EUFIC is offering five online, interactive training sessions in October–December 2026 to help researchers, health professionals and science communicators strengthen their skills. Topics include storytelling, LinkedIn, social media, communicating data and uncertainty, and tackling misinformation. Explore the sessions and registration details via the links provided.
External Organisations and Events
The Association of Applied Nutrition in Bosnia and Herzegovina hosted the fifth forum “Diabetes from the angle of nutrition” on November 14, 2026, in Sarajevo.
Researchers may face legal, financial and reputational risks in their work, yet the protections available to them and their awareness of potential liabilities remain unclear. An international research initiative led… Read more »
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.
The Nutrition Society will host its Winter Conference 2027, “Diet and Healthspan: Evidence, Mechanisms and Future Perspectives”, on 19–20 January 2027 at the Royal Society in London.
World Food Day takes place on 16 October 2026 under the theme “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.” This year’s campaign highlights the role of innovation, science, technology and knowledge in building more sustainable food systems and improving access to nutritious food.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published new guidelines for the integrated management of obesity in children and adolescents, outlining a people-centred approach to care through primary healthcare.
Queen Mary University of London is seeking a Nutrition Officer to support research and policy development in the areas of salt, sugar, fat and calorie reduction, with a focus on… Read more »
Updates from the Irish Section of the Nutrition Society
The abstracts presented at IUNS-ICN 2025, held in Paris in August 2025, are now available as a special collection published in the Journal of Nutritional Science.