Dietetic Students Present at BDA Research Symposia
December 12, 2014
Last week two dietetic students presented the projects they undertook as summer projects at the end of their second year at British Dietetic Association (BDA) Research Symposia in Birmingham. Catherine Anderson (above) presented her work which was a systematic review that investigated the effects of watching television on healthy food choices in children. Ravi Nagar …
Recently at Sutton Bonington – Nutrition Society Postgraduate Conference 2014!
October 31, 2014
Attending a conference can be an exciting experience as a researcher; it’s a great opportunity to get your name heard in your field, a chance to refine your presentation skills, and one of the rare environments in which you’ll find people to talk to who are as excited about the details of research as you …
Welcome new freshers and returning students
September 22, 2014
Today in the Division of Nutritional Sciences we will be welcoming a new intake of undergraduate students. Stdentsstudying a course in nutrition or dietetics at the University of Nottingham make up about a third of all students studying in the School of Biosciences, so you are not alone! Would also like to welcome back all …
Next week is Dietitian’s Week – Congratulations to Dr Fiona McCullough
June 6, 2014
Next week 9-13th June 2014 marks the World’s first Dietitian’s Week [http://www.trustadietitian.co.uk/dietitians-week/]. This has been organised by the British Dietetic Association [https://www.bda.uk.com/], the organisation who represent UK dietitians. Dietetics is a part of what we do in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Nottingham, being the only university in the UK to offer an integrated undergraduate …
Grant award for communication skills training package
February 7, 2014
Congratulations to Kirsten Whitehead, who has received a grant from the British Dietetic Association (BDA) General Education Trust for £8875 This will allow Kirsten to develop and evaluate an open access training package to support students and qualified dietitians who want to develop their communication skills with patients. The training package will be based on the …
Good News from the Division
We are into the new semester and we have some fantastic news to share from the Division of Nutritional Sciences: Dr Simon Welham and Professor Andy Salter together with Dr Ian Hardy (Division of Animal Sciences) have successfully secured funding from Eminate Ltd (http://www.eminate.co.uk/ ) and the School of Biosciences to fund a PhD Studentship investigating ‘Insects …
