Optimising health and wellbeing

6th November 2015

New study aims to improve the health of NHS office…

A new NCSEM-EM study will be looking at the impact of standing desks on the health…

28th October 2015

Public lecture: The Obesity Epidemic: do your genes fit?

The Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity BRU's final public lecture for 2015 is presented by two…

26th October 2015

Tell us about your evaluation

We'd love to hear about your current planning and evaluation for physical activity programmes and any…

21st July 2015

Study reveals standing desks in schools could help tackle sedentary…

How best to combat sedentary behaviour (prolonged sitting) in primary schools and encourage children to become…

26th June 2015

NCSEM part of a study encouraging adolescent girls to embrace…

Researchers from Loughborough University will measure adolescent girls’ physical activity levels as part of a £600,000…

23rd June 2015

Volunteers wanted for study on wearable technology and sitting time

This study, part of a student research project, will look into whether wearable technology can be…

23rd June 2015

NCSEM teams up with Nike to get schools active

The NCSEM and the British Heart Foundation National Centre have collaborated with Nike to develop a…

12th June 2015

NHS trialling the benefits of standing desks

NCSEM-EM researcher Dr Fehmidah Munir is leading a year-long trial of standing desks with NHS staff…

1st June 2015

Help reduce sedentary behaviour at work with new franchise opportunity

Discover how you can run your own business helping companies boost the health of their employees…

28th May 2015

Biomedical Research Unit public lecture series

The Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit, based in the NCSEM-EM, is holding…