Mark Hamer is Professor in Sport and Exercise Medicine, UCL Faculty Medical Sciences and Obesity Theme Lead.
He has a PhD in Exercise Physiology and undertook post-doctoral training at UCL department Epidemiology and Public Health.
His research focuses on physical activity and population health, especially in relation to cardio metabolic disease and obesity. He is involved with a number of world leading cohort studies including Whitehall II Study, the 1970 British Cohort Study, and the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting and Sleep Consortium. He has authored over 500 original scientific papers on physical activity, lifestyle factors and health, and recognised as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher for past six years.
