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Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour: CLiMB
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The Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour at Loughborough University aims to help the public live long, healthy and happy lives.

Find out more: www.lboro.ac.uk/climb
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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...
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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.

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Natasha Hares, Loughborough University
Staff profile for Natasha Hares, Postgraduate University Teacher (Clinical Exercise Physiology) at Loughborough University
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November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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.
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
📢 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_...
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝟰𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲?
October 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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!
October 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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!
October 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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.
September 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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...
Morning Live - Series 7: 23/09/2025
Gethin Jones and Louise Minchin chat to consumer champion Matt Allwright about pavement parking. Also, documentary maker Zara McDermott looks at online abuse and Iona Bain has tips on credit scores.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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...
September 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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
August 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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.
August 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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.
August 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Calling all African & Caribbean community leaders in Greater Manchester and Leicestershire working in:

📍 Charities & community organisations
📍 Health & social care
📍Academia & research
📍 Business or media
📍Religion, policymaking or advocacy

We want to hear your story!

#AcademicSky
August 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Meet CLiMB: Mona Rafizadeh is a doctoral researcher in digital health, focusing on accelerometer data analysis and developing a Physical Activity Toolkit to better tailor personalised movement-based prescription for patients with long-term conditions.

www.lboro.ac.uk/schools/spor...
Mona Rafizadeh, Loughborough University
Staff profile for Mona Rafizadeh, Doctoral Researcher at Loughborough University
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August 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Over the summer, CLiMB is hosting interns interested in learning more about careers in research.

This week we said goodbye to our
@nihr.bsky.social interns, who joined us for 4-week placements.

We’re looking forward to sharing some of their work and experiences - watch this space!
July 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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July 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We are proud to see our commitment to global health expand into Nigeria with Professor Amanda Daley presenting a guest lecture at LASUCOM to academics, policy makers, health professionals and medical students - all united in their passion for advancing public and global health.
July 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
SPOTLIGHT ON: primary care weight management interventions

Our findings show that these interventions are effective and can help patients manage their weight, with at least 12 contacts needed.

Read more: www.lboro.ac.uk/research/cli...
June 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Congratulations to CLiMB research associate Charity Aienobe-Asekharen on winning the @who.int's #worldnotobaccoday2025 award for the African Region for her work to tackle the increase in smoking among young people in Nigeria.

Find out more about her project here: lboro.ac.uk/research/cli...
CLiMB researcher wins prestigious WHO World No Tobacco Day award for the African Region
CLiMB research associate, Charity Aienobe-Asekharen, has won the World Health Organization World No Tobacco Day (WHO WNTD) award for the African Region.
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June 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Meet CLiMB: Charity Aienobe-Asekharen is a research associate on the HOPE4NCDs project exploring diet and physical activity behaviours within African and Caribbean communities using the Positive Deviance Framework.

Find out more: www.lboro.ac.uk/schools/spor...
Charity Aienobe-Asekharen, Loughborough University
Staff profile for Charity Aienobe-Asekharen, Research Associate (HOPE4NCDs) at Loughborough University
www.lboro.ac.uk
June 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
'The Power of Snack-Sized Fitness'

CLiMB Director Professor Amanda Daley discusses the latest developments in lifestyle medicine with EMJ Reviews.

Read it here: www.emjreviews.com/flagship-jou...
The Power of Snack-Sized Fitness: Interview with Amanda Daley
Lifestyle medicine is a large topic area to cover, but there have been some notable advancements in the areas in which I work that are...
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June 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Don't forget, applications for our fantastic internships close this weekend!
We’re recruiting NIHR interns this summer! We have 3 internships in health and wellbeing available to undergraduate students who have at least one year left of their degree.

Find out more and apply here: vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Closing date: Sunday 8 June

Start date: 30 June
June 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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May 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM