Biocultural Transmissions of Obesity across Generations in the Digital Era

OBICODE aims to significantly improve the research performance of the University of Coimbra (Portugal) by implementing a robust interdisciplinary research line in the field of Anthropology. It will do so under the leadership of one of the most respected and highly cited researchers in the field, Professor Stanley Ulijaszek, Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford (#1 in Anthropology, QS ranking) and Director of the Biocultural Variation and Obesity Unit (UBVO).OBICODE will use the holism principle of Anthropology to develop and test an integration model of the social origins of obesity within and across generations, under the influence of the digital ecosystem, including web 2.0, and translate it into policy and intervention messages. Other objectives include: a) implement a Doctoral Programme on Integrative Models of Obesity