On 4th February 2025, the Nutrition Society Student Section hosted its annual ‘Careers and Social’ Event, at King's College London. Over 130 students attended the event for an evening full of knowledge and advice, as well as an opportunity to network with both students and professionals within the industry. 

We welcomed an amazing panel of experts from all areas of nutrition including food science, non-profits, academia and public health:

• Liam Brown: Scientist, Gatorade Sports Science Institute
• Aishwarya Nangia…

A few weeks ago, we attended the Nutrition Society Congress (previously known as the Summer Conference) which took place in Belfast on 2-5 July 2024. In this blog, we would like to reflect on how important such events are to nutritionists like ourselves at the very start of our career paths, and how they can start to shape the pathways and spark areas of interest for our development.

Importance of attending as a young nutritionist

This experience allowed us to delve deeper into nutrition research and stay current with advancements in the field. We met a…

On 7 February 2024, The Nutrition Society Student Section held a careers panel and networking session at University College London. Over 100 students attended for an evening full of knowledge, inspiration, and advice and left feeling excited and motivated to begin their own careers. 

We welcomed a panel of 6 amazing experts in the…

Programme 

FENS 2023 is opening sessions on Monday 13 November: 

 The 2023 conference of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) in Belgrade is getting even more exciting. FENS are now opening up slots on the afternoon of Monday 13 November for a series of pre-conference workshops, training sessions and networking opportunities. These will run from 12:30 to 16:00 at the conference centre. Factor this into your planning. Keep an eye on the programme to see these emerge. 

More exciting symposia announced for FENS2023:  …

The Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) is hosting its next conference in Belgrade, Serbia from 14 to 17 November 2023. The previous FENS Conference, hosted by The Nutrition Society in Dublin in October 2019, set a new benchmark for nutrition conferences in Europe. The current signs are that Belgrade will match Dublin for the quality of the programme, the standard of the conference centre and the networking opportunities offered.

FENS2023 will include plenary lectures, scientific symposia, industry symposia, oral communications sessions, poster sessions, and an…