Sept 15: Dr John Menzies (CIP) leads a new University of Edinburgh MOOC (massive open online course) on obesity. 'Understanding Obesity' is a free online course which runs for five weeks and starts on 5th October. Over 14,000 participants are expected worldwide. The course is the main public engagement activity in the EU-funded project 'Nudge-it' and is designed to be an introduction to the scale of the obesity problem, the physiological and psychological mechanisms controlling appetite, and potential new solutions based on studies on early-life experience and behavioural economics. The course emphasises the importance of scientific evidence in this contentious topic. Further information about 'Nudge-it'? Information about 'Understanding Obesity' MOOC Dr John Menzies staff profile Further information about University of Edinburgh MOOCs Publication date 08 Oct, 2015
