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Professor Sian Robinson

  • Address: Translational and Clinical Research Institute
    3rd Floor, Biomedical Research Building
    Campus for Ageing and Vitality
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    Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne NE4 5PL
Background

Sian is nutritional epidemiologist. Her main interests are in the influences of diet and lifestyle across the lifecourse on health in later life, focusing particularly on inequalities in health in older age.  She has extensive experience of nutritional research, particularly in population studies - having previously worked with some of the large UK birth cohorts, and expertise in dietary assessment and analysis. She has been involved in a range of national nutrition activities over the past 20 years and is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) that advises the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and other government organisations. She joined Â鶹´«Ã½ in December 2018 to take up a new post with the AGE Research Group (https://research.ncl.ac.uk/ageresearchgroup/), working with the NIHR Â鶹´«Ã½ Biomedical Research Centre. 

Publications

  • Articles

    • Hurst C, Dismore L, Granic A, Noble JM, Hillman SJ, Witham MD, Sayer AA, Dodds RM, Robinson SM. . BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24, 831.
    • Granic A, Sayer AA, Cooper R, Robinson SM. . Proceedings of Nutrition Society 2025, 84(4), 340-355.
    • Granic A, Cooper R, Robinson SM, Sayer AA. . Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care 2024, 27(3), 244-251.
    • Dismore L, Sayer AA, Robinson S. . BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24, 117.
    • Dismore L, Hurst C, Granic A, Tullo E, Witham MD, Dodds RM, Sayer AA, Robinson SM. . Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls 2023, 8(4), 230-239.
    • Robinson S, Granic A, Cruz-Jentoft AJ, Sayer AA. . The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2023, 118(5), 852-864.
    • Dodds RM, Bunn JG, Hillman SJ, Granic A, Murray J, Witham MD, Robinson SM, Cooper R, Sayer AA. . Journal of Internal Medicine 2023, 293(1), 100-109.
    • Witham MD, Cooper R, Missier P, Robinson SM, Sapey E, Sayer AA. . European Geriatric Medicine 2023, 14, 765–768.
    • Witham MD, Granic A, Pearson E, Robinson SM, Sayer AA. . Drugs Aging 2023, 40, 703–719.
    • Granic A, Cooper R, Dodds RM, Hillman SJ, Sayer AA, Robinson SM. . British Journal of Nutrition 2023, 129(5), 820-831.
    • Pinto Pereira SM, Garfield V, Norris T, Burgess S, Williams DM, Dodds R, Sayer AA, Robinson SM, Cooper R. . The Journals of Gerontology: Series A 2023, 78(8), 1483-1488.
    • Hurst C, Dismore L, Granic A, Tullo E, Noble JM, Hillman SJ, Witham MD, Sayer AA, Dodds RM, Robinson SM. . Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls 2023, 8(2), 127-135.
    • Hurst C, Dismore L, Granic A, Tullo E, Noble JM, Hillman SJ, Witham MD, Sayer AA, Dodds R, Robinson SM. . BMC Geriatrics 2023, 23, 771.
    • Granic A, Hurst C, Dismore L, Dodds RM, Witham MD, Robinson SM, Sayer AA. . Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 2023, 209, 111744.
    • Zhang J, Bloom I, Dennison EM, Ward KA, Robinson SM, Barker M, Cooper C, Lawrence W. . PLoS ONE 2022, 17(1), e0263050.
    • Ni Lochlainn M, Robinson S. . Nutrition Bulletin 2022, 47(1), 123-129.
    • Hurst C, Robinson SM, Witham MD, Dodds RM, Granic A, Buckland C, DeBiase S, Finnegan S, Rochester L, Skelton DA, Sayer AA. . Age and Ageing 2022, 51(2), afac003.
    • Essery R, Pollet S, Bradbury K, Western MJ, Grey E, Denison-Day J, Smith KA, Hayter V, Kelly J, Somerville J, Stuart B, Becque T, Zhang J, Slodkowska-Barabasz J, Mowbray F, Ferrey A, Yao G, Zhu S, Kendrick T, Griffin S, Mutrie N, Robinson S, Brooker H, Griffiths G, Robinson L, Rossor M, Ballard C, Gallacher J, Rathod S, Gudgin B, Phillips R, Stokes T, Niven J, Little P, Yardley L. . Frontiers in Public Health 2022, 10, 962873.
    • Cox NJ, Howson F, Ibrahim K, Morrison L, Sayer AA, Roberts HC, Robinson SM. . Age and Ageing 2022, 51(12), afac297.
    • Bloom I, Pilgrim A, Jameson KA, Dennison EM, Sayer AA, Roberts HC, Cooper C, Ward KA, Robinson SM. . Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 2021, 33(10), 2767-2776.
    • Payne L, Ghio D, Grey E, Slodkowska-Barabasz J, Harris P, Sutcliffe M, Green S, Roberts HC, Childs C, Robinson S, Gudgin B, Holloway P, Kelly J, Wallis K, Dean O, Aveyard P, Gill P, Stroud M, Little P, Yardley L, Morrison L. . BMC Family Practice 2021, 22, 219.
    • Cox NJ, Morrison L, Robinson SM, Roberts HC, Ibrahim K. . Appetite 2021, 167, 105609.
    • Ni Lochlainn M, Cox NJ, Wilson T, Hayhoe RP, Ramsay SE, Granic A, Isanejad M, Roberts HC, Wilson D, Welch C, Hurst C, Atkins JL, Mendonça N, Horner K, Tuttiett ER, Morgan Y, Heslop P, Williams EA, Steves CJ, Greig C, Draper J, Corish CA, Welch A, Witham MD, Sayer AA, Robinson S. . Nutrients 2021, 13(7), 2349.
    • Robinson S, Granic A, Sayer AA. . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 2021, 80(3), 311-318.
    • Inskip H, Crozier S, Baird J, Hammond J, Robinson S, Cooper C, Godfrey K. . Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 2021, 12(4), 561-569.
    • Hurst C, Murray JC, Granic A, Hillman SJ, Cooper R, Sayer AA, Robinson SM, Dodds RM. . Age and Ageing 2021, 50(6), 2222-2229.
    • Robinson SM, Westbury LD, Ward K, Syddall H, Cooper R, Cooper C, Sayer AA. . European Journal of Ageing 2021, 18, 513-521.
    • Volkert D, Corish CA, Dardevet D, DeVito G, Guillet C, Bader-Mittermaier S, Robinson S, Roche HM, Sayer AA, Visser M. . Nutrition Bulletin 2021, 46(4), 486-496.
    • Lim SX, Colega MT, Mayob MN, Robinson SM, Bernard JY, Lee YS, Tan KH, Yap F, Shek LPC, Chong YS, Chan JKY, Eriksson JG, Chan SY, Godfrey KM, Chong MFF. . Public Health Nutrition 2021, 24(9), 2437-2446.
    • Van Dijk M, Cullum A, Swan G, Peacock E, Fine G, Robinson SM, McArdle HJ, Walls A, Walsh S. . British Journal of Nutrition 2021, 126(8), 1164-1167.
    • Dodds RM, Murray JC, Robinson SM, Sayer AA. . European Geriatric Medicine 2020, 11, 433-441.
    • Smith KA, Bradbury K, Essery R, Pollet S, Mowbray F, Slodkowska-Barabasz J, Denison-Day J, Hayter V, Kelly J, Somerville J, Zhang J, Grey E, Western M, Ferrey AE, Krusche A, Stuart B, Mutrie N, Robinson S, Yao GL, Griffiths G, Robinson L, Rossor M, Gallacher J, Griffin S, Kendrick T, Rathod S, Gudgin B, Phillips R, Stokes T, Niven J, Little P, Yardley L. . JMIR Research Protocols 2020, 9(11), e18929.
    • Smith KA, Bradbury K, Essery R, Pollet S, Mowbray F, Slodkowska-Barabasz J, Denison-Day J, Hayter V, Kelly J, Somerville J, Zhang J, Grey E, Western M, Ferrey A, Krusche A, Stuart B, Mutrie N, Robinson S, Yao G, Griffiths G, Robinson L, Rossor M, Gallacher J, Griffin S, Kendrick T, Rathod S, Gudgin B, Phillips R, Stokes T, Niven J, Little P, Yardley L. . JMIR Research Protocols 2020, 9(11), e18929.
    • Dodds RM, Granic A, Robinson SM, Sayer AA. . Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle 2020, 11(1), 62-68.
    • Cox NJ, Lim SE, Howson F, Moyses H, Ibrahim K, Sayer AA, Roberts HC, Robinson SM. . Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging 2020, 24, 1107-1110.
    • Cox NJ, Morrison L, Ibrahim K, Robinson SM, Sayer AA, Roberts HC. . Age and Ageing 2020, 49(4), 526-534.
    • Granic A, Dismore L, Hurst C, Robinson SM, Sayer AA. . Nutrients 2020, 12(8), 2257.
    • Granic A, Hurst C, Dismore L, Aspray T, Stevenson E, Witham MD, Sayer AA, Robinson S. . Clinical Interventions in Aging 2020, 2020(15), 695-714.
    • Carter SA, Parsons CM, Robinson SM, Harvey NC, Ward KA, Cooper C, Dennison EM. . Osteoporosis International 2020, 31, 709-714.
    • Bloom I, Welch L, Vassilev I, Rogers A, Jameson K, Cooper C, Robinson S, Baird J. . Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020, 6, 15.
    • Lessa A, Garci A, Emmett P, Crozier S, Robinson S, Godfrey KM, Wright CM. . Maternal & Child Nutrition 2020, 16(4), e12944.
    • Hooson J, Hutchinson J, Warthon-Medina M, Hancock N, Greathead K, Knowles B, Vargas-Garcia E, Gibson LE, Bush LA, Margetts B, Robinson S, Ness A, Alwan NA, Wark PA, Roe M, Finglas P, Steer T, Page P, Johnson L, Roberts K, Amoutzopoulos B, Burley VJ, Greenwood DC, Cade JE. . Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 2020, 60(8), 1265-1289.
    • Crozier SR, Godfrey KM, Calder PC, Robinson SM, Inskip HM, Baird J, Gale CR, Cooper C, Sibbons CM, Fisk HL, Burdge GC. . Nutrients 2019, 11(12), 3029.
    • Syddall HE, Simmonds SJ, Carter SA, Robinson SM, Dennison EM, Cooper C. . F1000Research 2019, 8, 82.
    • Hesketh KR, Brage S, Cooper C, Godfrey KM, Harvey NC, Inskip HM, Robinson SM, Van Sluijs EMF. . International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019, 16, 23.
    • Marsh R, Salika T, Crozier S, Robinson S, Cooper C, Godfrey K, Inskip H, Baird J. . Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2019, 33(3), 195-203.
    • van Lee L, Crozier SR, Aris IM, Tint MT, Sadananthan SA, Michael N, Quah PL, Robinson SM, Inskip HM, Harvey NC, Barker M, Cooper C, Velan SS, Lee YS, Fortier MV, Yap F, Gluckman PD, Tan KH, Shek LP, Chong YS, Godfrey KM, Chong MFF. . International Journal of Epidemiology 2019, 48(2), 433–444.
    • Robinson S, Granic A, Sayer AA. . Nutrients 2019, 11(12), 2942.
    • Bush LA, Hutchinson J, Hooson J, Warthon-Medina M, Hancock N, Greathead K, Knowles B, Vargas-Garcia EJ, Gibson LE, Margetts B, Robinson S, Ness A, Alwan NA, Wark PA, Roe M, Finglas P, Steer T, Page P, Johnson L, Roberts K, Amoutzopoulos B, Greenwood DC, Cade JE. . BMC Nutrition 2019, 5, 53.
    • Pinedo-Villanueva R, Westbury LD, Syddall HE, Sanchez-Santos MT, Dennison EM, Robinson SM, Cooper C. . Calcified Tissue International 2019, 104, 137-155.
    • Granic A, Davies K, Dodds RM, Duncan R, Uwimpuhwe G, Pakpahan E, Robinson S, Sayer AA. . PLoS ONE 2019, 14(7), e0218881.
    • Harris PS, Payne L, Morrison L, Green SM, Ghio D, Hallett C, Parsons EL, Aveyard P, Roberts HC, Sutcliffe M, Robinson S, Slodkowska-Barabasz J, Little PS, Stroud MA, Yardley L. . BMC Family Practice 2019, 20, 100.
    • Cox NJ, Ibrahim K, Sayer AA, Robinson SM, Roberts HC. . Nutrients 2019, 11(1), 144.
    • El-Heis S, Crozier SR, Healy E, Robinson SM, Harvey NC, Cooper C, Inskip HM, Baird J, Godfrey KM. . Clinical Epidemiology 2018, 10, 1851–1864.
    • Robinson SM, Westbury LD, Cooper R, Kuh D, Ward K, Syddall HE, Sayer AA, Cooper C. . The Journals of Gerontology, Series A 2018, 73(11), 1532-1537.
    • Robinson SM, Westbury LD, Cooper R, Kuh D, Ward K, Syddall HE, Sayer AA, Cooper C. . Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 2018, 73(11), 1532-1537.
    • Cade JE, Warthon-Medina M, Albar S, Alwan NA, Ness A, Roe M, Wark PA, Greathead K, Burley VJ, Finglas P, Johnson L, Page P, Roberts K, Steer T, Hooson J, Greenwood DC, Robinson S. . BMC Medicine 2017, 15, 202.
    • Robinson SM, Crozier SR, Harvey NC, Barton BD, Law CM, Godfrey KM, Cooper C, Inskip HM. . The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2015, 101(2), 368-375.
    • Okubo H, Crozier SR, Harvey NC, Godfrey KM, Inskip HM, Cooper C, Robinson SM. . International Journal of Obesity 2015, 39(10), 1456-1462.
    • Okubo H, Shaheen SO, Ntani G, Jameson KA, Syddall HE, Sayer AA, Dennison EM, Cooper C, Robinson SM, Hertfordshire Cohort Study Group. . European Respiratory Journal 2014, 43(4), 972-982.
    • Okubo H, Crozier SR, Harvey NC, Godfrey KM, Inskip HM, Cooper C, Robinson SM. . The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2014, 100(2), 676-683.

  • Letter

    • Wright CM, Lessa A, Garcia A, Emmett P, Crozier S, Robinson S, Godfrey KM. . Maternal and Child Nutrition 2020, 16(4), e13049.

  • Review

    • Granic A, Sayer AA, Robinson SM. . Nutrients 2019, 11(4), 745.