Richard Pulsford

Dr Richard Pulsford is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Postgraduate Research in the Public Health and Sports Science Department at the University of Exeter. His expertise centers on movement behaviors (physical activity/sedentary behavior) and their impact on health outcomes, leveraging wearable sensor technology for epidemiological research.

• Public Health and Sports Science Department
• Physical activity epidemiology
• Accelerometer-based movement measurement
• Diabetes and cardiometabolic health research

His work spans population-level health guidelines and clinical applications, influencing UK public health policy. Pulsford also contributes to academic leadership as a journal editor and SDG 3/10 advocate.

Scientific recognition includes

• Collaboration on UK physical activity guidelines
• ProPASS consortium membership
• Editorial role in sports medicine

Pulsford supervises researchers using wearable sensors to study health impacts and engages in consultancy, policy development, and peer review activities.