About OPRU

Our vision

To provide the evidence needed to help government deploy policy to reduce the prevalence and burden of obesity and its comorbidities across the life-course
To work with world-class researchers from a broad range of backgrounds
To work effectively with patient and public representatives
To use cutting-edge methodologies

Our work is carried out across four workstreams

Child and adolescent obesity

Led by Russell Viner at the Institute for Child Health (UCL)

Environment and behavior change

Led by Andrew Steptoe at the Behavioural Science and Health (UCL)

Economic analysis

Led by Rachel Griffith at the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Food systems and policy analysis

Led by Christina Vogel at City University

Advisory Board

The OPRU Advisory Board acts to provide independent, external and policy-orientated advice to the Obesity Policy Research Unit. The Advisory Board functions as a 'critical friend', providing specific advice and support in relation to the strategic direction and the work programme. The Advisory Board is an advisory only body, it does not make decisions in its own right or report to any other group or committee.