Prof Rob Andrews
Rob is an Associate Professor and honorary consultant of Diabetes at the University of Exeter. He conducts clinical studies to determine the best ways to prevent and manage type one and type two diabetes and has over 25 years’ experience of running clinical trials. Rob is part of the EXercise and Type One Diabetes (EXTOD) research group who aim to provide evidence based support for people with type one diabetes to undertake safe and effective exercise.
Dr Jane Smith
Jane is a senior lecturer in Primary Care at the University of Exeter. Dr Smith leads and supports research focused on the development and evaluation of evidence based behaviour change interventions to prevent and manage chronic illness..
The Team
Dr Emma Cockcroft
Emma is a researcher at the University of Exeter, with a focus on physical activity and its impact on health, particularly in adolescents. Her work explores the complex relationship between lifestyle behaviours and health, aiming to improve the well-being of young people, especially those managing chronic conditions such as Type 1 Diabetes.
Prof Parth Narendran
Parthis a clinical academic in Birmingham. Parth leads a large specialist type 1 diabetes service for adults at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
Dr Renuka Dias
Renuka is a qualified clinician by background and is based in the Department of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Birmingham and at the Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH).
Her main research focus is in Type 1 Diabetes. She is specifically focussed on understanding, identifying and managing early Type 1 Diabetes as well as health inequalities in Type 1 Diabetes.
Dr Jenny Lloyd
Jenny is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health Research at the University of Exeter and part of the Relational Health research group whose ethos is to involve people, whose lives are affected by the issues, as partners throughout the research process, co-creating ways of addressing these issues. Dr Lloyd is a mixed-methods researcher specialising in the development and evaluation of complex behavioural interventions. She has expertise in the stakeholder engagement and active involvement in intervention and trial design. Dr Lloyd has particular experience of working with children and parents,