Senior Lecturer in Health, Nutrition and Exercise

I am a Senior Lecturer in Health, Nutrition and Exercise in the School of Sport Science and Physical Activity. My expertise includes exercise physiology with emphasis on nutrition, metabolism and neuromuscular physiology, metabolic health, and research methods/ethics.

I have published multiple international standard academic papers within the broad field of exercise science and contributed to the development of public health initiatives translating science from the lab to the public.

Previously, I worked as a post-doctoral Research Manager at the Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research Unit in Cambridge. Additionally, I worked as the Innovation Manager and Research fellow for the Need for Nutrition Education and College Research Associate for Wolfson College University of Cambridge. From here I took my first academic role at the University of Westminster where I contributed to the BSc Human Nutrition and lead the MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition.

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Qualifications

• PhD Exercise Physiology and Metabolism - University of Stirling “Metabolic, neuromuscular, and performance responses to graded carbohydrate ingestion during exercise”.
• BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science – University of Stirling, “Autonomic regulation of different exercise intensities during cycling”.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University of Westminster

Membership of professional bodies

• Physiological Society – Full Member
• Higher Education Academy - Fellow (fHEA)

Teaching Expertise

• Course Co-ordinator BSc Health, Nutrition and Exercise
• MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition Course Leader (University of Westminster) and module leader across levels 3 to 7.

Funding

• £1,000 Westminster Learning and Teaching Excellence Award – Early Career Award (2019)
• £5,000 Quintin Hogg Start-Up Funding to work with the Applied Biotechnologies Research Group on the nutritional application of bioavailable polymers in nutrition (2019)
• Co-applicant with Dr Sanjoy Deb: Research to Practice: Optimising Evidence Based Nutritional Recommendations to preserve health and performance in Professional Saturation Diver. ~£90,000
• Named Applicant: Quintin Hogg Trust: Active Travel Academy ~£550K/3years (2019)
• Co-applicant: College Research Associate, Wolfson College University of Cambridge £150,000 (€200,000) EU – China GB-2015-BAC-2705929702 EU-China Knowledge Exchange and Mobility Programme

Projects

• Principal investigator on a comprehensive dose response carbohydrate feeding project in running utilising a range of metabolic and analytical techniques. A unique element of the project is the inclusion of micro vesicle analysis and mRNA components investigating the potential for tissue cross talk.
• Principal investigator: The influence of the CYP1A2 polymorphism on the effect of caffeine ingestion on strength performance. Twenty resistance trained individuals were genotyped and assessed for their responses to placebo and 5mg.kg BM caffeine.
• Principal Investigator: Protein pacing in the overnight period does not influence waking metabolism or appetite in trained young men. An overnight protein feeding project investigating the impact of bolus versus patterned protein consumption on waking RMR and satiety perception.
• Co-investigator: Research to Practise: Optimising Evidence Based Nutritional Recommendations to preserve health and performance in Professional Saturation Divers. In collaboration with Dr Sanjoy Deb, the primary aims of the project are to evaluate dietary practices, measure vitamin D status and bone function, and evaluate the efficacy of oral dosing of bolus vitamin D on wellbeing, nutritional status and bone turnover following 28 day saturation dives.

External Roles

NHS HRA Ethical Expert Panel Member

• NHS RHA. Westminster Ethics Committee, 2017-2019. Responsible for reviewing and assessing the ethical implications of a range of research projects that fell under the governance of the Health Research Authority.

Publications

• Newell, M. L., Wallis, G. A., Hunter, A. M., Tipton, K. D., and Galloway S.D.R (2018) Metabolic Responses to Carbohydrate Ingestion during Exercise: Associations between Carbohydrate Dose and Endurance Performance, Nutrients, Vol. 10 (37) (Citations:5, IF: 4.196)
• Bresciani, L., Scazzina, F., Leonardi, R., Dall'Aglio, E., Newell, M., Dall'Asta, M., Melegari, C., Ray, S., Brighenti, F. and Del Rio, D. (2016) Bioavailability and metabolism of phenolic compounds from wholegrain wheat and aleurone‐rich wheat bread, Molecular nutrition & food research, 60(11), pp.2343-2354. (Citations: 16, IF: 4.653)
• Newell, M. L., Hunter, A. M., Lawrence, C., Tipton, K. D., & Galloway, S. D. (2015). The Ingestion of 39 or 64 g·h-1 of Carbohydrate is Equally Effective at Improving Endurance Exercise Performance in Cyclists, International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, Vol 25 (3):285-292 (Citations: 11, IF: 2.105)
• Newell, M. L., Wallis, G. A., and Galloway S.D.R (2014) Impact of carbohydrate nutrition on exercise metabolism and performance, Sport Nutrition – Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech, Vol. 25 (2), 32-36.

Conference Presentations

• Newell, M.L., Hunter, A.M., Lawrence, C., Tipton, K.D., and Galloway S.D.R, (2013) Carbohydrate and performance a dose response investigation in the 0 to 64 g·h-1 range. International Sport and Exercise Nutritional Conference 2013, Newcastle
• Newell, M.L., (2018) Nutrition Strategies for the London Marathon, Breast Cancer Care, London.
• Newell, M.L., (2016) MRC Ethics Workshop - Consent, Payments and Voluntariness workshop, June 9th 2016.
• Newbold, V., Davison, G., Newell, M. L. and Deb, S, J. (2019) A Pilot Study Investigating the Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Markers of Intestinal Damage in Healthy Well-Trained Athletes, Nutrition & Exercise Interactions University of Roehampton, December 13th 2019.
• Gomez, J., Usher, L., Deb, S, J., Newell, M. L. (2019) The CYP1A2 -163C>A polymorphism does not alter the effects of caffeine on resistance exercise performance, Nutrition & Exercise Interactions University of Roehampton, December 13th 2019.

Media Appearances

• BBC Alba – Physiologist, Christmas Day - 2014
• THE CONVERSATION - Here’s what to eat to recover from an injury, January 17th 2017
• The I Newspaper - Recovering from an injury, January 26th 2017.
• Channel 4 – How to Lose Weight Well, Hydration Expert 15th January 2018
• MR PORTER – Everything you need to know about MCT Oil, Expert quotes, August 2019

Contact Details

T: +44 (0)1234 79326
E: michael.newell@beds.ac.uk