Professor James Stubbs is one of the world leaders in the field of obesity research. He is a biopsychologist interested in fundamental and applied approaches to human Appetite and Energy Balance. He has a BA (Biological Anthropology) First Class Hons and a PhD (Human Appetite and Energy Balance) from the University of Cambridge. He worked at the world renown Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health leading the Human Appetite and Energy Balance programme for 13 years. Prior to taking up this post, he held joint appointments as Professor of Behaviour Change and Weight Management at the University of Derby and Senior Research Specialist in a Commercial Weight Management Company.

James has over 30 years experience leading multi-disciplinary collaborations in human behaviour, physiology and psychology of food intake, diet composition, obesity, appetite and energy balance, funded by Research Councils, Scottish Office, EU and industrial collaborations. He has also spent 10 years in industry developing the evidence base for and applied solutions to weight control in the general population, recently focusing on sustained weight loss, relapse prevention and weight maintenance strategies.