Aims

According to the Government, the UK's top economic issue is productivity. Businesses, hospitals and schools are held back by low levels of mental and physical wellbeing, high levels of sickness absence and high levels of presenteeism. With The ‘Future of Work’ high up the national agenda we need to take action to make our workplaces happier, healthier and more creative - places where people of all ages and cultures can achieve their highest potential.

This unique workshop will bring together national and international thought leaders across health, technology, behavioural science and design to consider how new digital technologies can support this mission.

Who is it for?

This workshop is for people with an interest in physical activity in the workplace and people with an interest in new opportunities for digital technology in the workplace.

We welcome researchers at all levels – from PhD students to established researchers -  and people from the private, public and third sectors.

Speakers

Keynote:

Professor James Levine – world leading expert in sedentary behaviour and inventor of the treadmill desk

Invited speakers:

Dr Holly Blake, University of Nottingham

Dr Marco Bardus, American University of Beirut

Dr Laura Brocklebank, University of Bristol

Workshop activities

• You will learn from experts about recent and ongoing work in this field, some of the challenges, and potential ways of addressing these
• You will have the opportunity to present your research or workplace experiences and ideas
• You will have the opportunity to work in small groups to develop plans for future funding proposals that will help move this field forward
• The workshop will take a format of a mixture of presentations and small group networking throughout the day – and of course some physical activity

A chance to present your work

We will also fill a select number of slots for brief (3 min) presentations.  Your presentation should be directly relevant to the theme of the workshop and there must be a digital component to your subject matter, however, this could be a digital physical activity intervention/study in another setting or a digital intervention/study relating to another behaviour.  If you would like to present during the workshop please submit an abstract (250 words max) to Samantha Van Buerden s.b.vanbeurden@exeter.ac.uk

Deadline for abstracts is 5pm on the 1^st of May.

Any questions?

Please contact Samantha Van Beurden  s.b.vanbeurden@exeter.ac.uk