How can small increases in physical activity bring long-term health benefits? Check out this article featuring expert comment from CLiMB Director, Professor Amanda Daley. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

Have you heard about RIC-KI, the collaborative research platform for health, wellbeing and sport science? If you're looking for new projects or new collaborators, check out the post below 👇

We have another fantastic PhD opportunity at CLiMB! Explore how continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), wearable technologies, and lifestyle behaviours can support metabolic health and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Find out more and apply: lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr... Deadline: 22 May 2026

We are looking for health professionals who support breast cancer patients receiving treatment in secondary care via the NHS for a short telephone interview. For more information please visit loughboroughssehs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... or email [email protected].

New PhD opportunity with CLiMB! Join Dr Natalie Pearson on Co Designing Active School Uniforms : Equity Focused Approaches to Enhancing Physical Activity in Secondary Schools Find out more about the programme and apply here: lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr... Apply by: 22/5/26

Congratulations to CLiMB doctoral researcher Jessica Large who has been nominated in the Research Student of the Year category at the Keystone Education Group Awards! We're wishing Jess the very best of luck for the final ✨ Find out more about Jess here: www.lboro.ac.uk/schools/spor...

Check out this fantastic blog from CLiMB's Dr Natalie Pearson exploring how schools can better support daily movement for young people 👉

Another fantastic opportunity to join the CLiMB team! We're looking for a talented Research Associate in Weight Management. Find out more and apply here: vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... 📍 Loughborough, UK | full/part-time, fixed-term to August 2028 ⏰ Closing date: 17 May 2026

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion isn’t seen as a tick box exercise for us at CLiMB – it is the very core of who we are and central to all we do. Find out more about how EDI informs our world-leading research on our blog: lboro.ac.uk/research/cli...

We have just concluded another successful stakeholder engagement meeting in Ghana at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), marking our third since the start of CLiMB Ghana. Find out more about CLiMB Ghana here: lboro.ac.uk/research/cli...

Don't forget - applications for this fantastic new role close on 3 May! We're recruiting a Research Associate in Digital Health Interventions, full details below 👇

We're hiring a Research Associate in Digital Health Interventions to join the ACTIVATE trial team! 📍 Loughborough, UK | Full-time, fixed-term to June 2028 ⏰ Closing date: 3 May 2026 Apply here: bit.ly/4tGlMdh #DigitalHealth #ResearchJobs #PublicHealth #Hiring #HealthResearch #BehaviourChange

As part of the PRE-WELL study, we are undertaking research to find out about healthcare professionals’ views on weight management prior to surgery. We are now looking to undertake short online or telephone interviews with healthcare professionals.

📢 New CLiMB paper published in Obesity Reviews 📢 We found that children who are living with overweight or obesity can significantly improve their health through primary care weight-management programmes. Read the paper in full: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New CLiMB Ghana paper, led by Dr Daniel Boateng, explores physical activity among adults in Ghana. We found that many participants were not meeting recommended daily physical activity guidelines, and awareness of these guidelines was low. Read more: bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/4/1/...

Calling all researchers in health, wellbeing and sport 📢 For a new way to kick start your next research collaboration, check out RIC-KI, the free platform where you can share your research ideas and find new collaborators to join you. Interested? Visit ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk #AcademicSky #PhDSky

Meet CLiMB: Lilly Gibbs is an ESRC-funded Doctoral Researcher whose studies focus on the co-design of physical activity interventions for children and adolescents with epilepsy. www.lboro.ac.uk/schools/spor...

On #WorldObesityDay, CLiMB's Professor Amanda Daley and Dr Claire Madigan explain the issues around the use of #GLP1 weight loss medication. Read more: www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

Spotlight on: the SnackApp We developed a new smartphone app to help people increase their physical activity. Our participants used the app an average of 77 times over 4 weeks. Find out more: www.lboro.ac.uk/research/cli... #PhysicalActivity #DigitalHealth

Check out this fantastic paper led by Dr Sophia Amenyah in collaboration with CLiMB's Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi and Dr Charity Aienobe-Asekharen exploring how older Black African adults navigate food choices: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Don't forget... applications close on Wednesday 18 February 👉👉

We had a fantastic day earlier this week at our co-creation workshop, learning about how to draw together experts and those with lived experience to create more impactful research studies. Many thanks to our participants and facilitators Dr Gemma Pearce and Nikki Holliday.

Have a listen to the @humbioassociation.bsky.social's latest 'Sausage of Science' podcast featuring CLiMB's Dr. Ines Varela-Silva. Find out about her path into anthropology and human biology and SCRIBE, her newly-published toolkit for systematic reviews.

New PhD opportunities with CLiMB! We have two fantastic @lhiipdtp.bsky.social studentships available to address the unique health issues faced by Leicester and Leicestershire’s ethnically and culturally diverse population. Find out more and apply here: le.ac.uk/study/resear...

As part of the PRE:WELL study, we are looking for weight management providers to complete the following survey: loughboroughssehs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

How can athletes be better supported in returning to elite sport following a leave of absence due to mental health concerns? If you would like to explore how this is currently managed and identify the issues to be addressed, visit ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/ideas/return...

Can the latest viral hack encouraging people to jump 50 times a day really help boost health? CLiMB Director Professor Amanda Daley featured on BBC Radio Berkshire to explain why short bouts of activity are so beneficial to our health. Catch up here from 2hrs 8mins: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

NCDs are a growing concern in Nigeria, driven by tobacco, alcohol, poor diet and inactivity. Young people and vulnerable groups are disproportionately affected, yet often excluded from designing interventions. If you would like to collaborate, please visit: ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/ideas/parli-...

We have a fantastic milestone to celebrate – we have recruited 991 people to our latest @nihr.bsky.social funded Snacktivity™ trial. We are hugely grateful to NIHR's Be Part of Research and the 46 NHS sites who helped with our recruitment, the Snacktivity™ team and our wonderful participants.

We were delighted to see two CLiMB doctoral researchers graduate at last week's graduation ceremonies. Huge congratulations to Kayleigh Sharp and Liz Pharoah! We wish you all the best for the future ✨✨

Can microbursts of activity help you live longer? Check out this article from BBC Future featuring CLiMB director Professor Amanda Daley discussing why short bursts of activity can help people become more physically active in their daily lives. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

A new app that tackles multimorbidity has revealed promising results. The project, run by Holly Health with Modality Partnerships, Dr @james-sanders.bsky.social and Dr James Fleming found that users improved their engagement in managing their conditions by 21%. www.lboro.ac.uk/research/cli...

Great to see CLiMB doctoral researcher Dr Jessica Large's featured in the Canadian Dental Association's 'CDA essentials' discussing her research into how dental teams could contribute to supporting the public with weight management. Read it in full here: cda-adc.ca/en/services/...

Monday is the last day for our new idea competition! Don’t forget to send us your best new collaborative research idea to be in with a chance to win £75, £50 or £25. Enter here: ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/idea-sharing... Further details and Ts&Cs available here: ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/blog/competi...

Could a new way of labelling foods encourage healthier food choices in school canteens? This #SugarAwarenessWeek we explore the difference that PACE labelling made to purchases of cakes and biscuits in school canteens in our recent study. lboro.ac.uk/research/cli...

Don’t forget our new idea competition is now open! We’ve had some fantastic entries already - enter your collaborative research idea before 8 December for your chance to win. Enter here: ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/idea-sharing... Further details and Ts&Cs available here: ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/blog/competi...

Have you got a brilliant new collaborative research idea to share? Submit it to RIC-KI by 8 December to be in with a chance of winning! There are vouchers of £75, £50 and 3 x £25 (or local equivalent) up for grabs. Enter here: ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/idea-sharing...

Meet CLiMB: Tash Hares is a part-time PhD student researching prehabilitation in orthopaedic patients in collaboration with University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust to help support those who are awaiting hip and knee surgeries. lboro.ac.uk/schools/spor...

CLiMB Director Professor Amanda Daley will be speaking at the Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Conference 2025. Join her session on 6 November at 4.20pm to find out more about the Snacktivity™ project.

📢 Calling all weight management service commissioners and referrers 📢 Join us on 4/11 in Birmingham to help develop policy guidance to help people keep lost weight off. Sign up here: loughboroughssehs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝟰𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲?

There's still time to apply for these fantastic roles! Applications close on Thursday...

There's one week left to apply for our new research associate roles. If you have experience of working as an academic researcher, exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with people from a range of backgrounds this could be the opportunity for you!

We are CLiMBing higher. Will you join us? We’re looking for three talented research associates to help deliver our world-leading research projects in behavioural medicine. We have positions available in weight management, physical activity and physical activity and cancer care.

Did you spot CLiMB’s Dr @james-sanders.bsky.social on today's BBC Morning Live feature on fitness trackers with Greg Foot? If you missed the feature, originally shown last year, you can catch up here at 43 minutes in: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Spotlight on: physical activity interventions in young people during cancer treatment. Our research showed they may be useful in improving health outcomes in young people during treatment for cancer. Read more: lboro.ac.uk/research/cli... #PhysicalActivity #CancerTreatment

Fantastic to see CLiMB Ghana’s research priorities set out in our paper in Frontiers detailing our plans to work collaboratively with stakeholders in Ghana to address the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Discover our priorities in full: frontiersin.org/journals/pub...

During my time with the CLiMB team, one study that I found particularly interesting was the Harnessing Opportunities to Promote Equity for Non-Communicable Diseases project, led by Dr Charity Aienobe-Asekharen and Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi. @nihr.bsky.social

Hi, I’m Zofia, a Psychology student at the University of Derby, currently going into my final year. This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to join the CLiMB team as an @nihr.bsky.social research intern.

Hi, I’m Maddie, one of the @nihr.bsky.social interns at CLiMB this year. Normally, you’ll find me in Bristol, where I am a 4th year medical student, but this July I’ve been working with Dr Henrietta Graham on various weight management projects at Loughborough University.