The Unit’s research programmes are supported by a set of prospective cohort studies, detailed quantitative trait metabolic studies, case-control studies, trials and qualitative research studies that serve both aetiological and preventive purposes.
In addition to the A-Z list of studies below, you can find lists of studies grouped by status in the right-hand links. Individual studies can be present on more than one status list.
Study A-Z
ADAPT: Acceptability of online Dietary Assessment in clinical Practice Trial
Allied Dunbar National Fitness Survey
ALPhA: The Informal Appropriation of Public Space for Leisure Physical Activity in Lagos and Yaoundé
AMALGAM: Arthritis detection using machine Learning and Accelerometry
APAD-C: Adolescent Physical Activity During Covid-19
BECCA: Built environment context and change atlas
BOLT: Behaviours and Outcomes after Liver Transplant
CASE: Creating Active School Environments
CAVA: COVID-19 capillary and venous blood antibody testing study
CDCCS: Cambridgeshire Diabetes Case-Control Study
CHILL: Children’s Health in London and Luton
Commuting and Health in Cambridge
CREATE-C: Cancer Rehabilitation Exercise and Activity via Telehealth COVID 19 Feasibility Study
Dark kitchens and dark grocery stores: Exploring policy and practice perspectives
DEBEAT-Pilot: Diet and Eating Behaviours across Early Adulthood Transitions
DEBEAT: Diet and Eating Behaviours across Early Adulthood Transitions
DEMOB: Biological sample collection for the Development, Evaluation and Monitoring of Biomarkers
DRCT: Diabetes Risk Communication Trial
Dietary Public Health Research and the Food Industry
Effects and mechanisms of traffic restriction schemes outside schools in Great Britain
Enabling healthy lifestyles among young adults in the workplace
EPIC-InterAct Physical Activity Validation Study
EPIC Norfolk: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer Norfolk Cohort
Evaluation of planning policy to regulate takeaway food outlets in England
FAB: The Feedback, Awareness and Behaviour Study
FAIA: Following Adolescents into Adulthood
GDAR: Global Diet and Activity Research Network
GLASST: Global and local health impact assessment of transport
GLINT: Glucose Lowering in Non-diabetic hyperglycaemia Trial
GLoW: Glucose Lowering through Weight Management
Health behaviours and childhood obesity in context
HD4: Health-Drive Design for Cities
Hertfordshire Birth Cohort Physical Activity Trial
ICAD: The International Children's Accelerometry Database
Implementation & assessment of mandatory calorie labelling in the out-of-home sector
PAAS: Physical Activity Annotation Study
Parental experiences of physical activity
Perceptions of the concept of “ultra-processed foods” in UK adults
Physical Activity in Retirement
Pilot trial of an adult community cooking skills intervention
Promo Bans Study: Special offers on high fat, salt and sugar foods in UK Supermarkets
Sedentary Time Validation Study
SHOP: Supermarket HFSS Offers and Promotions study
Soft Drinks Industry Levy Evaluation
SPACE: Studying Physical Activity in Children and their Environment study
SPEEDY: Sport, Physical activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young people
Survey of Nutrition Practices in Nurseries
SWiM: Supporting Weight Management
SWiM: Supporting Weight Management – Feasibility Study
SWiM-C: Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19
TIGTHAT: Towards an Integrated Global Transport and Health Assessment Tool
Traffic and Health in Glasgow "The M74 Study"