Prospective students are very welcome to formulate a PhD topic of their own choice, as long as it is coherent with the overall goal of the Unit, and with the interests of at least one Unit programme; see Research Areas.
Alternatively, students may choose from one of the projects listed below:
Theme: Aetiological studies
Physical Behaviour Mapping Project
Supervisors: Soren Brage
Programme(s): Physical Activity Epidemiology
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Understanding the role of DNA damage response in health and disease
Supervisors: John Perry, Ken Ong
Programme(s): Early Life Aetiology and Mechanisms of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Disorders
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How do early life exposures influence risk of disease decades later?
Supervisors: John Perry, Ken Ong
Programme(s): Early Life Aetiology and Mechanisms of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Disorders
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Increasing access to hand prepared food – exploring the potential of home cooked meal marketplaces
Supervisor(s): Jean Adams
Programme(s): Population Health Interventions
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Mechanisms for population strategies to prevent diet- and activity-related chronic disease
Supervisor(s): Jean Adams, Louise Foley, David Ogilvie, Jenna Panter
Programme(s): Population Health Interventions
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Understanding the physical activity and health impacts of changes in the built and natural environment
Supervisor(s): Jenna Panter, David Ogilvie
Programme(s): Population Health Interventions
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Understanding joint impacts of environment for dietary public health and physical activity
Supervisor(s): Jenna Panter, Jean Adams, David Ogilvie, Thomas Burgoine
Programme(s): Population Health Interventions
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Understanding active travel and health in new housing developments
Supervisor(s): Jenna Panter
Programme(s): Population Health Interventions
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Understanding the determinants of the initiation and maintenance of behaviour change
Supervisor(s): Amy Ahern, Julia Mueller
Programme(s): Prevention of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Disorders in High Risk Groups
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Supporting weight loss maintenance following use of obesity medications
Supervisor(s): Amy Ahern
Programme(s): Prevention of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Disorders in High Risk Groups
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Longitudinal microsimulation modelling of disease, well-being, activity participation
Supervisor(s): James Woodcock, Belen Zapata-Diomedi
Programme(s): Public Health Modelling
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Behavioural modelling of the built environment determinants of active travel and vehicle ownership
Supervisor(s): James Woodcock, Jenna Panter
Programme(s): Public Health Modelling, Population Health Interventions
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Association of the built environment with behaviour and health in different global contexts
Supervisor(s): Tolullah Oni
Programme(s): Global Diet and Physical Activity Research Group
Understanding the factors that shape travel behaviour across different global contexts’
Supervisor(s): Tolullah Oni
Programme(s): Global Diet and Physical Activity Research Group
Developing a global policy evaluation framework at the intersection of health, urban and climate
Supervisor(s): Tolullah Oni
Programme(s): Global Diet and Physical Activity Research Group
Investigating dynamically changing urban health/climate risks by integrating static and dynamic air quality data with lived experiences to inform prioritisation of urban built environment interventions and support inclusive urban governance for healthy climate-resilient cities in West Africa
Supervisor(s): Tolullah Oni
Programme(s): Global Diet and Physical Activity Research Group