International Summer School

Physical Activity and the Environment: 21st Century Medicine

The below timetable is an indicative one and will be subject to change at this stage.

Themes Date Morning Afternoon Evening 
London programme  Sat 20 - Tues 23 July  Visits to Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, the Tower of London and the British Museum, as well as a trip to see a play at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.  Accommodation in Central London in same-sex shared rooms with en-suite facilities.   
Week 1   Tues 23 July  London to Exeter  Arrival in accommodation  5.15pm: Welcome BBQ
   Weds 24 July  Introduction talk Campus and town tours Evening activity
  Thurs 25 July  9.30am - 12pm: Physical Activity and the Environment: 21st Century Medicine (Professor Craig Williams) 1.15pm -3.15pm: Monetary Valuation of Health and Well Being (Dr Tim Taylor)  
  Fri 26 July  9.30-11.30am: Cardiovascular Health and the Hypokinetic Environment (Dr Richard Winsley) 12.30-2.30pm: Well-being in Urban Areas: China and the Urgenche EU Project (Professor Clive Sabel) Evening activity
Weekend  Sat 27 July  Daytrip to Stonehenge and Salisbury (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.45am/leave Salisbury at 4pm)
  Sun 28 July  Free day to explore Exeter and the South West  
Week 2  Mon 29 July  9.30-11.30am: Does it Matter Where you Live?  The relationship between the built environment and physical activity (Associate Professor Melvyn Hillsdon) 1.15-3.15pm: Laboratory Session: Does it Matter Where you Live?  The relationship between the built environment and physical activity (Associate Professor Melvyn Hillsdon)  
  Tues 30 July  9.30-11.30am: Laboratory Session: Obesity and the Environment in the South West of England (Professor Clive Sabel) 1.15pm -3.15pm: Laboratory Session: GPS Data Collection (Professor Clive Sabel)  
  Wed 31 August Visit to the Eden Project in Cornwall (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/ meet back at coach at 2.15pm).  Physical Activity students to stay overnight on the Tremough campus to attend lectures there the next day.
  Thurs 1 August 9.30-11.30am: Lecture and Practical Session: Are Natural Environments Good for Health and Wellbeing? (Dr Ben Wheeler) 1.15-3.15pm: Epidemiology and Evidence Base for Activity and Environmental Interventions (Dr Nick Osborne) 7pm: Karaoke night at The Ram (buddies to collect you from Holland Hall)
  Fri 2 August Free day/ study day   
Weekend  Sat 3 August Daytrip to Bath (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/meet back at coach at 4.15pm)  
  Sun 4 August Free day   
Week 3  Mon 5 August 9.30-11.30am: Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease (Dr Louise Croft) 1.15-3.15pm: Practical Session: Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease (Dr Louise Croft) 6.45pm: English pub quiz night
  Tues 6 August 9.30-11.30am: Metabolic Health and the Environment (Dr Alan Barker) 1.15-3.15pm: Bone Health and Physical Activity (Dr Luis Gracia-Marco)  
  Wed 7 August Daytrip to St Ives (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/ meet back at coach at 3.45pm)  
  Thurs 8 August 9.30-11.30am: The HELENA Project: A Multi European Study on Activity, Environment and Health (Dr Luis Gracia-Marco) 1.15-3.15pm: Laboratory Session: Influence of the Environment on Physical Activity (Dr Alan Barker)  
  Fri 9 August 9.30-11.30am: Presentations Free afternoon  6.15pm: Graduation ceremony and farewell party
  Sat 10 August Bus to Heathrow Airport and London