young World Summit
MRC Epidemiology Unit PhD student Stasa Stankovic was recently awarded a ‘Leading Europe 2022’ scholarship and attended the One Young World Summit in Manchester as the only delegate of Serbia. One Young World identifies, connects and promotes the world’s most impactful young leaders to create a better world, with more responsible and effective leadership. The […]
Unit joins collaboration developing better techniques to track people’s diets
Researchers will soon begin testing techniques, including wearable cameras and urine and blood tests, in an effort to more accurately measure the UK’s eating habits and improve public health. Scientists from the MRC Epidemiology Unit have joined the project led by Aberystwyth University, in conjunction with the University of Reading and Imperial College London, which […]
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