Professor David Stensel

BA (Hons), PGCE, MSc, PhD, FHEA

Pronouns: He/him
  • Professor of Exercise Metabolism

Qualifications

  • BA(Hons) Sport Studies and History, West London Institute of Higher Education 1986
  • PGCE Physical Education and History, West London Institute of Higher Education 1987
  • MSc Physical Education and Sports Science, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 1988
  • PhD (funded by the British Heart Foundation), º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 1993
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) 2015

Present posts

  • Professor of Exercise Metabolism (from 1 September 2016), School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ
  • Chair: º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Ethics Review Sub-Committee (from February 2023) 

Previous posts

  • Associate Dean – Research, School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ (2016 to 2022)
  • Associate Dean – Enterprise, School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ (2011 to 2016) 
  • Reader in Exercise Metabolism, School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ (2010 to 2016)
  • Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ (2006 to 2010)
  • Lecturer, School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ (1999 to 2006)  
  • Assistant Professor, School of Physical Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (1993 to 1999)

Research areas

  • Appetite
  • Cardiovascular disease risk
  • Lipid metabolism
  • Obesity
  • Physical activity

Selected research grants

  • £26.1M awarded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) for the Leicester Biomedical Research Centre. December 2022 to November 2027. Principal Investigator: Professor Melanie Davies. DJ Stensel is a Co-investigator.      
  • £7.4M awarded by the Wellcome Trust in October 2021 for the Leicestershire Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Doctoral Training Programme (LHIIP). Principal Investigator: S Singh. Co-investigators: J Barratt, K Brown, W Green, K Khunti, C Lawson, G McCann, S Siddiqui, DJ Stensel
  • £10k awarded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) in April 2020 for a ‘hot topics’ nutrition workshop: Understanding the impact of physical activity transitions on appetite regulation. Principal Investigator: DJ Stensel. Co-investigator: C Plateau.
  • £1.4M awarded to º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) as part of the Lifestyle Theme of the Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). April 2017 to March 2022. Professor Melanie Davies (University of Leicester) is the Director of the Leicester BRC. Principal Investigator at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ: DJ Stensel. Co-investigator MP Lewis. 

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