Our team are expanding. Look out for a variety of posts over the coming months including the below jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/9880…

Want to know the latest about support for research in Local Government in England including funding calls?

Connect with the NIHR Research Support Service Specialist Centre for Public Health.

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Hiring a postdoc with a background in public health nutrition and an interest in fathers and childhood obesity prevention. Join our team at Boston College to work with a cohort of more than 1200 fathers bc.csod.com/ux/ats/careers…

Apparently it is almost impossible to travel cross country by public transport on a Sunday in the UK ...

The findings of the study, led by Prof Pat Hoddinott University of Stirling, with the #Bristol arm of the trial led by CAPC, Bristol's Katrina Turner 💙, were published in JAMA & presented at the European Congress on Obesity - #ECO2024 EASO.

Paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

A major new UK study has found that offering text messages with financial incentives is effective in helping men to lose weight.

The @NIHRResearch funded Game of Stones study offered men £400 for losing weight over 12 months.

capcnews.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2024/05/15/cas…

#Obesity #MensHealth

Calling all post-docs passionate about making an impact in local communities! The ALAF scheme offers fully-funded fellowships for 2-5 years, allowing you to integrate research with professional practice and career development.

Now open for applications: nihr.ac.uk/funding/advanc…

🚨Exciting job opportunity 🚨

We are looking for an outstanding academic to join our thriving team of lifestyle researchers within the Diabetes Research Centre and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre!

Associate Professor in Lifestyle Medicine

jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/9880…

Sorry but if I have to fill in 2 pages of questions before I can say whether or not I can the button to accept or decline your peer review request then I am just going to ignore. Peer review is a volunteer activity that makes journals loads of money so make it easy on reviewers!

HDRC Project Manager (4 posts, fixed term 3.5 yrs)
Sandwell MBC
Oldbury, West Midlands/Hybrid
£46,464 - £51,515 p.a.
Closes 26 May 2024
 
wmjobs.co.uk/job/194774/hdr…

HDRC Project Officer (4 posts, fixed term 3.5 yrs)
Sandwell MBC
Oldbury, West Midlands/Hybrid
£34,834 - £39,186 p.a.
Closes 26 May 2024
 
wmjobs.co.uk/job/194791/hdr…

PhD Studentship: Physical Activity, Moving Professionals, and Disability
Durham University
Closes 02/05

jobs.ac.uk/job/DGL639/phd…

Paper out today. One of the first to look at non-clinical student wellbeing teams. #studentmentalhealth #well being #well -being #university #support Student mental health support: A qualitative evaluation of new well-being services at a UK university tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Our consolidated guidance for behavioral intervention pilot and feasibility studies is out today! We relied on 161 publications on pilot/feasibility studies, and a Delphi panel of experts to create a go-to resource for behavioral researchers.
doi.org/10.1186/s40814…

Watch our video about the Men's Table. Hear from the men involved in the programme, the Long Table - the charity that hosted and supported the group, and the commissioners who took the co-design plunge
youtube.com/watch?v=KZdvKa…

Is co-production the secret ingredient to successful weight management programmes?
In this blog, Rowan Brockman discusses our recent study which looked at three case studies from our region, including the Men's Table in Stroud, commissioned by NHS Gloucestershire
bit.ly/3PyUTGD

The power of collaboration in #healthcare ! New study: co-designing adult #weightmanagement services shares insights of benefits & challenges, fostering strong relationships & evidence-based practices... co-design can help us in #addressingobesitytogether : i.mtr.cool/rjlzjjerzr

Read the full project summary here, including the team's recommendations for co-designing weight management services for adults:
bit.ly/3YnyLlz

Co-designing adult weight management services: a qualitative study exploring barriers, facilitators, and considerations for future commissioning
By Dr Beki Langford Rowan Brockman Jon Banks Russ Jago Fiona Gillison Karen Coulman, PhD RD Theresa (Tess) Moore James Nobles
Full paper link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Co-designing weight management services: what should commissioners consider?
Building relationships, creating supportive organisational cultures & developing the evidence base according to our latest paper published in BMC #PublicHealth
#obesity
bit.ly/43epSxk