Behavioural Epidemiology of Physical Activity
Lead Research Organisation:
MRC Epidemiology Unit
Abstract
Physical activity is important for young people’s current and future health. However, it appears that many young people are not active enough to enjoy these health benefits. We also know that children do less physical activity when they become older, particularly during teenage years. Identifying ways to maintain and promote young people’s levels of physical activity is therefore important for public health.
Physical activity behaviour is complex, not just consisting of sports activities but including behaviours such as walking the dog, cycling to school, playing in the playground and physical education lessons. How active young people are is influenced by many factors, such as their preference for physical activity, the provision of footpaths in the neighbourhood, weather and how much their parents support them in being physically active. How these factors work together in promoting physical activity and how to use this knowledge to promote increases in physical activity is still largely unknown.
The Behavioural Epidemiology of Physical Activity Group therefore aims to improve the long-term health of young people by:
- developing and evaluating interventions to increase physical activity in young people
- increasing our understanding of where, when and how physical activity interventions in young people may be applied
Physical activity behaviour is complex, not just consisting of sports activities but including behaviours such as walking the dog, cycling to school, playing in the playground and physical education lessons. How active young people are is influenced by many factors, such as their preference for physical activity, the provision of footpaths in the neighbourhood, weather and how much their parents support them in being physically active. How these factors work together in promoting physical activity and how to use this knowledge to promote increases in physical activity is still largely unknown.
The Behavioural Epidemiology of Physical Activity Group therefore aims to improve the long-term health of young people by:
- developing and evaluating interventions to increase physical activity in young people
- increasing our understanding of where, when and how physical activity interventions in young people may be applied
Technical Summary
Physical activity during childhood is important for both contemporary and future health. Evidence suggests that young people’s levels of physical activity are insufficient for health. More importantly, physical activity on average declines with age. Identifying ways to maintain and, where applicable, promote physical activity in young people is therefore a key public health issue.
Physical activity is a complex behaviour, influenced by a combination of factors from multiple ecological levels, including individual, socio-cultural, policy and environmental-level factors. The relative importance of these factors and how they interact is still largely unknown. Moreover, our current understanding is largely based on cross-sectional evidence, limiting our ability to draw conclusions about causality and inform intervention development.
The two main aims of the Behavioural Epidemiology of Physical Activity Group are to:
- develop and evaluate interventions to promote physical activity in young people
- use observational research to further understand where, when and how physical activity interventions in young people may be targeted
Intervention development and evaluation are a core part of the programme. Using a structured and iterative approach, we undertake explanatory trials to understand the feasibility and effectiveness of specific intervention strategies based on our previous observations. This approach allows for a greater understanding of the causal mechanisms behind behaviour change, and the potential effectiveness of specific components of future, more complex, interventions to be evaluated later. An example is the development and evaluation of a physical activity promotion intervention targeted at families, instead of the child alone. Here, we will use the intervention mapping approach to guide intervention development, and design a high quality evaluation including objective measurement of family-based physical activity.
To inform future intervention development, we will continue to increase our understanding of physical activity behaviour, its influences and consequences throughout the different stages of childhood, with a predominant focus on prospective data. An example dataset we will use for this is the International Children’s Activity Database (ICAD). ICAD is an open-access dataset which aims to overcome comparability issues of single studies and currently holds data for over 30 000 children world-wide. We will both utilize the existing ICAD dataset as well as strengthen it by adding additional data to increase its utility for longitudinal analyses and the identification of influences on behaviour.
In summary, this programme aims to develop and evaluate interventions to change young people’s activity behaviour through a thorough understanding of the patterns, consequences, correlates and determinants of the behaviour of interest. The work will lead to the evaluation of comprehensive physical activity promotion interventions at different stages of childhood with the aim of improving the long-term health of young people.
Physical activity is a complex behaviour, influenced by a combination of factors from multiple ecological levels, including individual, socio-cultural, policy and environmental-level factors. The relative importance of these factors and how they interact is still largely unknown. Moreover, our current understanding is largely based on cross-sectional evidence, limiting our ability to draw conclusions about causality and inform intervention development.
The two main aims of the Behavioural Epidemiology of Physical Activity Group are to:
- develop and evaluate interventions to promote physical activity in young people
- use observational research to further understand where, when and how physical activity interventions in young people may be targeted
Intervention development and evaluation are a core part of the programme. Using a structured and iterative approach, we undertake explanatory trials to understand the feasibility and effectiveness of specific intervention strategies based on our previous observations. This approach allows for a greater understanding of the causal mechanisms behind behaviour change, and the potential effectiveness of specific components of future, more complex, interventions to be evaluated later. An example is the development and evaluation of a physical activity promotion intervention targeted at families, instead of the child alone. Here, we will use the intervention mapping approach to guide intervention development, and design a high quality evaluation including objective measurement of family-based physical activity.
To inform future intervention development, we will continue to increase our understanding of physical activity behaviour, its influences and consequences throughout the different stages of childhood, with a predominant focus on prospective data. An example dataset we will use for this is the International Children’s Activity Database (ICAD). ICAD is an open-access dataset which aims to overcome comparability issues of single studies and currently holds data for over 30 000 children world-wide. We will both utilize the existing ICAD dataset as well as strengthen it by adding additional data to increase its utility for longitudinal analyses and the identification of influences on behaviour.
In summary, this programme aims to develop and evaluate interventions to change young people’s activity behaviour through a thorough understanding of the patterns, consequences, correlates and determinants of the behaviour of interest. The work will lead to the evaluation of comprehensive physical activity promotion interventions at different stages of childhood with the aim of improving the long-term health of young people.
Organisations
- MRC Epidemiology Unit, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
- University College London, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Granada University (Collaboration)
- Leeds Beckett University, Leeds (Collaboration)
- Learning through Landscapes, Winchester (Collaboration)
- Loughborough University (Collaboration)
- Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) (Collaboration)
- University of East Anglia, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of York, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Active Norfolk (Collaboration)
- Durham University, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of British Columbia, Canada (Collaboration)
- Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination (Collaboration)
- Suffolk County Council, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
Esther Van Sluijs (Principal Investigator) |
Publications

Hesketh KR
(2017)
Determinants of Change in Physical Activity in Children 0-6 years of Age: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literature.
in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)

Hildebrand M
(2015)
Association between birth weight and objectively measured sedentary time is mediated by central adiposity: data in 10,793 youth from the International Children's Accelerometry Database.
in The American journal of clinical nutrition

Hnatiuk JA
(2016)
Correlates of home and neighbourhood-based physical activity in UK 3-4-year-old children.
in European journal of public health

Ho V
(2013)
Is wearing a pedometer associated with higher physical activity among adolescents?
in Preventive medicine

Jennings A
(2012)
Associations between eating frequency, adiposity, diet, and activity in 9-10 year old healthy-weight and centrally obese children.
in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)


Klitsie T
(2013)
Children's sedentary behaviour: descriptive epidemiology and associations with objectively-measured sedentary time.
in BMC public health



Magnée T
(2013)
Equity-specific effects of 26 Dutch obesity-related lifestyle interventions.
in American journal of preventive medicine
Title | Future Reactive |
Description | We worked with Addenbrookes Arts, Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination (CCI) and a local Yr4 class on a arts-based project leading up to the Cambridge Science Festival 2015. The final art work was put together by the artists from CCI from the original work of the students, and exhibited in the main hospital corridor for 6 weeks. |
Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Impact | On the basis that about 15-20 people a minute walk down the corridor during the day and 1-2 a minute at night, we estimate that around 1million people were exposed to the art work over the course of the exhibition. |
URL | http://www.cambridgecandi.org.uk/projects/reimagine/future-reactive |
Description | Citation in PHE - Everybody Active Every Day |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/everybody-active-every-day-a-framework-to-embed-physical-... |
Description | DoH consultation |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
Description | Feedback on PHE consultation 'Everybody Active Every Day: the National physical activity implementation framework consultation'. |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
Description | Meeting with National Lead for Physical Education, OfSted |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Description | NICE Evidence Update |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guidance committee |
Description | Northstow New Healthy Town |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
Description | Parenting Matters: Supporting Parents of Children Ages 0-8, Cited by National Academies Press on 20 Jul 2016, |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
URL | https://www.nap.edu/catalog/21868/parenting-matters-supporting-parents-of-children-ages-0-8 |
Description | Sedentary Behaviour NICE |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
Description | Sedentary Behaviour NICE Topic Advisory Workshop |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
Description | Transport and Health JSNA 2015 |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
URL | http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/JSNA/Transport-and-Health-2014/15 |
Description | WHO consultation |
Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
Description | What works in schools and colleges to increase physical activity? |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/469703/What_works_in_schoo... |
Description | Capital Award |
Amount | £157,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 4050373855 |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2014 |
End | 03/2015 |
Description | MRC Centenary Early Career Award |
Amount | £30,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EvS |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2013 |
End | 09/2013 |
Description | MRC Centenary Early Career Award |
Amount | £8,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | AA |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2013 |
End | 04/2013 |
Description | MRC Lifelong Health and Wellbeing |
Amount | £991,453 (GBP) |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2013 |
End | 08/2016 |
Description | NIHR Public Health Research Programme |
Amount | £1,025,361 (GBP) |
Funding ID | PHR-13/90/18 |
Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2015 |
End | 02/2019 |
Description | National Institute for Health Research - Public Health Research |
Amount | £428,840 (GBP) |
Funding ID | PHR Project:15/01/19 |
Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
Department | Public Health Research (PHR) Programme |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2016 |
End | 08/2019 |
Description | Returning Carers Scheme |
Amount | £2,529 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Cambridge |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2016 |
End | 08/2016 |
Description | Returning Carers Scheme |
Amount | £4,138 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Cambridge |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2015 |
End | 04/2015 |
Description | The Policy Research Programme (PRP) |
Amount | £324,156 (GBP) |
Funding ID | PR-R5-0213-25001 |
Organisation | Department of Health (DH) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2014 |
End | 04/2017 |
Description | UKCRC Public Health Research Centres of Excellence |
Amount | £4,240,244 (GBP) |
Organisation | UK Clinical Research Collaboration |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 10/2013 |
End | 10/2018 |
Title | ICAD |
Description | International Children's Accelerometry Database - pooled and harmonised data from 20 international studies on physical activity in young people. Data is available for analyses by the wider research community upon submission of an analyses proposal. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2010 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | 25747468 26802168 26377803 25832337 25341643 25241193 22676230 22337681 21693008 |
URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/research/studies/icad |
Title | SPEEDY |
Description | SPEEDY (Sport, Physical activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young people) is a longitudinal cohort study of 2000 9-10 year old children living in Norfolk, UK, who have been well-characterised in terms of physical activity, dietary behaviour, health outcomes and potential individual, socio-cultural and environmental influences on behaviour. Data is available to the wider research community upon submission of an analysis proposal. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2008 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | To be determined |
URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/research/studies/speedy |
Description | AJones - SPEEDY |
Organisation | University of East Anglia |
Department | School of Medicine UEA |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Ongoing collaboration on the study of environmental influences on children's physical activity |
Collaborator Contribution | Ongoing collaboration on the study of environmental influences on children's physical activity |
Impact | 25890259 25568839 25528343 24529075 24274070 24273308 23803180 23714688 23332733 23376730 23276280 23171217 23172732 |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | Active Norfolk (FRESH) |
Organisation | Active Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Ongoing collaboration |
Collaborator Contribution | We will work with Active Norfolk as a practice partner, who will be funding the delivery of the FRESH intervention for the feasibility and pilot study. We will also work with them to identify suitable avenues for participant recruitment and evaluate our experiences throughout the research process. |
Impact | Not yet applicable |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CSummerbell Collaboration |
Organisation | Durham University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaboration on series of systematic reviews on determinants of obesogenic behaviour in young children, lead on physical activity review. |
Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration on series of systematic reviews on determinants of obesogenic behaviour in young children. General advice on systematic review procedures, lead on fruit and vegetable intake review. |
Impact | 26252417 23663239 A member-led symposium was held at the 2014 Annual Meeting for the Association for the Study of Obesity, including presentations on the review results. 2 poster presentations at the annual meeting for International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (Edinburgh, June 2015) |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Dept of Developmental Psychiatry - ROOTS/GoActive |
Organisation | University of Cambridge |
Department | Department of Psychology |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Ongoing collaboration on ROOTS study, unit contribution focusses on studying physical activity and sedentary behaviour in adolescents (Prof Goodyer). Obtained joint funding in 2015 to conduct evaluation of GoActive physical activity promotion intervention in secondary school, collaboration on measurement of potential adverse consequences (mental health - Dr Wilkinson). |
Collaborator Contribution | ROOTS: Leading on longitudinal data collection and analyses of general and psychological/psychiatric data in 1000 adolescents GoActive: contributing to trial conduct and leading on assessment of mental health. |
Impact | 26337325 25971606 25959093 25919340 25886077 25317674 24564949 24284440 23384471 21727272 21264270 20807464 Multidisciplinary collaboration: physical activity; diet; epidemiology; behavioural epidemiology; developmental psychiatry |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | DoH PRP Project - Suhrcke/Turner |
Organisation | University of East Anglia |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaboration on grant from Department of Health Policy Research Programme grant on promoting physical activity in secondary school environments. Prof Marc Suhrcke and Dr David Turner provide input related to health economics. |
Collaborator Contribution | Obtaining funding, insights into the utility of health economics for this research |
Impact | Epidemiology, Behavioural Science, Health Economics |
Start Year | 2013 |
Description | DoH PRP Project - Suhrcke/Turner |
Organisation | University of York |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaboration on grant from Department of Health Policy Research Programme grant on promoting physical activity in secondary school environments. Prof Marc Suhrcke and Dr David Turner provide input related to health economics. |
Collaborator Contribution | Obtaining funding, insights into the utility of health economics for this research |
Impact | Epidemiology, Behavioural Science, Health Economics |
Start Year | 2013 |
Description | Ed Wilson |
Organisation | University of Cambridge |
Department | Department of Public Health and Primary Care |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | GoActive and FRESH intervention projects: intervention/evaluation development, obtaining funding, overall project lead. |
Collaborator Contribution | Dr Ed Wilson leads on the development and evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the GoActive and FRESH physical activity promotion interventions. |
Impact | n/a |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | Faculty of Education (UCam) |
Organisation | University of Cambridge |
Department | Faculty of Education |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Expertise in children's health and health behaviours, intervention development and evaluation |
Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in school-based trials, measurement and analysis of education-related outcomes |
Impact | None yet, research ongoing and multiple research grants under consideration. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Future Reactive |
Organisation | Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Future Reactive. Arts project in collaboration with Addenbrookes Arts, Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination, and Cambridge primary school on activity in the future (http://www.cambridgecandi.org.uk/projects/reimagine/future-reactive#teamwork-is-the-key). Art work displayed in main Addenbrookes corridor for 6 weeks, including during Science Festival 2015. An estimated 1 million people passed the exhibition, and it was featured in the Cambridge News. (Helen Brown, Esther van Sluijs) |
Collaborator Contribution | Led classroom sessions, created Artwork |
Impact | n/a |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Future Reactive |
Organisation | Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Future Reactive. Arts project in collaboration with Addenbrookes Arts, Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination, and Cambridge primary school on activity in the future (http://www.cambridgecandi.org.uk/projects/reimagine/future-reactive#teamwork-is-the-key). Art work displayed in main Addenbrookes corridor for 6 weeks, including during Science Festival 2015. An estimated 1 million people passed the exhibition, and it was featured in the Cambridge News. (Helen Brown, Esther van Sluijs) |
Collaborator Contribution | Led classroom sessions, created Artwork |
Impact | n/a |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | ICAD |
Organisation | Loughborough University |
Department | School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The International Children's Accelerometry Database is a pooled dataset of accelerometry data from children across the world. In collaboration with the MRC Epidemiology Unit's Physical Activity Epidemiology Programme, we lead on managing the database and a current expansion project in which we add additional data from the 20+ studies. |
Collaborator Contribution | Member of Steering Group and Working Group, lead on communication with providers and users of data. |
Impact | 26377803 25747468 25341643 25241193 22676230 22337681 21693008 |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Leeds Beckett (CASE) |
Organisation | Leeds Beckett University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Lead on initiating and developing CASE active lessons intervention; lead on development of study protocol. |
Collaborator Contribution | Operationalisation of CASE active lessons intervention; intervention delivery |
Impact | Non yet |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | LtL (CASE) |
Organisation | Learning through Landscapes, Winchester |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Initiation and development of CASE active lessons intervention; lead on evaluation study |
Collaborator Contribution | Operationalisation of outdoor active lesson training, intervention delivery. |
Impact | not yet relevant |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | PChillon - SPEEDY |
Organisation | University of Granada |
Country | Spain |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Hosting for 3 months, providing data from the SPEEDY Project, collaborating on analyses. |
Collaborator Contribution | Dr Chilon visited us from the University of Granada in Spain, where she is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education and Sport. During her visit, Palma engaged with many members of the team and commenced several collaborative analyses. Currently, one paper is in submission with a further 2 in progress. |
Impact | 25528343 |
Start Year | 2013 |
Description | Suffolk County Council |
Organisation | Suffolk County Council |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Conduct of research in Suffolk; Sharing of expertise and research experience. |
Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration for FRESH pilot study - Suffolk County Council will be supporting recruitment in Suffolk and cover intervention delivery cost for Suffolk-based families. |
Impact | Not yet relevant |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | UBC (KM) |
Organisation | University of British Columbia |
Country | Canada |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | KM a panel member and contributing expert to a project that seeks to improve parenting practice measures for physical activity involvement. |
Collaborator Contribution | Conceptualizing physical activity parenting practices using expert informed concept mapping analysis |
Impact | n/a |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | UCL - Delphi (KM) |
Organisation | University College London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Consensus study (Delphi) linking behaviour change techniques to mechanisms of action. |
Collaborator Contribution | Behaviour change Taxonomy Consensus study |
Impact | None yet. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Title | CASE (Active lessons) |
Description | The CASE active lessons intervention is a training programme for secondary school teachers to enable them to incorporate active elements into their lessons. This can take place indoors or outdoors and is to be built into their existing lesson plans. The intervention consists of 2 training sessions for teachers (approx. 2 weeks apart) and ongoing distal support and trouble shooting. The intervention development is nearing completion, with a first feasibility trial planned for spring 2017. |
Type | Preventative Intervention - Behavioural risk modification |
Current Stage Of Development | Initial development |
Year Development Stage Completed | 2017 |
Development Status | Under active development/distribution |
Impact | None yet |
Title | FRESH |
Description | The Families Reporting Every Step to Health intervention is a self-monitoring and goal-setting intervention targetting the whole family. It is delivered using an online platform on which families virtually travel across the world. Families wear pedometers and are encouraged to set goals to visit new countries/cities. Feasibility testing was conducted in spring/summer 2017, followed by further refinement and PPI testing. A refined version of the intervention will be tested in the FRESH pilot study, commencing Mar 2018. |
Type | Preventative Intervention - Behavioural risk modification |
Current Stage Of Development | Refinement. Non-clinical |
Year Development Stage Completed | 2017 |
Development Status | Under active development/distribution |
Impact | None yet |
Title | GoActive |
Description | GoActive is a secondary school-based physical activity intervention. GoActive has been designed for all students, including those who are not usually interested in sport. During GoActive, students are encouraged to try new activities by teachers and mentors from older years in the school. Students gain points for trying new activities and points are entered into a competition between classes. The GoActive intervention was developed based on evidence and in collaboration with students and teacher. Successful feasibility and pilot testing was completed in 2014, and a fully powered cluster-randomised controlled trial is due to commence Sept 16. |
Type | Preventative Intervention - Behavioural risk modification |
Current Stage Of Development | Early clinical assessment |
Year Development Stage Completed | 2014 |
Development Status | Under active development/distribution |
Impact | 26307618 |
Description | Interview with Cambridge News (EvS) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Participated in interview with Cambridge News on physical activity in children. Quoted in article In a world full of electronic screens and technology, are Cambridge children shunning the outdoors for a virtual reality? |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge/In-a-world-full-of-electronic-screens-and-technology-are-C... |
Description | Norfolk physical activity forum (KM) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Invited key note speaker at the Norfolk physical activity forum: Presented the CASE findings to date |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | All Party Committee on Physical Activity |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Joint CEDAR/MRC Epidemiology submission (x2) to All Party Committee on Physical Activity. Response from The Young Foundation (who are analysing sumbissions, 18.02.14: "we were just highlighting your responses to go to the co-chairs as two of the best responses. Some very useful insights which will be invaluable for us in drawing up our recommendations." |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Andrew Darnton Interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Esther van Sluijs interviewed by Andrew Darnton of AD Research & Analysis for his project he is conducting for Department of Health to review current knowledge on effective interventions to increase uptake of physical activity and healthy eating, especially among families with young children to identify innovative and effective intervention methods and practical tools which could provide lessons for campaign development and wider government strategy relating to obesity prevention. Darnton A, Battye F, Scott D 2013 'Physical activity and healthy eating interventions review: final report' AD Research & Analysis and ICF GHK for Public Health England, in press |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | BBC Breakfast news (KC) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Regarding paper: Revising on the run or studying on the sofa: prospective associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and exam results in British adolescents |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | BBC Radio 4 The Today Programme (KC) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Regarding: "Revising on the run or studying on the sofa: prospective associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and exam results in British adolescents." |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | BBC Radio local stations (KC) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Regarding: Revising on the run or studying on the sofa: prospective associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and exam results in British adolescents |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | BBC news online |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | BBC news online 06/01/2016: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-35231455 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-35231455 |
Description | Big Wednesday event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Unit took part in Cambridge City Council Chypps "Big Wednesday" event which had an urban festival theme. Stand focused on physical activity and included activities for chlidren to join in. 50-60 children participated in activities at the stand, and about 50 parents talked to volunteers about the Unit and its activities, and the importance of a healthy diet and physical activity. To be determined. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/chypps-overview |
Description | CEDAR Evidence Brief "Supporting physical activity in schools" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | CEDAR Evidence Brief "Supporting physical activity in schools" focus-grouped with public health and sports partnership officials - as well as feedback sought through online survey. Promoted to CEDAR partners for feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/resources/evidence/eb1-web/ |
Description | CLS consulting on Age 17 Survey |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | "The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) is seeking views on the content of the Age 17 Survey of the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS). An open consultative conference will be held at the UCL Institute of Education on Monday 16th November 2015. It is open to all interested parties, including representatives of the MCS funders. Delegates from the scientific community, government departments, members of the third sector and other stakeholders will gather to discuss the proposed content of the data collection instruments at the Age 17 survey (MCS7). We are seeking audience views on the proposals which will be presented at the conference. The presentations will be available after the conference on the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) website by the end of November. We will have open discussion at the conference, which will continue via the CLS website until the end of December 2015. The Age 17 scientific consultation contains three broad themes, which encapsulate all of the above dimensions: 1. Activities and daily life 2. Socio-emotional development 3. Cognitive development Speakers: Speakers will include members of the Scientific Advisory Group and Professor Emla Fitzsimons, Director and PI of the Millennium Cohort Study. Venue and Travel Information: UCL Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL About the Millennium Cohort Study: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a multi-disciplinary research project following the lives of around 19,000 children born in the UK in 2000-01. It is the most recent of Britain's world-renowned national longitudinal birth cohort studies. The study has been tracking the Millennium children through their early childhood years and plans to follow them into adulthood. MCS's field of enquiry covers such diverse topics as parenting; childcare; school choice; child behaviour and cognitive development; child and parental health; parents' employment and education; income and poverty; housing, neighbourhood and residential mobility; and social capital and ethnicity." |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | CSaP - Sophie Odenthal |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | 1:1 meeting with Sophie Odenthal (Advisor with Behavioural Insights Team) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | CSaP Andrew Limb |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | 1:1 meeting with Andrew Limb, Head of Corporate Strategy at Cambridge City Council. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | CSaP workshop: Big Data |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Professional development policy workshop: How is Big Data research and analysis used to improve public policies and services? |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination: Faculty of Education Seminar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presenter, Invited panel - Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination: Faculty of Education Seminar |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Cambridge Science Festival |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Interactive stand at the Cambridge Science Festival. Typical attendance around 300 visitors, including children and adults. Inquiries from school teachers and members of the public for further information. Excellent feedback from visitors and consistently good attendance at the stand. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014 |
URL | http://www.cam.ac.uk/science-festival |
Description | Cambridge Science Festival - Clinical School Drop-in event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Unit and CEDAR staff "All data great and small" stand at the Cambridge Science Festival on the Biomedical Campus. Stand in clinical school included the Sugar cube exercise bike challenge, built by MRC -LMB workshop, the trampoline/heart rate activity for children, and making genetic variant DNA strands from Jelly Babies. We provided leaflets on CEDAR and the Fenland Phase 2 study, which is currently recruiting. Stand was visited by about 250 people, including about 100 adults and 150 children. All activities were very popular and in almost constant use throughout the 5 hour long event.In addition we discussed our posters and our studies with several visitors, including several Fenland study participants. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Cambridge-Amsterdam-Ghent Exchange meeting (EvS - AA) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | Paper presentation at Cambridge-Amsterdam-Ghent Exchange meeting. "The International Children's Accelerometry Database (ICAD): Past, Present and Future", AA 27/03/2014 To be determined. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Cambridge-Amsterdam-Ghent Exchange meeting (EvS - HB) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | Poster presentation at Cambridge-Amsterdam-Ghent Exchange meeting, "Physical activity maintenance in the transition to adolescence: a longitudinal study of the roles of sport and lifestyle activities in British youth", HB. 27/03/2014 To be determined. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Children aren't active enough in winter |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | "University of Cambridge Press Release ""Children aren't active enough in winter, say Cambridge researchers"" issued on paper ""Seasonal Variation in Children's Physical Activity and Sedentary Time"" // Follow-up article published in Horizon 2020 http://www.horizon2020publications.com/H10/#204/z Andrew Atkin interviewed by Dotty McLeod on on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Breakfast show http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03j03cr#play, and by Cambridge TV. Report on ITV News online http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2016-02-24/children-arent-active-enough-in-winter-according-to-cambridge-university-research/. Covered by 5 specialist online medical news resources including MedicalXpress http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-02-children-winter.html." |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.horizon2020publications.com/H10/#204/z |
Description | Cite in BBC technology (KC) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Cited in "How to tame your kids' computer habits" By Mark Ward Technology correspondent, BBC News |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34797350 |
Description | Development/filming workshop: GoActive information video |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Development/filming workshop: GoActive information video for School Pupils |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | EVS Internal seminar at Unilever |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited internal seminar at Unilever: Promoting physical activity in young people. Follow-up re: potential collaboration. Not yet materialised. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | East of England Wellbeing Show |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MRC Epidemiology Stand and talk by Nick Wareham at East of England Well Being Show http://www.eastofenglandwell-beingshow.org.uk/ attended by approximately 1,000 members of the public. Our stand included promotional material for studies that are now recruiting, and an activity to see how exercise affects heart rate. To be determined. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.eastofenglandwell-beingshow.org.uk/ |
Description | Evidence Brief - Sitting out physical activity |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Evidence brief entitled 'Sitting out physical activity', describing accumulated evidence on influences on sedentary behaviour in young people. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/resources/evidence/eb-10-children-sedentary-family/ |
Description | Evidence Brief: Children's diet and schools |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Evidence Brief: Children's diet and schools. Based on data from SPEEDY study Distributed amongst CEDAR policy and practitioner network |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/resources/evidence/eb-diet-and-schools-web/ |
Description | Evidence Brief: school-based physical activity programmes |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Health professionals |
Results and Impact | This Brief summarises a lay review commissioned by the Youth Sport Trust. It gives an overview of school based programmes for promoting physical activity in children and adolescents, and examines evidence about whether certain programmes work better for particular groups of children. Based on review for the Youth Sport Trust - November 2012. Brief distributed amongst CEDAR policy and practice network. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/resources/evidence/ebyst-web/ |
Description | Exercise and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | JAMA Pediatrics Press Release "No association seen between physical activity, depressive symptoms in adolescents " on paper Toseeb U., et al. "Exercise and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Cohort Study" JAMA Pediatr. Published online October 13, 2014. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1794 Report in Philadelphia inquirer, and about 12 reports in online health media. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-association-physical-depressive-symptoms-adolescents.html |
Description | Feedback on study recruitment materials |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Members of the CASE project public involvement group (students, parents and teachers) were emailed study recruitment materials and asked for feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Ghent Lecture (EvS) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | University of Ghent. Gent, Belgium Invited Lecture "Using evidence to inform physical activity promotion" EvS. 25/03/2014 To be determined. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | GoActive Deliberative Dialogue Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | GoActive Deliberative Dialogue Workshop (for stakeholders) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | GoActive promotional video |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Organised recording of and scripted promotional video for GoActive, The video was recorded by Cambridge Filmworks, with participation of pupils from a local secondary school. The video can be viewed at http://www.goactive-uk.com/. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | GoActive workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | GoActive Deliberative Dialogue Workshop (for stakeholders) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | HEB Patient and Public Involvement workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Sept 2013: Patient and Public Involvement workshop at the Cambridge Professional Development Centre including oral presentation - "FRESH: family-based interventions to improve physical activity in children" Amendments to study protocol and invitation materials were made in response to the feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | IMS Research Day 2013 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | Poster presentations at annual research day for Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge (8 Nov 2013). 1. Brooke, Corder, Griffin, Van Sluijs "Physical activity maintenance in the transition to adolescence: a longitudinal study of the roles of sport and lifestyle activities in British youth" 2. Hesketh, Griffin, Van Sluijs: "Studying Physical Activity in preschool Children and their Environment - The SPACE study" poster presentation |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Invited seminar at Institute of Child Health, UCL (EvS) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | Invited seminar at Institute of Child Health, UCL London "Invited seminar Physical activity promotion in young people: where, when and what to target?" Esther van Sluijs To be determined. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | KC Patient and Public Involvement workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Patient and Public Involvement workshop at the Cambridge Professional Development Centre including oral presentation: "Getting Adolescents Active: GoActive" (Kirsten Corder) In response to feedback, amendment to protocol and intervention materials were made. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.cuh.org.uk/cms/sites/default/files/misc/PPI_workshops_2013_flyer_A4.pdf |
Description | KC Sixth Form PE classes |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Talks in Sixth Form PE classes - Long Road Sixth Form College. "Physical activities and health". Subsequent participation in formative research for intervention development. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | KH EYPAN Evaluation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Health professionals |
Results and Impact | Evaluation of NHS Cambridgeshire Early Years Physical Activity and Nutrition Pilot Programme (Kathryn Hesketh). Kathryn has written a final report based on her observations and this has been sent to the PANCo development team. In addition, we have provided advice on a further evaluation of the Programme to be conducted this academic year. Profile in NurseryWorld http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/article/1129900/new-panco-role-designed-health-well-being-priority |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/research/directory/eypan/ |
Description | KickSTART (KM) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | KM: KickSTART art activity with 12+ students from Chesterton Community Colleg and associated press release. Collaboration between Katie Morton and Zoe Chamberlain, who is leading the project for KickstART, to go to a school next Friday with the KickstART team to do a workshop with students about creating active landscapes. Cambridge KickstART is a public art project celebrating the creation of over 100 new homes on the site of Cambridge City FC's grounds in Milton Road http://www.cambridgekickstart.com/#!Chesterton-students-flex-design-skills-in-innovative- // Covered by print edition of Cambridge News, and also by Cambridge Creative Art body "Creative front", who included it in their members newsletter and website |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://www.cambridgekickstart.com/#!Chesterton-students-flex-design-skills-in-innovative- |
Description | MRC Festival - Are you in a healthy place? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Took part in a 'Meet the scientist" session during which posters on MRC Epidemiology Unit research were presented and participants could take part in hands-on activities during evening event ''Are you in a healthy place? Travel, food and our neighbourhoods' for the general public as part of the MRC Festival of Medical Research. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Maternal-childhood PA CEDAR Press Release (EvS) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | CEDAR Press Release on Kathryn R. Hesketh et al, Maternal awareness of young children's physical activity: levels and cross-sectional correlates of overestimation BMC Public Health 13(1):924 More than 20 reports in UK National and International media, e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26679906 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/when-mothers-are-active-so-are-their-children-but-many-mothers-ar... |
Description | Matt Sanders, Special Adviser to DPM |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Researchers meeting with CSaP policy fellow Matthew Sanders (Special Adviser to DPM) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/media/uploads/files/1/policy-fellowships-report-2012-13.pdf |
Description | Meet and Eat (KM) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | I provided feedback and advice for the evaluation of a public health initiative 'Meet and Eat' led by East Herts Council - specifically, advice on outcomes and measurement in order to evaluate the programme. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Meet with Claire Comberton (Head of Cambridge School Sports Partnership) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Meet with Claire Comberton (Head of Cambridge School Sports Partnership) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Meeting with ActiveEssex (Essex CC) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Meeting with ActiveEssex (Essex CC) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Meeting with Nicky Newton (Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Meeting with Rebecca Gilbertson: Living Sport Disability Co-ordinator |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Meeting with Ros McLellan (School University Partnership for Educational Research) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | 07/01/2016 Meeting with Ros McLellan (School University Partnership for Educational Research) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | National Child Measurement Programme and nutrition and healthy weight workshop (EvS) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | Invited speaker at National Child Measurement Programme and nutrition and healthy weight workshop Cambridge, UK "Workshop Using evidence to inform practice to tackle child obesity" To be determined. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Neuroscience in Education Panel Discussion: Adolescent Gaming, help or hindrance? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Andrew Atkin took part in public Neuroscience in Education Panel Discussion: Adolescent Gaming, help or hindrance. Held at Divinity School, St John's College, Cambridge |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | October 9th CEDAR Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | 115 researchers and policymakers attended the CEDAR conference entitled "What shall we do about diet and physical activity?" to discuss matters of policy and practice on October 9th 2013. Three group members (HEB, HLB and KH) each presented poster. 30% of attendees filled in evaluation forms. The overall feedback for the conference came back 65% "excellent" and 35% "good". Many positive comments about the combination of research & policy and quality of the discussion at the conference. Several respondents reported their intent to adapt their own research/policy work based on what they had learned during the event. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/research-policy-meeting-oct13/programme/ |
Description | PHE Regional Physical Activity Evaluation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | KM & EvS attended and actively contributed to Public Health England's Regional Physical Activity Evaluation Workshop. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Physical activity promotion in young people: where, when and what to target? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited seminar at Swansea University (Applied Sports Science Technology and Medicine Research Centre) with title 'Physical activity promotion in young people: where, when and what to target?'. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Press release (Pediatrics) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Press release on "Activity levels in mothers and their preschool children" (Hesketh, Kathryn; Goodfellow, Laura; Ekelund, Ulf; McMinn, Alison; Godfrey, Keith; Inskip, H. M.; Cooper, Cyrus; Harvey, Nicholas; van Sluijs, Esther) 24/03/14 TBD |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Press release - Personalised diabetes risk - PLOS Medicine |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | PLOS Medicine Press Release "Education on personalized diabetes risk doesn't motivate behavior change", MRC limited release to selected journalists, news blog post on Unit website on paper "Lifestyle Advice Combined with Personalized Estimates of Genetic or Phenotypic Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, and Objectively Measured Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial" Job G. Godino et al. PLOS Medicine 29 Nov 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002185 PubMed:27898672. Job Godino interviewed by Reuters, New York Times and KPBS (San Diego) http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/dec/06/study-gene-testing-didnt-lead-more-exercise-or-hea/, SG interviewed by the Times. Commentary in BMJ www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i6444?etoc, and reports in New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/well/live/does-gene-testing-spur-healthier-habits-maybe-not.html?_r=0, Fox News Online (via Reuters) http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/11/30/knowing-personalized-risk-for-diabetes-may-not-change-lifestyles.html and about 20 other mainstream and specialist online news outlets. Very high level of engagement on twitter. Reported in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Newsletter on 08/12/2016. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002185 |
Description | Regional PHE Physical Activity Evaluation Event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Event jointly organised by PHE and BHF Centre for Physical activity and Health. The aim of this event was to support embedding of the 'Moving at scale' domain of the PHE Everybody Active, Every Day framework at a local level, through developing skills and collaboration for evaluation of interventions and promoting adoption at scale of 'what works'. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Researchers meeting with Jane Kennedy |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Researchers meeting with Jane Kennedy, Research Business Manager, Strategic Commissioning and Partnership Development, London Borough of Newham Continuing conversations regarding potential collaborations. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/themes/research-evidence-and-policy/ |
Description | Researchers meeting with Laura Haynes |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Researchers meeting with Laura Haynes Head of Policy Research, Behavioural Insights Team, Cabinet Office as part of CSaP policy fellowship |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | Revising on the Run press briefing (KC) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Press briefing regarding "Revising on the run or studying on the sofa: prospective associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and exam results in British adolescents" at the Science Media Centre, London Resulting coverage: BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-34139196 ITV http://www.itv.com/news/2015-09-04/extra-hour-of-tv-a-day-costs-two-grades-at-gcse/ Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/each-hour-schoolchildren-spend-watching-television-sees-their-gcse-results-fall-by-equivalent-of-two-grades-says-new-research-10484740.html Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3221819/Just-one-hours-TV-internet-use-night-damage-child-s-GCSE-chances-experts-warn.html The Times (£) http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/education/article4547094.ece Daily Express http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/602856/Teenagers-watching-screens-too-much-worse-exam-performance Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/sarah-knapton/11842173/Watching-TV-seriously-harms-GCSE-results-says-Cambridge-University.html The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/sep/04/teenagers-who-watch-screens-in-free-time-do-worse-in-gcses The Mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/much-television-make-children-stupid-6378470 Yorkshire post http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/education/too-much-tv-robs-teens-of-gcse-success-1-7443124 Western Daily Press http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Watching-TV-online-damage-GCSE-results/story-27731290-detail/story.html Medical Xpress http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-extra-hour-screen-day-poorer.html" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Royal Society Pairing Scheme (KM) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Each year 30 research scientists are paired with UK parliamentarians and civil servants. They learn about each other's work by spending time together in Westminster and the researcher's labs. Those taking part gain an insight into how research findings can help inform policy making, and come away with a better understanding of how they can get involved. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/pairing-scheme/ |
Description | Seminar in Swansea |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Seminar for Applied Sport, Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM) research group, title:"Physical activity promotion in young people: where, when and what to target?" "A-STEM offers a vibrant cutting edge environment that invites researchers, students, industry and third sector to share in their ambition to build on its world-class reputation in sport and exercise science research and teaching." |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | St. Mary's University Twickenham (KM) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presented the CASE program of research to a mixture of researcher and teachers |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Suffolk Most Active County |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Workshop for 'Suffolk Most Active County' - Physical Activity in the Early Years (invited presentation) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Talk at Fuse workshop (EvS) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | Invited keynote speaker. Presentation entitled 'Physical activity promotion in schools - current evidence and remaining challenges' at 3rd Physical Activity Workshop: Physical Activity Interventions in Schools: A Lesson in Good Living (FUSE) Higher profile in field; collaboration on grant application |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.fuse.ac.uk/event.php?eid=2563 |
Description | Technology in primary schools - Guardian |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Quoted in Guardian article on use of technology in primary schools http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/jun/14/steiner-schools-children-tablets-tech Quote was taken from earlier interview following publication of PubMed:26337325 in 2015. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/jun/14/steiner-schools-children-tablets-tech |
Description | The Conversation - Screen Time |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Kirsten Corder wrote a post for the online academic site The Conversation. (About the site: "our mission is simple: to provide you with a reliable source of high quality, evidence-based information.") As of March 2016, this had been shared over 400 times on social media. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://theconversation.com/every-hour-you-spend-in-front-of-a-screen-is-linked-to-poorer-exam-result... |
Description | The Telegraph comment (EvS) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Provided expert commentary to Telegraph on a study on parental monitoring of TV viewing and video game use, and its association with BMI in primary school-aged children Quoted in the Telegraph article"Too much time in front of a screen 'harms children' , Telegraph, in print, Tuesday 18 March 2014, page 17 , Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | UKSBM 2012 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
Results and Impact | Poster presentation at UK Society for Behaivoural Medicine (UKSBM) 8th Annual Scientific Meeting in Manchester (Dec 2012). Title: Should children's physical activity promotion interventions encourage a wide variety of leisure-time activities?. Authors: HL Brooke, K Corder, SJ Griffin, E van Sluijs poster presentation |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | Workshop to discuss information video for GoActive |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Outreach event for Schools |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |