Dr Farid Bardid
Senior Lecturer
Physical Activity and Health
Personal statement
I work at the Department of Psychological Sciences and Health. I previously studied and worked at Ghent University's Department of Movement and Sports Sciences where I graduated with a master's degree in Physical Education and Movement Sciences (Physical Activity, Fitness and Health), and a doctorate in Health Sciences.
Prize And Awards
- Strathclyde Medal 2025: Active Mobility Hub
- Recipient
- 27/8/2025
- Research Excellence Award
- Recipient
- 2024
- Research Excellence Award
- Recipient
- 2023
- MPhil Interdisciplinary Excellence Award
- Recipient
- 2023
- MRes Interdisciplinary Excellence Award
- Recipient
- 2020
- Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
- Recipient
- 13/2/2018
Publications
- Results from Scotland’s 2026 report card on physical activity and health for children and youth
- Bardid Farid, Carballo Mia, Tomaz Simone A, Craig Leone C A, Robertson Jenni, Stewart Cameron, Inchley Joanna, Reilly John
- 2026 Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Conference (2026)
- Treasured but not measured? Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical literacy in children and adolescents
- Reilly John, Robertson Kerry, Bardid Farid
- 2026 Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Europe Conference (2026)
- Recruitment in global surveillance of movement behaviours in the early years : findings from the SUNRSISE Study
- Miller Hollie, Woodside Andrew, Chong Kar Hau, Tremblay Mark, Okely Anthony, Maddren Claudia, Reilly John, Bardid Farid
- 2026 Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Europe Conference (2026)
- Scotland Moves
- McCrorie Paul, Reilly John, Bardid Farid, Paul David
- (2026)
- Physical activity declines well before adolescence in both boys and girls
- Reilly John, Bardid Farid, McCrorie Paul
- (2026)
- Physical activity, screen time and sleep in the under 5s
- Reilly John, Bardid Farid, McCrorie Paul
- (2026)
Research Interests
My research area is physical activity and health promotion. My work focuses on movement behaviours (physical activity, screen time, and sleep) and physical literacy (physical competence, knowledge and understanding, and motivation and confidence) and its impact on health and development in under 5s, children and adolescents.
My research themes include:
- Active places of learning ~ whole-school physical activity
- Sport and active recreation for all
- Active travel
I co-lead the Active Healthy Kids Scotland, FitBack Scotland and SUNRISE Scotland projects with Prof John Reilly. I am also a member of the International Motor Development Research Consortium (I-MDRC) and the Health Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) Europe Network.
Professional Activities
- Active Healthy Kids Scotland at Alzheimer Scotland Annual Conference
- Host
- 18/9/2026
- New partnership aims to improve health and wellbeing from the earliest years
- Contributor
- 8/9/2026
- In Conversation with Canada's ParticipACTION
- Contributor
- 14/8/2026
- Active Healthy Kids Scotland at Summer of Sport
- Speaker
- 8/7/2026
- Summer of Sport
- Speaker
- 8/7/2026
- Active Healthy Kids Scotland on the Big Brain Tour
- Host
- 29/6/2026
Projects
- Interactive Dashboard for Better Public Health Insights: Active Healthy Kids Scotland
- Stewart, Ryan (Principal Investigator) Bardid, Farid (Principal Investigator) Reilly, John (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 14-Jan-2026
- Providing Accessible Local Data on the True Prevalence of Childhood Obesity
- Reilly, John (Principal Investigator) Bardid, Farid (Co-investigator) Stewart, Ryan (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 23-Jan-2026
- Investigating 24-hour movement behaviours in young people with Intellectual Disabilities in Scotland
- Muirhead, Fiona (Principal Investigator) Bardid, Farid (Co-investigator) Crawford, Megan (Co-investigator) Donnachie, Craig (Co-investigator) Reilly, John (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2026
- 24-hour Movement Behaviours, Child Development, and Families in the Early Years: SUNRISE Scotland
- John, Jessica (Researcher) Bardid, Farid (Principal Investigator) Reilly, John (Co-investigator) Henderson, Marion (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
- Move for brain health: Active Healthy Kids Scotland Report Card
- Bardid, Farid (Principal Investigator) Reilly, John (Co-investigator) Carballo, Mia (Researcher)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2026
- Digital Childhood: Reducing Health Risks of Screen Time in Early Childhood in Europe
- Reilly, John (Principal Investigator) Bardid, Farid (Co-investigator)
- 30-Jan-2025 - 29-Jan-2026
Contact
Dr
Farid
Bardid
Senior Lecturer
Physical Activity and Health
Email: farid.bardid@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted