Brendon Stubbs
NIHR Advanced Fellow
Research interests
- Biomedical and life sciences
Biography
My research covers two main areas. First, the benefits of physical activity/sport for mental health. Second, the impact of mental-physical comorbidity and developing interventions to address this.
I work locally and (inter)nationally with a fantastic group of collaborators with whom I have published over 800 academic papers in several leading journals across multiple scientific fields. Since 2019, I have been a Clarivate highly cited researcher in the field of Mental health/Neuroscience.
Key recent papers include WPA Lifestyle Psychiatry guidelines, the Lancet Psychiatry guidelines on protecting the physical health of people with mental illness and the Clinical guidelines for lifestyle medicine for depression for the World Federation of Societies for Biological Psychiatry.
Together with Dr Simon Rosenbaum (UNSW, Australia) we published the first evidence based book on the use of physical activity for the treatment of people with mental illness.
In 2018, I was awarded the best research paper by a senior investigator from the Schizophrenia International Research Society.
Research Interests
- Physical activity & mental health/illness
- Physical health in people with mental illness
- Meta research
Expertise and Public Engagement
Our research has been covered in multiple (inter)national media outlets. For instance
Sky News online and TV appearance https://news.sky.com/story/exercising-regularly-cuts-risk-of-depression-by-16-study-suggests-11346264 covering the paper https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17111194
ITV news report https://www.itv.com/news/london/2017-05-12/london-university-finds-link-between-mental-illness-and-heart-disease/ covering the paper https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wps.20420
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/well/move/how-exercise-might-keep-depression-at-bay.html covering the paper https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743516303139?via%3Dihub
BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-48148945
My research has also been covered in popular podcasts. For instance, I recorded a podcast with Deliciously Ella which has been listened to over 100,000 times and was number 1 in the UK podcast charts in the health category & top 10 of all podcasts at the time of release https://player.fm/series/deliciously-ella/the-science-behind-why-exercise-is-good-for-your-body-and-your-mind-with-dr-brendan-stubbs
News
New project to investigate impact of exercise on gut microbiota and brain health in middle age
Translational collaborative grant will see King’s partner with APC Microbiome Ireland at University College Cork to provide new knowledge and decipher...
Dr Brendon Stubbs receives NIHR Fellowship
Dr Stubbs was awarded the five year fellowship for research in persistent pain and serious mental illness.
Features
Jogging Your Memory: How Exercise Helps You Grow New Brain Cells
Most of us have probably heard that exercise is good for the brain. Maybe from a friend working in science or healthcare, on TV, or while scrolling Instagram....
I teach across multiple Physiotherapy programs (BSc, MSc pre and post registration programs) promoting the role of physiotherapists in mental health. I also teach on the MSc in Neuropsychiatry. I supervise multiple MSc students each year from across KCL including Physiotherapy, Global Mental Health, Public Health and Psychiatry Research programs.
News
New project to investigate impact of exercise on gut microbiota and brain health in middle age
Translational collaborative grant will see King’s partner with APC Microbiome Ireland at University College Cork to provide new knowledge and decipher...
Dr Brendon Stubbs receives NIHR Fellowship
Dr Stubbs was awarded the five year fellowship for research in persistent pain and serious mental illness.
Features
Jogging Your Memory: How Exercise Helps You Grow New Brain Cells
Most of us have probably heard that exercise is good for the brain. Maybe from a friend working in science or healthcare, on TV, or while scrolling Instagram....
I teach across multiple Physiotherapy programs (BSc, MSc pre and post registration programs) promoting the role of physiotherapists in mental health. I also teach on the MSc in Neuropsychiatry. I supervise multiple MSc students each year from across KCL including Physiotherapy, Global Mental Health, Public Health and Psychiatry Research programs.