Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
My research interests concern human metabolism and the effects of exercise, nutrition and environmental factors on key regulatory processes. I am particularly interested in the factors regulating body composition and the effects this has on health. I use a range of technologies and methods to address research of problems concerning health, e.g. obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, across the lifespan. I use stable isotope technology to measure the rate of processes involved in protein, carbohydrate and fat metabolism. I also have research experience in cell and molecular physiology.
I have supervised or co-supervised 20 Ph.D., MPhil and MD students with projects relevant to human function. Recent projects have investigated Achilles tendinopathy, heat effects on the elderly, exercise effects on stem cell function and the response of fat and carbohydrate metabolism to hypoxia and exercise.
I received my BSc from the University of Nottingham, my Ph.D. from the University of Hull. I did my first postdoctoral fellowship at the Univesity of Hull and my second at the Univesity of Dundee. I then was appointed to a Wellcome Trust lectureship in stable isotope technology before moving onto a further funded research post at Dundee, then to an established lectureship in the Department of Physiology at the University of Dundee. In 2001 I was appointed the head of Sport and Exercise Science at the Univesity of Brighton. I have been here as a Reader since then.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Hull
1 Sep 1978 → 30 Aug 1981
Award Date: 10 Jul 1982
Bachelor, University of Nottingham
22 Sep 1974 → 9 Jul 1977
Award Date: 9 Jul 1977
External positions
committee member
1 May 2015 → …University representative
1 Jun 2011 → …Fingerprint
Network
Projects
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Physiological Monitoring of Firefighters & Instructors
Richardson, A., Watkins, E., Watt, P. & Hayes, M.
Fire Brigades Union, Fire Dept, Fire Service Trust
1/09/18 → 29/02/20
Project: Grant
Research Output
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Differences in Achilles tendon stiffness in people with gout: a pilot study
Otter, S., Payne, C., Jones, A-M., Webborn, N. & Watt, P., 7 Oct 2020, In : BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 21, 1, 658.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Extreme occupational heat exposure is associated with elevated haematological and inflammatory markers in Fire Service Instructors
Watkins, E. R., Hayes, M., Watt, P., Renshaw, D. & Richardson, A. J., 27 May 2020, In : Experimental Physiology. 106, 1, p. 233-243 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Integrin‐associated ILK and PINCH1 protein content are reduced in skeletal muscle of maintenance haemodialysis patients
Draicchio, F., van Vliet, S., Ancu, O., Paluska, S., Wilund, K., Mickute, M., Sathyapalan, T., Renshaw, D., Watt, P., Sylow, L., Burd, N. & Mackenzie, R., 24 Sep 2020, In : Journal of Physiology. 598, 24, p. 5701-5716 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Changes in Achilles tendon stiffness in gout measured by elastography – a preliminary study
Otter, S., Watt, P., Webborn, N., Payne, C. & Jones, AM., 2 Jun 2019, p. A1464. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Heat tolerance of Fire Service Instructors
Watkins, E. R., Hayes, M., Watt, P. & Richardson, A. J., 16 Mar 2019, In : Journal of Thermal Biology. 82, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Activities
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Hypoxic Exercise as a Tool for Weight Loss.
Alan Richardson (Supervisor) & Peter Watt (Supervisor)
1 Jan 2017Activity: External examination and supervision › Research degree
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Optimising heat illness prevention strategies for the elderly population
Neil Maxwell (Supervisor), Peter Watt (Supervisor) & Mark Hayes (Supervisor)
2016 → …Activity: External examination and supervision › Research degree
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Optimising heat tolerance and the determinants of endurance performance using acute and chronic strategies.
Neil Maxwell (Supervisor), Alan Richardson (Supervisor) & Peter Watt (Supervisor)
2016Activity: External examination and supervision › Research degree
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Optimising heat acclimation to attenuate physiological stress in hypoxia
Neil Maxwell (Supervisor) & Peter Watt (Supervisor)
2015Activity: External examination and supervision › Research degree
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The effects of leg pre-cooling on the kinetics of heat exchange between core and peripheral body compartments prior to intermittent sprint exercise in the heat
Neil Maxwell (Supervisor), Emma Ross (Supervisor) & Peter Watt (Supervisor)
2014Activity: External examination and supervision › Research degree