Introduction Prior to March 2020, 'safety' was rarely a consideration when shopping for groceries. Covid-19 has changed all that. In our recent Shopping Habits Survey people respondents stated that customer safety is more important than price and location when deciding where to shop for food. So what are people concerned...

(Overview of a project co-funded by Innovate UK as part of the Digital Health Technology Catalyst funding competition. The project was conducted by Body Aspect with support from academic partners . This blog provides a summary from Body Aspect's perspective. A more detailed academic report / publication is to follow...

What can supermarkets change to help customers shop more safely? Latest data from Public Health England attempts to identify where people testing positive for Covid-19 might have contracted the disease. Unsurprisingly, at the top of the list of suspects are Supermarkets (PHE Common Exposure Report Week 47). During a lockdown,...

Innovate UK is investing up to £20 million to support UK businesses to focus on the emerging needs of society and industries following the Covid-19 pandemic. Body Aspect are one of 700+ successful organisations to receive funding and our project will create a virtual reality tool for investigating social distancing...

In 2018 Body Aspect completed a project, co-funded by Innovate UK, to explore the use of 3D image capture technology for the purpose of weight management. Part of the project involved a 3D body scanning survey of participants with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30. Participants were also asked...