MRC Epidemiology UnitProspective students are very welcome to formulate a PhD topic of their own choice, as long as it is coherent with the overall goal of the Unit, and with the interests of at least one Unit programme; see Research Areas.
Alternatively, students may choose from one of the projects listed below:
Theme: Aetiological studies
Heritability of physical activity patterns
Supervisors: Soren Brage, John Perry
Programme(s): Physical Activity Epidemiology; Early Life Aetiology and Mechanisms of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Disorders
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Investigating cross-cohort associations of objectively measured sedentary behaviour and physical activity with cardio-metabolic disease
Supervisors: Katrien Wijndaele, Soren Brage
Programme(s): Physical Activity Epidemiology
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Understanding the role of DNA damage response in health and disease
Supervisors: John Perry, Ken Ong
Programme(s): Early Life Aetiology and Mechanisms of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Disorders
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How do early life exposures influence risk of disease decades later?
Supervisors: John Perry, Ken Ong
Programme(s): Early Life Aetiology and Mechanisms of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Disorders
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Nutritional Epidemiology
Supervisors: Fumiaki Imamura, Nita Forouhi
Programme(s): Nutritional Epidemiology
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Population-level impact of lifestyle behavioural and weight characteristics on the incidence of type 2 diabetes
Supervisors: Fumiaki Imamura, Nita Forouhi
Programme(s): Nutritional Epidemiology
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Fish consumption and its association with the human metabolome and risks of cardiometabolic diseases
Supervisors: Fumiaki Imamura, Nita Forouhi
Programme(s): Nutritional Epidemiology
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Theme: Prevention and Public Health
Understanding and changing family physical activity and sedentary behaviour
Supervisor(s): Esther van Sluijs
Programme(s): Behavioural Epidemiology and Interventions in Young People
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Leaving school and starting a job: how do these transitions contribute to inequalities in health behaviours and long-term cardiovascular health?
Supervisor(s): Eleanor Winpenny, Esther van Sluijs
Programme(s): Behavioural Epidemiology and Interventions in Young People
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No time for a healthy diet? How time use and perceptions of time scarcity influence diet through adolescence and early adulthood
Supervisor(s): Eleanor Winpenny
Programme(s): Behavioural Epidemiology and Interventions in Young People
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Promoting positive health behaviours during the transition to parenthood
Supervisor(s): Kathryn Hesketh
Programme(s): Behavioural Epidemiology and Interventions in Young People
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Risky play and health behaviours across childhood
Supervisor(s): Kathryn Hesketh, Dr Andrea Smith
Programme(s): Behavioural Epidemiology and Interventions in Young People
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What is the scope for closer alignment of food industry and public health goals?
Supervisor(s): Martin White
Programme(s): Population Health Interventions
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Exploring potential dietary public health policy responses to ultra-processed foods
Supervisor(s): Jean Adams, Martin White
Programme(s): Population Health Interventions
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Increasing access to hand prepared food – exploring the potential of home cooked meal marketplaces
Supervisor(s): Jean Adams
Programme(s): Population Health Interventions
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Do dark kitchens contribute to proliferation of out-of-home food retailers?
Supervisor(s): Thomas Burgoine, Jean Adams
Programme(s): Population Health Interventions
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Understanding the determinants of the initiation and maintenance of behaviour change
Supervisor(s): Amy Ahern, Simon Griffin
Programme(s): Prevention of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Disorders in High Risk Groups
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