New research on the surprising benefits of exercising with friends

Date Published: 01.08.2024

Our Junior Research Fellow, Dr Arran Davis, explores the physical and social benefits of exercising with others in this new BBC Ideas film.

Dr Arran Davis, explores the physical and social benefits of exercising with others in this new film, made in partnership with BBC Ideas and Oxford University's Social Sciences Division.

Arran goes on to answer some key questions and delve deeper into his research carried out in collaboration with Professor Emma Cohen in an interview with the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography.

Arran's talk for the Wadham community, 'Why Social Exclusion is as Bad for us as Smoking', giving us an insight into the intellectual life and community at our College, is available to watch on YouTube. You can also follow Arran on X @Arran_Davis to find out more about his research.