
Upcoming seminarS and events
HILARY term 2023
UBVO Seminars
Convener: Stanley Ulijaszek
Thursdays, 4 to 5pm UK time unless otherwise stated
On Zoom, all welcome
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83539374084?pwd=SnZtbER4bnFRWE4vY2gwMzdJbysvUT09
Meeting ID: 835 3937 4084
Passcode: 881122
January 26
Cervantee Wild
University of Oxford
‘Beyond ‘silver bullets’: Childhood obesity intervention in Aotearoa New Zealand’
February 2
Wenpeng You and Maciej Henneberg (10am)
University of Adelaide
‘Female and male obesity across the world differs according to biology and economic status’
February 9
Keiko Kanno
University of Oxford
'Obesity and dietary behaviours in Mongolia'
February 16
Kaspar Staub
University of Zurich
‘Maternal and neonatal health in Switzerland during pandemics, 1918/19 vs. 2020/21’
February 23
Inky Gibbens
University of Oxford
‘Eating together alone’
March 2
Deborah Clegg
Texas Tech University
‘15 (+!) ways estrogens influence adipose tissues’
March 8 (Wednesday 4pm)
Sabine Parrish and Tessa Pollard
City University, London, and Durham University
‘Lived experience of childhood weight and diet interventions in four London neighbourhoods’
Joint Oxford – Tokyo Workshop
Physical Activity, Urbanism and Health
Monday 30th January 2023
9.00 - 11.00 am UK time
On Zoom
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83620933022?pwd=eGtYZFdseE1rRkFKb29ZbkoyZWYrdz09
Meeting ID: 836 2093 3022
Passcode: 695188
Physical activity and the built environment
Led by Stanley Ulijaszek, University of Oxford
Physical activity in the built environment of high income countries may be changing faster than at any time prior to the 2000s, with the engagement of social media, smart devices and increasing urban smartness that has come with the Internet of Things. In this presentation, some of the most important features of built environments that have facilitated physical activity between the 1980s and 2000s are explored, most importantly walkability and active transport with bicycles, but also use of smart devices and increasing incorporation of smartness and performativity into architecture and urban planning. Finally, the structure of cities is important for performance of physical activity. How size and centrality relate to obesity are also considered.
Physical activity of women and children in Japan
Led by Mayumi Kuno-Mizumura, Ochanomizu University
Inactivity is a common global health issue, with the World Health Organization setting its global target to reduce physical inactivity by 10% by 2025 and by 15% by 2030. WHO published Guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep for children under 5 years of age in 2019. With the recent pandemic of COVID19, physical inactivity has become more pronounced. In Japan, changes in physical activity patterns of women and children since the pandemic are not well-documented. In this presentation, recent patterns of physical activity of Japanese women and Japanese children living in Tokyo are reported. Factors related to women's physical activity and small children's physical activity are discussed, as well as relationships between physical activity and physical fitness in children.
Convened by Stanley Ulijaszek, and Tanja Schneider
Thursdays 4-5pm
The Trinity Term seminars and workshop will take place online
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Meeting ID: 827 2421 9179
Passcode: 339601
April 28
Jeremy Brice, University of Oxford
Curating good choice: Digital marketplace platforms and the framing of eating
May 5
Zofia Boni, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
‘Being fat or having obesity: combining social constructivism and biomedical research on childhood obesity
May 12
Workshop: UBVO at 15 years, Stanley Ulijaszek, Karin Eli and Caroline Potter, convenors
Two flash-talk sessions: 8 to 10.10am and 3 to 5.40pm
Speakers: Amandine Garde, Megan Warin, Michelle Pentecost, Amy McLennan, Sabine Parrish, Tess Bird, Tanja Schneider, Helene Shugart, Esther Gonzalez-Padilla, Maciej Henneberg, Kaushik Bose, Karin Eli, Anna-Maria Carusi, Anna Lavis, Caroline Potter, Stanley Ulijaszek, Anne Katrine Kleberg Hansen, Paulina Nowicka, Emma Rich
May 19
Francesca Forno, Trento University
From grassroots to platform: The reconfiguration of alternative food provisioning in the online world
May 26
Tess Bird, University of Oxford
Uncertainty and resilience