PD Dr. Peter Gelius is Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity and Public Health and Academic Director of the Department of Sport Science and Sport. His research focuses on approaches and policies to promote physical activity. In this context, he also deals with the influence of global challenges on the research field and possible synergy effects of physical activity promotion and climate protection.

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Selected publications

Abu-Omar, K., Gelius, P. Klima und Sport? Klima und Sport!. Ger J Exerc Sport Res 50, 5–9 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-019-00630-0

Abu-Omar, K., Gelius, P. & Messing, S. (2020). Physical activity promotion in the age of climate change [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research, 9:349 https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.23764.2

Abu-Omar, K., Messing, S., Tcymbal, A., Fleuren, T., Richardson, D., Whiting, S., Gelius, P., Wickramasinghe, K. (2022). A proposed checklist for climate-friendly sport and exercise programmes. European Journal of Public Health, 32, i44-i49. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac073