We help all people be active, eat well and perform at their best. 

Our mission is to be the leading Australian voice on a global stage by championing research in exercise, nutrition, preventative health and other lifestyle behaviours across the lifespan. In fact, we are well on the way to achieving this – currently ranked in the World Top 50 for Sport Science.* 

*Ranked equal #41, 2020 ARWU Global Ranking for Sport Science.

 

Our research areas

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Exercise

We're investigating methods of using exercise to improve general health and wellbeing, sporting performance, and to manage and prevent chronic disease.

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Nutrition

We're exploring the applicability of different diets to the Australian population and examining how they can maximise our health and performance.

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Activity

We're using innovative methods to measure how we use our time and uncover associations to health, wellbeing, and disease risk.