Oxford University

Unit for Biocultural Variation and Obesity (UBVO) seminars

The Unit for Biocultural Variation and Obesity (UBVO) is an interdisciplinary research unit based at the University of Oxford, dedicated to understanding the complex and interwoven causes of obesity in populations across the world. This seminar series is hosted by the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford.

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Episodes

The obesity epidemic and how bodies come to be through the pedagogies of digital health 28.02.2017

Emma Rich gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 16th February 2017.

Inequality, Obesity and Oxford: how to reduce car dependence 28.02.2017

Danny Dorling gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 2nd February 2017.

Social Mobility: Can family policy make a difference? 28.02.2017

Naomi Eisenstadt gives a talk for the UBVO seminar seires on 1st December 2016. Please note, there were technical difficulties during the recording of this episode so it will stop at 12:34. We apologise for this.

Epigenetics: Environment, embodiment and equality 28.02.2017

Rebecca Richmond gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 13th October 2016.

Familial homeostasis and negotiations of children's eating and physical activity: An analysis of intergenerational conversations in low income US families 18.01.2017

Paulina Nowicka gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on November 17th 2016,

The influence of school on eating disorders in girls - evidence from Sweden and the UK 18.01.2017

Helen Bould gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 27th October 2016.

The Great Gatsby curve in 3D: Inequality of outcomes, inequality of opportunities, and social mobility across countries 18.01.2017

Gaston Yalonetzky gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 10th November 2016.

Advancing a model of inequalities, stress, and obesity 22.06.2016

Emily Henderson, Durham University, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series.

Brown adipose tissue, energy balance, and obesity - UBVO Instrument and Institutions Interviews 14.06.2016

Michael Symonds, Karolinska Institutet, gives a talk for the UBVO Instrument and Institutions Interviews series.

Bariatric surgery in childhood and adolescence - UBVO Instrument and Institutions Interviews 14.06.2016

Claude Marcus, Karolinska Institutet, gives a talk for the UBVO Instrument and Institutions Interviews.

Familial interventions for childhood obesity - UBVO Instrument and Institutions Interviews 14.06.2016

Paulina Nowicka, Karolinska Institutet, gives a talk for the UBVO Instrument and Institutions Interviews series.

UK Food Network Responsibility Deal - UBVO Instrument and Institutions Interviews 14.06.2016

Susan Jebb, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the UBVO Instrument and Institutions Interviews series.

The Body Mass Index in Obesity Reporting - UBVO Instrument and Institutions Interviews 14.06.2016

Philip James, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, gives a talk for the UBVO Instrument and Institutions Interviews series.

Sugar, Metabolisms, and Taxation - UBVO Instrument and Institutions Interviews 14.06.2016

Michael Goran, University of Southern California, gives an interview for the UBVO Instrument and Institutions Interviews series.

Obesity, responsibility and ethics 14.06.2016

Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series.

Governing Plastic Biology: Biopolitics in Epigenetic Times. 02.06.2016

Maurizio Meloni, University of Sheffield, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series.

The dynamics in the details: An ethnography of food aid, weights and measures in South Sudan. 18.05.2016

Darryl Stellmach, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series.

The fat(tened) American: Between consumption, disgust, and animality 22.02.2016

Chris Forth gives a talk for the UBVO Seminar series on 26th October 2015.

What's next? The National Obesity Observatory 22.02.2016

Harry Rutter is interviewed about the National Obesity Observatory.

Hacking the Food System: Technologies of Justice and Inequality 08.02.2016

Melissa Caldwell gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 3rd December 2015.

Food as Media 08.02.2016

Eva Giraud gives a talk for the UBVO seminar seires on December 2nd 2015.

Celebrity Chefs as Political Activists: Audiences, Moments and Affect 08.02.2016

Michael Goodman gives a talk for the UBVO seminar seires on 1st December 2015.

Keynote: When Food Goes Digital: From a Mundane Point of View 08.02.2016

Steve Woolgar gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 30th November 2015.

Digital Food Activism 08.02.2016

Karin Eli and Tanja Schneider gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 29th November 2015.

The Who and What of Diabetes on Twitter 08.02.2016

Mariano Berguerisse Diaz, Amy McLennan and Stanley Ulijaszek give a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 28th November 2015.

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