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Dr Prachi Bhatnagar

NUAcT Fellow: Cities and Place

Background

I joined 缅北禁地 in 2023 as a NUAcT Fellow in Cities and Place. I am a member of the Public Health and Health Inequalities theme within the Population Health Sciences Institute. Prior to this I worked at the University of Oxford as a Senior Researcher co-developing interventions to improve the wider determinants of diet. I have also previously worked in cardiovascular epidemiology where I developed expertise in collating and analysing data in national-level surveys and routine data.

My research interests are in developing the evidence base on how to shift urban systems to be more healthy, equitable and environmentally sustainable.

Qualifications:

  • DPhil Public Health, University of Oxford 2015. I used mixed methods to explore intergenerational differences in the physical activity of UK South Asian populations.
  • Masters in Public Health, Imperial College London 2008
  • BA (Hons) Archaeology and Anthropology (Specialised in Biological Anthropology) , University of Cambridge 2003
Research

The overall aim of my research is to understand how we can shift our urban environments to equitably and sustainably support healthy diets and physical activity. I co-develop innovative interventions with local authorities and carry out research to better understand the processes of implementing urban interventions that promote physical activity and diet. I am particularly interested in the healthy and equity impacts of cross-sector city policies such as net zero and economic development.

I have recently completed a project in Newham, London where we co-developed an intervention to improve the diversity of food businesses opening in Newham. Currently, I am leading a work package on developing climate-friendly food policies in local government as part of the Wellcome Trust-funded project (Sustainable and Healthy Food Transitions). I am also part of the leadership team for the NUCoRE on Centre for Researching Cities.

I am happy to discuss PhD projects or research collaborations in the following areas:

  • Improving health inequalities
  • Shaping urban spaces to equitably support health and wellbeing
  • Assessing the impact of city-wide cross cutting policies such as net zero and local economic development
  • Developing and evaluating innovative interventions and local-level policies

Research approaches

  • Qualitative research
  • Analysis of existing datasets
  • Co-production approaches
  • Systems approaches

Full list of publications on

Publications

  • Articles

    • Renzella J, Agbebiyi A, Nayyar R, Malik S, Ahmed E, Harding S, Scarborough P, Bhatnagar P. . BMC Public Health 2025, 25, 2645.
    • Bhatnagar P, Whiting S, Wickramasinghe K. . Cities & Health 2023, 7(6), 1002-1011.
    • Bhatnagar P, Foster C, Shaw A. . PLoS ONE 2021, 16(11), e0259248.
    • Bhatnagar P, Scarborough P, Kaur A, Dikmen D, Adhikari V, Harrington R. . Public Health Nutrition 2021, 24(5), 819-825.
    • Jones BA, Munir F, Harris PS, Bhatnagar P, Stevinson C. Intervention development for exercise promotion at active charity events in the UK. Health Promotion International 2020, 35(6), 1341-1352.