Healthy body, healthy mind

Oxford's medical researchers explain their work into understanding more about our relationship with sleep, learning, healthy eating and addiction.

This is one of a series of themed discussions with Oxford academics from different disciplines. See the complete collection here.

addiction

Professor Paul Aveyard

Addictive behaviour – the psychology of smoking from the Professor of Behavioural Medicine.

Professor Susan Jebb

Professor Susan Jebb, OBE

Professor of Diet and Population Health, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences; Fellow of Jesus College.

Bronze head of Hypnos, god of Sleep

Professor Russell Foster, CBE

Understanding sleep – why do we sleep? What stops us sleeping and do animals ever get disturbed sleep? Getting the lowdown on shuteye.

Michael Kohl

Brain health – how we learn and process knowledge, and how can we make it better?