Professor Tom Yates is the lead physical activity researcher within the Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester. He works across a broad portfolio of physical activity research, including the 'Walking Away from Type 2 Diabetes' and 'Let’s Prevent Diabetes' programmes which are now delivered within primary care nationally and internationally. Professor Yates is also a core member of the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre where ongoing research is investigating how physical activity and reduced sedentary behaviour can be used as a therapy in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. Professor Yates has published widely, including in the Lancet, and holds several prestigious research grants.