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< Regional Networks page TIGR2ESS FP6 Flagship Project 6: Impacting Wellbeing in Rural and Urban Communities Project Overview Key determinants of populations health and resilience include heredity, environment, diet, lifestyle and socioeconomic factors. Within this framework, education and, empowerment are important components that can define theories of change to improve lives and livelihoods, leading to better nutrition, health and economic outcomes. Our flagship project explores the relationships between these factors through assessing needs and piloting innovative intervention models. We have brought together a multidisciplinary group of social scientists, land economists, basic scientists and a nutrition think tank to work on several interlinking sub-projects. Our work centres around two key research themes, the first on nutrition-specific Education, Food, Nutrition and Empowerment (EFNE) and the second on more general Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Empowerment (4E). These two themes are linked by two different, innovative intervention methods: Mobile Teaching Kitchens (MTKs), a teaching method pioneered by our partner NNEdPro, and food education-focused Innovation Farms, spearheaded by a team at NIAB. Central to our flagship project is capacity building. Our research will provide an evidence base from which Indian partners and stakeholders can extend, strengthen or create their own innovative initiatives which work in the settings in which they are applied. Through bringing different research disciplines and partners together to devise and test new interventions in the field, our flagship project will enhance youth skills, women’s entrepreneurship and improve nutritional literacy. How are we putting our research into practice? 6a: Education, Food, Nutrition and Empowerment (EFNE) We are working in rural communities in several locations across India. The EFNE theme, led by Professor Nitya Rao from UEA, is using participatory research methods in Maharashtra, Punjab, Orissa and Telangana to understand past and current nutrition and dietary practices in rural communities, across genders and generations. This work will inform community-led education programmes that re-introduce traditional dietary practices, backed up by modern nutrition science, to improve health and nutrition, particularly in women. 6b: Education, Employment, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship (4E) Our 4E theme, led by Dr Shailaja Fennell from the University of Cambridge, uses a variety of techniques including use of normative data, baseline household surveys and looking at the key links between education to empower communities towards developing skills and livelihoods for employment as well as entrepreneurship. In the context of agriculture and female smallholders this includes decisions on land use, impacting productivity and household income. 6a & 6b: Mobile Teaching Kitchens (MTK) and Innovation Farms Together with NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health, led by Professor Sumantra Ray, we have adapted their MTK intervention for use in a rural setting. We are testing this adapted version at sites including Punjab and Orissa. As we refine this intervention we will roll it out to other locations, using workshops to train Indian stakeholders so that MTKs can become a self-sustaining community-led cornerstone for nutrition education in rural settings. Innovation Farms, Dr Lydia Smith from NIAB will provide an important platform for uptake of new technologies and educational materials that stem from our research. Response to COVID-19 Unhealthy diets are the leading cause of ill-health. Without dedicated action on nutrition, all forms of malnutrition are likely to increase as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on food environments. Financial hardships, reduced physical activity, and altered purchasing patterns favouring products with longer shelf-life and often poorer nutrition profiles can lead to higher levels of food insecurity, undernutrition, and overweight/obesity. We are actively responding to the pandemic. We are assessing the response of the local, state and central government and even civil society to the availability, accessibility, and affordability of food essentials. It is on record that the COVID-19 pandemic response plan was not the same for all states and districts across India. States may have various responses to ensuring food availability, depending on urban, rural and tribal contexts. Example areas of investigation include: The disruption of value chains due to staff shortages; especially fairly junior low-paid packing and sorting jobs. Such disruptions may have resulted in waste where produce could not be either picked or packed. In some cases, produce has been landfilled or suffered a much decreased value or shelf-life. An absence of traders who collect agricultural produce from the farm gate has led to dumping of fruits and vegetables in India. Reduced operational hours of markets has also caused food waste. Assessing the effects of large numbers of agricultural workers returning home to their villages after the current lockdown ends. Publications Academic papers Growth and Decomposition of Millets in Odisha: 1960-61 to 2019-20. Jena, D. and Mishra, S. (2022). Agricultural Science Digest. DOI: 10.18805/ag.D-5447 SDG 2: Zero Hunger in “Punjab 2030 – SDG Wise Road Map”. Gupta, Bhawna; Johal, Ramanjit Kaur; Kaur, Keeratpal (2022). SDG Co-ordination Centre-UNDP, Department of Planning, Government of Punjab Accepted for publication: Agrarian Distress in Punjab, the Granary of India: A Prognosis for Public Policy in an edited volume of case studies. Gill, Suveera & Johal, Ramanjit Kaur (2022). Chandler Institute of Governance, Singapore Rural women entrepreneurship: a systematic literature review and beyond, Aggarwal M, Johal RK, World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1108/WJSTSD-04-2021-0039 Three-year review of a capacity building pilot for a sustainable regional network on food, nutrition and health systems education in India. Buckner L, Carter H, Ahankari A, Banerjee R, Bhar S, Bhat S, Bhattacharya Y, Chakraborty D, Douglas P, Fitzpatrick L, Maitra-Nag S, Muhkerjee S, Ray S, Roy A, Saha A, Sayegh M, Rajput-Ray M, Tsimpli I, Ray S. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000180 'Bhavishya Shakti: Empowering the Future': establishing and evaluating a pilot community mobile teaching kitchen as an innovative model, training marginalised women to become nutrition champions and culinary health educators in Kolkata, India. Buckner L, Carter H, Crocombe D, Kargbo S, Korre M, Bhar S, Bhat S, Chakraborty D, Douglas P, Gupta M, Maitra-Nag S, Muhkerjee S, Saha A, Rajput-Ray M, Tsimpli I, Ray S, (2021). BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000181 Malthus, statistics, and the state of Indian agriculture, Fennell S, The Historical Journal, p159-185, 63 (Special Issue 1, Malthusian Moments), 2020 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X19000189 Knowledge synthesis and translation in global food and nutrition security to evaluate and accelerate priority actions. Johnsen JT, Buckner L, Ray S. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000104 Is global dietary change an effective strategy to curb climate change? Bradfield J, Trigueiro H, Ray S. Nutrition, Prevention & Health, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000101 The Evaluation of Mobile Teaching Kitchens as a Nutrition Education Tool to Improve Health Outcomes in Underserved Communities, Buckner L, Bhat S, Bhar S, Ray S, Roy A, Crocombe D, Carter H, Maitra-Nag S, Qamar Z, Douglas P, Rajput-Ray M, Ray S, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 7, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.05.576 Book chapters Narayanan R, Rao N. 2020. Adult learning for Nutrition Security: Challenging dominant values through participatory action research in Eastern India. In Indigenous Women and Adult Learning. Routledge. Oxford. Technical reports Best practices in inclusion: A study on women's participation in the labour market, Sidebottom R, Fennell S, Baskaran G, Bhangaonkar R, 2019 Internship report Ananya Mohapatra, "Lessons from Millets, Nutrition and Beyond: Peek into Bakeries of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) Data and More". Internship Report under Mentorship of Professor Srijit Mishra, Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies (TIGR2ESS), Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN), Hyderabad, November 2021. Available at https://www.wassan.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20211104_TIGR2ESSinternship_MilletsInBakeriesNFHSnMore_AnanyaMohapatra.pdf Latest news Short Film about PU's Basic Nutrition Curriculum 24 May 2022 TIGR2ESS at Panjab University: A snapshot 18 May 2022 Aquaponics as an alternative farming method for the Punjab 28 March 2022 people UK Scientific and Administrative Co-Leads Dr Shailaja Fennell Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge Professor Sumantra Ray NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health in Cambridge (c/o The British Dietetic Association) and Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge (c/o Dr S Fennell) UK Scientific Co-Leads Professor Nitya Rao School of International Development, University of East Anglia Dr Lydia Smith NIAB Innovation Farm and the Eastern Agri-Tech Innovation Hub Co-Investigators from Key Partner Institutions Dr Lara Allen (Centre for Global Equality, Cambridge, UK) Professor Ramanjit Kaur Johal (Panjab University, India) Professor Srijit Mishra (Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies (NCDS), Odisha, India) Professor Suraj Kumar (Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, India) Professor K Narayanan (Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India) Dr R. Padmaja (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, India) Dr Rengalaksmi Raj (M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Tamil Nadu, India) Postdoctoral Research Associates and Research Assistants Dr Jaswinder Kaur (Panjab University, India) Dr Rekha Bisht Sirola (IIT, Bombay, India) Dr Anuprita Shukla (University of East Anglia, UK) Dr Rekha Bhangaonkar (University of Cambridge, UK) Dr Rajshree Kanungo (NCDS, Odisha, India) Dr Shubhashree Shankar (KISS, Odisha, India) Dr Ravi Nandi (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, India) Mr Vivek Babu (M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Tamil Nadu, India) Mr Vinod Bhalerao, Research Assistant (IIT, Bombay, India) Ms Kavitha Kasala, Research Support and Scientific Officer (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, India) Dr Jegan Sekar, Scientist (M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Tamil Nadu, India) Stakeholders Public Health Resource Network NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health (c/o British Dietetic Association) NNEdPro Regional Network in India (c/o The Remedy Clinic Study Group) PRADAN Chintan/Lok Chetna Manch State Health Missions Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Cordia Group of Educational Institutes Sanghol, Punjab, India Kalsubai Millets and Traditional Food Organization; NGO partner in Akole, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India Inner Wheel International, Kolkata, India ICRISAT, Telangana, India MSSRF, Chennai Odisha Millet Mission and Odisha State Rural Livelihoods Mission Mehar Baba Charitable Trust (MBCT), Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab Key NNEdPro members (Mobile teaching kitchen) Dr Minha Rajput-Ray Pauline D ouglas RD *Dr Luke Buckner Jørgen Torgerstuen Johnsen *On leave of absence.

Professor Sumantra Ray UK Licensed Medical Doctor and UK Registered Public Health Nutritionist NNEdPro Founding Chair, Chief Scientist and Executive Director* *Founder – BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health | International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) | iKANN Nutrition Research Registry and Digital Knowledge Hub | Global Nutrition, Health & Disease at Ulster University | Bhavishya Shakti Global (The Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative) | The International Food and Nutrition [TIFN] Trust | Ray Advisory Services | CREATE Global Leadership Academy | The CREATE Centre (Population Health | Resilience | Sustainability) | Cambridge Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition (11th Edition in 2025) | International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health (11th Edition in 2025) s.ray@nnedpro.org.uk Mobile: +44-7743988276 (Executive Assistant: Admin.Support@nnedpro.org.uk ) SHORT BIOGRAPHY Prof Sumantra (Shumone) Ray is a UK licensed medical doctor and a registered public health nutritionist. He is the Chief Scientist and Executive Director of the NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health in Cambridge. Prof Ray’s work has been recognised through over a decade and half of support from major funders such as the UK Research Councils as well as Fellowships awarded by Wolfson and Fitzwilliam Colleges at the University of Cambridge, where he has served as a Director of Research as well as a Course Director. He holds a tenured fractional appointment as a Full Professor of Global Nutrition, Health, and Disease at Ulster University. Prof Ray has been an Honorary Visiting Professor at Imperial College London for a decade and most recently has been appointed as an Honorary Visiting Professor at Kings College London. Internationally, he is an Honorary Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Shiv Nadar University Institution of Eminence in Delhi India. Prof Ray is also the Founder and Co-Chair of the BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health and he has published over 200 scientific papers . Prof Ray is an Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Healthcare Research as well as the Elsevier Essentials of Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare. Since 2024 he has also been Head of Nutritional and Preventative Medicine for the WellFounded Clinic. For over two decades Prof Ray has been a practitioner/facilitator in mindful meditation and in 2025 has been appointed as Medical and Scientific Advisor to the Janki Foundation for Spirituality in Healthcare. SUMMARY OF KEY CROSS APPOINTMENTS (Download Here) Fractional & Honorary External Appointments - UK Ulster University Professor of Global Nutrition, Health & Disease, NICHE Research Group | Vascular Studies Platform Lead & Doctoral Supervisor King's College London Honorary Visiting Professor in Life Sciences & Medicine | ESRC Doctoral Supervisor University of Cambridge 'TIGR2ESS' UKRI Global Challenges Research Co-Lead - Cambridge Global Food Security National Research Ethics Service (England) Vice-Chair of the Oxford-A Research Ethics Committee of the NHS Health Research Authority Well Founded Health (England) Head of Nutritional and Preventative Medicine at the Well Founded Clinic UK Research & Innovation Advisory Board Member for the BBSRC FoodBio-Systems Doctoral Research Programme and the ESRC London Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Doctoral Research Programme | UKRI Talent Peer Review College Member Nesta - The UK's Innovation Agency for Social Good Expert Advisory Group Member The Janki Foundation for Spirituality in Healthcare Medical & Scientific Advisor Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Healthcare Research Editor-in-Chief Elsevier Essentials of Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare Editor-in-Chief Fractional & Honorary External Appointments - INTERNATIONAL Shiv Nadar University – Institution of Eminence (India) Honorary Distinguished Visiting Professor UNICEF (East Asia and Pacific) International Expert Consultant in Nutrition Education Society for Nutrition Education & Behavior [SNEB] (USA) SNEB Foundation Trustee Remedy Clinic Study Group [RCSG] (India) Academic Vice-President University of Parma (Italy) EU Food for Future Project - [Department of Law] | EU Doctoral Leadership School in Food Sciences [School of Advanced Studies in Food & Nutrition] - Advisory Board Member & Visiting Faculty Lord Rana Foundation Charitable Trust (UK-India) Honorary International Dean & Visiting Professor in Strategy Development at the Cordia Colleges SWITCH Horizon Europe Project - CMCC Foundation for Climate Change Advisory Board Member SMILY Academy for Climate Justice Lead Research Advisor Frontiers in Public Health (Switzerland) Associate Editor in Public Health Policy SUMMARY OF KEY FORMER APPOINTMENTS NIHR Academic Public Health Fellow University of Cambridge (2008-2010) Corfield Scholar at Selwyn College University of Cambridge (2008-2010) Senior Clinician Scientist UK Medical Research Council, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory Cambridge (2010-2018) Lead Clinician National Diet and Nutrition Survey, UK Health Departments (2013-2018) Senior Clinical Tutor and Course Director University of Cambridge (2015-2019) Adjunct Professor in Public Health University of Waterloo, Canada (2015- 2020) Governing Body Fellow of Wolfson College University of Cambridge (2015-2021) Honorary Visiting Professor in Primary Care and Public Health Imperial College London (2016-2024) Honorary Professorial Fellow University of Wollongong, Australia (2017-2022) Board Member GCRF Latin America Safewater Programme UK Research & Innovation Advisory (2017- 2022) Eminent Visiting Professor University of Brunei (2018-2019) Distinguished Visiting Professor University of Sao Paolo, Brazil (2019) Director of Research in Food Security, Health and Society University of Cambridge (2019-2022) Transformative Research Challenge Mentor World Food Forum [WFF] of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO], Italy (2021-2024) Bye-Fellow of Fitzwilliam College University of Cambridge (2021-2024) Advisory Board Chair The Nutrition Reliance, USA (2022-2024) Principal Medical Academic Advisor to the Modality NHS Partnership National Health Service, England (2022-2025) Advisory Board Member Ahara Inc, USA (2023-2024) SUMMARY OF AWARDS AND RECOGNITION Fellow of the American College of Nutrition (2012) Josephine Lansdell Award, British Medical Association (2013) Honorary Lifetime Associateship, British Dietetic Association (2014) Deputy Chairman, BMA Conference of Medical Academic Representatives (2015) Complete Nutrition Outstanding Achievement Award, for NNEdPro (2015) Multiple Visiting Professorial Awards and Invited Lectures (2015-2025) Deputy Chairman, BMA COMAR (2015) Medical Nutrition Industry Award, with ESPEN (2017) BMJ Awards Finalist, for NNEdPro (2016) Outstanding Achievement Award, UK Bengali Convention (2022) SNEB Program Impact Award for MTK Initiative (2022) Vice-Chancellor's Impact Award, University of Cambridge for TIGR2ESS (2021) Academic Guest of Honour, Universidad Iberoamericana, Tec de Monterrey, Mexico (2023) Fellow, Royal Society of Biology (2025) FULL BIOGRAPHY Professor Sumantra (Shumone) Ray qualified in 2001 with a degree in Clinical Medicine (with Distinction) and a Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education (with Merit). He subsequently undertook a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education, a taught Master of Philosophy Degree in Public Health with Epidemiology, and a Research Medical Doctorate in Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention. Shumone has also attained relevant professional body memberships/fellowships by competency assessment and received National Health Service training in Medicine and Public Health in the East of Scotland and the East of England. Throughout his training, Shumone specialised in nutrition within hospital and public health medicine, receiving extensive training in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. These exposures eventually culminated in the Editorship of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical/Healthcare Research (2016) as well as the Editorship of the Elsevier Textbook of Essentials of Nutrition in Medicine (2023). Additionally, Shumone had formal training in management and leadership (British Medical Association and the Institute of Leadership and Management) as well as social entrepreneurship (Innovate UK). From 2003-8, Shumone worked as a Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Clinical Teacher, as well as subsequently as a Senior Clinical Research and Teaching Fellow at the University of Dundee School of Medicine and its Institute of Cardiovascular Research, incorporating one of the UK's flagship Clinical Trials Units. From 2008-10, Shumone was a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Public Health Fellow and Corfield Scholar at Selwyn College Cambridge. Following this, from 2010 to 18, he also held a Senior Clinician Scientist position with the Medical Research Council, focussing on nutrition and vascular studies, heading up a dedicated experimental medicine facility for human nutrition studies and also functioning as the Lead Clinician for the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (c/o Public Health England) as well as working clinically at Cambridge University Hospitals. From 2010 to 2018, Shumone led undergraduate nutrition teaching in the Cambridge clinical/medical curriculum, and he was a University of Cambridge senior clinical tutor from 2015 to 18. Shumone was cross-appointed in Cambridge as a Governing Body Fellow of Wolfson College (2015-20) and Co-Lead for the Food, Nutrition and Education Work Package for the TIGR2ESS Programme in India (2017-22) led by the University of Cambridge and supported by the UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) Global Challenges Research Fund and he was appointed as Course Director in Nutrition Science at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (2017-19). In 2021, TIGR2ESS received the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Impact from the University of Cambridge. Shumone also received further personal recognition in Cambridge through a Bye-Fellowship of Fitzwilliam College (2021-24) at the University of Cambridge. Additionally, Shumone holds a fractional personal chair appointment as a Professor of Global Nutrition, Health and Disease at Ulster University as well as several honorary/visiting professorial appointments more widely, including Imperial College London in the UK. He is also an experienced Doctoral Supervisor at several universities, including Cambridge, Monash, Porto, Ulster, Utrecht, Waterloo and Wollongong, as well as a Doctoral Training Programme Advisor for BBSRC and ESRC (UKRI). He has served as a PhD examiner in Brighton, Cambridge, London, Nottingham and Parma. In 2013, Shumone received the Josephine Lansdell Award from the British Medical Association (BMA) in support of work in Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention. In 2014, he was elected to the Honorary Lifetime Associateship award by the British Dietetic Association (BDA) council. Shumone was also elected Deputy Chairman of the 2015 BMA Conference of Medical Academic Representatives (COMAR). In 2015, NNEdPro won the Complete Nutrition Outstanding Achievement Award. Shumone was appointed Adjunct Professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada and received a Griffith University Visiting Fellowship from Australia. In 2016, Shumone was appointed an Honorary Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and Ulster University in Northern Ireland. NNEdPro was a finalist and runner-up in the 2016 British Medical Journal (BMJ) Awards. Also, in 2016, Shumone published the Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Healthcare Research to strengthen basic research skills across the global health-related workforce and became Programme Director for the Cambridge Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition. In 2017, Shumone was elected to an Honorary Professorial Fellowship at the University of Wollongong Australia (2017-22), while NNEdPro won the Medical Nutrition Industry International Award with the European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. In 2018, Shumone became the Founding Chair, along with the BMJ Group, of BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health. He was also invited to lecture at the University of Brunei Darussalam under their 'Eminent Visiting Professorship' scheme in 2018. In 2019, Shumone was appointed a presidential Council Advisor at the University of Parma School of Advanced Studies on Food and Nutrition. In 2019, he was appointed as Honorary International Dean to the Cordia Colleges in India and recognised through an invitation to speak as an 'International Visiting Professor' to the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. From December 2018 to July 2019, Shumone served part-time as a Consultant on a special assignment to the Nutrition Directorate of the World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva, leading the development of a strand of work in nutrition and healthcare capacity building within the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016-25. NNEdPro and its Mobile Teaching Kitchen (MTK) Initiative , led by Shumone, won the Society for Nutrition Education and Behaviour Program Impact Award 2022 . He also won the Outstanding Achievement Award from the UK Bengali Convention 2022 in recognition of the MTK. In 2022, Shumone was appointed to the NHS Modality Partnership (the largest primary care consortium in the UK) as a Principal Medical Academic Advisor and the Vice-Chair of a National Research Ethics Committee. He also played a key role in the UK's new health research inclusivity policy. In 2023, Universidad Iberoamericana and Tec de Monterrey in Mexico invited Shumone to deliver a series of lectures as an academic guest of honour, marking 30 years of the nutrition programme in Puebla and three years of the Mexico City MTK. Furthermore, Shumone has served as an advisor to several national funding bodies over 2023/24, including the NIHR and UKRI. In 2024, Shumone was appointed as Head of Nutritional Medicine by Well Founded and Curia Health in the UK. He received the title of Honorary Distinguished Visiting Professor by the Shiv Nadar University (SNU) and Institution of Eminence, and he is an invited keynote speaker at the 2024 Times Higher Education Innovation and Impact Summit hosted by SNU. In 2025, Shumone was appointed as an Honorary Visiting Professor in Population Health Sciences at Kings College London in recognition of contributions in the field and with the view to drive forward strategic collaboration, including on the London Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Doctoral Programme of which the NNEdPro Global Institute is a supporting partner. In early 2025, Shumone served as a visiting professor at the University of Malta (Faculty of Education) and was invited as a visiting academic lecturer by the University of Iceland (Department of Nutrition). In mid 2025 the Royal Society of Biology has also conferred Fellowship by special recognition to Shumone for contributions in Human Nutrition. For over two decades Shumone has been a practitioner/facilitator in mindful meditation and in 2025 has been appointed as Medical and Scientific Advisor to the Janki Foundation for Spirituality in Healthcare and sits on the Governance Group of the Values in Healthcare (and Selfcare of the mind) training programme overseen by the Foundation to mitigate the risk of stress/burnout in modern day lifestyles.

NNEdPro-IANE Cambridge Summer School: A Foundation Certificate in Applied Human Nutrition In partnership with the International Academy of Nutrition Educators Live Sessions in April every year Next Cohort: 23rd and 24th April 2026 Early bird available until 31st January 2026 Register now Enquiries Foundation level certificate in Applied Human Nutrition covering basic nutritional concepts, through current research and methods, to prevention, healthcare and policy applications: Basic Concepts in Human Nutrition Including dietary assessment, body composition and energy metabolism Nutrition Research Methods Including nutritional epidemiology, nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics and diet-microbe interactions in the gut Nutrition in Disease Prevention Including non-communicable diseases, musculoskeletal health and neurodegenerative diseases Nutrition in Healthcare Including hydration and clinical leadership, clinical ethics, malnutrition in practice and ageing Nutrition Public Health and Policy Including global nutrition, nutrition and health claims regulation, policy formulation and industry BENEFITS Learn from a world-class faculty with leading global nutrition experts. Over 40 hours of content. Self-directed learning followed by mentoring sessions online or in Cambridge, making use of various interactive platforms and case studies. Course accreditation by professional bodies in the UK for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development (to date Royal College of Physicians and Royal Society of Biology). Grow your multi-disciplinary knowledge network with dedicated mentors plus global networking opportunities. Formative assessment in the form of an essay competition and critical appraisal workshop as well as a time-flexible final examination. *CPD accreditation for clinical and scientific candidates Discounted registration for the NNEdPro International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health. As a delegate of the NNEdPro Summer School, you are entitled to a 20% discount on the cost of publishing an article in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. Continue learning with your automatic one-year associate membership of the NNEdPro International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) for FREE. Continue networking with your automatic pathway to one or more of the NNEdPro-IANE Regional Networks. Programme Roadmap & Overview The event is delivered in an online blended format. The lectures are pre-recorded, and you can register anytime and study at your own pace, with the opportunity to interact and address queries digitally using our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) . As you book your place in the course, you will be prompted to choose to attend the live Q&A and mentoring sessions in person in Cambridge or online. Join us in person in Cambridge: Your registration for in person attendance will cover your lunch for days 1 and 2 and a complimentary walking tour in Cambridge. If attending in person, you will have the option to join the Summer School Alumni Networking Reception on the evening of the 27th of April at Selwyn College. Learning Journey Register by 31st March to receive access to the Virtual Learning Environment. With the access, you can watch and study all the material available at your own pace. This will include lectures and the essay assignment. You will be able to interact and address queries digitally with faculty in the virtual learning environment. You will be invited to the live Q&A and mentoring sessions in person in Cambridge or online when you will also complete the critical appraisal. You will then complete the final assignment and receive your certificate. Course Overview Live Sessions Day 1 (27th April) Core Concepts and Toolkits in Diet and Nutrition Nutrition Research Methods, Hot Topics and Application Day 2 (28th April) Global and Public Health Nutrition Policy, Practice and Case Studies Introduction to Healthcare Nutrition from Primary Prevention to Acute Intervention Optional Alumni networking reception on the evening of the 27th of April. These sessions will happen in person in Cambridge and online. As you register for the course, you will have the option to indicate your preference. Assignments The course has three required assignments, please see below: The first deadline is to submit a short essay before the live Q&A and mentoring sessions The second deadline is to complete a critical appraisal during the live Q&A and mentoring sessions After attending the live Q&A and mentoring sessions, you will need to complete your final exam More information will be provided in due course, and a team will be available to support you with your assignments Register now Networking Reception & The Venues If attending in person, you will have the option to join the Summer School Alumni Networking Reception on the evening of the 27th of April at Selwyn College. The live sessions on the 27th and 28th of April will be hosted at St John's Innovation Centre , regarded as Cambridge’s Innovation destination of choice. Forge meaningful connections, share insights, and elevate your career in the company of fellow nutritionists and professionals. Summer School Accreditation and Endorsements The Summer School continues to be formally affiliated with the University of Parma and endorse d by the International Academy of Nutrition Educators , and to date, it has been accredited by the Royal College of Physicians as well as the Royal Society of Biology. About the NNEdPro Summer School The Summer School is co-organised with the School of Advanced Studies on Food and Nutrition of the University of Parma , Italy, and delivered by a contingent of internationally recognised lecturers. In the UK, the NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health also works closely with the University of Cambridge , Ulster University and Imperial College London. The 2026 Summer School will also see collaborations and guest contributions from The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine . The event is delivered in an online blended format. The lectures are pre-recorded, and you can register anytime and study at your own pace in an online learning environment, with the opportunity to interact and address queries digitally using our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) . As you book your place in the course, you will be prompted to choose to attend the live Q&A and mentoring sessions in person in Cambridge or online. In addition, you will get discounted access to the NNEdPro International Summit on Nutrition, Food and Health as well as 1-year membership as an associate member of the International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) , providing you with core benefits such as 1:1 mentoring sessions, topical webinars, online journal clubs appraising current research, networking opportunities and much more. Course Faculty (in order of appearance) Prof Sumantra Ray Dr Kathy Martyn Prof Caryl Nowson Prof Mei Yen Chan Dr Rajna Golubic *Dr Celia Laur RNutr Alan Flanagan Dr Dora Pereira Dr Breanna Lepre Gabriele Mocciaro Dr Simon Poole Dr Daniela Martini Dr Giuseppe Grosso Shivani Bhat Shane McAuliffe Helena Trigueiro Jorgen Johnsen Marjorie Lima do Vale Dr Letizia Bresciani Martin Kohlmeier Dr Donato Angelino A/Prof Francesca Scazzina Prof Eleanor Beck APD Dr Beatrice Biasini Dr Francesca Ghelfi Dr Lisa Sharkey Pauline Douglas RD Minha Rajput-Ray Prof Daniele Del Rio James Bradfield RD Prof Clare Wall Guest Faculty Dr Marko Kerac Veronica Flores Bello Dr Deb Kennedy More reasons? Check out the videos below Register now Anchor 1 What are the Terms & Conditions to attend the course? 1. The NNEdPro Summer School is for individuals interested in nutrition and its health applications and is also open to undergraduate students as well as adult learners. Whilst the course is open-access, a background in relevant biological sciences and/or health related disciplines is required for candidates to sit the final assessment and to receive a certificate of competence . However, those from other backgrounds will be eligible for a certificate of attendance but will not need to sit the final assessment. 2. To ensure that all participants are able to enjoy as well as benefit from studying with us, you will need to be confident understanding and following arguments presented in written and spoken English at University level. 3. Refunds can only be issued for cancellation requests received up to seven days after the access to the material is given, this will be when the email confirmation with your access details to the NNEdPro Virtual Learning Environment is sent. If you cancel after that, no refunds can be issued. Substitute delegates are not accepted. Please note that any transaction fee incurred will be deducted from your refund.To request a refund, please contact us at info@nnedpro.org.uk Who is the course for? The Summer School is intended for individuals interested in nutrition and its health-applications and is also open to undergraduate students and other adult learners. How much time should I set aside for this course? The course consists of: Around 40 hours of pre-recorded lectures you can study at your own pace. You will be invited for a 2-day Q&A and mentoring session with the faculty online or in person in Cambridge, according to your selection when booking the course. The assignments (essay, critical appraisal and final test) should not take longer than 3 hours each to complete. What are the requirements? Whilst the course is open-access, a background in relevant biological sciences and/or health related disciplines is required for candidates to sit the final assessment and to receive a certificate of competence. However, those from other backgrounds will be eligible for a certificate of attendance but will not need to sit the final assessment. To ensure that all participants are able to enjoy as well as benefit from studying with us, you will need to be confident understanding and following arguments presented in written and spoken English at University level. What will I learn throughout the course? The course provides in depth exposure to Applied Human Nutrition including basic concepts in human nutrition; nutritional research methods; nutrition in healthcare and nutrition public health and policy. For a taste of what to expect, check out the previous years content at the bottom of the page. Will I be assessed? Candidates from healthcare and related backgrounds will be able to undertake an assessment at the end of the course to gain a certificate of competence, accredited by professional bodies in the UK for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development. To date, dual accreditation has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal Society of Biology in the UK, providing internationally recognised quality benchmarks. If are not from healthcare and related backgrounds, you can still complete the final assignment to receive a certificate of completion. What additional support and benefits can I get? In addition to learn and network with an international community of peers and experts, the opportunity to be assessed and gain a certificate of competence, as a member of the International Academy of Nutrition Education (IANE) Members you will receive a post-course 1:1 mentoring session. As a delegate of a NNEdPro event, you are also entitled to a 20% discount on the cost of publishing your article in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. Those attending the NNEdPro Summer School will receive discounted registration to the NNEdPro International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health. This scientific meeting is a opportunity for candidates attending the NNEdPro Summer School to participate in directly relevant international conference proceedings immediately after completing their course. Is there a discount for group reservations? A discount of 10%, 12% and 15% will be applied for groups of over 3, 6 and 10 respectively. Please contact us to learn more. Any more questions? 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Invited Presentations Conference Abstracts Academic Teaching < Key Outputs page KEY Outputs Conference Abstracts Armes S, Rajaram R, Golubic R, Ray S, Braga J. (2025). Polypharmacy Prevalence and Side Effects in Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease. Nutrition 2025, American Society for Nutrition. Orlando, USA. 2025 Rajaram R, Kaur H, Manna AK, Ghosh A, Nyaga W, Jama H, Ray S. (2024). Exploring Regional Variations in Mobile Teaching Kitchen Initiative: In-depth Analysis from Punjab, Delhi, and Kolkata. 11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health. Kolkata, India. 2024 Lal Mohan R, Rajaram R, Ray S, Kaur H, Nyaga W. (2024). From Data to Action: Leveraging Centralised Datasets for Effective Policy-Making in Nutrition Education. 11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health. Kolkata, India. 2024 Lal RM, Golubic R, Ray S. (2024). The Heterogeneity of Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the UK Biobank Cohort. 11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health. Kolkata, India. 2024 Murphy J, Ray S, Douglas P. (2024). Initial explorative study into the transferability of a Mobile Teaching Kitchen (MTK) initiative to a Northern Ireland context. 11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health. Kolkata, India. 2024 Agwara EO, Armes S, Lima do Vale M, Delon C, Rajaram R, De Paula M, Golubic R, Ray S. (2024). Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Findings from the National Survey of Health and Development Cohort. European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024. London, United Kingdom. 2024 Rajaram R, Ray S. (2024). Feasibility and societal impact of the Mobile Teaching Kitchen Initiative (MTKi) proof of concept in Scotland. 11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health. Kolkata, India. 2024 Armes S, Tibas J, Craven J, Rutherford H, Bhardwaj V, Ray S. (2024). Evaluating the Efficacy of Low-Carbohydrate Dietary Interventions in Type 2 Diabetes Management: Results from the Modality Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven (AWC) and Modality Wokingham Diabetes Reversal Programmes. 11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health. Kolkata, India. 2024 Agwara EO, Armes S, Lima do Vale M, Delon C, Rajaram R, De Paula M, Golubic R, Ray S. (2024). Predictors of cardiovascular disease risk and total mortality: Findings from the UK Biobank. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2024. Chicago, Illinois. 2024 Keller H, Laur C, Valaitis R, Morrison-Koechl J, Ford K, Dhaliwal R, Nasser R, Ray S, Dubin J, Chen H, Gramlich L (2023). Scale-up of a national program to improve nutrition care in Canadian hospitals. 45th ESPEN Congress on Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. Lyon, France. 2023 Helena Trigueiro, Luck Buckner, Marjorie Lima do Vale, Sumantra Ray (2020). The Kolkata Mobile Teaching Kitchen Project- Assessment of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Mothers after participating in a Microenterprise Intervention Pilot. 2020 Shivani Bhat, Dr Rahul Jain, Rowena Leung, Elaine MacAninch, Dr Sumantra Ray, Dr Karen Fleming (2019). A feasibility pilot session: teaching kitchens as innovative nutrition education tools for family medicine residents. Canada. 2019 Lydia Akaje-Macauley, Dr Luke Buckner, Professor Sumantra Ray. Exploring the Efficacy of the Teaching Kitchen Model within the Urban Slum of Kolkata (2019). University of Cambridge. 2019 Eleanor Beck and the ANZ crew (2019). Dietitians in medical education. DAA Gold Coast. 2019 Ali Ahsan Khalid, Rajna Golubic, David Urwin (2019). Primary care data: ‘’Lower carbohydrate diets in type 2 diabetes and metabolic improvements in a UK primary care service’’ has been accepted as a poster Presentation for the 55thEASD Annual Meeting in Barcelona. 2019 L. Buckner, S. Bhat, S. Bhar, S. Ray, A. Roy, D. Crocombe, H. Carter, S. Maitra-Nag, Z. Qamar, P. Douglas, M. Rajput-Ray, S. Ray (2019). P200 The Evaluation of Mobile Teaching Kitchens as a Nutrition Education Tool to Improve Health Outcomes in Underserved Communities. SNEB Conference, Orlando, USA. 2019 Sento Kai Kargbo, Jodie Weber, Luke Buckner, Ananya Ria Roy, Minha Rajput-Ray, Maria Korre, Ianthi Tsimpli and Sumantra Ray. An Assessment of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Slum-dwelling Mothers pre- and post- 'SODOTO' model of Intervention in the Kolkata Mobile Teaching Kitchen (MTK) Project (2019). University of Cambridge. 2019 Luke Buckner, Shivani Bhat, Somnath Bhar, Sabayaschi Ray, Ananya Roy, Dominic Crocombe, Harrison Carter, Sudeshna Maitra-Nag, Zubaida Qamar, Pauline Douglas, Minha Rajput Ray, Sumantra Ray. The Evaluation of Mobile Teaching Kitchens as a Nutrition Education Tool to Improve Health Outcomes in Underserved Communities (2019). 2019 Laur C, Keller H, Valaitis R, Ray S, Bell J. (2018) Strategies for sustaining and spreading nutrition care changes in acute care: A thematic analysis from the More-2-Eat Study. 11th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health. 2018 Laur C, Keller H, Valaitis R, Ray S, Bell J. (2018) Strategies for sustaining and spreading nutrition care changes in acute care: A thematic analysis from the More-2-Eat Study. Waterloo-Wellington Clinical Research and Quality Improvement. 2018 Amin, P; Herath, D; Rajput-Ray, M; Ray, S; Golubic, R; First insights into expressed nutrition training needs of a sample of trainee doctors in Cambridge (2018). Elsevier. 2018 Laur, C., Keller, H., Bhat, S., Bradfield, J., Douglas, P., Rajput-Ray, M., Ray, S. (2018) Physician Input Within a Multidisciplinary Team to Manage Patients at Nutrition Risk. Family Medicine Forum conference. 2018 Wongvibulsin S., Bhat S., Ray S. (2017). The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (JHSOM) Teaching Kitchen: A Novel Recipe for Nutrition Education. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior for the Annual Conference. Washington DC USA 2017 Bhat S., Kohlmeier M., Ray S. (2017). Bridging Research, Education and Practice across disciplines Need for Nutrition Education/Innovation Programme (NNEdPro). Experimental Biology/American Society for Nutrition. Chicago USA 2017 Bradfield J., Ray S., Kohlmeier M., Bhat S. (2017). A Three Pronged Approach to e-Learning: The Need for Nutrition Education/Innovation Programme. 21st International Congress of Nutrition. Buenos Aires Argentina 2017 Bhat, Shivani & Bradfield, James & Ray, S. & Kohlmeier, Martin. (2017). A Three Pronged Approach to e-Learning: The Need for Nutrition Education/Innovation Programme. 2017 Bhat S., Maddock J., & Ray S. The relationship between Dietary Patterns and Carotid Intima Media Thickness, as an early biomarker of Cardiovascular Disease. (April 2016). The FASEB Journal. Vol.30, No.1 2017 M. Sayegh, M. Tsiountsioura, D. Del Rio and S. Ray. Are habitual fruit consumption or hydration status modulators of baseline endothelial function and is this important for polyphenol intervention studies? (2016). Food Bioactives and Health 2016. Norwich 2016 Mocciaro G., Bhat S., Douglas P., Rajput-Ray M., Del Rio D., & Ray S. (2016). NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health: A Multidisciplinary Initiative bridging Research, Education and Practice. Cambridge Institute of Public Health. Cambridge UK 2016 Maddock J., Ambrosini G., Ray S. A folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine-related dietary pattern and risk of subclinical atherosclerosis: findings from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD). (2016). Experimental Biology 2016, San Diego, USA. 2016 Sayegh, Marietta; Del Rio, Daniele; Ray, S; NSA Nutritional supplementation Trial of fruit and vegetable extracts and Vascular function (NNTV): Improvement to microvascular function using Laser Doppler Iontophoresis, following consumption of encapsulated fruit and veg powder over 12 weeks (compared with placebo), in overweight and obese human adults (2016). The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 2016 Ball, L., Ball, D., Leveritt, M., Ray, S., Collins, C., Patterson, E., ... & Chaboyer, W. (2016). Using logic models to enhance the methodological quality of primary health care interventions: Guidance from an intervention to promote nutrition care by General Practitioners and Practice Nurses. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 2016 Conference Abstracts and Oral presentations at the American Society for Nutrition and Experimental Biology. American Society for Nutrition (2016). San Diego, USA. 2016 Alice Rosi, Nida Ziauddeen, Birdem Amoutzopoulos, Sonja Nicholson, Sumantra Ray, Furio Brighenti, Polly Page and Daniele del Rio. Development of a comprehensive database to assess the phenolic intake of the UK population. (2016). Food Bioactives and Health 2016. Norwich 2016 Sayegh M, Tsiountsioura M, Ray S (2016). Can a fruit and vegetable derived supplement, rich in vitamin-C, modulate cIMT and FMD measurements in overweight and obese individuals over 12 weeks? The FASEB Journal, 30 (1 Supplement) LB369. 2016 Tsiountsioura M, Sayegh M, Ray S (2016). Can consumption of a vitamin C rich fruit and vegetable derived supplement for 12 weeks, reduce blood pressure in normotensive overweight/obese individuals? The FASEB Journal, 30 (1 Supplement), LB373. 2016 Tsiountsioura M, Sayegh M, Ray S (2015). Does Habitual Fruit Consumption Modulate Microvascular Endothelial Function in Healthy Human Participants? The FASEB Journal, 29 (1 Supplement), LB352 2015 European Federation of the Associations of Dietitian Conference (2015). Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2015 Sayegh M, Ray S (2015). Potential Modulation of Vascular Function Relating to Baseline Hydration Status in Healthy Human Participants in a Randomised Controlled Trial. Poster presentation at the American Society of Nutrition at Experimental Biology. Boston, USA. Abstract published as short communication in the FASEB Journal. 2015 Golubic R, Kelsey M.E, Livesy A, Connell C, Hoensch J, Laur C, Park A, Ray S. The Cambridge Intensive Weight Management Programme. The 2015 Obesity Summit. 2015 Kelsey M,E, Golubic R, Livesy A, Connell C, Hoensch J, Laur C, Park A, Ray S. Clinical Effectiveness of the Intensive Weight Management Programme. European Conference of Obesity (ECO). 2015 Maddock J, Abmrosini G, Koulman A, Ray S (2015). A Proposed Epidemiological Approach to Investigate Mechanisms between Diet and Vascular Function. Poster presentation at the American Society of Nutrition at Experimental Biology. Boston, USA. Abstract published as short communication in the FASEB Journal. 2015 ICPCPH SERIES: C Wright et al. (2015). International Conference of Primary Care and Public Health. Variability and relationships between central and peripheral Blood Pressure in a Nutrition and Vascular Risk Trial – potential lessons for the clinic. (2015). Imperial College London, UK. 2015 M. Sayegh, M. Tsiountsioura, J. Maddock, D. Del Rio and S. Ray. Are habitual fruit consumption or hydration status modulators of baseline endothelia function and is this important for polyphenol intervention studies? (2015). Tours, France. 2015 Sayegh M, Ray S (2015). Potential Modulation of Vascular Function Relating to Baseline Hydration Status in Healthy Human Participants in a Randomised Controlled Trial. The FASEB Journal, 29 (1 Supplement), 584.26. 2015 Rajput-Ray M, McGuffin LE, Laur C, Douglas PL, Fitzpatrick L, Ray S (2015). Assessing Health Care Workers Hydration at Work. Poster presentation at the International Congress on Occupational Health. Seoul, Korea. 2015 Fitzpatrick, L., Sayegh, M., & Ray, S. (2015). Nutrition in the University of Cambridge Medical Curriculum–Student Perspectives. The FASEB Journal, 29(1 Supplement), LB411 2015 Douglas, P., McGuffin, L., Fitzpatrick, L., Ball, L., Crowley, J., Laur, C., ... & Ray, S. (2015). Hydration and dietetic practice in the United Kingdom. The FASEB Journal, 29(1 Supplement), 907-2. 2015 Douglas, P., McGuffin, L., Laur, C., Burnett, K., Ray, S., & McCarthy, H. (2015). Pilot Evaluation of a Nutrition Training Intervention for Pre-Registration Pharmacists in Northern Ireland. The FASEB Journal, 29(1 Supplement), 907-3. 2015 Cambridge Institute for Public Health Conference. (2015). The ‘NELICO’ India Project: building research capacity in public health initiatives – from local to global. Cambridge, UK. 2015 Sayegh M, Ray S (2014). Acute hydration status and micro-vascular function in healthy human volunteers. Poster presentation at the American Society of Nutrition at Experimental Biology. San Diego, USA. Abstract published as short communication in the FASEB Journal. 2014 Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism conference (2013). Abstract selected for poster presentation, entitled ‘Need for Nutrition Education Programme: Laying the foundations of nutrition knowledge relevant to clinical and public health practice. Abstract. 2013 American Society of Nutrition conference (2013). Abstract selected for oral presentation, entitled Need for Nutrition Education Programme: Laying the foundations of nutrition knowledge relevant to clinical and public health practice. Abstract. 2013 Ray, S., & Laur, C. (2013). Need for Nutrition Education Programme: Laying the foundations of nutrition knowledge relevant to clinical and public health practice. The FASEB Journal, 27(1 Supplement), 47-2. 2013 ASME Conference (2010). The Need for Nutrition Education Project (NNEdPro) – A potential vehicle for educational innovation and change across UK Medical Schools. Abstract. 2010 BAPEN Conference (2010). The Need for Nutrition Education Project (NNEdPro) – An educational intervention across UK Medical Schools to lay the foundations for good nutritional care. This poster received the 2010 Nutrition Society prize. Abstract. Poster. 2010 BDAC Oral Presentation (2010). The impact of a nutritional education intervention on undergraduate medical students. Abstract. 2010 ICGN Presentation (2010). Laying the foundations of Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in a cohort of ‘Tomorrow’s Doctors’. 2010 ICR conference (2009). Use of a modified, controlled before and after (CBA) study design to investigate the effectiveness of a clinical nutrition education intervention in tomorrow’s doctors. Abstract. Poster. 2009 Conference Abstracts Navigation Conference Abstracts Invited Presentations Academic Teaching Invited Presentations INVITED PRESENTATIONS South Asia Mobile Teaching Kitchen Workshop. Dundee & Angus College. Dundee. July 2025. Towards 2030: Advancing Nutrition for the Future of Medicine and Population Health. University of Iceland. February 2025. Zero Hidden Hunger EU Stakeholder Interview on education and training needs. Online. March 2025. Mobile Teaching Kitchen Workshop. Dundee International Women's Centre. Dundee. October 2025. Mobile Teaching Kitchen Workshops. St Leonard's School. St Andrews. October 2025. IANE Webinar: Sludges in the Out-of-Home Food Environment: Ethical, Behavioral, and Policy Perspective. September 2025. Open workshop by Martin for NICHE PhD researchers and/or staff on the future of Nutrition Research Methods and Publishing. Ulster University. Northern Ireland. April 2025. Scottish Alliance for Food – Annual Event 2025. NNEdPro’s global journey, evolving nutrition education through innovation and inclusion. Glasgow. September 2025. Global Nutrition, Health and Disease: From Molecules to Mankind. Kings College London. London. April 2025. IANE Webinar: The Future of Nutrition Research Methods and Effective Publishing Strategies. July 2025. IANE webinar: Reframing Halophytes: their emerging role in Functional Food Systems and Nutrition. May 2025. NNEdPro Graduate Studies and Career Development Forum. Online. June 2025. NNEdPro Regional Network Cluster meetings (Americas, EMEA and Central Asia and Asia Pacific). August 2025. Talk on Medical Nutrition Teaching. St Andrews School. St Andrews. April 2025. PureGym GLP-1 talk. Online. April 2025. Mobile Teaching Kitchen International sessions. St David’s Centre and Angus Climate Hub, UK. February 2025. IANE Webinar: Vitamin D and Women's Reproductive Health. October 2025. UK Mexico Mobile Teaching Kitchen Workshop based on a flagship Mexican plant-based menu template. St Andrews. August 2025. CREATE Global Leadership Academy - Training Day 2025. Online. November 2025. Community Nutrition Education In Mexico: The Mobile Teaching Kitchen. Ulster University. Northern Ireland. April 2025. 11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health. Dundee and St Andrews. December 2025. IANE Webinar: The Changing Landscape of Bowel Cancer in the UK: The Role of Nutrition in Prevention & Management. June 2025. Dietary Patterns in Diverse Populations: From Food Culture to Health - India as a Case Study. University of Malta. March 2025. BBC Radio 4 Today Programme. June 2025. Precision nutrition and cognition project - initial results. Ulster University. Northern Ireland. April 2025. Biel Culinary Masterclass. Biel. July 2025. NICHE NNEdPro - Satellite Symposium Precision Nutrition. 11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health. Ulster. November 2025. Bern Satellite Event on Nutrition in Population Health. 11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health. Bern. July 2025. Mexico Mobile Teaching Kitchen Workshop. Dundee International Women's Centre. Dundee. May 2025. Presentation to St Andrews Medical School. St Andrews University. September 2025. UK MTK Culinary Nutrition Education session 1 (Cohort 2) Indian MTK Menu Template. Dundee, UK. May 2024. Culinary Nutrition Education Session 2 (Cohort 1) Mediterranean MTK Menu Template. Dundee, UK. May 2024. Pre-Summit Mini Masterclass in Medical & Health Systems Nutrition Education. Belfast, UK. July 2024. Third Imperial Nutritank Conference. London, UK. January 2024. Health literacy: Lecture to final year students on the Health Promotion Module (BSc Food and Nutrition; BSc Human Nutrition; BSc Dietetics; MSc Human Nutrition; MSc Dietetics). January 2024. Values in Self-care for Leadership Series: Time Out to Refresh and De-stress. Online Presentation. June 2024. WB Nutrition Students Seminar - Summit 2024 Plans. April 2024. Kolkata MTK & Press Conference Activities. India. August 2024. College of Sanctuary Event. Dundee, UK. October 2024. Royal Society of Medicine webinar. Online nutrition misinformation: How to sort the wheat from the chaff?. November 2024. IANE Webinar: At Scale Long-Term Condition Management in Primary Care Using Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching. February 2024. BSLM Lifestyle Medicine Nutrition Seminar. May 2024. MTK Public Talks Bonar Hall. Dundee, UK. July 2024. Workshop for a FoodBioSystems DTP funding application to UKRI. Online Presentation. January 2024. UK MTK Mediterranean Diet Culinary Nutrition Education Session facilitated by Dr. Sofia Cavalleri & RistoLab colleagues. March 2024. Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative Annual Workshops (India, Mexico, UK and US. November 2024. 10th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health. Democratising and Decolonising Food and Nutrition. India. December 2024. CREATE Global Leadership Academy: Values in Self-care for Leadership. September 2024. NNEdPro Pre-Summit Workshop & Roundtable Discussion – Belfast, UK. July 2024. Global Challenges and Interdisciplinary Innovation for the UN 2030 Goals: The Case Study of Mobile Teaching Kitchens for Food Security across India, Mexico, USA, and Scotland. St Leonards School. September 2024. Seminar at Quadram Institute Bioscience: The Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative – From Global to Local and Next Steps in the UK. June 2024. IANE Webinar: The RISTOLAB Practice Model: Merging chefs' and researchers' insights to craft sustainable menus. April 2024. Workshop on Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD). November 2024. Culinary Nutrition Education Session 3 (Cohort 1 + Cohort 2) Scottish MTK Menu Template + Pop-up Public Culinary Experience Event using all three MTK menu templates. Dundee, UK. June 2024. IANE Webinar: Global Culinary Landscape Before and Now. September 2024. MTK UK Culinary Nutrition Education session 1. Dundee, UK. February 2024. UK MTK - Training new champions. Dundee, UK. October 2024. RSM Conference: Presentation on improving nutrition education in medical education to enhance patient outcomes. June 2024. Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative Session at University of Milan. Italy. October 2024. UK MTK Dundee & Angus Pilot - Next Steps for the Food Festival. Dundee, UK. June 2024. NICHE-NNEdPro Global Nutrition, Health and Disease Annual Symposium and Graduate Studies Forum. November 2024. Sustainable Resourcing for All in Food & Nutrition Security: Creative solutions for healthy & resilient populations. The 9th International Summit on Nutrition and Health. Online event. July 2023. An Introduction to Diet, Nutrition, Prevention & Health. Online Event. Imperial College London. June 2023. The Mobile Teaching Kitchen Initiative. Cambourne Community Centre. UK. April 2023. Guest Talk at the Culinary Medicine Session by Dr Terri Stone. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Washington, DC, USA. March 2023. CREATE Global E-Academy Launch Event. St John’s Innovation Centre, Cambridge. September 2023. HRA-MHRA Inclusion & Diversity Guidance. Online event. September 2023. UK MTK Culinary Nutrition Education Event. Dundee and Angus College. UK. November 2023. IANE Webinar: Cardiovascular Disease and Diet. November 2023. Launch of the NNEdPro 15 Year Impact Report. Imperial College London. September 2023. Youth Leadership. Webinar for Cambridge University students and lecturers. Online event. November 2023. NNEdPro Webinar. Preserving indigenous, wild, native, local foods to ensure healthy sustainable food systems. January 2023. Nutrition education resources for medical doctors. Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Congress. Belgrade. November 2023. The Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative Workshop: UK Deep Dive & Australia Summative Thinking. The Rowett Institute, Aberdeen. September 2023. Annual NNEdPro-NICHE Symposium: Global Nutrition, Health & Disease. Ulster University. September 2023. Glenmark Nutrition Awards 2023 Grand Finale (Mumbai). Hybrid event. February 2023. Modality Grand Round - Novel approaches to cardiometabolic risk factors and the role of diet. Online event. March 2023. Hybrid Meeting - Position on Precision Nutrition and UPF. Imperial College London. London, UK. January 2023. CMGLT's Working Group on Hunger. Online event. September 2023. Advancing the science of human nutrition Royal Society Conference. London. December 2023. IANE Journal Club: Brief interventions to prevent NCDs and their nutritional complications in primary care setting. June 2023. Mobile Teaching Kitchen Initiative for Central Brooklyn – Culinary Workshop. Brownsville Community Culinary Center. New York City, USA. March 2023. Empowering Food Citizens. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Conference. July 2023. IANE Webinar: Women’s Nutrition. December 2023. South Asian Heritage Month at the HRA. Online event. July 2023. Empowering Food Citizens through Nutrition Education. World Food Forum. Online Event. October 2023. Talks on the Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Mexico. September 2023. Nutrition in Health and Disease. University of Cambridge Academic Gastroenterology Seminars. June 2023. The NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health. The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health. University of Aberdeen. UK. May 2023. Mobile Teaching Kitchen Initiative for Central Brooklyn. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. New York City, USA. March 2023. The 3rd World Science & Wine Congress. Porto, Portugal. June 2023. Talks on the Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative at La Universidad Iberoamericana. Mexico. September 2023. Presentation of MKT Adaptations in Mexico + Results from Culinary Education Workshops in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. Online event. September 2023. M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation Workshop. Chennai, India. January 2023. International Symposium On ‘Bridging Continents: Unleashing The Potential Of The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor’. November 2023. IANE Webinar: Sustainability in our Food System: Socioeconomic Issues and Intersectoral Actions to Address Challenges. October 2023. HRA-MHRA Inclusion & Diversity Guidance. Online event. July 2023. NNEdPro Regional Networks 9th Summit Satellite Events. Online event. July 2023. The Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative Event: Gaining Insights, Exploring Australia, and Beyond. Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. September 2023. Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative events in the USA. July 2023. Cost of Ignoring Indigenous Knowledge System on Nutrition & Health. GRTA 2 - PVC Impact. Online event. January 2023. Exploratory Workshop on Climate Change and Heat Resilience in Food and Health Systems. Space Circle, Kolkata, India. September 2022. 22nd ICN-IUNS International Congress of Nutrition. Nutrition & Covid-19: Lessons learned from global regional networks. Tokyo, Japan. December 2022. Water, nutrition and health. Environ Conference with special session on ‘Water for the Global South’. Virtual Event. June 2022. WHO Collaborating Centre - Disease burden and health planning. Health Promotion and Literacy. March 2022. 8th International Summit on Nutrition and Health: Empowering Global Nutrition with Digital Technology. Virtual Event. July 2022. NNEdPro - Dartmouth CGHE Colloquium Presenter. February 2022. NIH Malnutrition Workshop. Training the Next Generation of Researchers: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Access. Virtual Event. September 2022. Brighton Showcase 2022 - Sustainable Food. Virtual Event. November 2022. CHI - Global Child Health: Communities Healing a World in Crisis. Dublin, Ireland. October 2022. NNEdPro / Power of Nutrition Workshop: Module 5 - Multisectoral and Systems Approaches and Nutrition-sensitive Policy. January 2022. Nutrition Coalition Roundtable on Medical Nutrition Education. February 2022. Nestlé Nutrition Institute’s 98th Workshop. Global Trends in Nutrition and Health Through the Life Course. Virtual Event. October 2022. From Bench to Table – is it time to recommend polyphenols? 10th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health. London, April 2022. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Global Non-Communicable Disease Burden: Prevention, Management and Treatment Efforts Around the World. March 2022. Underprivileged, marginalised and neglected populations. Preconception Nutrition: Breaking the Cycle of Deprivation Conference at the Royal Society of Medicine, London. June 2022. Impacts of Climate Change on Rural and Urban Food Security, Health and Livelihoods: An Exploratory Workshop. Virtual Event. September 2022. Food crisis accelerated by the Ukraine conflict. Indian Parliament - Sansad TV Debate on Global Food Security. May 2022. NNEdPro-NICHE Mini Symposium and Graduate Studies Forum. Northern Ireland, UK. November 2022. ‘From Food and Nutrition Insecurity to Mobile Teaching Kitchens – Exploring the impact potential of inclusive and interdisciplinary innovation’. Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. May 2022. Nutrition Education Leadership for Improved Clinical/Public Health Outcomes (NELICO)* in Central, Southeast and East Asia. February 2022. NNEdPro Webinar. Implementation Science. March 2022. NNEdPro Journal Club. Implementing complex nutrition interventions in healthcare. February 2022. British society of Lifestyle Medicine 2022 Conference. The impact of food policy. Tottenham, UK. September 2022. 2022 SNEB Annual Conference: Re-engineering Nutrition Education and Behavior - designing tech competence in your digital world. Atlanta, Georgia. July 2022. PIPS Employer Forum. Organisations supporting research & Commerce. March 2022. International Clinical Nutrition Update 2022. March 2022. Special Edition IANE & BSLM Webinar: A clinical update on Low-Carbohydrate diets in clinical practice. May 2022. Special Edition IANE & BSLM Webinar: Ultra Processed Foods. April 2022. TIGR2ESS Research Collaboration Event on Agri-Biology. March 2022. Halal Economy Conference. Global Innovation in Nutrition and the Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative. December 2022. IANE Webinar: Mexican system of food exchange. December 2022. Summative Workshop for the Mobile Teaching Kitchen Initiative, TIGR2ESS Flagship Project-6 and the NNEdPro India (& South Asia) Regional Network. March 2022. Malnutrition in Clinical Settings: Research Gaps and Opportunities. National Institutes of Health USA. Virtual Event. March 2022. Conference at Panjab University. March 2022. Delhi Educational Pilot Project-School Workshop. New Delhi, India. December 2022. Berkshire Dietetic CPD - Long Covid. September 2021. ASEAN and Global Connections Conference. October 2021. Pdoc Academy: PCN and E&D - Improving the Experiences of Racially Minoritised Postdocs. May 2021. Virtual Roundtable on SDG 2 – ‘Zero Hunger’. July 2021. NNEdPro / Power of Nutrition Workshop: Module 1 - Foundational Concepts in Global Nutrition, Health and Disease. October 2021. iKANN Online Round Table. Introduction to next thematic collection: Nutrition and cardiometabolic disease. March 2021. Sustainable Healthcare for Our Futures Workshop. Case study: ‘From farm to fork’ – global innovation, connecting food production, the food environment, food choices, nutritional status and health. April 2021. UKRI Webinar: Diet, Lifestyle, and Wellbeing in a Post-Pandemic World. October 2021. AIM Foundation Round Table. Project updates. March 2021. Medical management of Cardiovascular Disease. NICHE - Ulster University. November 2021. Cambridge Science Festival. Mobile Teaching Kitchens: A community-led food revolution in India. March 2021. Build back better – Food & Nutrition in a Post COVID19 world. November 2021. NNEdPro / Power of Nutrition Workshop: Module 2 - Identification and Management of Nutrition and Health Risks. November 2021. UKRI Webinar: Staff Wellbeing Talk. Exploring the role of diet and nutrition to support health technical checks. March 2021. Cambridge University One Health Society (CUOHS) Webinar. Diet and Climate Change. February 2021. TIGR2ESS Virtual Workshop – FP6 Research Output. January 2021. Ulster University Med-school. Obesity, diet and health related outcomes. October 2021. Interprofessional aspects of diabetic care. Ulster University Medical School. November 2021. NNEdPro Online Webinar and Journal Club. Macronutrient Modulation. February 2021. Ulster University Med-school. Introduction to Nutrition: part II - Over nutrition, Undernutrition. November 2021. The 7th International Summit on Nutrition and Health. July 2021. NNEdPro / Power of Nutrition Workshop: Module 4 - Nutrition Implementation for Population Health across the Lifecycle. December 2021. Cambridge University Post Doc Academy – Online Event. July 2021. NNEdPro Online Webinar. Macronutrient Modulated Diets - Focus on Carbohydrates, Type-2 Diabetes and Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver. January 2021. NNEdPro Journal Club. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health Special collections round up 1/2. October 2021. NNEdPro Webinar. Precision Nutrition. September 2021. Ulster University Med-school. Introduction to Nutrition and nutritional deficiency. November 2021. NNEdPro / Power of Nutrition Workshop: Module 3 - Nutrition Interventions in Food and Health Systems. November 2021. ASEAN Launch: Roll Out and Dissemination of the ASEAN Development Outlook: Practical Application and Lessons Learned for the Region. August 2021. NNEdPro Online Webinar and Journal Club. Workplace Wellbeing - Diet, Mind, Movement, Sleep. June 2021. NEPHELP Teaching Session for Babylon GPs. July 2021. FAO 24h Global Marathon for Sustainability. Nutrition, Culturally Appropriate Diet and Food Systems Transformation towards Sustainability. April 2021. The Royal Society of Medicine Webinar. The place of Nutrition in Medical Education. February 2021. United Kingdom Bengali Convention (UKBC). September 2021. NNEdPro Online Webinar and Journal Club. Diet and Climate Change. March 2021. Good Food Oxford: Addressing Childhood Malnutrition during Covid. November 2021. Nutrition and COVID-19. The 3rd ERimNN Brighton Nutrition Showcase. November 2020. Invited talk at the High School of Dundee. Dundee, Scotland, February 2020. Integrated Health-Harmony-Healing (IH3) Matrix online meeting. Presentation on Covid: Vitamin D and Micronutrient. October 2020. TIGR2ESS General Assembly. Hyderabad, India, January 2020. TIGR2ESS: Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies FP6 Workshop. October 2020. NNEdPro Online Journal Club. Diet, Sustainability & Climate Change. July 2020. NNEdPro Italy Network Launch, Parma University. Parma, Italy, February 2020. NNEdPro Online Journal Club. Implementing Effective interventions in Healthcare: Cardiovascular disease. June 2020. TIGR2ESS Virtual Workshop – FP6 Research Output. May 2020. NNEdPro Swiss Network Launch, The Ambassador Hotel. Geneva, Switzerland, February 2020. DSM webinar: Raising standards in elder & patient care. December 2020. NNEdPro Online Journal Club. Nutrition and COVID19: The cutting edge of emerging evidence and a look to the future. August 2020. COVID-19 Fall Summit: Moving from Reacting to Managing. November 2020. NNEdPro & TIGR2ESS Sanghol Workshop. Sanghol, India, January 2020. NNEdPro & TIGR2ESS Odisha Workshop. Odisha, India, January 2020. NNEdPro & TIGR2ESS Kolkata Workshop. Kolkata, India, January 2020. WCPH 2020 Workshop: Data analysis, advocacy activities, and actions to counteract the double burden of malnutrition. October 2020. NNEdPro Mexico Network Launch, Universidad Tecnológico de Monterrey. Mexico City, Mexico, February 2020. Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine Webinar. Cardiovascular disease prevention: What the nutritional science shows us. March 2020. NNEdPro Online Webinar. Food allergies and science - Case based discussion of nutritional atopic diseases and their scientific basis. October 2020. 6th International Summit on Medical & Public Health Nutrition Education & Research. September 2020. CVD3: Dietary Treatment of CVD Medical management of Cardiovascular Disease. November 2020. NNEdPro & TIGR2ESS Kolkata Workshop. Kolkota, India, August 2019. NNEdPro & TIGR2ESS Sanghol Workshop. Sanghol, India, August 2019. INDIA 5 Year Symposium – Lessons learned over 2014-19 and next steps over 2019/20. Space Circle, Kolkata, India. February 2019. Public Health at Cambridge Annual Showcase: Planetary Health reservation. UK, November 2019. Presentation on the NNEdPro Global Centre and UN Decade of Action on Nutrition n 2016-25. University of Waterloo. February 2019. Presentation on interim results from a two part survey designed to strengthen medical nutrition education, World Health Organization Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland. February 2019. Academic Teaching Academic teaching From Research Methodology to Communicating Results in an Interdisciplinary and Digital World: Information vs Impact. University of Malta. March 2025 11th NNEdPro Foundation Certificate and Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition. April 2025. Diet, Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease: From Causal Inference to Prevention and Early Intervention. University of Malta. March 2025 Research Skills for Clinicians Course. Cambridge University Hospitals and University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. February 2024. 9th NNEdPro Foundation Certificate and Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition. April 2024. 10th NNEdPro Foundation Certificate and Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition. September 2024. 8th NNEdPro Foundation Certificate and Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition. May 2023. Research Skills for Clinicians Course. Cambridge University Hospitals and University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. February 2023. Food Science PhD Research Leadership and Communication School. Parma University, Italy. October 2023. Food Science PhD Research Leadership and Communication School. Parma University, Italy. October, 2022. Research Skills for Clinicians Course. Cambridge University Hospitals and University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. February 2022. 7th NNEdPro Foundation Certificate and Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition. May 2022. FAO World Food Forum Expert Mentoring Sessions. August 2021. Research Skills for Clinicians Course. Cambridge University Hospitals and University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. January 2021. 6th NNEdPro Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition. Virtual Event. May 2021. NNEdPro Webinar. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention – an appraisal of what the nutrition science tells us and implications for practice. June 2020. NNEdPro Webinar. Nutrition and COVID19 - Lessons learned to date by our Taskforce along with BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health. August 2020. NNEdPro Webinar. An Introduction to Nutrition as a Health Science and our role as a Global Centre in Preventive Practice. May 2020. Research Skills for Clinicians Course. Cambridge University Hospitals and University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. January 2020. 5th NNEdPro Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition. Virtual Event. September 2020. Nutrition for Physiotherapists. SOMT University, Netherlands, June 2019. Clinical and Public Health Nutrition for Foundation Doctors, NEPHELP Roadshow, Brighton, UK, May 2019 Research Skills for Clinicians Course. Cambridge University Hospitals and University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. January 2019. Medical management of Cardiovascular Disease. Ulster University, UK. December 2019. BMJ India Masterclass in Nutrition for Medicine and Healthcare. India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India. February 2019. 4th NNEdPro Summer School, Homer College, Cambridge. July 2019. Clinical and Public Health Nutrition for Foundation Doctors, NEPHELP Roadshow. Barts and the London, UK. December 2019. Nutrition Science course. Cambridge institute of continuing education. July 2019. The Nutrition Education policy for Healthcare Practice Training Package. Basildon, UK. October 2019. Basic Concepts in Nutrition for Post-doctorates and Researchers on the University of Cambridge TIGR2ESS Programme. Training Workshop in Koraput, Orissa, India. February 2019. Clinical Public Health Teaching in Nutrition. Cambridge University. April 2018. Research Skills for Clinicians. Cambridge University hospitals. January 2018. Core Medical (Nutrition) Training regional days. Basildon hospital. March 2018. Lecture series on Medical Nutrition and Cardiovascular disease. Ulster University. November 2018. Global Public Health Nutrition Workshop for Year-5 Cambridge Medical Students. August 2018. Core Medical (Nutrition) Training regional days. Addenbrookes hospital. June 2018. Nutrition Science course. Cambridge institute of continuing education. July 2018. Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Introductory Course for Cambridge Graduate Medical Students. October 2018. Invited lecture on Nutrition and the UN Decade of Action. University of Brunei. December 2018. Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare Course for Final Year Cambridge Medical Students. October 2018. Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare Course for Final Year Cambridge Medical Students. Cambridge University. January 2017. Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Introductory Course for Cambridge Graduate Medical Students. Cambridge University. January 2017. 40 hours of Teaching in Applied Human Nutrition to the Interdisciplinary NNEdPro Summer School in Cambridge. July 2017. Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare Course for Final Year Cambridge Medical Students. March 2017. Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare Course for Final Year Cambridge Medical Students. June 2017. Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Introductory Course for Cambridge Graduate Medical Students. November 2017. Mini Workshop on Nutrition to the Science Programme of the Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education. July 2017. Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare Course for Final Year Cambridge Medical Students. October 2017. Plenary Lecture on Diet and Health to the Interdisciplinary Programme of the Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education. July 2017. Global Public Health Nutrition Workshop for Year-5 Cambridge Medical Students. August 2017. Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Introductory Course for Cambridge Graduate Medical Students. January 2016. Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Introductory Course for Cambridge Graduate Medical Students. November 2016. Lecture series on Medical Nutrition and Cardiovascular disease. Ulster University. December 2016. Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare Course for Final Year Cambridge Medical Students. January 2016. NNEdPro Summer School and Certificate Course in Applied Human Nutrition Cambridge. June 2016. Global Public Health Nutrition Workshop for Year-5 Cambridge Medical Students. August 2016. Global Public Health Nutrition Workshop for Year-5 Cambridge Medical Students. May 2015. MPhil induction seminar, CIPH, Addenbrooke`s Hospital, Cambridge. October 2015. Bridge course on human nutrition for Cambridge Medical Students. August 2015. Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare Course for Final Year Cambridge Medical Students. January 2015. Generic Nutrition Training Day Three Medical Research Council, Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge. June 2015. Generic Nutrition Training Day Two Medical Research Council, Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge. January 2015. General Internal Nutrition Teaching: Seminar Room Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research. January 2014. Final Year Nutrition Teaching: Cambridge University Clinical School. January 2014. Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Introductory Course for Cambridge Graduate Medical Students. December 2014. Final Year Nutrition Teaching: Addenbrookes Hospital. Cambridge. August 2014. GP Training on Hydration and Health: Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research. September 2014. Generic Nutrition Training: Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research. April 2014. Stage 1 Nutrition Teaching: Cambridge Clinical School. November 2014. Hydration Teaching: Hinchinbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon, UK. October 2014. GP Training on Hydration and Health: Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research. July 2014. Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Introductory Course for Cambridge Graduate Medical Students. January 2012. Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Introductory Course for Cambridge Graduate Medical Students. December 2013. Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Introductory Course for Cambridge Graduate Medical Students. January 2013. Global Nutrition Teaching: Institute for Public Health, University of Cambridge. May 2013. Public Health Nutrition Forum: Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research. June 2013. Stage 1 Nutrition Teaching: Clinical School, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge. November 2012. Stage 1 Nutrition Teaching: Clinical School, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge. January 2012. Global Public Health Nutrition: Clinical School, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge. April 2012. Stoke Mandeville and Birmingham: Hospital Nutrition Awareness Week. June 2012. Cambridge University Global Health Society, Nutrition Elective Day. February 2012. Norfolk & Norwich Hospital Nutrition Awareness Week. May 2012. Final Year Nutrition Introduction: Clinical School, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge. August 2012. Nutrition and International PH SSC Teaching: Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge. May 2011. Nutrition and International PH SSC Teaching: Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge. April 2011.

< Regional Networks page NNEdpro-iane United Kingdom & ireland Network Current Activities Incorporating three regional network sections: ⁃ English & Welsh Section ⁃ Scottish Section ⁃ Irish Section The NNEdPro-IANE Regional Network of UK & Ireland was officially launched at its annual meeting in Brighton on 6th November 2019 and will be managed on behalf of the NNEdPro Global Institute by ERimNN (the Education and Research in Medical Nutrition Network) in conjunction with the Lord Rana Foundation Charitable Trust and co-led by Dr Kathy Martyn and Professor Sumantra Ray. Vision The UK & Ireland Regional Network believe that working together to improve nutrition education, practice and research in health and social care, public health and education increases professional engagement in nutrition and improves patient and population wellbeing Mission The UK & Ireland network brings together professionals from different disciplines with expertise in nutrition education, research, and practice. Through working collaboratively, harnessing collective expertise, and listening to the voices and opinions of people from different communities, the UK & Ireland network will support sustainable and equitable change and improvement in food systems from production to consumption, and in health and social care practice. Aims To create a platform for stakeholder engagement and conversations, to share knowledge and expertise to further improve, sustainable and equitable food systems. KPI – hosting of regional meetings with representation from network members and key stakeholders with the invited representation of key stakeholders, that address the 2021/22 priorities identified by the UK & Ireland Network. To encourage innovative research and practice that addresses selected nutrition issues that affect people in communities, and in health and social context. To synthesise and disseminate cross-border nutrition policy and guidance, research and evidence-informed practise through the development of briefing papers. KPI - to collate and present case studies of nutrition research, education, or implementation best practice at the regional meetings in England, Wales, Scotland & N. Ireland, and Ireland Provide education meetings and dissemination of research in nutrition education and practice to the devolved countries of the United Kingdom, and input to iKANN (International Knowledge Application Network in Nutrition 2025) and BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health. Provide guidance and support in the development and sharing of research undertaken in the UK & N. Ireland and Ireland regional network. The NNEdPro-ERimNN UK & Ireland Regional Network seeks to support key cross-regional network objectives including the Nutrition Implementation Coalitio n, NEPHELP (Nutrition Education Policy for Healthcare Practice) and MTK (Mobile Teaching Kitchen) . Launch Event Read our blog post! Read Now Steering Committee Kathy Martyn Network Co-Lead & Section Co-Lead for England and Wales Sumantra Ray Network Co-Lead & Section Lead for Scotland Pauline Douglas Network Co-Lead & Section Lead for Northern Ireland and Ireland Members England and Wales Led by Dr Kathy Martin Abdullah Mawas Abigail Kaplan-Ramage Abhinav Bhansali Adrian Park Alan Flanagan Ali Ahsan Khalid Alice Benskin Allisha Beckett Ally Jaffae Amaeze Madukah Amandeep Chopra Amitava Banerjee Anant Jani Ananya Ria Roy Andreas V. Hadjinicolaou Andy Burman Animesh Acharjee Anita Nathan Ankita Debnath Anne Walsh Anuprita Shukla Aqil Jaigirdar Arjun Panesar Artika Datta Ashleigh Simpson Ben Atkinson BrianOg Murphy Carla Martins Caroline Bovey Celina Weigel Celine Tabche Charles Capper Charlotte Summers Chris Grayson Christine Baldwin Christine Delon Christopher Osuafor Claudia Mitrofan Colette Shortt David Armstrong David Unwin Deborah Davids Dominic Crocombe Dora Pereira Duane Mellor Ebiambu Agwara Ela Augustyniak *Elaine MacAninch Elango Vijaykumar Elif Karanis Elspeth Alstead Elspeth Hall Emily Fallon Emily Haynes Esha Dandekar Esther Appiah-Yeboah Faye Wheller Federica Amati Fiona Lavelle Fotini Tsofliou Frank Greenwood Gabriele Mocciaro Giorgia Perri Glenys Jones Grigorina Mitrofan Gurpinder Lalli Hala El Shafi Hannah Hayes Hardeep Lotay Harrison Carter Helen Rutherford Hung Nguyen Ngoc Iain Broadley Ianthi Tsimpli Ignacio Alcalde Ilakkiya Ezhilmaran James Bradfield James Bryant Jamie Lee Janet Cade Jeffrie Quarsie Jennifer James Jenny Blythe Jeremy Woodward Jo Cecil Joan Gandy Jodie Webber Jorgen Johnsen Josephine Ruwende Joshua Clamp Juan Felipe Sandoval Rueda Juliet Burridge Juliet Vickar Kaninika Basu Karuna Tandon Kate Guberg Kathleen Lyons Kathrina Crystallis Laura Keaver Liana Constantinescu Linda Kwabi Lisa Sharkey Lois Brown Louis Samuel Luigi Palla *Luke Buckner Lydia Smith Manelle Ramadan Manik Imsirovic Margaret Ashwell Maria Papagiannaki Maria Traka Mariam Molokhia Marianthi Firoglani Moschi Marie-Ann van Ginkel Marietta Sayegh Marjorie Lima do Vale Marla Fuchs Mathilde Haas Mayara de Paula Michele Vacca Michelle Venables Mina Gupta Mohamad Farshard Aslam Mohammad Sayeem Moushumi Baruah Nadia Al Shadhir Nathan Nagel Nida Ziauddeen Niky Raja Nina Jhita Niraj Kumar Nouira Mohamed Salah Oleksandra Kalyta Olusola (Sola) Idowu Patricia Mogrovejo Priyanka Kotak Rachael Churm Rafatu Tahiru Rajna Golubic Ramya Rajaram Ran Crooke Razan Algarni Rebecca Fisher Rebecca Houghton Rekha Bhangaonkar Richard Pinder Rishi Caleyachetty Ronita Bardhan Rosemary Stennett Roshni Kumar Rosie Gilbert Russell Parkinson Ryan Janjuha Saakshi Sharma Saeeda Ahmed SafiyaVirji Salman Rawaf Samyyia Ashraf Sanjay Bhattacherjee Sanjoy Deb Sarah Armes Sarah Prior Sarah Wong Savvas Xystouris Sawsan Ebaji Seeromanie Harding Selvarani Elahi Shailaja Fennel Shakila Banu Sharan Parimalan Shelley Pigott Shilpa Nagarajan Shivali Bhammer Shobhana Nagraj Shujun Li Simon Poole Sophie Ognjenovic Souzana Ioakeimidou Sreenivasa Rao Kondapally Seshasai Steve Kerridge Sue Fitzpatrick Susan Lanham-New Suzana Almoosawi Tantely Ratsitovah Tasnim Alam Thalia Sparling Thierry le Goff Tim Eden Tim Newman Vidya Mohamed Ali Vince Kelly Vincent Sai Vipan Bharadwaj Vittoria Romano Yemisi Osho MBE Zahra Kamini Zola Ndondita Zubeda Karim Northern Ireland & Ireland Led by Prof Pauline Douglas Anne Griffin (Republic of Ireland) Bethany Duffy (Northern Ireland) Catherine Hughes Chris Gill (Northern Ireland) Clare Chadda (Northern Ireland) Edris Adel (Republic of Ireland) Emily Krueger (Northern Ireland) Eoin Ryan (Republic of Ireland) Helene McNulty (Northern Ireland) John O'Brien (Republic of Ireland) Joseph Niwagaba (Republic of Ireland) Josephine Murphy Kirsty Pourshahidi (Northern Ireland) Laura Keaver (Republic of Ireland) Leane Hoey (Northern Ireland) Lynsey Montgomery (Northern Ireland) Manash Chatterjee (Republic of Ireland) Mary Ward (Northern Ireland) Michelle Clements (Northern Ireland) Nicola Foster (Northern Ireland) Ruth Price (Northern Ireland) Sameer Seth (Northern Ireland) Shane Gordon (Northern Ireland) Sile Griffin (Republic of Ireland) Whitney Vale-Hagan (Northern Ireland) Scotland Led by Prof Sumantra Ray Alex Johnstone Andrew Lang Beth Fitzsimmons Debbie Nelson Fiona Kilcullen Jules Griffin Kantesh Chowdhury Kathleen McLeod Katie Baxter Kichelle Williams-Robinson Maja Gach Marcello Scopazzini Marta Lonnie Minha Rajput-Ray Nikitah Rajput-Ray Rauf Khalid Ravi Mohan Lal Rebecca McCagh Rosie Brooks Santosh Gaihre Sarah Sullivan Sarah-Jane Reilly Stephen McKenna Suvetha Manoharan Tracey Toal Wanja Nyaga Yagnaseni Bhattacharya *Currently on leave of absence.

< Regional Networks page nnedpro-iane Latin America & Caribbean regional network COVID Useful Resources Current Activities Awards The NNEdPro-IANE Latin America & Caribbean Regional Network is a collaboration of dietitians, doctors, academics, and professional associations across Latin America. It was formed by merging the Brazil Regional Network and the Mexico Regional Network in March 2023 to include other countries in the region, including the Caribbean. And, while regions will continue to work on individual initiatives, the overall network aims to strengthen the Latin American & Caribbean nutrition workforce, promoting interactions between nutrition professionals and other health professionals. Key Aims Strengthen the Latin American nutrition workforce through education and training opportunities Enable positive interactions between the Nutrition workforce and other health professionals Pilot the Mobile Teaching Kitchen International (MTKi) project in underserved areas Organise an Annual Regional Meeting to share and showcase examples of good practice Launch Events Read our blog postS: Launch Event Brazil Combatting COVID - Portuguese Launch Event Mexico Combatting COVID - Spanish MTK Adaptation Mexico MTK Mexico Out of gallery co- Leads Maria Veronica Flores Bello Network Co-Lead (Mexico) Jessica Carmila John Network Co-Lead (Caribbean) Ester Feche Guimaraes (Brazil) members Abdullah Mawas (UK & Ireland Representative) Alice Benskin (UK & Ireland Representative) Alicia Ramírez (Mexico Representative) Aline de Piano Ganen (Brazil Representative) Ana Bertha Pérez (Mexico Representative) Ana Paula de Queiroz Mello (Brazil Representative) Ane Galdos (Mexico Representative) Barbara Hatzlhoffer (Brazil Representative) Carmen Ruiz (Mexico Representative) Citlali Gurrola Oliveros (Mexico Representative) Claudia Nieto Orozco (Mexico Representative) Claudia Rodriguez (Mexico Representative) Claudia Tramontt (Brazil Representative) Dirce Maria Marchioni (Brazil Representative) Edgar Francisco Pelayo Valencia (Mexico Representative) Fermín Reygadas (Mexico Representative) Fernanda Zacchi (Brazil Representative) Flavia Semenow (Brazil Representative) Gabriela Ruiz (Mexico Representative) Helene McNulty (Mexico Representative) Herón Salgado (Mexico Representative) JadhAzulay do Nascimento (Brazil Representative) Jenneffer Braga (Brazil Representative) José Luis Santos Martin (Chile Representative) Julia Cerqueira Maranhão (Brazil Representative) Julia Leon (Mexico Representative) Kathrina Crystallis (UK Representative) Leticia López Posada (Mexico Representative) *Luciana Diniz Silva (Brazil Representative) Maria Camila Pruper de Freitas (Brazil Representative) Maria Cervato Mancuso (Brazil Representative) María Magdalena Sánchez (Mexico Representative) Marjorie Lima do Vale (Brazil Representative) Matheus Abrantes (Brazil Representative) Mercedes Tejeda Zorilla (Mexico Representative) Miranda Lucia Moran Morales (Mexico Representative) Mónica Hurtado (Mexico Representative) Nagila Raquel Damasceno (Brazil Representative) Neha Khandpur (Brazil Representative) Norma Ramos Ibañez (Mexico Representative) Rafaela Barros Romano Fontes (Brazil Representative) Rebeca Leyva (Mexico Representative) Rocío López Ortiz (Mexico Representative) Rosa Maria Salmeron (Mexico Representative) Ruth Price (Mexico Representative) Saby Camacho (Mexico Representative) Samantha Mazzero (Brazil Representative) Sandra Maria Chemin Seabra da Silva (Brazil Representative) Santosh Gaihre (Brazil Representive) Tatiana Sadalla Collese (Brazil Representative) Thayana Oliveira (Brazil Representative) Valeria Ortiz (Mexico Representative) Veronica Flores Bello (Mexico Representative) Vincent Nicolas Pasquier (Brazil Representative) Yareni Guitierrez (Mexico Representative) Yenory Hernández Garbanzo (Costa Rica Representative) *On leave of absence. Terms of reference Coming soon

< Regional Networks page NNEdpro-iane USA Regional Network Current Activities Launched on July 28, 2019: The NNEdPro-IANE USA Regional Network is a collaboration of dietitians, doctors, academics, medical and health care educators, researchers students and professional associations in the United States of America. Key Aims Enabling knowledge exchange between the US and I-KANN-25 Advocating the prioritisation of nutrition capacity building in the US healthcare system Pilot the NNEdPro Mobile teaching Kitchen Project for marginalised populations in the USA Implement and evaluation potential international models of nutrition education in the USA Launch Event Read our blog post! Read Now Out of gallery Co-Leads interested parties Download Elizabeth Helzner Network Co-Lead Martin Kohlmeier Network Co-Lead members Abdullah Mawas Aimee Afable Alice Benskin Aliza Stark Alka Gupta Arshan Goudarzi Amelia Storck Brenda Bohn Carine Lenders Charlotte Pratt Cindy Munkhgerel Dan Maunder Daniel Dayen Danvy Truong Dar Yoffe David Sharp Deborah Kennedy Dorothy Nankanja Elizabeth Helzner Eloisa Trinidad Emmanuel Baah Emily Johnston Emily Katz Emily Krueger Esther Appiah-Yeboah Filippa Juul Frank Greenwood Golbahar Yazdanifar Grigorina Mitrofan Gwen Twillman Hsiao-Liang Pai Hung Nguyen Ngoc Isobel Contento Jasia Steinmetz Jeffrey Bohn Jen Shamro Jessica Carmila John Jessica Daly Jie Zhu Juliet Vickar Kai Kagbo Kate Burbank Kathleen Duemling Kathrina Crystallis Lisa Goldberg Margarita Taran-Garcia Maria Korre Mariana Markell Marilyn S. Edwards Melina Jampolis Neda Sedora-Roman Neha Kumar Nicole Brandt Nicole Farmer Norbert Goldfield Nouira Mohamed Salah Olivia Lawler Pao-Hwa Lin Patricia Mogrovejo Paula Littlejohn Raana Iqbal Rachel Daeger Randy Pothen Rasarie Wimalana Rebecca Johnson Rebecca Rudel Robert Hay Robert Neda Rory Langan Saad Mouti Samuel Degenhard Scott Nichols Shakuntala Thilsted Shivani Bhat Tecla Coleman Terri Stone Tiffany Powell-Wiley Tirna Purkait Travis Masterson Vander Carter Virginia (Ginnie) Uhley Virginie Zoumenou Zola Ndondita Zorita Sconta Zubaida Qamar Terms of reference

< Regional Networks page nnedpro-iane India & SOUTH ASIA regional Network COVID Useful Resources Current Activities Awards Learn about the Network in India from 2014-2017 Learn More ESRC report Active since 2014, the NNEdPro-IANE India & South Asia Regional Network is a collaboration of dietitians, doctors, academics, medical and health educators, researchers, students, professional associations and other key stakeholders across India. NNEdPro manages its key activities in India via the Laketown Scientific Research and Clinicians Association (Remedy Clinic Study Group [RCSG] ) based in Kolkata, India. The RCSG is a non-governmental organisation with independent governance and in an exclusive partnership as the principal Indian agency of the NNEdPro headquartered in the UK. Since 2020, the Network also has representation from Bangladesh and Nepal. The Strategic Goals for the India Network are: Medical Nutrition Education Nutrition Research and Education for Food Systems Education ‘Non-Communicable’ Disease and Malnutrition Prevention Activities Ongoing Activities Past Activities Teaching Kitchen Project: Bhavishya Shakti The NNEdPro Mobile Teaching Kitchen Initiative empowers communities by sharing knowledge and skills through the medium of culinary nutrition education linked with micro-enterprise. The MTK’s are multi-purpose and serve as community hubs for malnutrition prevention, health promotion and disease prevention. The objectives of the programme are to: Improve awareness (Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices) of diet diversity and disease prevention Measure indicators of nutritional health Use cooking skills as a medium for education Provide resources and signposting for food security Promote social empowerment and impact preventative health Currently, the MTK process has been completed and sustained in Kolkata for over 3 years with successful adaptations in both Punjab and Delhi. TIGR2ESS Flagship Project 6 TIGR2ESS focuses on education, empowerment and entrepreneurship leading to improved human nutrition, health and wellbeing. Key population determinants include heredity, environment, diet, lifestyle and socioeconomic circumstances. Within this framework, education, empowerment and entrepreneurship are important factors that can define a theory of change that can improve lives and livelihoods, leading to better human nutrition, health and wellbeing with implications for community resilience and economic productivity. Our flagship project explores the relationships between these factors through assessing needs and piloting innovative intervention models. Prof. Sumantra Ray is co-leading one of the seven Flagship University of Cambridge Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) projects with Dr. Shailaja Fennell to explore how education, empowerment, and entrepreneurship relates to human nutrition, health and wellbeing. Read more NEPHELP India and Medical Colleges Project This project evaluates nutrition knowledge and stress mapping among first year MBBS students in four different medical colleges in Kolkata and subsequent intervention through nutrition education and lifestyle management. Results for this initiative will be presented soon. Selected Articles & Newsletters To learn more about the India network and the work going on, please browse through the following Articles & Newsletters about the network (for the 2015-2021 period) Three-year review of a capacity building pilot for a sustainable regional network on food, nutrition and health systems education in India Feb 2021 NNEdPro News - November 2019 Nov 2019 Can the kitchen be an effective classroom for nutrition education? Sep 2018 I-KANN-25: A Case Study from India Dec 2017 Is there a solution to tackle child malnutrition in urban slums? Oct 2016 NNEdPro at the World Congress on Public Health 2015. Jun 2015 Combatting COVID-19 blog in Indian languages mapped to areas of NNEdPro work Bengali Hindi Odia Punjabi Telugu key people & partners Steering Committee Members - India Network Co-Leads Sumantra Ray Ramya Rajaram Senior Operations Officer and Project Secretary Debashis Chakraborty Volunteer Operations and Academic Officer, MTK Project Officer, Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator Harmanpreet Kaur Associate Operations and Academic Officer, MTK Associate Project Officer & Nutritionist Asim Kumar Manna Assistant Operations Officer Ankita Ghosh Specialist Advisors & Educational Supervisors Mitali Gupta Chitra Ray Elizabeth Suchitra Richard Principal Advisors Sabyasachi Ray Sucheta Mitra Advisory Group Ipsita Chakravarti Bijoya Bhattacharjee Mitali Paladhi Soumyendu Ghosh Sudeshna Maitra-Nag Sumona Mondal Suprakash Pradhan Urmil Verma Educational Volunteers Kashmira Ghosh Mala Mukherjee Sarmila Mukherjee NB: We would like to acknowledge the contributions of our colleague the late Sanchita Banerjee. Find out more here . *From May 24, 2024, Harmanpreet has successfully taken on a substantive role at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and continues to collaborate with NNEdPro in a voluntary officer role. All Members Aditya Swaroop Ankita Ghosh Anand Ahankari Anindita Chakraborty Anumati Sardar Aparajita Saha Arpita Baidya Asim Kumar Manna Afreen Saiyed Aishika Das Alok Varma Anuprita Shukla Aparajita Saha Aparna Mandal Arundhita Bhanjdeo Arunima Dhar Asis Dey Asmita Mondal Atanu Chakraborty Ayusmati Thakur Baishali Mondal Bijaya Kumar Nayak Bijoya Bhattacharjee Biplab Kanti Nandi Buddhiman Sreshtha Chandana Naiya Chhaya Bhanti Chitra Ray Debashis Chakraborty Dipika Roy Elizabeth Suchitra Richard Fatma Firdaus Harmanpreet Kaur Hassan Raza Heena Bijli Ipsita Chakraborty Jodie Webber Jyoti Pachisia Kanika Das Kannan Raman Kashmira Ghosh Krishnan Narayanan Komal Srivastava? 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Log In members Navigation Presidential Officers Board of Directors Operations Volunteers Interns International Virtual Core International Collaborators Regional Networks Academy (IANE) Network Ambassadors Network Alumni Network Interdisciplinary Project Teams Advisory & Steering Committees Special Interest Groups Members Index NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health is a think-tank where numerous professionals, researchers, health practitioners and community workers across the globe come together to work towards integrating nutrition into practice. Our work cannot be done without the committed, driven, and inn ovative members we have on board. Please navigate our teams to learn more about the people behind the scenes. The structure of our membership is outlined below: INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL CORE Board of Directors Operations Volunteers INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS Presidential Officers Ambassadors Interns Our membership by invitation sits primarily in either the International Virtual Core or the International Collaborators Group. Additionally, those who complete our flagship training, such as the annual Summer School, and those who subscribe to our Academy, automatically become members by invitation. A subset of these groups may also become part of the Virtual Core or Collaborators Group. Based on one or more of the primary membership sections above in blue, secondary membership sections are depicted in red below. ADVISORY & STEERING COMMITTEES INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT TEAMS ACADEMY (IANE) SUBSCRIBERS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS REGIONAL NETWORKS ALUMNI NETWORK MEMBERS INDEX STRATEGIC COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS NETWORK

< Regional Networks page Nnedpro-iane CANADA regional Network Current Activities Awards Read our blog post: Combatting COVID Launched on December 1, 2020, the NNEdPro-IANE Canada Regional Network is a collaboration of dietitians, doctors, academics, medical and health care educators, and professional associations in Canada. Check out the agenda here . Key Aims Facilitate the spread and scale of existing nutrition knowledge, experiences, standards, and evidence-informed interventions across Canada and internationally. Network with and provide connections between organizations and individuals with similar interests and expertise. Develop research questions at the intersection of nutrition, health, education, and environment in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals Facilitate the spread and scale of existing ways to empower underserved communities and diverse populations in nutrition and health. Support the strengthening of nutrition competence and confidence in the healthcare workforce through education and training opportunities. co-Leads Celia Laur Network Co-Lead Jenneffer Braga Network Co-Lead members Abdullah Mawas Alice Benskin Andre Laperriere Andrea Grantham Esther Appiah-Yeboah Fareeha Quayyum Halima Jama Heather Keller Jaroslav Guzanič Jessica John Jordyn Stafford Justine Keathley Kaitlyn Shannon Karen Fleming Katherine Ford Leah Gramlich Marjorie Lima do Vale Ngozi Rosemary Bukola-Ajetunmobi Nouira Mohamed Salah Patricia Mogrovejo Paula Littlejohn Rahul Jain Rim Mouhaffel Rose Hastreiter Sandra Rosier Shirin Panahi Shivani Bhat Souzana Ioakeimidou Suruchi Tiwari Ulrich Kotomale Zola Ndondita Terms of reference

nnedpro-iane Regional Networks Good nutrition is at the foundation of good health. We see healthcare and public health practitioners as key knowledge brokers that can promote nutrition to achieve better public health. To do this, NNEdPro in collaboration with IANE convenes regional networks across six continents and currently has members in 78 countries. The Regional Networks are overseen by the Virtual Core . Please note: Membership in our Regional Networks is voluntary and based on where members are currently active. Network coverage may vary, and not all areas within a region may be represented. Click on parts of the map to read more about our regional networks. Australia & New Zealand Canada Europe India & South Asia Latin America Middle East & Central Asia Pan-Africa (including Morocco) South East & East Asia United Kingdom & Ireland United States IKANN25 CROSS-CUTTING THEMES / ACTIVITIES In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic over 2020-22, we supported the following survey initiatives across all regional networks: The Language of Communicating Nutrition and Impact (LOCNI) – this will involve the translation of our 10-point guide on nutrition and COVID-19 into multiple languages evaluating the added impact of using linguistically adapted nutrition education resources Global Food and Nutrition Insecurity Survey (GFNIS): To develop a global pandemic impact picture around agri-food and health systems, GFNIS involved a semi-qualitative assessment of acute food and nutrition insecurity due to COVID-19 through a sample survey of regional network members as advocates for nutrition and health. The abstract can be found here . COVID19 Microsite Nutrition & COVID19 Across regional networks, our Education and Training Centre facilitates: the Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition the annual International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health the International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) and E-learning initiatives. Cross-Cutting Network Themes: Nutrition Education for Healthcare Professionals Featured Example : The NEPHELP (Nutrition Education Policy for Health Practice) model seeks to change the default status of nutrition education within health systems by strengthening the nutrition workforce in each region. The original NEPHELP initiative was developed in the UK, while adaptations of NEPHELP are now envisioned across regional networks internationally. From 2025, this has been superseded by the GNOME initiative . Empowering Underserved Communities in Nutrition and Health Featured Example : The Mobile Teaching Kitchen (MTK) model seeks to empower marginalised community members to become culinary health educators by bringing together change drivers, from medical and nutritional personnel to lay volunteers and NGOs, all invested in reducing nutritional inequities for better health. The original MTK initiative was developed in India, with adaptations of the MTK are now planned across regional networks internationally. Responsible Science Communication for Health and Resilience Featured Example : Commencing in 2026, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in London , we are co-creating and organising a series of scientific roundtable meetings to build consensus on the role of a ‘Scientific Forum for Advancement of Mediterranean Diet Knowledge for Human Health ’. This work will enable all partners to showcase their ongoing commitment and existing Mediterranean Diet and Food-related initiatives, highlighting the shared dedication to advancing knowledge in this critical area. Cross-cutting Network Activities: Encouraging interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration Development of research and innovation projects Raising awareness through advocacy campaigns Delivery of scientific webinars and presentations Delivery of education sessions