GDAR has launched a new interactive map to explore network's members, news, publications, outputs and impacts. GDAR is a network of researchers from ten organisations in seven countries on three continents. Since 2020 we have published over 50 scientific papers, a range of science and policy briefings, and have been making the news and creating … Continue reading Explore GDAR’s network with new interactive map
GDAR researcher reflects on the Cambridge Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
GDAR researcher Muhammad Balarabe features in this a Cambridge Development and Alumni Relations profile of members of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Meet the future African leaders committed to helping achieve a climate-resilient and sustainable future. Muhammad Balarabe is from Nigeria and came to Cambridge to study for a one-year MPhil MPhil in Population Health … Continue reading GDAR researcher reflects on the Cambridge Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
Recommitting to reducing the impact of Climate Change on Health
Reflections on COP27 Dr Georgiana Gordon-Strachan is the Director of the Tropical Metabolism Research Unit, at the Caribbean Institute for Health Research, University of the West Indies. Here she reflects on her experience of attending COP27 and her hopes that we might all breathe a little easier. I attended the 2022 United Nations Climate Change … Continue reading Recommitting to reducing the impact of Climate Change on Health
Researchers gather from around the world for GDAR Meeting
Over 30 researchers from South Africa, Jamaica, Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Brazil and the UK gathered at Wolfson College, Cambridge in October for the 5th Annual GDAR Meeting and Workshop. Researchers spent the week discussing our research and exploring what our science means - not only for better diets and greater physical activity but also for … Continue reading Researchers gather from around the world for GDAR Meeting
NIHR profiles GDAR research, engagement and training
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now the biggest cause of death worldwide. Our team investigated key risk factors for NCDs in lower middle income countries. The UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), which funds GDAR, has profiled our work on their website and newsletter. Preventing chronic disease through diet and physical activity Non-communicable … Continue reading NIHR profiles GDAR research, engagement and training
Early Career Researchers: finding our way in global health research
A group of Early Career Researchers from the Global Diet and Activity Network came together to reflect on their experiences of working in the network in low- and middle-income country settings. In this first of a series of 3 blogs, they share their thoughts on some of the opportunities and challenges of being an early … Continue reading Early Career Researchers: finding our way in global health research
Social media can be a force for good in a crisis: lessons from Lagos
In this article originally published in The Conversation, Dr Tolullah Oni and Dr Camaren Peter discuss new research on the role that social media played in driving public engagement with Covid-19 health measures in Lagos, Nigeria, and lessons for responses to future crises. In times of crisis, it is especially crucial that governments share accurate, up … Continue reading Social media can be a force for good in a crisis: lessons from Lagos