Duncan Buchan

Dr. Duncan Buchan is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland. He holds a PhD in the effects of exercise interventions on cardiometabolic risk in adolescents and has been actively involved in research since 2008. His work focuses on physical activity, health, obesity, and cardiometabolic risk in youth populations, leveraging accelerometry and school-based interventions.

• Education: BSc from Aberdeen University, MSc from Loughborough University, PhD from University of the West of Scotland.
• Research Interests: Physical activity patterns, youth obesity, accelerometry validation, school interventions, and community health initiatives.

His research has explored relationships between physical fitness, adiposity, and cardiometabolic risk in children, with projects involving NHS Lanarkshire and local schools. Collaborations include evaluating walking football’s impact on wellbeing and school-based health programs.

Recent work emphasizes accelerometer-derived metrics for sleep and activity tracking, with studies on asthma patients and young-onset dementia populations. He contributes to editorial boards for journals like Physical Activity and Health and has served as an external examiner for academic programs.

Key collaborations include NHS Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire Council, and multiple Scottish schools. He aims to translate research into policies and practices that improve public health through interventions targeting physical activity, diet, and psychological wellbeing.