Projects per year
Organization 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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We-Belong: Wearables for Better Mental Health in Children and Adolescents
Muirhead, F., Kodal, A., Elgen, I. B., Bjørgaas, H., Reinhardt, G. & Kristiansen, H.
1/02/23 → 1/01/25
Project: Research
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Human Behaviour Change as an Engineering Intervention
Harrington, D. & MacKinnon, C.
26/01/23 → …
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Training / Short Course)
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Parents’ barriers and facilitators to building better days
QSR International (Americas) Inc
8/04/22 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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Physical activity levels during school recess in a nationally representative sample of 10-11-year-olds
Wong, L. S., Reilly, J., McCrorie, P. & Harrington, D., 10 May 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Pediatric Exercise Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association between chronotype and physical behaviours in adolescent girls
Plekhanova, T., Crawley, E., Davies, M. J., Gorely, T., Harrington, D. M., Ioannidou, E., Khunti, K., Rowlands, A. V., Sherar, L. B., Yates, T., Edwardson, C. L. & Şahin, F. N. (ed.), 30 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Children. 10, 5, 10 p., 819.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Political economy analysis of subnational health management in Kenya, Malawi and Uganda
Rodríguez, D. C., Balaji, L. N., Mwase-Vuma, T., Chamdimba, E., Kafumba, J., Koon, A. D., Mazalale, J., Mkombe, D., Munywoki, J., Mwase-Vuma, T., Namakula, J., Nambiar, B., Neel, A. H., Nsabagasani, X., Paina, L., Rogers, B., Tsoka, M., Waweru, E., Munthali, A., Ssengooba, F., & 1 others , 11 Apr 2023, In: Health Policy and Planning. 17 p., czad021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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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. (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: "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
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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, Sarah (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, Deirdre (Recipient), 11 Nov 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Chancellor's Fellowship
Muirhead, Fiona (Recipient), 30 Sept 2015
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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External Grant Reviewer - Carnegie Trust
Deirdre Harrington (Examiner)
12 Jan 2023 → 2 Mar 2023Activity: Examination types › Examination
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RSE Saltire award bilateral research workshops
Deirdre Harrington (Organiser)
11 Dec 2022 → 13 Dec 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Scottish-Finnish Health Promotion Network
Deirdre Harrington (Participant) & Xanne Janssen (Organiser)
9 Dec 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Student theses
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ActiveChat, the feasibility of a classroom-based physical activity and sedentary behaviour programme in Scottish secondary schools
Author: McMichan, L., 28 Feb 2019Supervisor: Gibson, A. (Supervisor) & Muirhead, F. (Supervisor)
Student 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
Author: Malden, S., 13 Aug 2020Supervisor: Hughes, A. (Supervisor), Reilly, J. (Supervisor) & Gibson, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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An examination of undergraduate student health behaviours during their first year at two Scottish universities
Author: Shaw, J., 7 Oct 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis