Yorkshire
Yorkshire
- Dr Mark Hopkins, The University of Leeds, United Kingdom (Email)
- www.leeds.ac.uk
- Dr Nicola Buckland, The University of Sheffield (Email)
- www.sheffield.ac.uk
Dr Beverley O’Hara, Leeds Beckett University (Email) - www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk
- Dr Alice Kininmonth ,(Email)
- www.leeds.ac.uk
- Dr Sundus Mahdi, (Email)
- www.york.ac.uk
The Yorkshire ASO Network has been one of the ASO’s longest running groups, originally run by Professor Andy Hill in the early 2000’s. The network generally meets in the early evening and welcomes input from local researchers and practitioners across the region. Please contact Dr Mark Hopkins if you have suggestions for a meeting theme.
Meetings
Current Meetings
Early Career Research event: research talks and fellowship advice for developing a career in obesity research.
This meeting aims to bring together early career obesity researchers in Yorkshire, showcase some of the early career research taking place in Yorkshire, and share insights from some researchers in the area who have successfully obtained fellowships.
Date: Wednesday 18th June 2025
Time: 1pm – 4.30pm
Type: Hybrid (online and in-person)
Location: The in-person event will be held at Lecture Theatre 12, Roger Stevens Building, University of Leeds. For a campus map see here. This is a hybrid event so people can register online or attend in-person.
| Program: |
| 1:00 – 1:10 – Welcome (Dr Alice Kininmonth). |
| 1:10 – 2:00pm – Overview of relevant ECR funding opportunities and the do’s and don’t of fellowship applications. |
| · Dr Jyoti Semwal, Research & Innovation Development Officer, School of Food Science & Nutrition, University of Leeds. |
| · Dr Nazia Nasir, Research and Innovation Development Officer, Research and Innovation Services, University of Leeds. |
| 2:00 – 2:40pm – Insights from current obesity fellows: |
| ·Dr Laura Gray, University of Sheffield – ECR Fellowships in Obesity Research: Applications and Implementation. |
| 2:40 – 3.00pm – Coffee break |
| 3.00 – 3.40pm- Insights from current obesity fellows: |
| · Dr Mark Hopkins, University of Leeds – UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship. |
| 3:40 – 4:10pm – Q and A with all speakers. |
| 4:10 – 4:20pm- Summary (Dr Beverley O’Hara). |
For questions regarding the event, please contact Dr Alice Kininmonth (A.R.Kininmonth@leeds.ac.uk) or Dr Mark Hopkins (m.hopkins@leeds.ac.uk).
Past Meetings
Inequalities in obesity practice and provision- insights from the Yorkshire region
Wednesday 14th June 2023
Venue: University of Leeds
Hybrid meeting
What’s Happening in Weight Management in the Yorkshire Region
Wednesday 27th April 2022, 2 – 5pm.
Venue: University of Leeds (conference auditorium) or online (via Zoom).
Meeting information and to register
Weight Management and Appetite – A transferable skills workshop, November 2018
University of Leeds
This workshop was an excellent opportunity to learn from researchers and develop presentation, communication and networking skills. It will be of particular interest to early career researchers who would have the opportunity to present their PhD.
View the Workshop Flyer and Programme
The Use of Technology in Addressing Obesity – October 2017
Chair: Graham Finlayson, School of Psychology, University of Leeds
12:30 Lunch and Networking
12:55 Chair’s welcome
1:00 Evidence-based digital solutions for weight loss maintenance
(James Stubbs, Professor of Appetite and Energy Balance, School of Psychology, University of Leeds)
1:40 The use of Couch to 5K by those with obesity.
(Katy Pickering, Project Officer, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University)
2:20 Co-designing digital technologies with patients and practitioners that work in practice.
(Victoria Betton, Director, mhabitat, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust)
2:50 Discussion and Close
April 2017 – Psychobiology of Food Craving and Binge Eating
November 2015 – Whole Systems Approach to Obesity project
Other Contacts
- Dr Alison Fildes
- A.Fildes@leeds.ac.uk
Resources
WM-workshop-poster-ASO-FV.pdf
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Programme.pdf
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Yorkshire-Regional-meeting-October-2017.pdf
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ASO-Yorkshire-Regional-meeting-April.pdf
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Yorkshire-meeting-November-2015.pdf
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Membership
Membership is open to obesity researchers, healthcare professionals, clinicians, academics, scientists, and students who are working and/or studying in the field of obesity and to others who have a particular interest in this area.
Student membership with ASO is only £30 annually and there are so many benefits. There has never been a better time to join!
ASO Networks
In addition to UKCO, we have ASO network meetings across the UK in order to meet the ASO mission and objectives.
Meetings are hare organised locally with support from the ASO Networks Lead.
