“Global Nutrition Challenges in the next 25 years” Wednesday 23rd October 2019
To celebrate our 25th year, we will be holding a 25th Anniversary Conference on Wednesday 23rd October in the Urban Sciences Building (USB) Event Space, Helix Site, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Our confirmed speakers are: Prof Francesco Branca (World Health Organisation) Prof Sir George Alberti (Imperial College London) Dr Denise Robertson (University of Surrey) Prof Amelia Lake (University of Teesside) Prof Georg Lietz Prof Emma Stevenson Dr Hyang-Min Byun Prof Roy Taylor Dr Suzanne Spence Prof John Mathers Prof Ashley Adamson
Further details of their talks will follow. Please download the draft programme.
We will be holding a 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for all Masters and PhD students based in the Human Nutrition Research Centre (HNRC). Please download the guidelines for applications to the 3MT competition.
We invite all HNRC staff and students to bring a Poster along on the day, to show-case your current research. If you plan to bring a poster, please advise Yasmin Ibrahim and send her the title of your poster, the size (A1 etc) and the orientation (portrait/landscape).
Registration is now open. Please click here to register.
The HNRC is delighted to host the Nutrition Societies’ annual “Nutrition Futures Conference” (formerly the Student Conference) on September 10th and 11th 2018 in the Assembly Rooms, Newcastle. The conference will be a diverse and interactive experience for all nutrition science students and graduates. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to gain knowledge across a range of disciplines and areas of nutrition research, in a developmental and supportive environment. Nutrition Futures 2018 will feature thought-provoking lectures by speakers from a variety of universities, and unique professional development sessions intended to help students develop essential skills. The conference will include a careers panel enabling engagement with representatives from the charity, media and communications, sports nutrition, political, industry, and academic sectors. There will opportunity for delegates from across the nutrition community to present their research within the Original Communication and lightening sessions.
Deadline for abstract submissions to present in the Original Communication and lightning sessions: EXTENDED until midnight on Monday 23 July 2018.
The local organiser for the event is Sarah Corsi, PhD student, HNRC. More information can be found here.
We are delighted to host NuGO Week 2018 in Newcastle on 3- 6 September. The theme of the conference is "Mitochondria, Nutrition and Health". Prof Doug Turnbull will be giving the opening Plenary Lecture.
In addition, from 1 - 3 September we will be running a course for PhD students and early career researchers on the topic: ‘Temperature and Metabolism: Implications for nutrition studies’.
We will also run a workshop “Using a FAIR database for nutritional studies, to make data reusable” on 2 - 3 September 2018. This workshop will be held as a satellite meeting of NuGOweek 2018. It will provide hands-on experience of using the European Nutritional Phenotype Assessment and Data Sharing Initiative (ENPADASI) database to maximise the benefits of experimental studies in nutrition.
For more details on the full NuGO Week 2018, please click here.
Hotel accommodation can be booked at several City Centre hotels via the NewcastleGateshead hotel booking page.
We are delighted to be hosting the 6th International Sport and Exercise Nutrition Conference again at Newcastle University.
We have a fantastic programme lined up with speakers from all over the world contributing to the proceedings. Speakers include Prof John Mathers and Prof Emma Stevenson from the HNRC.
We will be hosting a welcome reception on the first evening of the conference at Newcastle University Student’s Union and we are privileged to be hearing from Sir Chris Hoy, six-time Olympic track cycling gold medallist at this event. Further details on the conference can be found at www.isenc.org .
We are delighted to host NuGO Week 2018 in Newcastle on 3- 6 September. The theme of the conference is "Mitochondria, Nutrition and Health". Prof Doug Turnbull will be giving the opening Plenary Lecture.