Physical activity epidemiology
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
The overall aim of this programme is to understand the detailed relationships between physical activity and disease, particularly obesity and metabolic disorders. Further, we are also examining how the environment, early life factors such as birth weight, and genes affect the associations between physical activity with obesity and metabolic disorders. We have lead the development and evaluation of an objective method based on the combined measurement of heart rate and body movement for measuring physical activity precisely in free living individuals. This technique is now implemented in our epidemiological studies and in collaboration with researchers in UK and abroad. We will use this method in future studies. We seek to understand population levels of physical activity and how activity levels might change by time and between sub-groups of the population. We have shown that physical activity is positively associated with metabolic disorders in both children and adults and this association is independent of aerobic fitness. This has important public health implications as it may be more feasible to encourage the population to increase their levels of activity rather than improving aerobic fitness which is likely to include more vigorous exercise. We will seek to further examine the importance of physical activity in the causation of disease and how these associations differ between sub groups of the population. For example, we will include precise measurements of physical activity and body composition from early age in various birth cohorts. Finally, we will examine the heritability of activity in twin studies and the genetic determinants of activity in large scale observational studies.
Technical Summary
Physical activity is assumed to be a key determinant of both obesity and metabolic diseases. However, the detail of this association is not fully clear. A major reason for this is that physical activity is typically poorly measured in epidemiological studies. The overall goal is to understand how physical activity and sedentary behaviour affect the health of people across the lifespan. AIMS The physical activity programme is divided into three different areas of research and the overall aims of the each of the areas are; 1. MEASUREMENT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; Develop and evaluate methods for assessing physical activity in epidemiological studies 2. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR AND CAUSATION OF DISEASE; Understand the role of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the causation of obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases 3. BIOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR; Understand the determinants, specifically the biological determinants (genotype and early life factors), of physical activity and sedentary behaviour and how these variables may modify the association between physical activity, obesity and related metabolic disorders MEASUREMENTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Measurement precision of exposure variables such as physical activity is key in epidemiological research. We are evaluating various objective methods for assessing physical activity including a combined heart rate and movement sensor (the Actiheart) for use in large-scale epidemiological studies. Our results show that this method is more accurate than other comparable objective activity assessment methods in both children and adults for assessing physical activity energy expenditure. However, these studies are restricted to confined settings and we are currently undertaking free living validation work using doubly labelled water (DLW) as the criterion method in UK children and adults. Preliminary data from these studies suggest that the combined heart rate and movement sensing is valid for estimating free living PAEE without any systematic error. It is, however unknown whether the validity of combined heart rate and movement sensing and other movement sensors is influenced by age, culture, climate and other environmental factors. We have therefore initiated studies to examine how different environmental conditions may affect the validity of this method. The next generation of objective measurement instruments will have the possibility to detect different types of activities performed. We have initiated work on developing a high frequency (80 Hz) sampling movement sensor in collaboration with industry for activity type classification. Our work on self-reported physical activity include the development self-report physical activity instruments specifically fit for purpose with the aim to establish a portfolio of questionnaires developed for different age groups, time frames, and assessing different domains of activity. This includes testing the reliability and validity of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC) physical activity questionnaire across 10 countries in Europe. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE CAUSATION OF DISEASE We aim to examine the complex interrelationships between sedentary behaviour and physical activity with morbidity, mortality and intermediate metabolic traits, throughout life. We aim to explore the direction of associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health outcomes and how physical activity and sedentary behaviour may interact in relation to health. A long term goal is to understand how precisely measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour in childhood may influence on adult health. BIOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Our overall aim is to understand the biological determinants of physical activity including birth weight, infancy and childhood growth, motor development and genotype and how these factors may modify the association between physical
Organisations
- University of Cambridge (Lead Research Organisation)
- World Health Organization (WHO) (Collaboration)
- University of Copenhagen (Collaboration)
- University of Southern Denmark (Collaboration)
- Dasman Diabetes Institute (Collaboration)
- Rigshospitalet (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (Collaboration)
- Ministry of Health and Environment - Bermuda (Collaboration)
- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute (Collaboration)
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (Collaboration)
- University of West Indies (Collaboration)
- Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (Collaboration)
- International Society For Physical Activity And Health (Collaboration)
- University of Ghent (Collaboration)
- University of Queensland (Collaboration)
- DEDIPAC (Collaboration)
- Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
Publications
Ramachandrappa S
(2013)
Rare variants in single-minded 1 (SIM1) are associated with severe obesity.
in The Journal of clinical investigation
Moliner-Urdiales D
(2013)
Body adiposity index and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in men.
in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
Den Hoed M
(2013)
Evaluation of common genetic variants identified by GWAS for early onset and morbid obesity in population-based samples.
in International journal of obesity (2005)
Dahl-Petersen IK
(2013)
Validity of the international physical activity questionnaire in the arctic.
in Medicine and science in sports and exercise
Grøntved A
(2013)
Screen time viewing behaviors and isometric trunk muscle strength in youth.
in Medicine and science in sports and exercise
Den Hoed M
(2013)
Heritability of objectively assessed daily physical activity and sedentary behavior.
in The American journal of clinical nutrition
Phillips AC
(2013)
Defective mitochondrial function in vivo in skeletal muscle in adults with Down's syndrome: a 31P-MRS study.
in PloS one
Related Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC_UU_12015/1 | 01/05/2013 | 31/03/2020 | £5,553,000 | ||
| MC_UU_12015/2 | Transfer | MC_UU_12015/1 | 01/05/2013 | 31/03/2020 | £3,231,000 |
| MC_UU_12015/3 | Transfer | MC_UU_12015/2 | 01/05/2013 | 31/03/2020 | £2,902,000 |
| MC_UU_12015/4 | Transfer | MC_UU_12015/3 | 01/05/2013 | 31/03/2020 | £3,014,000 |
| MC_UU_12015/5 | Transfer | MC_UU_12015/4 | 01/05/2013 | 31/03/2020 | £4,496,000 |
| MC_UU_12015/6 | Transfer | MC_UU_12015/5 | 01/05/2013 | 31/03/2020 | £3,507,000 |
| MC_UU_12015/7 | Transfer | MC_UU_12015/6 | 01/05/2013 | 31/03/2020 | £3,109,000 |
| Description | Citation in Physical Activity Alliance letter to Joe Biden |
| Geographic Reach | North America |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://paamovewithus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/PAA-Letter-to-Next-Admin-FINAL.pdf |
| Description | Citation in systematic review - TV mortality paper (IJE) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Description | Cited by The Publications Office of the European Union on 19 May 2016 |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | http://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/89612982-1e4d-11e6-ba9a-01aa75ed71... |
| Description | European Surveillance of Physical Activity |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Guideline Title | 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report |
| Description | Four citations in US Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Report |
| Geographic Reach | North America |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in clinical guidelines |
| URL | https://health.gov/paguidelines/second-edition/report/pdf/PAG_Advisory_Committee_Report.pdf |
| Description | Member of Expert Group on Muscle Bone and Joint Strength and Balance (TS) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Impact | The work undertaken as part of this Expert Group was leading up to the re-evaluation of the UK Physical Activity guidelines. A paper Dr Tessa Strain had written (at previous institution, University of Edinburgh) had highlighted that the muscle strength and balance guidelines were often forgotten. This group was convened to gather the evidence on a number of issues connected to the guidelines (e.g. relationship to health, current surveillance practices). She was involved in work (including an academic publication) identifying methods that other countries use to measure compliance to these guidelines. This work will feed into the wider guideline review ongoing in 2018. |
| Description | Member of U.K. physical activity guidelines expert Implementation and Surveillance group (TS) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Member of the International Expert Panel for the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN) Education-Related Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines (KW) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | Moving More, Living More |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279657/moving_living_more_... |
| Guideline Title | WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour |
| Description | Referenced in World Health Organisation report for 2020 Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in clinical guidelines |
| URL | https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240015111 |
| Description | WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, Volume 5, Issue 1, April 2016, 1-75, Cited by World Health Organization on 08 Apr 2016 |
| Geographic Reach | Asia |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/204979/1/Vol5%20Issu1.pdf |
| 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 | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2014 |
| End | 03/2015 |
| Description | GPU processing capacity |
| Amount | £90,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2018 |
| End | 08/2019 |
| Description | IP EPSRC/GSK studentship |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Investigating pathways to metabolic disease using 'omic' approaches: the MRC Fenland study |
| Amount | £1,211,936 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MC_PC_13046 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2013 |
| End | 03/2014 |
| Description | Investigating the genetic determinants of health ageing:the MRC EPIC-Norfolk study |
| Amount | £1,340,988 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MC_PC_13048 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2013 |
| End | 03/2014 |
| Description | MRC Skills and Partnership Training (PC) |
| Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2014 |
| End | 01/2015 |
| Description | MedImmune PhD funding |
| Amount | £130,672 (GBP) |
| Organisation | AstraZeneca |
| Department | MedImmune |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2015 |
| End | 09/2018 |
| Description | PhysicalActivityEpidemiology |
| Amount | £3,394,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MC_UU_00006/4 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2020 |
| End | 03/2025 |
| Title | ACC_HR_processing |
| Description | Processing syntax for combined heart rate and acceleration data |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2012 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Used to compute summary measures of physical activity in multiple publications |
| Title | EPAQ2 |
| Description | Provision of EPAQ2 questionnaire and associated analysis syntax (incl instrument, data entry, data cleaning, data interpretation scripts available on web). |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2008 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | we do not track papers by other groups |
| Title | HISPAQ |
| Description | Questionnaire to retrospectively assess physical activity |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Used in case-control study of MND |
| Title | Measurement Toolkit - instrument library |
| Description | General update of information in the measurement toolkit and expansion of the examples of instruments to an actual library of instruments |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Website attracts >100 hits per day |
| URL | http://www.measurement-toolkit.org |
| Title | Online Annotation Tool |
| Description | Online tool which allows users to log in to their own data (GPS and activity traces) in order to overlay extra information of for example activity type, social context or emotion. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Data currently being added to cohort... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v7ivI0H11M&feature=youtu.be |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v7ivI0H11M&feature=youtu.be |
| Title | PAMPRO |
| Description | Processing software for activity monitor files |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | used in multiple publications to provide summary measures of physical activity from accelerometry data |
| Title | R code, Waveform acceleration analysis |
| Description | Scripts and algorithms for processing and summarising waveform accelerometry data |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Used in several papers and principle adopted by UK biobank |
| Title | RPAQ |
| Description | A comprehensive questionnaire developed for assessing physical activity. Instrument, data entry, data cleaning, data interpretation scripts available on web. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2009 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Used in the NDNS and (modified in) UK Biobank |
| Title | SIT-Q-7d |
| Description | Development of a comprehensive questionnaire (as well as recommended processing guidelines and codes), assessing sedentary behaviour across all domains of daily life in the general adult population. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2012 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Inclusion of this questionnaire in the DRCT and Fenland studies. Also used externally (e.g. PubMed ID: 26381488). |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/research/resources/ |
| Title | SIT-Q-7d |
| Description | Development of a comprehensive questionnaire (as well as recommended processing guidelines and codes), assessing sedentary behaviour across all domains of daily life in the general adult population. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Inclusion of this questionnaire in the DRCT and Fenland studies. Also used externally (e.g. PubMed ID: 26381488). |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/research/resources/ |
| Title | Electronic forms for selfreported physical activity |
| Description | Various physical activity questionnaires are now available as electronic forms (including web) which allows direct capture of information to electronic database |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | none yet |
| Title | GWAS summary statistics for risk-taking |
| Description | Risk-taking propensity is a trait of significant public health relevance but few specific genetic factors are known. Here we perform a genome-wide association study of self-reported risk-taking propensity amongst 436,236 white European UK Biobank study participants. We identify genome wide associations at 26 loci (P<5 x10-8), 24 of which are novel, implicating genes enriched in the GABA and GABA receptor pathways. Modelling the relationship between risk-taking propensity and BMI using Mendelian randomisation shows a positive association (0.25 approximate SDs of BMI (SE: 0.06); P =6.7 x10-5). The impact of individual SNPs is heterogeneous, indicating a complex relationship arising from multiple shared pathways. We identify positive genetic correlations between risk-taking and WHR, childhood obesity, ever-smoking, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, alongside a negative correlation with women's age at first birth. These findings highlight that behavioural pathways involved in risk-taking propensity may play a role in obesity, smoking, and psychiatric disorders |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Title | Research data supporting: Genome-wide association study for risk taking propensity indicates shared pathways with body mass index |
| Description | Here, we provide the summary statistics for our GWAS of self-reported risk-taking propensity amongst 436,236 white European participants of the UK Biobank (UKB) study, measured by the question: "Would you describe yourself as someone who takes risks?". GWAS testing for associations between SNPs and self-reported risk-taking was performed using a linear mixed model (LMM) implemented in BOLT-LMM. Sex, age and genotyping array were included as covariates. SNPs were filtered based on info >0.5 and minor allele frequency >1%. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Description | BHRU, University of Cambridge Department of Public Health and Primary Care |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative writing of a project grant aiming to investigating the impact of sit-stand desks at work on energy expenditure and sitting time (mixed methods study) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative writing of a project grant aiming to investigating the impact of sit-stand desks at work on energy expenditure and sitting time (mixed methods study) |
| Impact | Publication of manuscript with PMID: 27965849 |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute - fellowship |
| Organisation | Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contribution to 4-year early career post-doc fellowship application to Australian NHMRC. Candidate was successful and I will supervise the post-doc while he will join our team for 2 years, starting in 2018. |
| Collaborator Contribution | 4-year early career post-doc fellowship application to Australian NHMRC. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute |
| Organisation | Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Car time and cardio-metabolic risk in AusDiab manuscript: assistance with statistics, drafting and editing manuscript. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Running analysis, writing manuscript. |
| Impact | 26656405 |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne |
| Organisation | Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Data analysis, interpretation and drafting manuscripts. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Study coordination, data collection, cleaning and processing, drafting manuscripts. |
| Impact | 18000181; 19449106; 20139784; 22297804; 22435750; 26656405 |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | Construction workers in Denmark |
| Organisation | University of Southern Denmark |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Equipment and training. Data cleaning, processing (interpretation and advice on analysis). Contributing to manuscripts. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data collection, drafting of manuscripts, analysis. |
| Impact | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/253279 |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | DEDIPAC |
| Organisation | DEDIPAC |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Provision of intellectual input in the setup of a study, part of the DEDIPAC European project (https://www.dedipac.eu), which is harmonising accelerometer data in adults from 5 European studies. Provision of advice on processing and harmonising data and performing the analyses, and input on the manuscript for publication in an international peer-reviewed journal. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collection, pooling, harmonisation, processing and analysis of the accelerometer data and basic socio-demographic variables. Drafting of the manuscript. |
| Impact | Publication of manuscript with PMID: 27943147 |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Ghent University |
| Organisation | University of Ghent |
| Department | Department of Movement and Sports Sciences |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Data collection, processing, interpretation, drafting manuscripts. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data collection, processing, interpretation, drafting manuscripts. |
| Impact | 21864412; 22309066; 23879785; 24492633 |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | GoPA! - SBC |
| Organisation | International Society For Physical Activity And Health |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Leading on the addition of sedentary behaviour metrics to the GoPA! physical activity country cards. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Accommodation of addition of sedentary behaviour metrics to the country cards, data input, and protocol reviewing. |
| Impact | Not yet. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Kuwait Wellbeing Study |
| Organisation | Dasman Diabetes Institute |
| Country | Kuwait |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Study design, PA and fitness assessment, analysis, interpretation, staff training |
| Collaborator Contribution | Local funding, study coordination, recruitment and training of staff |
| Impact | 25103964 |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | PA in STEPS to a Well-Bermuda Survey |
| Organisation | Ministry of Health and Environment - Bermuda |
| Country | Bermuda |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Study design, PA and fitness assessment, staff training, use of equipment |
| Collaborator Contribution | local funding, staff, study coordination, PI of cohort |
| Impact | ongoing |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | PA in STEPS to a Well-Bermuda Survey |
| Organisation | University of West Indies |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Study design, PA and fitness assessment, staff training, use of equipment |
| Collaborator Contribution | local funding, staff, study coordination, PI of cohort |
| Impact | ongoing |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Pelotas |
| Organisation | Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) |
| Department | Department of Epidemiology |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provided expertise on measurement of physical activity |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to data from 3 large birth cohorts in a country undergoing the epidemiological transition |
| Impact | 20864750 19564666 18648121 22843113 25103964 25361583 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Rigshospitalet |
| Organisation | Rigshospitalet |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Equipment, Staff training on data collection & processing, academic software provision. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Study co-ordination, Funding, data collection, processing, analysis. |
| Impact | PMID: 22391514 25131795 |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Saudi Arabia Metabolic Study |
| Organisation | King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Advice on metabolic assessment including fitness and physical activity |
| Collaborator Contribution | organise field work, data management |
| Impact | the study is in its planning/pilot stage |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN) |
| Organisation | Sedentary Behaviour Research Network |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Contribution to debate surrounding standardisation of the definitions related to sedentary behaviour research. A first manuscript has been published (see below) defining sedentary behaviour, which I co-authored. Currently a second manuscript is drafted to update definitions related to the sedentary behaviour research area, based on on-going scientific debate, which I am also co-authoring. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Setup of terminology consensus project by the relevant SBRN steering committee. Seek involvement from SBRN members for project and draft first version of the manuscripts. |
| Impact | This has resulted in publication of a consensus manuscript on defining the terminology "sedentary" and "sedentary behaviours": Sedentary Behaviour Research Network. Standardized use of the terms "sedentary" and "sedentary behaviours". Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 2012. 37: 540-542. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | TB/HIV patients in Tanzania |
| Organisation | University of Copenhagen |
| Department | Department of Human Nutrition, Exercise and Sports |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | PA & Fitness assessment advice, staff training, provision of academic software, advice on interpretation, equipment. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Funding, study co-ordination, data collection, processing, analysis. |
| Impact | 24007696 |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | The University of Queensland |
| Organisation | University of Queensland |
| Department | School of Population Health |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | A) Physical activity, sedentary time and cardio-metabolic risk: data processing and interpretation, drafting manuscript B) IAMD project: - Systematic review of studies including objective PA assessment. - Joint organisation of international expert meeting and Delphi survey on development of International Activity Monitor Database (IAMD) - Writing of manuscript C) Invited commentary for Diabetologia - Writing manuscript |
| Collaborator Contribution | A) Physical activity, sedentary time and cardio-metabolic risk: data processing and interpretation, editing manuscript B) IAMD project: Joint organisation of international expert meeting and Delphi survey on development of International Activity Monitor Database (IAMD) Intellectual input in manuscript C) Invited commentary for Diabetologia - Intellectual input in manuscript |
| Impact | 20139784; 25785929 ; 26850177 |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | University of Southern Denmark (SDU) |
| Organisation | University of Southern Denmark |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in objective monitoring of physical activity. Contribution to manuscripts. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data collection, processing. Drafting of manuscripts. |
| Impact | 22971175; 23416716; 23757430; 25078492; |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | WHO Malawi pilot |
| Organisation | World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Pilot study in Malawi for incorporation of accelerometry into the WHO STEPS programme. Report writing. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Facilitating contact with local partners. Securing funding for survey. Central organisation and data management. |
| Impact | Report |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Title | InterWalk app |
| Description | Co-developed smartphone app for interval walk training in Danish Diabetes patients (as part of DD2 project) |
| Type | Management of Diseases and Conditions |
| Current Stage Of Development | Initial development |
| Year Development Stage Completed | 2013 |
| Development Status | Under active development/distribution |
| Impact | Larger scale evaluation just started |
| Title | PAMPRO |
| Description | Python scripts for processing activity monitoring data |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | Data from several cohort studies have been processed with these scripts, including the accelerometry data from UK Biobank (100k triaxial waveform acceleration files) |
| URL | https://github.com/Thomite/pampro |
| Title | Processing scripts for PA Questionnaires |
| Description | Syntax for processing data from several PA instruments available on our website |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Impact | Judging from number of requests, other researchers are implemented our methods in their studies |
| Title | Processing scripts for combined heart rate and movement sensing data |
| Description | Stata syntax for processing activity data collected with Actiheart monitor |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | Promotes transparency of methods - aided publication of research papers which use the methodology, eg Brage et al, PLOS ONE 2015 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk |
| Description | 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Conference (KW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Katrien Wijndaele chaired the session "Physical activity epidemiology". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.phe-events.org.uk/hpa/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=265394&eventID=671&traceRedir=2 |
| Description | ACSM Sports Medicine Bulletin Active Voice article |
| 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 | KW was last author on article published online titled: "Active Voice: Television viewing time predicts usual walking speed - But is it the sitting that's important?". To be determined |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/acsm/active062315.htm |
| 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 | BBC - Training hard and increased mortality |
| 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 | Soren Brage spoke with BBC reporter about Danish study linking high levels of exercise with increased mortality. The BBC report did not quote SB, but did include points he made about the study as comment by experts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31095384 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31095384 |
| Description | BBC News - CHILL study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | BBC News coverage of CHILL study on air quality and health in children. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-46876997/clean-air-do-low-emission-schemes-improve... |
| Description | BBC Radio Cambridgeshire - Sedentary behaviour (PD) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr Paddy Dempsey was interviewed by Thordis Fridriksson in the BBC Radio Cambridgeshire morning show about health impacts of sedentary behaviour and what listeners can do to be less sedentary. He was subsequently invited to record interview with Naked Scientists show. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06w10zq |
| Description | BBC Radio Cambs - food, Nutrition and Health (AM) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | PhD student Alexander Mok was interviewed on BBC Radio cambs Mid Morning Show with Chris Mann, discussing Food, Nutrition and Health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Behavioral and health aspects of physical activity - Gyeongsang |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Behavioral and health aspects of physical activity - Yonsei |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Graduate School of Public Health, Hanyang University |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| 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 | Biobank 10yr anniversary presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Event organised by UK Biobank, featuring several keynote speakers presenting work done and being progressed in various areas of the study. SB presented the work on objective monitoring of physical activity in 100,000 participants, including the work done by the activity expert working group to produce summary measures for the Biobank resource. The meeting was pitched to be understood by a lay audience and also featured participant panel discussion, lead by well-known BBC journalist. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/annual-meeting-2016/ |
| Description | Cambridge Big weekend - Fun Lab |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Cambridge Big weekend - Fun Lab. Unit volunteers ran the "Sugar cube challenge" exercise bike activity and displayed posters about sugar and health and physical activity. The Fun lab was open to the pubic from 12 noon until 5pm, and approximately 250 people visited the stand, with 120 taking in the "Sugar Cube Challenge". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Cambridge Diabetes Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | SB provided two oral presentations titled: "Physical Activity and Diabetes" "Assessment of Physical Activity" To be determined |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Cambridge Science Festival - A healthier you in a digital future |
| 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 | Stand "A healthier you in a digital future"at Cambridge Science festival hands-on event at Cambridge Guildhall, including adults only session on the evening of Saturday 18th. Posters on factors influencing food choice, wearable fitness trackers and their research counterparts, and use of antibodies in our research. Activities included the "Things can only get Bitter" bitter taste test, the Race to 20,000 steps challenge using fitness monitors, and making antibodies out of play-doh and magnets. More than 500 visitors, including more than 300 children, attended our stand over the two days, and participated in activities and talked with Unit staff. The response was very positive. We also gave away over 150 copies of a MRC Cambridge colouring book and flyers for the MRC Festival in June. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/healthier-you-high-tech-future |
| Description | Cambridge Science Festival - Guildhall stand (SB) |
| 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 | Science Festival Stand "It takes a village to build a healthier future" at the 2-day Guildhall hands-on event for families https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/it-takes-village-build-healthier-future. Stand included information on physical activity quidelines for children and tips on how families can be more active, as well as the Little Snackington and Great Snackington games http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/snackington/, and the "Catch your 5-a-day" and hula-hoop challenges. The stand was visited by about 250 families across the two days. More than 200 copies of the Great Snackington and Little Snackington leaflet were handed out, and 200 copies of the Cambridge MRC Activity book were also taken by visitors to our stand. Saturday was not as busy as Sunday though this allowed stand volunteers to have good conversations with visitors to the stand. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/it-takes-village-build-healthier-future |
| 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 | International |
| 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 | Danish Diabetes Academy 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In August, SB provided a keynote on the "Diabetes and Exercise" Conference in Copenhagen (August): "Habitual physical activity and glucose metabolism". In December, SB provided an invited talk on the "Why is exercise good for us? - complementing genetics for better metabolic regulation" Conference in Cambridge (December): "Dose-response relationships between habitual physical activity and glucose metabolism: Observations from a large cohort study." Increased awareness of our aetiological work no PA and glucose metabolism. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Diabetes Health magazine (SB, SG) |
| 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 | SS contacted by a freelance writer for Diabetes Health magazine who is writing a brief piece about the paper: Wijndaele K, Orrow G, Ekelund U, Sharp SJ, Brage S, Griffin SJ, Simmons RK. Increasing objectively measured sedentary time increases clustered cardiometabolic risk: a 6 year analysis of the ProActive study. Diabetologia 2014 Feb;57(2):305-12. PMID: 24194101. To be determined. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Distinguished discussant of session, ICPAPH conference, Rio de Janeiro, 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | UE was invited as distinguished discussant of an oral presentation session titled: "Measurement and prevalence of physical activity". Rio de Janeiro, 10th April 2014. Increased awareness of our unit/group's expertise in physical activity measurement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.icpaph2014.com/ingles/programacao/index.php |
| Description | EPIC Norfolk participant panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | EPIC study participant panel session discussing various aspects of physical activity epidemiology (relationship with disease, descriptive epidemiology, and socio-ecological determinants of activity), following three brief presentations of MRC Epidemiology Unit researchers (SH, PD, SB). Discussions also included how we use the information that participants have provided to the study, how we ensure participant confidentiality, how we work with commercial entities, further plans and engagement with the cohort, and how we ensure we address questions that are important to the public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | EPIC-Norfolk 25th anniversary speech |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Soren Brage spoke at the EPIC-Norfolk 25th anniversary event; mostly academics attending, improving the visibility of research, as well as local members of the public (study participants) also attending, which improves the image of the study, further impact unknown. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.srl.cam.ac.uk/epic/publicevents.shtml |
| Description | EURADIA Symposium 2017 Advancing Tools for European Diabetes Research (MP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Matthew Pearce gave a presentation at the EURADIA Symposium 2017 Advancing Tools for European Diabetes Research, titled "Resources for data harmonisation - the DAPA toolkit" with session Chairs: Andrew Boulton, Chantal Mathieu, and Nick Wareham. The talk was well received, with interesting follow up questions asked. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.easd.org/euradia.html |
| Description | East of England Obesity Network (Association for the Study of Obesity) (10th March 2015) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | SW: poster presentation "The Population Health Sciences Measurement Toolkit: a web-based resource to facilitate high-quality measurement"; increase awareness of the Toolkit. To be determined |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| 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 | Emerging research paradigms in the battle against physical inactivity: why might too much sitting be linked to chronic disease? (PD) |
| 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 | Dr Paddy Dempsey was interviewed for the World Cancer Research Fund blog. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.wcrf.org/int/blog/articles/2018/11/emerging-research-paradigms-battle-against-physical-i... |
| Description | European Society of Cardiology Press release - physical activity in elderly |
| 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 by European Society of Cardiology.More than 60 online news reports in national and international news outlets, including specialist news outlets. Link to paper shared by 86 Twitter accounts. Evidence of impact https://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/2017-11-24/for-seniors-any-physical-activity-is-better-than-none, https://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-292386.html, https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-11-physical-elderly-cardiovascular.html https://globalnews.ca/news/3879041/seniors-exercise-health-benefits/ http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/modest-exercise-for-elderly-beneficial-to-heart-health-study-finds-815302.html |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/esoc-apa112017.php |
| 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 | Fenland 2 BBC Radio Cambridge |
| 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 | Fenland Team and study volunteers interviewed by reporter from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast a report and live interview with NF on the Fenland study on the first day of testing for Fenland Phase 2 in Cambridge. Subsequently BBC Look East asked to film the start of testing for Fenland Phase 2 in Ely. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/phase-2-of-fenland-study-launches/ |
| Description | Fenland 2: Look East |
| 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 | BBC Look East TV interview (SG and SB) re the launch of Fenland Study 2, following up 12000 middle-aged residents of the Fenland area. Reporter also filmed and interviewed members of the study team and a study participant at the testing centre in Ely. Report broadcast on BBC Look East. In the working days following the broadcast there was a sharp increase in phone inquiries from participants concerning phase 2, and about 20 people sent in the response to their invitation, including several from Ely where the response rate had previously been low. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/phase-2-of-fenland-study-launches/ |
| Description | Fenland Study Public Meetings - Cambridge, Ely, Wisbech |
| 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 | Public Meetings for Fenland Study participants in Cambridge, Ely, and Wisbech. The event consisted of a poster display & meet and greet session (30 minutes), followed by a presentation (20 minutes) and panel discussion with audience Q&A (40 minutes). The three meetings were well attended, with about 550 people in total, and there was a very high level of audience engagement, with many excellent questions and good feedback after the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | FireChrest Films Wearable tech |
| 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 | Soren Brage spoke with researcher from Firecrest films about upcoming documentary on wearable technology and physical activity. Soren may be interviewed at a later stage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Guardian - exercise types and all-cause mortality |
| 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 | Provided comment to Guardian on non-Unit paper "Associations of specific types of sports and exercise with all-cause and cardiovascular-disease mortality: a cohort study of 80 306 British adults" http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2016/10/31/bjsports-2016-096822. Quoted in article https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/nov/29/health-racquet-tennis-is-ace-at-reducing-risk-of-death-study-suggests |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/nov/29/health-racquet-tennis-is-ace-at-reducing-risk-of-dea... |
| Description | Hills Fest (Hills Road Sixth Form College Cambridge, June 2015) |
| 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 | The Hills Fest is an event at the school where students can chose three different activities from a long list to learn something about potential careers or just topics/activities that are new to them. We gave three 1h workshop-sessions (groups between 17 - 22 participants), told the students about the Unit's work and did a Step Test (incl measuring heart rate before and after) and a creative task about the promotion of the GoActive study. To be determined |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | HillsFest 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Hills Road 6th Form College. Unit staff gave short presentation on physical activity measurement to 6th form students at the annual careers event, and students also participaptes in a step test activity to determine cardiovascular fitness, and in a discussion to gather suggestions for physical activity promotion in schoolchildren for the GoActive study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | ISPAH 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Session chairing: "Patterns in physical activity and sedentary behavior in adults." 6th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health (ISPAH 2016) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | ISPAH 2016 - talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation titled: "Mortality benefits from substituting screen time by non-exercise and exercise activities: findings from 423,668 UK Biobank participants" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | ISPAH 2016 talk on Global Surveillance |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Symposium organised by WHO to discuss aspects of global surveillance of physical activity |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | ISPAH SBC Mentoring Workshop (KW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Katrien Wijndaele organised an international mentoring workshop for members of the ISPAH Sedentary Behaviour Council, held in October 2020 virtually. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | ISPAH SBC Podcast (KW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Katrien Wijndaele hosted the Sedentary Behaviour Council Podcast - aired as part of the International Conference of Physical Activity and Health (October 2020). This was held virtually, and is likely to have increased awareness and interest of researchers to become SBC members. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | ISPAH presentation on Physical activity - insulin resistance association |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Conference presentation followed by panel discussion on what aspects of physical activity should be advocated to the general public and therefore which aspects should be the subject of global surveillance. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Inaugural ISPAH SBC satellite meeting (2018) (KW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The ISPAH Sedentary Behaviour Council ran a one day workshop in Cambridge on Saturday 13 October, just prior to the ISPAH Congress in London. During the course of the day we examined established and emerging evidence on the biological mechanisms via which sedentary behaviour may affect disease risk. Understanding biological pathways is critical for causal inference. Better mechanistic understanding may also provide insight into the best way to alter sedentary behaviour (reduce total duration vs 'break up' extended bouts) in order to optimise disease prevention. We assembled an exciting programme, which included Professor Nick Wareham as our keynote speaker. Our morning session featured talks from distinguished and emerging researchers who shared new findings from mechanistic studies. In the afternoon, we highlighted new methods that can help extend this field of enquiry. Speakers included: •Professor David Dunstan, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne •Dr Thomas Yates, University of Leicester •Dr Audrey Bergouignan, University of Colorado, and CNRS IPHC - University of Strasbourg |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/ispahsedentary18/ |
| Description | Introduction to the objective measurement of physical activity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | SB published manuscript via ResearchGate (DOI: [10.13140/RG.2.1.1829.3202]), titled: "Introduction to the objective measurement of physical activity". To be determined |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Invited debate, 2014 Global summit on the physical activity of children, Toronto |
| 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 | Invited debate "Increasing physical activity or decreasing sedentary behaviour to improve children`s health?" Presenter: Ulf Ekelund Toronto, 21st May 2014 Increased recognition of our group's international expertise in this area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Invited presentation, European Congress of Obesity 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation titled: "Exercise in obese adults: body weight loss, general health or both?", at the European Congress of Obesity, 14th May 2013, Liverpool, by UE. Increased awareness of our group's research on the aetiological association between exercise, physical activity and obesity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://easo.org/eco2013 |
| Description | Invited talk ICAMPAM 2015 conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | KWi was invited speaker talking about "Sedentary time characterisation: How does it impact on health associations?". Talks stimulated thinking about data processing and exposure characterisation for etiological questions with sedentary behaviour as the exposure. Was asked to provide slides to inform Swedish national handbook for prevention and treatment of disease by the use of physical activity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Keynote at ICAMPAM 2015 meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | UE gave keynote titled: "Physical activity, sedentary time and cardio-metabolic health in youth: does the measurement of the exposure influence the results?". To be determined |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Keynote at the Nutrition Society Summer Meeting 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Keynote presentation titled: "Physical activity, sedentary time and prevention of obesity across the life course", at the Nutrition Society Summer Meeting, Nutrition Society Silver Medal for Excellence in Research to UE; Review paper in Proc Nutr Soc |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.nutritionsociety.org/summer-meeting-2013 |
| Description | Lecture at Manchester Digital Epidemiology Summer School run by the University of Manchester |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This involved a 45 min talk on the topic of "Evaluating physical activity in epidemiology studies" on the 19th July 2019. There was a mixture of practitioners, academics, and industry workers, working in a wide range of areas, although physical activity/movement features was a common topic of interest for many. TS was able to discuss many of the issues for epidemiological studies, which was a good contrast to many other talks that focused on small scale interventions or measurement issues. TS made contact with Google employees in London on the PPG heart rate monitoring in the google watches. The talk will be repeated to them. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Lectures: Activity in Children (Uni of Southern Denmark) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | 3 hrs lectures Attendees: 60 European students attending master programme in "Physical activity in children" several requests for doing master projects with us |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014 |
| Description | Lecturing Physical Activity Module |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | "Spark interest in Physical activity epidemiology for students' current (MPhil thesis) or future research. A few students are currently completing their MPhil thesis under our supervision |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018 |
| Description | MIT Technology Review 'Goodbye, census-hello, Street View' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | News article on MIT Technology Review 'Goodbye, census-hello, Street View' https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610293/goodbye-census-hello-street-view/ on Google Street View paper. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610293/goodbye-census-hello-street-view/ |
| Description | MRC and Nature Medicine - Largest ever study using wearable devices |
| 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 | MRC press release "Largest ever study using wearable devices finds physical activity is beneficial for health, and more intense activity is better", which was also issued to several local and specialist news outlets by MRC Epidemiology Unit (local/specialist). Nature Medicine also included it in a media release of new papers. Reported by Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8635361/Exercise-Turning-12-minute-stroll-7-minute-power-walk-daily-lowers-risk-early-death.html, Cambridge Network https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/largest-ever-study-using-wearable-devices-finds-physical-activity-beneficial-health-and-more and at least six other online news outlets. Soren Brage interview with Australian Radio show 3AW 693 News Talk https://www.3aw.com.au/want-to-live-longer-researchers-say-you-should-add-a-two-minute-brisk-walk-to-your-day/. Paddy Dempsey interviewed by Cosmos Magazine https://cosmosmagazine.com/uncategorized/cosmos-qa-steps-along-the-exercise-path/. Article in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 28/08/2020. Tweeted and retweeted by more than 890 twitter users. Altmetric score of 492 on 13/01/2021 https://www.altmetric.com/details/88399580 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/largest-study-wearable-devices-activity/ |
| Description | Making sense of a healthy lifestyle: how should we eat and exercise? (AM) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Nutrition and exercise for public health: making sense of the science Nutrition and exercise are paramount for improving health and preventing disease. However, controversy exists over what constitutes a healthy diet. "Chocolate is good, Butter is back " Misinformation in the media is confusing. Alexander Mok, MRC Epidemiology Unit, aims to demystify the research and evidence base underpinning the public health recommendations for a healthy lifestyle. Alexander's research focuses on the combined influence of Nutrition and Physical Activity on health, chronic disease and longevity using large population-based studies. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Master's Degree in Epidemiology and subsequently completed interdisciplinary training in Public Health at Harvard University. Prior to starting his PhD studies at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge; he worked in the Clinical Nutrition Research Centre within the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences and was awarded the National Science Scholarship from A*STAR, Singapore to pursue his doctoral studies. Free talk "Making sense of a healthy lifestyle: how should we eat and exercise?" followed by Q&A. The venue was booked out, with about 230 people attending the talk. The response from the audience was very positive, and about 40 audience members stayed for an extended Q&A session with AM afterwards. Talk was subsequently made available as a podcast https://soundcloud.com/university-of-cambridge/alexander-mok-making-sense-of-a-healthy-lifestyle. Alex Mok was interviewed on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on Monday 19 March 2018 about his research, starting at 23 minutes https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05zx5jb. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/system/files/csf_online_final_0118_0.pdf |
| Description | Men's Health - Physical Activity and Mortality |
| 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 | "Soren Brage Interviewed for article in Men's Health magazine to discuss implications of paper on research paper: Ekelund, U et al. Physical activity and all-cause mortality across levels of overall and abdominal adiposity in European men and women: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Study (EPIC) American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Published Online 14 Jan 2015 http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/01/14/ajcn.114.100065.abstract // Quoted in article, which conveyed the core health message very well." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.menshealth.com/health/sedentary-lifestyle-worse-than-obesity |
| Description | Mount Sinai Press Release |
| 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 | Mount Sinai Press Release on Study Identifies New Gene Variations Associated With Heart Rate. Reported by 10+ international online news stories |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.mountsinai.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/mount-sinai-study-identifies-new-gene-var... |
| Description | Neighbourhood takeaways and social inequalities - AJCN |
| 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 | University of Cambridge Press Release "Neighborhoods with more takeaways amplify social inequalities in unhealthy eating and obesity" on AJCN paper PubMed:27169835. Also Conversation article "Local takeaways create a double burden for obesity". BBC Radio Cambridgeshire interview - Breakfast Show - TB - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03s87g8 (Starts 1:20:00). Online article in Daily Express http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/669230/living-near-takeaway-obese-or-overweight, Medical Xpress, Western Daily Press, Medical News Today and 2 blogs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Open Letter calling on Government to not ban cycling during Covid lockdown |
| 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 | Dr Soren Brage signed an Open Letter with other public health and transport policy experts calling on the UK Government to not ban cycling during the COVID-19 lockdown. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2020/03/17/do-not-ban-bicycling-in-covid-19-measures-indust... |
| Description | Oral presentation ICDAM 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | SW gave oral presentation as part of symposium, titled: "The population health sciences measurement toolkit: easier access to better methods". Increased awareness Toolkit |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://icdam9australia.com/download/final/ICDAM2015-Program-Book.pdf |
| Description | Oral presentation Norwegian School of Sport Sciences Spring Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation titled: 'Physical activity, sedentary time and adiposity in young children' Oslo, 6th May 2014. Presenter: PC Networking opportunity and scoping of further collaborative work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Oral presentation at 2014 Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children, Toronto |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation of paper titled: 'Sedentary time and sleep duration as risk factors for adolescent obesity: objectively-measured prospective associations from the ROOTS study' Authors: PAUL JAMES COLLINGS, KATRIEN WIJNDAELE, KIRSTEN CORDER, KATE WESTGATE, CHARLOTTE L RIDGWAY, VALERIE DUNN, IAN M GOODYER, SOREN BRAGE, ULF EKELUND Toronto, 20th May 2014. Increased awareness of our unit/group's work on the aetiological role of sedentary behaviour and sleep for adolescent obesity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Oral presentation at Pediatric Work Physiology Conference 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation titled: "Prospective associations between physical activity and sedentary time with adiposity in adolescence", at the XXVIII Pediatric Work Physiology Conference, 1-5 October 2013, Coimbra (Portugal), by PC Increased awareness of our group`s research on the associations between physical activity and sedentary behaviour and adiposity in children and adolescents. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.fcdef.uc.pt/pwp2013/event/home/index.php?target=home&event=1&defLang=1# |
| Description | Oxbridge Academic Program |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | We did a presentation (Physical activity and health, some methods and what the work our unit does) and then had an interactive lab session.The purpose of the program is to expose students to different aspects of sports medicine and exercise physiology in an interactive way. To be determined |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.oxbridgeprograms.com/Programs/TheCambridgeTradition/TheProgram.aspx |
| Description | PA Measurement Seminar (SB) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | PA Measurement seminar - attended by 26 national and international delegates To be determined |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2016,2018 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/pa-seminar/ |
| Description | PHE Applied Epidemiology Scientific Meeting (18th March 2015) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Poster presentation (SW): "The Population Health Sciences Measurement Toolkit: a web-based resource to facilitate high-quality measurement". Increase awareness of the Toolkit. To be determined |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | PLoS Blog article - Which activity types are healthy alternatives (KW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blog article for PLoS written by Katrien Wijndaele. Article also published on the Sedentary Behavior Research Network blog, and tweeted 61 times by 56 accounts. Evidence of impact http://www.sedentarybehaviour.org/2017/08/09/activity-types-healthy-alternatives-replace-leisure-screen-time-reduce-mortality-risk/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea/2017/08/10/which-activity-types-are-healthy-alternatives-to-rep... |
| Description | Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, mortality - Press resease |
| 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 | Cambridge University and Lancet Press Releases "An hour of moderate exercise a day enough to counter health risks from prolonged sitting" and "One hour of physical activity per day could offset health risk of 8 hours of sitting" on Lancet special issue - Physical Activity - paper "Does physical activity attenuate, or even eliminate, the detrimental association of sitting time with mortality? A harmonised meta-analysis of data from more than 1 million men and women" PubMed: 27475271. Also discussed in commentary in Lancet special issue http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30370-1 and at launch event for special issue held in London on 27 July to capitalise on build up to Olympics. UE did more than a dozen media interviews , and NW also did two. UE interviewed by BBC Radio 4. NW interviewed by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. The paper was reported in over 450 national, international, local and Specialist news outlets (print and online). These included the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36895789, Telegraph (Front page) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/27/office-workers-must-exercise-for-an-hour-a-day-to-counter-death/ Daily Mail (front page) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3711066/A-desk-job-make-60-likely-die-earlier-Hour-s-exercise-day-needed-help-beat-deadly-effects-working-9-5.html, Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jul/27/health-risk-one-hour-activity-offset-eight-hours-sitting-desk, CNN http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/27/health/one-hour-exercise-tackles-8-hours-sitting/ and New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/2099128-desk-job-death-risk-is-eliminated-by-an-hours-walk-or-cycle/. The article was much discussed online, achieving an altmetric score of 2384 by 05/08/2016 https://www.altmetric.com/details/10081542. Ulf was still receiving radon interview requests a week after the launch event (from BBC Radio Northamptonshire). The article was ranked 16 in the Altmetric top 100 articles in 2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30370-1 |
| Description | Physiological Studies Meeting (Nov 2013), University of Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Katrien Wijndaele presented on "Cardiometabolic risks of prolonged sitting" during the quarterly Physiological Studies Meeting, organised by Prof. D Dunger`s department at the University of Cambridge, on the 26th November 2013. High increase in chances for collaboration on physiological trial work with physiologists from other departments in the University of Cambridge, given the engagement of the audience during this talk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Placement visiting researchers Inacio Da Silva, Victor Segura, Anwar Mohammad |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Hosting visiting researchers during their placements in our group, in order to support them in processing their objectively measured physical activity data and interpreting and reporting their results for international peer-reviewed publications. Consolidation of collaborations with the relevant institutions, in addition to the collaborative publications in preparation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
| Description | Poster presentation - Building Bridges in Medical Sciences conference (Cambridge) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Poster presenting work on "Patterns and habits of physical activity in older men and women - the EPIC Norfolk cohort" at the Building Bridges in Medical Sciences conference, Robinson College, Cambridge, 7th March 2014. Authors: Berkemeyer K, Wijndaele K, Luben R, van Sluijs EMF, Griffin SJ, Khaw KT, Wareham NJ, Brage S. Increased awareness of our work on physical activity in elderly cohorts, more specifically the objective measurement of physical activity in this age group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Poster presentation - Building Bridges in Medical Sciences conference (Cambridge) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Poster presenting work on "Patterns and habits of physical activity in older men and women - the EPIC Norfolk cohort" at the Building Bridges in Medical Sciences conference, Robinson College, Cambridge, 7th March 2014. Authors: Berkemeyer K, Wijndaele K, Luben R, van Sluijs EMF, Griffin SJ, Khaw KT, Wareham NJ, Brage S. Increased awareness of our work on physical activity in elderly cohorts, more specifically the objective measurement of physical activity in this age group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Poster presentation ICAMPAM 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | poster presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | TW did poster presentation titled: "Convergent validity of wrist acceleration and physical activity energy expenditure from combined heart rate and movement sensing". To be determined. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Poster presentation at ICPAPH, Rio de Janeiro, 2014 (SB1) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | poster presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Poster presentation of abstract titled: "CRITERION VALIDITY OF A 10-CATEGORY SCALE FOR RANKING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN NORWEGIAN WOMEN" Authors: Ulf Ekelund, Soren Brage, Eiliv Lund ICPAPH conference, Rio de Janeiro, 9th April 2014. Increased awareness of our group's methodological work on self-report measures of physical activity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Poster presentation at ICPAPH, Rio de Janeiro, 2014 (SB2) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | poster presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Poster presentation of abstract titled: "PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY: A 23-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF THE ALLIED-DUNBAR NATIONAL FITNESS SURVEY IN ENGLAND" Authors: VANESA ESPAñA-ROMERO, ANDREW COOPER, GRÁINNE LONG, CLARE BOOTHBY, WILLIAM TUXWORTH, PETER H FENTEM, NICK WAREHAM, SOREN BRAGE Presenter: SB. ICPAPH conference, Rio de Janeiro. 10th April 2014 Increased awareness of our unit/group's work on the aetiological role of fitness in the development of chronic disease and mortality. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.icpaph2014.com/ingles/posteres/index.php |
| Description | Press Release - Google Street View travel patterns |
| 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 | University of Cambridge Press Release. MRC Press Office also circulated it to technology journalist list, while MRC Epidemiology Unit sent it to Local journalists and BikeBiz writer. Article in Futurism https://futurism.com/gsv-google-street-view-public-health/ Indian Express http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/google-street-view-can-map-travel-patterns-in-cities-study-5163589/ and six other online news outlets. Authors were subsequently invited on 7 May 2018 to attend a Google Street View summit on 30/31 May 2018 to participate in dscussions on how to use view imagery to index ground-level observations that enable socioeconomic insights. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/uoc-ugs050118.php |
| Description | Press Release - Physical Activity and Mortality |
| 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 "Lack of Exercise responsible for twice as many deaths as obesity" on research paper: Ekelund, U et al. Physical activity and all-cause mortality across levels of overall and abdominal adiposity in European men and women: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Study (EPIC) American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Published Online 14 Jan 2015 http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/01/14/ajcn.114.100065.abstract // Global news coverage - 200+ reports in TV, radio, print and online news in more than 30 countries. Reported in 10 UK National Newspapers, including front page in Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2910206/Lack-exercise-kills-TWICE-people-obesity.html. Nick Wareham interviewed by BBC News at One (TV) and main evening ITV News, and BBC Radio 4 Today programme. Channel 4 also covered the story in main evening News. Ulf Ekelund did several live interviews with UK and Scandanavian media, including live interview on Danish TV2 http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/samfund/2015-01-16-opsigtsvaekkende-forskning-20-minutters-gang-kan-redde-dit-liv and pre-recorded interviews on Norwegian TV (NRK) and shown on their equivalent to 10 o clock news http://www.nrk.no/norge/stillesitting-dobbelt-sa-dodelig-som-fedme-1.12147291 and Swedish National TV (SVT; Oskar Skagerlind) http://www.svt.se/nyheter/sverige/brist-pa-motion-farligare-an-fetma. Covered by NBC News and CBS news in the US, as well as major newspapers. // 30/11/2015 UE quoted from press release in an article "Simple Steps" in HELLO! Magazine, which recommends walking as a way to improve health and fitness. 20/01/2016 Shape magazine article "Which Matters More: Exercise or Weight?" http://www.shape.com/fitness/tips/which-matters-more-exercise-or-weight // http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-01/uoc-loe011315.php issued by Cambridge University on 13/01/15 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/01/14/ajcn.114.100065.abstract |
| Description | Press release - alternatives to car |
| 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 by BMJ Press office, and Conversation article https://theconversation.com/ditching-the-car-may-reduce-your-risk-of-dying-from-heart-disease-and-stroke-by-almost-a-third-96817, on new Heart paper "Using alternatives to the car and risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality" http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312699. Conversation article posted on University of Cambridge, MRC Epidemiology Unit and CEDAR blogs. Promoted through Unit and CEDAR social media. Covered by the Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/ditching-the-car-cuts-risk-of-heart-disease-death-by-a-third-jkf2fv9bf, The Sun https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6345896/wake-up-cycle-work-heart-disease/ and https://www.metro.news/ditching-the-car-may-reduce-your-risk-of-dying-from-heart-disease-and-stroke-by-almost-a-third/1067931/ (republished Conversation article) and more than twenty other national, international and specialist news outlets. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/ditching-the-car-may-reduce-your-risk-of-dying-from-heart-disease-and-st... |
| Description | Press release -Some is good, more is better - UCL Diabetologia |
| 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 | UCL Press Release ""Some is good, more is better": Regular exercise can cut your diabetes risk" and Diabetologia Press Release "New studies reveal the importance of both the amount and timing of physical activity on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes" on paper "Physical activity and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies" by Andrea Smith et al PubMed:27747395. Blogged and tweeted by Unit, and Unit authors had input into UCL press release as Andrea was based at Unit when most of the analysis was undertaken. 42 news reports in print and online news media, including the Sun https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/1996839/adults-could-slash-diabetes-risk-by-a-quarter-by-doing-just-20-minutes-a-day-of-exercise-say-scientists/, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Express and ABC News. Also reportd in 25 specialist health news outlets, including Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/313517.php and ScienceDaily. High level of interist on Twitter, with over 100 tweets reported by Altmetric in first 12 hours following publication https://www.altmetric.com/details/12678096, rising to 329 by 288 users by 26/10/2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Public and Patient Involvement Panel: AnnotationTool |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Organised PPI panel to seek feedback on user friendliness of a web-based annotation tool that we are planning to roll out later in the year in one of our ongoing large cohorts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Quoted in Telegraph article on gyms reopening (TS) |
| 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 | Dr Tessa Strain responded to query from Telegraph journalist Caroline Williams for Daily Telegraph article "Is this the end of the one-hour workout?". Discussed the article and findings of 2020 Nature Medicine article "Wearable device measured physical activity and future health risk." https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-1012-3 in phone call. Quoted in article, and discussion also resulted in important changes to article so that it better represented the findings of the 2020 Nature Medicine paper. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/end-one-hour-workout/ |
| Description | Quoted in the Times - Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression (SB/MP) |
| 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 | Authors Matthew Pearce and Soren Brage replied to query from Times reporter Kat Lay about Jama Psychiatry paper "Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis" . Matthew Pearce and James Woodcock quoted in Times article "How a bit of brisk walking can give depression the boot" on 14/04/2022 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-a-bit-of-brisk-walking-can-give-depression-the-boot-639wjr636. Also a HealthDay News article https://consumer.healthday.com/4-13-exercise-is-powerful-medicine-for-depression-2657141462.html was republished by about 120 online news articles in local, health and science outlets, including CNN Health https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/14/health/exercise-depression-study-wellness/index.html and Yahoo News https://www.yahoo.com/now/going-walk-study-says-minimal-161633749.html. Paper tweeted by >1300 users by 16/01/2023. Altmetric >2,000 https://www.altmetric.com/details/126547719 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-a-bit-of-brisk-walking-can-give-depression-the-boot-639wjr636 |
| Description | SBRN blog article: Sedentary behaviour interventions in real-world conditions: what are the health benefits? |
| 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 | Sedentary Behaviour Research Network blog article: Sedentary behaviour interventions in real-world conditions: what are the health benefits? Republished on Unit research news blog. Shared on Unit Twitter, Facebook and linked in accounts. Paper tweeted by 113 Twitter accounts. Altmetric score of 83 on 15/01/2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.sedentarybehaviour.org/2020/04/20/sedentary-behaviour-interventions-in-real-world-condit... |
| Description | Scottish Physical Activity Research Collaboration (TS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Tessa Strain co-chaired two seminars at the Scottish Physical Activity Research Collaboration conference 2018. She did this in her role as leader of the surveillance expert group for the UK physical activity guideline revision. The purpose of the seminars was to inform health professionals about the impact of the proposed changes. It was also to gather their opinions on the impacts they may have. They collected responses and will use them to guide further work in implementing changes to UK physical activity surveillance. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.sparc.education.ed.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Conference-Report-SPARC-2018.pdf |
| Description | Screen Time press release |
| 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 | "Science Media Centre Press Briefing and University of Cambridge Press Release "Extra hour of screen time per day associated with poorer GCSE grades" on IJBNPA paper ""Revising on the run or studying on the sofa: prospective associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and exam results in British adolescents"". 100+ articles in National, International, regional and local newspapers, including print articles in several national UK newspapers . Also widespread UK TV and Radio News coverage. KC interviewed by BBC Breakfast News and News at One, Sky News, ITV Anglia, ITV National, BBC R4 Today Programme, BBC GNS (local stn network), BBC R5Live, BBC 3counties Radio, Naked Scientists, Cambridge TV and by journalists from Guardian and Times Education supplement. EvS interviewed by Channel 5 and spoke with journalist from Daily Mail. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-34139196 KC invited to write blog articles that were published on the Conversation (also re-published by IFLScience) and Biomed Central. Also included in University of Cambridge Clinical School newsletter. The article was later referred to in reports in the Independent on 20 November 2015 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/can-you-answers-these-gcse-questions-correctly-a6740531.html and on BBC on 25/11/2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34797350" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/12/1/106 |
| Description | Sedentary Behaviour post (Huffington Post) |
| 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 | Blog post on the Huffington Post website on Gates Scholarship - Sedentary Behaviour TBD |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/gates-cambridge-scholars/sedentary-lifestyle-health-threats_b_293908... |
| Description | Session chair ACSM 2015 conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | UE chaired an oral presentation session titled "Advancing physical activity assessment - Methods Part 2" at the 2015 ACSM conference (May). To be determined |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Session chair ICAMPAM 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | KW was chair of oral presentation session titled: "Sedentary behaviours: Measurement and general issues 2". To be determined |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Session chair ICAMPAM 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | SB was chair of oral presentation session titled: "Physical activity: measurement and general issues 2". To be determined. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Session moderator at ICPAPH, Rio de Janeiro, 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | SB was moderator of session titled: "Measurement and prevalence of physical activity". ICPAPH conference, Rio de Janeiro, 10th April 2014. Increased awareness/confirmation of our group`s expertise in physical activity measurement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.icpaph2014.com/ingles/programacao/index.php |
| Description | Simple Steps |
| 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 | Quoted in an article "Simple Steps" in HELLO! Magazine, which recommends walking as a way to improve health and fitness. The article refers to a paper on physical activity and mortality published back and press released in January . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/lack-exercise-premature-deaths/ |
| Description | Teaching Diabetes Module - MPhil in Epidemiology and Public Health - University of Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | SB provided a lecture titled "Physical Activity and Diabetes". An overview of the role of physical activity and sedentary behavior for the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of diabetes and related metabolic traits. MPhil students wishing to do their thesis in this topic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016 |
| URL | http://www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/graduate-studies/mphil-in-epidemiology/ |
| Description | Teaching PA Module - MPhil in Epidemiology and Public Health - University of Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Our group organises and provides the lectures of the Physical Activity Module of this MPhil Course. This module provides the students with elementary knowledge on the measurement of physical activity and fitness in epidemiological studies, as well as the aetiological role of physical fitness and activity in determining a range of health outcomes. Students also collect, process and analyse their own physical activity and fitness data and present their findings during several practical sessions. This ensures their engagement in physical activity and fitness related research, which they can then apply in future careers in epidemiology or public health. Some students stay on as PhD students in our Unit. The theoretical and practical aspects of the Physical Activity ensures students` engagement in physical activity and fitness related research, which they can then apply in future careers in epidemiology or public health. Some students stay on as PhD students in our Unit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016 |
| URL | http://www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/graduate-studies/mphil-in-epidemiology/ |
| Description | The Naked Scientists - Science of Sitting (PD) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr Paddy Dempsey was interviewed by Izzie Clarke from the Naked Scientists about the science of sitting down (sedentary behaviour). The interview was featured as part of their main weekly podcast and then as one of their longer news items online (see link). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/science-sitting-down |
| Description | Trail Running Magazine - Scientists divided over use of face masks while running |
| 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 | Dr Soren Brage provided a comment to a journalist for Trail Running Magazine, and was subsequently quoted in the article. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.trailrunningmag.co.uk/news/articles/scientists-divided-over-use-of-face-masks-while-runn... |
| Description | UK Biobank physical activity dataset |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press Release from UK Biobank 'UK Biobank announce availability of world's largest objective physical activity dataset ' for PLoS One paper 'Large Scale Population Assessment of Physical Activity Using Wrist Worn Accelerometers: The UK Biobank Study' PubMed:28146576. No media coverage, but the paper did receive a lot of interest on twitter from researchers working in the field of physical activity after the Unit tweeted links to the press release and original paper. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | University of Cambridge - Physical activity prevents almost four million early deaths worldwide each year |
| 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 "Physical activity prevents almost four million early deaths worldwide each year" for Lancet Global Health paper "Use of the prevented fraction for the population to determine deaths averted by existing prevalence of physical activity: a descriptive study." Published on Unit research news http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/physical-activity-prevents-four-million-early-deaths-worldwide/ and shared on Unit Twitter, Facebook and linkedIn channels. Reported by at least 40 print and online news outlets, including the Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8433827/Exercise-prevents-26-600-early-deaths-UK-YEAR-new-study-shows.html, Sky TG24 https://tg24.sky.it/salute-e-benessere/2020/06/18/attivita-fisica-morti-evitate, ABC Salud, El Independiente, Yahoo news, Business Insider, Med India and MedicalXpress. Tweeted by more than 530 accounts. Altmetric score of 667 on 13/01/2021 https://www.altmetric.com/details/84209765. Included in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 06 August 2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/uoc-pap061620.php |
| Description | University of Cambridge Press Release - Hand Grip Strength |
| 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 | University of Cambridge press release on Nature communications paper "Large-scale GWAS identifies multiple loci for hand grip strength providing biological insights into muscular fitness" by Sara Willems et al. Also published on University of Cambridge and MRC Epidemiology Unit research news blogs. Article in print edition of iNewspaper, and also reported in 12 national and international science and health news outlets , including Medical News Today and Sci News. Author Dan Wright interviewed by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on Morning Show with Dotty McLeod on 18/07/2017. Evidence of impact: https://in.news.yahoo.com/genetic-factors-linked-strength-identified-122605949.html, https://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/hand-grip-strength-genes-could-aid-development-of-drugs-for-myopathies/81254640, https://www.topsante.com/medecine/votre-sante-vous/sante-pratique/la-force-musculaire-identifiee-dans-les-genes-619595 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uoc-cs071117.php |
| Description | University of Cambridge Press Release - Reducing TV viewing (KWi) |
| 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 by University of Cambridge 'Reducing TV viewing to less than one hour a day could help prevent more than one in ten cases of coronary heart disease' for paper Kim, Y, et al. 'Genetic susceptibility, screen-based sedentary activities and incidence of coronary heart disease.' BMC Medicine. Author Youngwon Kim interviewed by Daily Mail and BBC Three Counties radio. Reported in UK and international media outlets, including Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/24/couch-potatoes-at-higher-risk-of-coronary-heart-disease-study-finds, Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/24/want-cut-risk-heart-disease-put-remote-control/, Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10845943/Watching-TV-hour-day-help-prevent-tenth-heart-disease-cases.html, Times, Sun, Mirror, Independent, Bloomberg, RTE, El Mundo. Reported in more than 800 local and regional news outlets in the UK, USA and other countries, including the PA story picked up by more than 30 news outlets, for example https://www.aol.co.uk/news/breaks-watch-less-tv-slash-230100594.html. Paper tweeted by 39 Twitter users, and had altmetric score of 1,771 on 24/08/2022. Unit news blog post had 147 unique views on 24/08/2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/reducing-tv-viewing-to-less-than-one-hour-a-day-could-help-preve... |
| Description | Workshop: Activity in children (Uni of Southern Denmark) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | 3 hrs workshop on fitness testing, individual calibration, modeling of habitual activity data. Attendees: 60 European students attending master programme in "Physical activity in children" several requests to do final year master project with us |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014 |
| Description | Yonsei Online Mini-Symposium: Resting Heart Rate |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Soren Brage and Tomas Gonzales spoke at the Yonsei Online Mini-Symposium: Resting Heart Rate, hosted by Yonsei University, South Korea, on Zoom in August 2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Youngwon - Seoul National University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Lecture "Behavioral and health aspects of physical activity" Department of Physical Education, Seoul National University |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Youngwon - Yonsei University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk, Frontier Research Institute of Convergence Sports Science, Yonsei University - Behavioral and health aspects of physical activity |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |