The Nutrition Society Irish Section are delighted to be hosting the Irish Section Postgraduate Conference at the Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone. This interactive and diverse conference has been designed specifically to provide postgraduate students with a platform to share current research with peers and colleagues and network with the wider nutrition community. Students will also have the chance to attend career talks given by guest speakers and build their professional skills. The programme will be complimented by social functions including ice breakers and a conference gala dinner.
An oral communication session is allocated to provide attendees the opportunity to practice presenting their work in front of like minded individuals. There will be no formal abstract submission, instead delegates will submit the title of their presentation and indicate if they wish to present for three-minutes or eight-minutes at the time of the registration. Three-minute presentations are intended for students who wish to present an overview of their PhD but haven’t yet any results. Ten-minute presentations should follow scientific presentation format and include results.
The number of oral communication submissions has increased year on year at the Postgraduate Conference, and the organisers want to facilitate as many students as possible in presenting their work.
Please note that registration closes on 14/02/2024 at 2:00pm
Any students attending alone or for the first time and would like a conference buddy, please sign up HERE.
Day One
Registration
Welcome reception and networking
Professor Mary Ward, Ulster University, The Nutrition Society President
Day Two
Registration
Welcome and Introduction
Postgraduate Symposium One
Could a riboflavin deficiency be implicated in anaemia during pregnancy?
Ms Bethany Duffy, Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Refreshment Break
Netflix for Nutrition
Ms Jade Mitchell, The Nutrition Society, UK
Postgraduate Symposium Two
Keynote Speaker One
Dr Lisa Ryan, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland
Lunch Break
Keynote Speaker Two
Dr Helena Scully, Childrens Health Ireland, Ireland
Benchmarking the healthiness of supermarkets in Dublin Ireland, do they make the healthy choice the easy choice?
Ms Sinéad O'Mahony, University of Dublin, Ireland
Refreshment Break
Postgraduate Symposium Three
Close of Conference
Gala Dinner with Entertainment
Day Three
Welcome and Introduction
Keynote Speaker Three
Dr Caomhan Logue, Ulster University, Northern Ireland
Are plant-based alternatives the stepping stone to healthier and more sustainable diets?
Ms Leona Lindberg, Queen's University, Northern Ireland
Postgraduate Symposium Four
Refreshment Break
A need for nutrition care guidelines: findings from healthcare professionals and women with lived experience of gestational diabetes in Ireland
Ms Pauline Dunne, University College Dublin, Ireland
Postgraduate Symposium Five
Keynote Speaker Four
Dr Holly Neill, Yalkult & The Nutrition Society
Closing Remarks
The conference is an in-person event.
Conference venue:
Shamrock Lodge Hotel
Clonown Rd, Athlone,
Co. Westmeath
Ireland
N37 CK73
You will be able to submit your oral communication application during the registration process.
Order your tickets
Member - Day One Registration
Any students attending alone or for the first time and would like a conference buddy, please sign up HERE.
Member - Day One & Day Two Registration
Any students attending alone or for the first time and would like a conference buddy, please sign up HERE.
Non - Member - Day One
Any students attending alone or for the first time and would like a conference buddy, please sign up HERE.
Non - Member - Day One & Day Two Registration
Any students attending alone or for the first time and would like a conference buddy, please sign up HERE.
Irish Postgraduate Competition
The Nutrition Society Irish Postgraduate Competition offers current Society members who are postgraduate students registered for a Higher Degree the opportunity to present an original short review paper on their research topic in the Postgraduate Symposium at the Irish Postgraduate Conference. All winners of the competition will have the opportunity to have their review published in the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society.
Find out more and apply here.