EASO has opened nominations for the 2027 Novo Nordisk Foundation Obesity Prize for Excellence and applications for four New Investigator Awards in Basic Science, Clinical Research, Childhood Obesity and Public Health. Each New Investigator Award includes a DKK 300,000 research grant. The deadline is 14 December 2026.


Co-organised by the Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) and the Dutch Academy of Nutritional Sciences (NAV), the FENS 2027 Congress will bring together nutrition researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and early career scientists from across Europe and beyond under the theme: “Inclusive Nutrition: Embracing Diversity!”.