Past Projects

Find out what projects we've previously been involved in.

Combating the Obesogenic Environment
Project Leader(s): Dr. Amelia Lake
Project Dates: From January 2006 to December 2008
Design and evaluation of peer led community based Food Clubs. A means to improve the diet of older people from deprived social backgrounds.
Project Leader(s): Prof John Mathers, Prof. P. Moynihan, Prof. A. J. Adamson, Prof. C. J. Seal
Project Dates: From January 2002 to October 2005
Developing an Expert panel of 16-18 year olds: Public Engagement
Project Leader(s): Dr Amelia A Lake
Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children (DNSIYC)
Project Leader(s): Professor Ashley Adamson
Project Dates: From July 2009 to September 2012
Diet as a Driver of Longevity and Healthy Cognitive Ageing: Lessons from the Newcastle 85+ Study
Project Leader(s): Principal: Professor C Jagger, Collaborator: Professor JC Mathers
Project Dates: From October 2012 to October 2014
Early Origin of Obesity: developing strategies for Intervention (Gateshead Millennium Study)
Project Leader(s): Professor Ashley Adamson
Project Dates: From April 2006 to June 2008
Exploring the relationship between prevalence of overweight and obesity in 10-11 year olds and the outdoor physical environment, North East England
Project Leader(s): Tim G Townshend, Amelia A Lake and Louisa Ells
Food choice and the food environment of young people
Project Leader(s): Dr Amelia A Lake
Food Choice Studentship - Tracking of and changes in food choice and BMI: evidence, influences and attributions.
Project Leader(s): Professor Ashley Adamson
Project Dates: From October 2004 to September 2007
FSA Studentship: Exploring adolescent food choice: A food environment perspective
Project Leader(s): Professor Ashley Adamson
Project Dates: From January 2010 to February 2014
Implementing healthier menus in residential care homes for older people: evaluation of barriers, facilitators and the impact on dietary intake
Project Leader(s): Prof Paula Moynihan, Prof Chris Seal, Prof Carl May, Prof Ashley Adamson, Mr Mark Deverill
Project Dates: From January 2008 to January 2011
INTAKE24 - further development and testing of SCRAN24
Project Leader(s): Dr Emma Foster
Project Dates: From April 2012 to April 2014
mappmal: multidisciplinary approach to develop a prototype for the prevention of malnutrition in older people: products, people, places and procedures
Project Leader(s): Prof Paula Moynihan, Prof Carl May, Prof Patrick Olivier, Prof Alastair Macdonald (Glasgow School of Art), Dr Lisa Methven (University of Reading), Prof Margot Gosney (University of Reading).
Project Dates: From October 2008 to September 2011
Measurement of Packaged Food Intake of Selected Groups of Adults by Kilogram Body Weight to Include Type of Packaging and Food Stuff
Project Leader(s): Dr Emma Foster PI, Dr Ashley Adamson,
Project Dates: From November 2007 to August 2009
MRC Guidelines on (bio) Markers of healthy Ageing
Project Leader(s): Professor John Mathers
Project Dates: From April 2012 to December 2014
My Dietitian Online
Project Leader(s): Professor Ashley Adamson; Dr Ruth Bell
Project Dates: From March 2011 to August 2014
Portion size assessment tools for use with children - Further development & validation
Project Leader(s): Dr Emma Foster PI, Prof. Ashley Adamson,
Project Dates: From July 2007 to March 2010
Predisposed to Obesity? A Study into Environmental Equity and the possible Obesogenic Environment
Project Leader(s): Thomas Burgoine, Seraphim Alvanides and Dr Amelia A Lake
Reducing the burden of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus:
Project Leader(s): Prof John Mathers, Dr Martin White (Epidemiology and Public Health), Professor Sir George Alberti (Royal College of Physicians)
Project Dates: From June 2000 to May 2007
SCRAN24 – Secondary school Computerised Recall and Analysis of Nutrition
Project Leader(s): Dr Emma Foster
Project Dates: From August 2009 to March 2010
The process and impact of change in school food policy on food and nutrient intake both in and outside of school
Project Leader(s): Professor Ashley Adamson (PI), Prof Martin White (Co-Investigator), Ms Martine Stead (Co-Investigator)
Project Dates: From July 2007 to September 2011