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Dr Giles Yeo, a geneticist at Cambridge University in the UK, has written a new book in which he makes the case that the current ... More

The founder of sports betting company Betfair and current chair of ArcheryGB, Mark Davies, has been named the new chair of British Rowing. Davies will ... More

Physical activity - no matter how minimal - can have a positive effect on happiness, according to the largest ever smartphone-based study. Researchers from the ... More

People who achieve the UK government's target of 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week can reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by ... More

The British public has been under-reporting its daily calorie consumption, potentially misleading policymakers to focus on wrong strategies – such as increasing physical activity levels ... More

Architects around the world have been challenged to push the boundaries of modern wood building design in cities. Wood manufactured Metsä Wood has launched a ... More

Timber skyscrapers can improve our built environments and urban experiences, according British practice PLP Architecture and researchers from Cambridge University. To give credence to this ... More

The physical activity sector has spent millions of pounds investigating the secret to motivating the inactive and encouraging healthy lifestyles. However, one academic believes that ... More

ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has issued a strong rebuttal to a Times article which appeared to suggest that Coca Cola’s membership of the physical activity ... More

New scientific research concluding that physical inactivity, not diet, is the biggest cause of childhood obesity has come under fire after it emerged that the ... More

ukactive CEO David Stalker has warned of the dangers of focusing public health policy solely on tackling obesity, after a trio of scientists said it ... More

The world’s national parks and nature reserves are thought to be worth US$600bn (€535bn, £389bn) a year, with around eight billion tourism visits annually. That ... More

Dame Mary Archer has been appointed by Prime Minister David Cameron to head the Science Museum Group. The body represents a number of sites - ... More

TV shows like the phenomenally successful The Great British Bake Off are fuelling a culture of junk food ubiquity, resulting in soaring levels of obesity, ... More

Cambridge University’s Museum of Zoology is to undergo a complete redevelopment after receiving a grant of £1.8m ($3m €2.2m) from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). ... More

A growth in cycling numbers could lead to huge UK health benefits and a reduction in NHS spending, according to a report conducted by Cambridge ... More

Ojmar is installing its new white OCS Touch Lock at Cambridge University's new £16m (€18.8m, $24.6m) Sports Centre. The lock is being used alongside Ojmar's ... More

Technical sports outfitter Crewroom will be supplying the Oxford and Cambridge mens rowing crews on 31 March. Crewroom will also supply kit to the Newton ... More

Image: The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Cambridge University has announced the reopening of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, following the completion of a ... More

Image: Arup Associates are behind the centre's design Bedford-based contractor SDC Builders has commenced work on the construction of a new sports centre at the ... More