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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Research within Physical Activity and Health includes a number of research areas and themes:
- Developing and testing physical activity interventions
- Physical activity across the lifespan
- Sedentary behaviour patterns and health
- Physical activity promotion in people with Type 2 diabetes
- Prevention and treatment of childhood obesity in the developed and developing world
- Physical activity and the aetiology of childhood obesity
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Profiles
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STRIDE: Supporting Communities, TRusted Information, Inclusive spaces, heritage Discovery, and wEllbeing in Scottish Libraries
Innocenti, P. (Principal Investigator) & Muirhead, F. (Co-investigator)
3/11/25 → 2/05/27
Project: Research
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Co-design of scalable and sustainable health & fitness-enhancing interventions for Scottish school pupils
Weston, K. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/25 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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HCTR: Hydro cycles and tree routes: mobile methodologies to engage with place
Bonner, J. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Non-funded project
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Group-based physical activity interventions for fibromyalgia: a systematic scoping review
Pursley, M., Muirhead, F., Donnachie, C., Kennedy, D. & Mavroeidi, A., 4 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia & Falls . 10, 4, p. 279-294 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Youth Fitness International Test (YFIT) battery for monitoring and surveillance among children and adolescents: A modified Delphi consensus project with 169 experts from 50 countries and territories
Ortega, F. B., Zhang, K., Cadenas-Sanchez , C., Tremblay, M. S., Jurak, G., Tomkinson, G., Ruiz, J. R., Keller, K., Delisle-Nyström , C., Sacheck , J., Pate, R., Weston, K., Kidokoro , T., Poon, E., Wachira, L.-J. M., Ssenyonga, R., Queiroz , T. N., Cristi-Montero , C., Fraser, B. J. & Niessner, C. & 9 others, , 1 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Sport and Health Science. 14, 16 p., 101012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Validation of anthropometric and bioelectrical impedance equations for the prediction of fat mass amongst South African children
Hudda, M. T., van Niekerk, E., Sedumedi, C. M., Moeng‐Mahlangu, L., Whincup, P. H., Reilly, J. J., Kruger, H. S. & Monyeki, M. A., 1 Dec 2025, In: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. 27, 12, p. 7275-7284 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Datasets
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Data for: "Movement behaviours and adherence to guidelines: perceptions of a sample of UK parents with children 0–18 months"
Hesketh, K. R. (Creator) & Janssen, X. (Creator), figshare, 4 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6008595.v1
Dataset
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Data for: "Development and feasibility testing of a physical activity intervention for youth with anxiety and depression: a study protocol"
Kodal, A. (Creator), Muirhead, F. (Creator), Reilly, J. J. (Creator), Wergeland, G. J. H. (Creator), Thorsen, P. J. B. (Creator), Bovim, L. P. (Creator) & Elgen, I. B. (Creator), figshare, 4 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5872913.v1
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Data for: "Use of the socio-ecological model to explore factors that influence the implementation of a diabetes structured education programme (EXTEND project) inLilongwe, Malawi and Maputo, Mozambique: a qualitative study"
Bamuya, C. (Creator), Correia, J. C. (Creator), Brady, E. M. (Creator), Beran, D. (Creator), Harrington, D. (Creator), Damasceno, A. (Creator), Crampin, A. M. (Creator), Magaia, A. (Creator), Levitt, N. (Creator), Davies, M. J. (Creator) & Hadjiconstantinou, M. (Creator), figshare, 5 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5504247.v1
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Prizes
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BAPO Conference "Physical activity for health in prosthetic rehabilitation: are we doing enough?"
Deans, S. (Recipient), 15 Mar 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best poster at the 2022 Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections Annual Conference
Harrington, D. (Recipient), 11 Nov 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Chancellor's Fellowship
Mitchell, F. (Recipient), 30 Sept 2015
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections (SPARC) Conference 2025
Bonner, J. (Speaker)
3 Dec 2025Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Conference, workshop, seminar or course
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Active Mobility & Urban Retrofit: An interdisciplinary workshop
Bonner, J. (Organiser), Joshi, M. (Organiser) & Morrison , R. (Organiser)
5 Dec 2025Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Conference, workshop, seminar or course
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Canal and motorways: a short infrastructure walk around Civic House
Bonner, J. (Host)
5 Dec 2025Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Public Events
Equipment
Student theses
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ActiveChat, the feasibility of a classroom-based physical activity and sedentary behaviour programme in Scottish secondary schools
McMichan, L. (Author), Gibson, A.-M. (Supervisor) & Muirhead, F. (Supervisor), 28 Feb 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Adapting an existing preschool-based intervention for use in the Scottish preschool setting to prevent childhood obesity and its co-morbidities
Malden, S. (Author), Hughes, A. (Supervisor) & Reilly, J. (Supervisor), 13 Aug 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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An examination of undergraduate student health behaviours during their first year at two Scottish universities
Shaw, J. (Author), 7 Oct 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis