The Physical Activity for Health (PAfH) Research Centre aims to build an international hub of excellence in the area of physical activity (PA) and health research. 

PAfH Research Centre has five Research Themes: 

  1. Measurement and Determinants of PA
  2. Biomedicine of PA 
  3. PA and Exercise as Medicine 
  4. Interventions and Policy
  5. Active and Sustainable mobility
Diagram of PAfH aims

Centre Activity and Aims 

The activity of the research centre will be in three key areas; 1) Research Excellence and Impact 2) Internationalisation and Visiblity and 3) Capacity Building and Collaboration.

We aim to: 

  • Enhance Research Funding 
  • Maximise Research Outputs 
  • Create a PAfH data and bio-bank 
  • Optimise existing collaborations with key stakeholders 
  • Maximise PAfH national and international networks 
  • Enhance PAfH training and mentoring for emerging researchers 
  • Enhance research student training and supervision 
  • Develop international hosting and exchange programmes