Conference Archive 2017

SPARC 2017 was held on 23 November 2017 in South Hall, Pollock Campus, University of Edinburgh and funded by the Scottish Government. The theme was ‘Implementation of Physical Activity Interventions – How research, policy and practice can be implemented to achieve a more active Scotland’

The event was attended by 150 representatives from research, Scottish Government and stakeholder organisations.  The day included key-note speakers, oral and poster presentations and an opportunity to network and make new connections.  Further details in conference report and video presentations below.

SPARC 2017 Conference Report

SPARC 2017 Abstracts

Prof Theo Van Achterberg (KU, Leuven), Derek Grieve (Active Scotland)

Oral presentations: Ruth Jepson, Cindy Gray, Marc Harris

Oral presentation: Shubhanna Hussain-Ahmed

Oral Presentations: Josefine Björkqvist, Helen Collins

Catherine Calderwood (CMO), Prof Kate Hunt (University of Glasgow)