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< Our Work page Data Science & Evidence Synthesis Hub About the Hub The Data Science & Evidence Synthesis Hub brings together expertise in data science, evidence synthesis, epidemiology, and translational nutrition to generate actionable insights for research, policy, and practice. We work across diverse evidence sources and datasets, including cohort studies, biobanks, electronic health records, and structured literature reviews, to understand how nutrition, lifestyle, and related determinants influence health across the life course. Our work spans methodological innovation, applied analytics, capacity building, and strategic collaboration across academic, public, private, and civil society settings. Within this broad remit, we focus on integrated health outcomes, including cardiometabolic disease, cognitive function, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). These conditions often intersect, influenced by complex interactions among diet, lifestyle, medication use, and metabolic health. By synthesising research and real-world evidence, the Hub aims to unravel these relationships, supporting the development of interventions and policies that promote holistic health across populations. Cardiovascular disease prevention, cognitive resilience, and MASLD management are explored through case studies and applied analytics, illustrating the broader potential of evidence-informed strategies to improve population health. Data Sources The Hub has access to multiple high-quality UK datasets, providing rich opportunities for research and evidence synthesis across nutrition, cardiometabolic health, cognition, and MASLD: National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS): Detailed dietary intake, nutrient status, and health markers across age groups, enabling analysis of diet–health relationships. National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD): Longitudinal birth cohort data including lifestyle, clinical, and cognitive measures, ideal for life-course analyses. NHS Health Records (Modality): Real-world clinical data capturing diagnoses, treatments, laboratory results, and outcomes. UK Biobank: Extensive biomedical data, including genetics, biomarkers, imaging, and lifestyle information from half a million participants, facilitating advanced population health research. Projects Nutrition and Cognition Studies Using data from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD), the UK’s longest-running birth cohort, the project examined over seven decades of dietary, lifestyle, biomarker, and cognitive data. The primary focus was to identify early-life and mid-life nutritional and behavioural determinants of cognitive decline in older adults, providing insight into modifiable factors that could help preserve cognitive function and reduce the burden of dementia. Objectives: Track cognitive change longitudinally using standardised cognitive assessments (ACE-III) to understand trajectories of decline. Investigate the relative influence of demographic, genetic (APOE ε4), nutritional, vascular, and inflammatory factors on overall cognitive decline and domain-specific changes such as memory, language, and visuospatial abilities. Identify pathways linking nutrition, metabolism, and cognition to inform targeted interventions and public health strategies. Enhance predictive models of cognitive decline and generate evidence for policy, clinical decision-making, and early intervention approaches. MASLD and Polypharmacy Systematic Review The MASLD and polypharmacy project focused on understanding the prevalence and clinical consequences of polypharmacy in individuals living with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). MASLD is increasingly prevalent and often accompanied by multiple comorbidities, making medication management complex and potentially risky. This systematic review synthesised evidence from published and grey literature to quantify polypharmacy prevalence, identify commonly prescribed medications, and explore associated adverse outcomes and impacts on quality of life. Objectives: Determine the prevalence of polypharmacy in adults with MASLD across available studies. Examine the associations between polypharmacy and adverse clinical outcomes. Evaluate impacts on patient-reported quality of life, including physical and mental health domains. Identify opportunities for interventions such as deprescribing and medication optimisation to mitigate risk and improve patient care. CVD Risk Identification and Prevention This project aimed to harness the power of data sharing and research partnerships to support more timely and effective CVD risk identification and prevention. Aligned with NNEdPro's mission to deliver education and empower professionals and policymakers, we also aim to further develop data literacy and capacity for action among relevant stakeholders in the public and private health systems. Objectives: Use traditional regression models as well as innovative tools from causal inference to interrogate research and clinical datasets to disentangle the relative importance of behavioural and clinical risk factors and markers for CVD risk and total mortality, and inform innovations in public and private health policies. Provide bespoke training and collaboration opportunities to strengthen data and research literacy and capacity amongst health professionals and decision makers to support surveillance, service innovation and research. Malnutrition and Weight Management As part of the multi-institutional Obesity Blueprint project led by Nesta, the Hub contributed to a series of evidence reviews designed to inform national policy on obesity prevention and management. These reviews synthesise findings across informational, behavioural, environmental, policy, pharmaceutical, and surgical interventions. The work addressed four priority areas: Physical Activity Interventions Environmental & Policy Interventions Pharmaceutical interventions Surgical interventions The project uses systematic review methods, critical appraisal, and statistical modelling to compare impact, reach, and cost-effectiveness across intervention types. This work provides policymakers and civil servants with a consolidated, actionable evidence base to guide strategic responses to rising obesity rates. Research Outputs Peer-Reviewed Papers and Abstracts 2026 APOE ε4 Dosage and Longitudinal Cognitive Decline in Later Life: Findings from the NSHD and Implications for Nutrition Focused Research (Pending abstract submission to American Society of Nutrition (ASN)) APOE ε4 Dosage, Cognitive Decline, and Exploratory Nutrition-Related Associations in Later Life: Findings from the NSHD (Pending abstract submission to American Society of Nutrition (ASN)) Precision Nutrition for Cognitive Health: Pilot Intervention Protocol for Service Development and Implementation (Pending abstract submission to American Society of Nutrition (ASN)) 2025 Armes, S., Tibaes, J., Rajaram, R., et al. (2025). Prevalence of polypharmacy and associated side effects in individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. doi:10.1136/bmjnph-2025-001236 Precision Nutrition & Cognitive Health: Advancing Cognitive Resilience and Healthy Ageing. Complete Nutrition Magazine. Read article: https://381eea26-d220-4a0f-84b2-f41bc52be57c.filesusr.com/ugd/eba92e_2b98873d93af4f6f83f84f210667108f.pdf 2024 Agwara, E., Armes, S., Lima do Vale, M., Delon, C., Golubic, R., Tramontt, C., De Paula, M., Ray, S., et al. (2024). Predictors of cardiovascular disease risk: Findings from the National Survey of Health and Development cohort. European Heart Journal, 45. Agwara, E.O., 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. Circulation, 150(Suppl_1) 2023 Lima do Vale, M.R., Buckner, L., Mitrofan, C.G., Tramontt, C.R., Kargbo, S.K., Khalid, A., Ray, S., et al. (2023). A synthesis of pathways linking diet, metabolic risk and cardiovascular disease: a framework to guide further research and evidence-based practice. Nutrition Research Reviews, 36(2), 232–258. Tramontt, C.R., Mouti, S., Do Vale, M.L., Li, X., Golubic, R. and Ray, S., 2023. Do markers of adiposity and glycaemia mediate the association between low carbohydrate diet and cardiovascular risk factors: findings from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) 2008–2016. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, 6(2), p.153. 2022 8th International Summit on Empowering Global Nutrition with Digital Technology Pre-Summit Satellite Event: Cardiometabolic Health: From Digital Data Science to Human Interventions Building a holistic view of health: a deep-dive into diabetes in Asia (webinar delivered by Dr Adam Strange) Investigating cardiometabolic risk factors in the Biobank data: Preliminary baseline models on total mortality and CVD mortality (webinar delivered by Dr Christine Delon) Peer-reviewed publication Tramontt, C.R. et al., (2022). The mediated effects of adiposity and glycaemia on low carbohydrate diets and markers of CVD risk: findings from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) 2008–2016. (Under review) 2021 7th International Summit on Nutrition and Health Pre-Summit Satellite Event: A holistic view on health resilience, from the environment to nutrition (webinar delivered by Dr Jeffrey Bohn and Dr Christoph Nabholz) Peer-reviewed publications Lima do Vale, M. R. et al., (2021). A synthesis of pathways linking diet, metabolic risk and cardiovascular disease: a framework to guide further research and approaches to evidence-based practice. Nutrition research reviews, 1–27. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954422421000378 Buckner, L. et al., (2021). The Association between Dietary Quality and Behaviours with Novel Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers in the NSHD cohort (in preparation). 2020 6th International Summit on Medical Nutrition Education and Research. Pre-Summit Satellite Event: Causal Inference – Results and Next Steps (webinar delivered by Dr Jeffrey Bohn) Causal Inference Workshop - When should we change our minds? (webinar delivered by Dr Jeffrey Bohn) Diet and Cardiometabolic Risk (webinar delivered by Prof Sumantra Ray, Dr Marjorie Vale, Nate Jensen, Dr Xiaowu Dai, and Dr Saad Mouti) Diet and cardiovascular disease risk: New insights for research and practice (Webinar delivered to SRI). 2019 5th International Summit on Medical Nutrition Education and Research. Causal inference: Unravelling the nutrition, longevity, & type-2 diabetes tangle (workshop by Dr Jeffrey Bohn) Swiss Re Institute Workshop on Causal Inference (workshop by Prof Lis Goldberg) Scientific Presentations 10th Internation Summit on Food and Nutrition Policy - From Human to Planetary Health 8th International Summit on Empowering Global Nutrition with Digital Technology 7th International Summit on Nutrition and Health 6th International Summit on Medical Nutrition Education and Research 5th International Summit on Medical Nutrition Education and Research Data Security As part of the Data Science & Evidence Synthesis Hub procedures, we abide by any data protection regulations in the countries where we work. Advanced security mechanisms that authenticate users and prevent unauthorised access to sensitive data are part of our IT safety standards. This includes a 2-step authentication process to access the data. Data integrity is maintained by optimising access to data and shareability, as well as the trackability of changes made. Project Team Halima Jama Jenneffer Tibaes Luigi Palla Marjorie Lima do Vale Priyanka Kotak Rajna Golubic Ramya Rajaram Sarah Armes Sumantra Ray Partners and Supporters Jampolis Family Holland & Barrett HEIGHTS Swiss Re Institute Modality Partnership Randox Health Nesta

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) Email: s.ray@nnedpro.org.uk Mobile: +44-7743988276 (Executive Assistant: Admin.Support@nnedpro.org.uk ) Full CV 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 The Rowett Institute (Aberdeen) Honorary Fellow [Research] 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 Advisory Board Member (Switzerland) PAN International - Physicians Association for Nutrition 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 Awards Symposium Next symposium: September 2026 details coming soon! Event organised by In partnership with Supported by NNEdPro-IANE Awards Symposium about the symposium The NNEdPro-IANE Awards Symposium is a prestigious event dedicated to recognising individuals' outstanding contributions in nutrition education. This annual event is organised by NNEdPro and IANE in partnership with BMJ NPH and supported by The International Food and Nutrition Trust (TIFN). The symposium celebrates excellence within the NNEdPro Global Institute as well as the International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) community, and more widely, honours faculty, professionals, and students who have made significant impacts in nutrition education, curriculum development, and public health initiatives. awards categories During the symposium, winners are announced in the following categories: NNEdPro-IANE Outstanding Achievement Award NNEdPro-IANE Fellowship NNEdPro-IANE Associate Member of the Year NNEdPro-IANE Professional Member of the Year NNEdPro-IANE Faculty Member of the Year NNEdPro-IANE Student Member of the Year NNEdPro-IANE Administrative Member of the Year NNEdPro-IANE Medical Nutrition Education Award BMJ NPH Paper of the Year Celebrating Excellence at the 2025 NNEdPro-IANE Awards Symposium On 30 April 2025, the Annual NNEdPro-IANE Awards Symposium took place at the historic Selwyn College, Cambridge – with simultaneous online participation – to honour excellence and innovation in the field of nutrition education and practice. Scroll down to view this year’s award winners or click the link below to read the full blog. Read the Blog 2025 NNEdPro-IANE Award Winners Outstanding Achievement Award Members of the NICHE B Vitamins Research Group Ulster University Medical Nutrition Education Award - First Prize Dr Richard Pinder and Dr Christopher James Harvey Imperial College London Affiliate Member of the Year and Winner of the Summer School Essay Competition Dr Suvetha Manoharan NNEdPro Summer School Essay Competition - Second Runner Up Eoin Ryan NNEdPro-IANE Fellowship Dr Glenys Jones Associate Member of the Year Ana Ines Estevez Magnasco Professional Member of the Year Prince Ishmael Dimah Healthplus Africa Care Joint Administrative Members of the Year Summit Organising Committee NNEdPro Full list of 2025 NNEdPro-IANE Award Winners Outstanding Achievement Award | Members of the NICHE B Vitamins Group at Ulster University: Prof Helene McNulty Prof Mary Ward Dr Catherine Hughes Dr Leane Hoey Dr Aoife Caffrey Dr Michelle Clements Dr Bethany Duffy Dr Ryan Barlow Dr Shane Gordon Medical Nutrition Education Award – Winners | Dr Richard Pinder and Dr Christopher James Harvey | Imperial College London Medical Nutrition Education Award – 2nd Place | Dr Jenny Blythe and Dr Safiya Virji | Queen Mary University of London Affiliate Member of the Year | Dr Suvetha Manoharan | NNEdPro Associate Member of the Year | Ana Ines Estevez Magnasco | University of Bonn Professional Member of the Year | Prince Ishmael Dimah | Healthplus Africa Care Administrative Members of the Year | 2024 Summit Organising Committee | NNEdPro NNEdPro-IANE Fellowship | Dr Glenys Jones | AFN NNEdPro-IANE Fellowship | Prof Fiona McCollough | University of Nottingham Summer School Essay Competition – Winner | Dr Suvetha Manoharan | NNEdPro Summer School Essay Competition – 1st Runner Up | Gerald Cheruiyot Summer School Essay Competition – 2nd Runner Up | Eoin Ryan

The International Knowledge Application Network Hub in Nutrition 2025 (Ikann) Access the Portal HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF IKANN (2018 TO 2023) During the five-year period between NNEdPro's 10th and 15th anniversary, the iKANN portal was developed with the support of the below external partners. Principal Supporter Swiss Re Institute Associate Supporters The AIM Foundation Principal Implementation Partners LGC EUFIC Associate Implementation Partners BMJ NIM Swiss Association for Co-operation on Food Education Konnexions Previous Supporters DSM GODAN In 2023, iKANN merged with the International Academy of Nutrition Educators to provide membership benefits to IANE members while still curating knowledge for a wider audience. aim KONNEXIONS GMBH The key aim of the iKANN initiative is to develop an open-access online portal with bespoke e-learning, collation of openly available knowledge resources with commentary/guidance and interactive sections for workforce capacity building. The I-KANN-25 initiative will include: Data Raw data Meta data Security Privacy Encryption Training Courses Self-directed learning Information Published evidence Evidence syntheses Guidance Evidence-based guidelines Appraisal of evidence An overview of the IKANN initiative iKANN is a collaborative initiative closely linked with NNEdPro’s Nutrition Education, Training and Skills (NETS) section which facilitates: The Cambridge Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition The Annual International Summit in Cambridge E-learning and certification iKANN seeks to connect the knowledge generated from these initiatives, to be used internationally through an online portal that will encourage regional adaptations and opportunities to facilitate learning. It will be able to promote translatable information at a global level and drive implementation of knowledge into policy and practice, also bridging the gap between Agricultural Nutrition and Human Nutrition. The online portal will have four key functions: A registry of all nutrition education research projects that are in preparation, in conduct and in published format. The registry will enable global standardising in format and promote quality standards in nutrition education research. Will be done in partnership with BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health. An open data sharing repository that informs causal inference pathways. Examples of pathways which are disease-specific include cardiometabolic, cancer and cognitive decline. The repository will include population risk assessment data, signposting and commentary on regional surveillance data e.g. National Diet and National Survey (NDNS), National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Upstream data from food production and the food environment will also be included. Nutrition Education Training and Skills (NETS) providing a repository of educational strategies, educational resources and education research that is open-access and available for use by stakeholders in all parts of the world. Online Community discussion function: to support discussion about nutrition education research, segmented where needed by region. Discussions can be about data, decisions based on studies, policy and uptake of information from evidence into practice. Outcomes of the iKANN initiative will be measured using the following: Knowledge input (e.g. Contribution to data and information, registration of nutrition research) Knowledge output (e.g. Resources for information and training) Uptake/Impact (e.g. Case studies on impact/usage) Engagement (e.g. Metrics such as website link clicks/social media engagement) Changes in nutrition outcome measures outside of the I-KANN-25 website (e.g. tracked changes in nutrition data) iKANN is led by the NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health in conjunction with supporters and implementation partners: Principal Supporter Swiss Re Institute Associate Supporters The AIM Foundation Principal Implementation Partners LGC EUFIC Associate Implementation Partners BMJ NIM Swiss Association for Co-operation on Food Education Konnexions Previous Supporters DSM GODAN Check out the iKANN concept note here.

Dr Katharine (Kathy) Martyn Principal Lecturer at the University of Brighton Co‑Editor‑in‑Chief of BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health Director at NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition & Health k.martyn@nnedpro.org.uk SHORT BIOGRAPHY Dr Katharine (Kathy) Martyn is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Brighton , and Co‑Editor‑in‑Chief of BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health . Her work focuses on nutrition, nursing and medical education, sustainability, and community-engaged knowledge exchange. Her work integrates academic leadership, applied research, widening participation, and cross-sector partnerships that strengthen the links between health, nutrition, education, and public service. Dr Martyn is widely recognised for her ability to build strong partnerships that link academia, health services, local government, and community organisations. Her knowledge exchange portfolio includes active collaborations with: NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition & Health Association for Nutrition (AfN) British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) East Sussex County Council Wealden Food Partnership Council Through these roles, she contributes to regional and national initiatives in public health nutrition, food insecurity, sustainable food policy, and the development of professional standards. Her work with local authorities and community networks enhances the visibility and impact of nutrition research and supports evidence-led practice across schools, healthcare settings, and voluntary-sector organisations. As a collaborator and director within the NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition & Health, Dr Martyn contributes to applied research, policy engagement, and knowledge exchange initiatives. She leads community-based nutrition interventions, including MTKi. She also supports the IANE, GNOME and Summer School initiatives to drive forward the agenda for sustainable food system transformation and evidence‑informed practice across health and social care, including primary and community care, local authority and charitable organisations. Her expertise spans nutrition education for health professionals, widening participation, and higher apprenticeship development. She works closely with East Sussex County Council, the Wealden Food Partnership Council, and national organisations including AfN and BAPEN to promote equitable access to nutrition knowledge, early recognition of under- and overnutrition in at-risk population groups and improve local population health. Dr Martyn leads teaching and curriculum innovation across undergraduate, postgraduate, and higher apprenticeship programmes in health, medicine and nursing. She contributes to interprofessional education through sustained collaboration with Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and the wider health faculty. Her pedagogical focus includes: Evidence-based nutrition education for nurses, doctors and allied health professionals Sustainability in healthcare and food systems Student-centred learning and authentic assessment Supporting access, participation, and success for diverse learners Supervision of MSc dissertations, research projects, and PhD students She is committed to developing the next generation of healthcare professionals equipped to understand the social, environmental, and nutritional determinants of health. Dr Martyn’s research interests include: Nutrition in clinical care and community settings Sustainable food systems and planetary health Health inequalities and widening participation Educational innovation in nurse and medical education She is engaged in submitting bids for grant funding for small to large-scale research projects and is committed to developing effective PPIE methodologies, with clear implementation and impact pathways. She supervises doctoral candidates and early-career researchers working across public health nutrition, clinical practice, and health education. Dr Martyn’s work reflects a commitment to bridging academia, practice, and policy, strengthening NNEdPro’s mission to advance nutrition and health worldwide.

Past Events Summer School Summit The 11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health 10th to 13th December 2025 - Dundee and St Andrews, Scotland & Online NNEdPro Summit Summit Proceedings Poster Competition All accepted abstracts will be published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health 2025 Prize Winners WINNER: The effect of flexitarian, time-restricted eating on body composition in young men without obesity. A factorial randomised controlled trial (The FlexiFast® Study) [Poster 16] Marta Lonnie, Lidia Wadolowska, Graham Horgan, Alexandra M. Johnstone RUNNER UP: True Cost Accounting for Food (TCAF): Tool or Trap for Just Food System Transformation? [Poster 24] Rolf Arnold , Agathe Crosnier , Kate Dassesse , Emilia Schmitt , Evelyn Markoni , Laurence Jeangros , Franziska Götze , Theresa Tribaldos SECOND RUNNER UP: Daily potato consumption increases parasympathetic activity, assessed by 24-hour heart rate variability, in healthy adults: results from the STARCHy randomised controlled trial [Poster 30] Anya R Klarner, Sarah E Berry, Wendy L Hall 2025 Entrants POSTER 1: Chrononutrition and Circadian-Aligned Meal Timing: A Precision Nutrition Approach to Improving Metabolic Health in Adults Amulya Murthy Aku, Durgawati Devi POSTER 2: Dietary Analysis of Pregnant Mothers Ankita Ghosh, Asim Kumar Manna, Debashis Chakraborty, Harmanpreet Kaur, Sucheta Mitra, Ramya Rajaram, Sumantra Ray POSTER 3: The impact of home cooking on wellness: a literature review Anthony Annan, Jenny Blythe POSTER 4: Millets and Metabolic Health: A Pilot Study on Indigenous Grains for Precision Nutrition and Sustainable Diets Amulya Murthy Aku, Durgawati Devi POSTER 5: Using Photo-Diaries to Monitor Dietary Intakes in Young Kazakh Adults: A Pilot Study Bibinur Nurmanova, Zhuldyz Omarova, Karina Nurtazina, Gulnoza Adilmetova, Mei-Yen Chan POSTER 6: The impact of food insecurity on the mental health of adolescents-a literature review Dalida Doski, Jenny Blythe POSTER 7: Nutritional Assessment of children at the Little Literacy Library Debashis Chakraborty, Asim Kumar Manna, Ankita Ghosh, Harmanpreet Kaur, Ramya Rajaram, Nikitah Rajput Ray, Sumantra Ray POSTER 8: Roga Sarvepi Mandagni: Gut Health as the Central Hub of Systemic Disorders – A Meta-Analysis and Integrative Review Amulya Murthy Aku, Durgawati Devi POSTER 9: Uncovering Nutritional Deficiencies and the Adequacy of Wrap-Around Care for Patients on GLP-1 RAs Dhanush Ammineni, Milou Ottolini, Sumantra Ray, Rajna Golubic, Ellen Fallows POSTER 10: The Evolution of Sustainability in the Food Industry: A Historiometric Analysis of Food Communication Dila Oral Kulturel POSTER 11: Process evaluation findings from Girma: a layered community health program to promote maternal and child dietary quality in rural Niger Francesca Giudici, Ibrahim Habiboulaye, Aboubacar Zakari, Abdoul Wahab Soumana, Simone Buechler, Valerie Davis, John Hembling, Michelle Kendall, Muzi Na, Stephen R. Kodish POSTER 12: Impact of Ayurvedic Diet, Yoga, Meditation, and Ashwagandha on Stress, Mood, and Sleep Patterns: A Pilot OPD Study Amulya Murthy Aku, Durgawati Devi POSTER 13: Case Study True Cost of Food: Implementing a Bonus-Malus Pricing System on Food Environmental Costs Kate Dassesse, Vincent Moreau, Gino Baudry POSTER 14: Assessment of Pre-existing Malnutrition of Recently Diagnosed Adult Cancer Patients of Comparatively lower socio-economic group in West Bengal: A Randomized Control Trial. Koyel Pal Chowdhury, Koushik Chatterjee, Sumona Mondal POSTER 15: Sustainability in food-based dietary guidelines: a review of recommendations around meat and dairy consumption Maddie Sinclair; Esther K Papies, Emilie Combet, Tess Davis POSTER 16: The effect of flexitarian, time-restricted eating on body composition in young men without obesity. A factorial randomised controlled trial (The FlexiFast® Study) Marta Lonnie, Lidia Wadolowska, Graham Horgan, Alexandra M. Johnstone POSTER 17: Food security and inclusion: Political perspectives from an emblematic food sovereign space in the Philippines Mel Fatric Rhai Yan POSTER 18: Folate and vitamin B12 deficiency in anaemic children from the Maharashtra Anaemia Study Phase 3 (MAS 3), India Melissa T. Benavente, Sarah C. Bath, Nophar Geifman, Anand Ahankari POSTER 19: Comparison of self-reported eating frequency and meal timing on body mass index (BMI) in adults in the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Nouf Alkhattabi, Claire Fyfe, Justin Rochford, Nicosha De Souza, Alexandra Johnstone POSTER 20: A missed opportunity: people do not perceive that UK food-based dietary guidelines communicate sustainable diets Maddie Sinclair, Esther K Papies, Emilie Combet POSTER 21: The impact of Ultra-Processed Food on Mental Health: a literature review Peter Slater, Jenny Blythe POSTER 22: How adolescent mothers’ make their infant feeding decisions and their support needs in the Indonesian context: A qualitative study Rachmawati Widyaningrum, Anna Gavine, Albert Farre, Nicola M Gray POSTER 23: Mobilising Healthcare Professionals to Implement the Planetary Health Diet: An Action Framework for Health System Transformation Roberta Alessandrini, Sumati Bajaj, Nanine Wyma POSTER 24: True Cost Accounting for Food (TCAF): Tool or Trap for Just Food System Transformation? Rolf Arnold , Agathe Crosnier , Kate Dassesse , Emilia Schmitt , Evelyn Markoni , Laurence Jeangros , Franziska Götze , Theresa Tribaldos POSTER 25: Co-creating Sustainable and Culturally Relevant Nutrition Guidelines for The Gambia: A Knowledge Exchange Project Sakshi Gupta, Vasiliki Iatridi, Jonathan Tammam, Ed Cole, Mbakeh Camara, Abubacarr Jagne, Momodou Jallow, Fatou Jammeh Touray, Sidat Yaffa, Lamin K M Fatty, Tamsir Cham, Pariyarath Sangeetha Thondre POSTER 26: Are We There Yet? Assessing and Aligning Icelandic Dietary Guidelines with Environmental Targets and Estimating the Distance from the Current Diet Steina Gunnarsdóttir, Clara M. Vásquez-Mejía, Ragnhildur Guðmannsdóttir, Sankalp Shrivastava, Guðrún Svana Hilmarsdóttir, Sara Björg Guðjónsdóttir, Amanda Wood, Elin Röös, Johanna Torfadottire, Þórhallur I. Halldórsson, Ólafur Ögmundarson, Bryndís E. Birgisdóttir POSTER 27: Modelling the impact of reduction in meat and dairy consumption on nutrient intakes and greenhouse gas emissions in children and young people living in Scotland The University of Edinburgh, funded by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) POSTER 28: Dissecting the plant-rich metabolic signature of planetary health diet and its role in the associations with mental health Tingyu Lu, Nur Najiah Zaidani Kamarunzaman, Melanie Le Sayec, Balazs Bajka, Ana Rodriguez-Mateos POSTER 29: An exploration of children’s eating behaviours and pilot evaluation of “The After School Food Provision Project” delivered by the Courtyard Pantry Enterprise in socioeconomically deprived communities in Glasgow Ada Lizbeth Garcia, Hattie Bracey, David Macbey, Irina Martin, Jill Muirie POSTER 30: Daily potato consumption increases parasympathetic activity, assessed by 24-hour heart rate variability, in healthy adults: results from the STARCHy randomised controlled trial Anya R Klarner, Sarah E Berry, Wendy L Hall POSTER 31: Champions 3Cs (Communication, Competency and Confidence) Overview Asim Kumar Manna, Ankita Ghosh, Ramya Rajaram, Debashis Chakraborty, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jodie Webber, Sumantra Ray POSTER 32: How to reconcile sustainable nutritional recommendations and local agricultural production? Ingrid Fromm, Jaroslav Guzanic POSTER 33: Cultural Meaning and Food Exchange During the Day of the Dead: Exploring Tradition, Identity, and Culinary Heritage Among Mexicans Naranjo-Martínez Marlen, Vásquez-Garcia Celia Fabiola POSTER 34: Laying the Foundation for Nutrition-Competent Health Workforces: An ASEAN Regional Framework for Preservice Training Sanele Nkomani, Mueni Mutunga, Helena Trigueiro, Francesco Giurdanella, Sumantra Ray POSTER 35: Operational Economics of the NNEdPro Mobile Teaching Kitchen: Return of Investment & Cost Drivers in Kolkata (2022-2025) Writam Pal, Daniel Dayen, Ramya Rajaram, Sumantra Ray POSTER 36: Uncovering New Dimensional Pathways of Taste in Connection to Traditional and Contemporary Cuisines and Sustainable Nutritional Guidelines Jaroslav Guzanic, Simona Sprochova, Tomas Sproch POSTER 37: Bridging the Sustainability Gap in Nutrition Education: A Systematic Review of Interventions Targeting Nutrition Professionals Vásquez-Garcia Celia Fabiola, Naranjo-Martínez Marlen, Camacho-López Saby POSTER 38: Advancing the Central Asia Food System: Development of a Central Asian Digital Visual Food Atlas for Nutrition and Sustainability Policy Zhuldyz Omarova, Bibinur Nurmanova, Aibota Sanatbyek, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Mei-Yen Chan POSTER 39: Building Caregiver Capacity to Enhance Growth and Nutritional Status of Abandoned Infants in Sudanese Institutional Care Mayada F. Ebrahim, Ahlam B. El Shikieri POSTER 40: New Jersey Empower to Prevent (NJEP): A Virtual Lifestyle Change Intervention to Reduce Diabetes Risk Shailja Mathur POSTER 41: Nutrition, religion, culinary traditions and art, an innovative approach to promote healthier and sustainable behaviours for children and the planet Ada Lizbeth Garcia, Hattie Bracey, Saeko Yazaki POSTER 42: From Training to Thriving: A Nutrition Capacity-Building Intervention Improves Care Delivery and Growth Outcomes Among Abandoned Infants in Sudan Mayada F. Ebrahim, Ahlam B. El Shikieri POSTER 43: Is the double burden of malnutrition losing political attention? A descriptive review from the Nutrition for Growth summits Jørgen T. Johnsen, Alyson Hill, Kathy Martyn, Caomhan Logue, Sumantra Ray POSTER 44: Food access when disabled at working-age in England: at what cost? Mia Hadfield-Spoor, Prof Seeromanie Harding, Dr Rachel Loopstra POSTER 45: Development of a Post-Pregnancy Inter-professional Workshop for Patients with a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy within an Academic Family Health Team Leigh Caplan, Marsha Feldt, Lani Copeland, Karen Fung, Tania Johannsen, Ingrid Wirsig, Melissa Demirjian, Kim Truong, Barbara Aybars, Debbie Elman, Karen Fleming POSTER 46: Promoting Conscious Eating and Sustainability through Culinary Nutrition Education in High School Students. An Educational Intervention Study on Nutrition Awareness and Sustainable Food Practices Adriana Salgado, Mariana Ornelas, Paola Tena, Octavio Mendoza POSTER 47: Bridging the Nutrition Knowledge Gap in Medical Education: Translating Evidence into Action for Clinical and Population Health Nasr Khiri, Kristy Howells Anchor 1 Summit Proceedings 2015 – Launch of the International Summit on Medical and Public Health Nutrition Education and Research 2016 – Nutrition education and research for public health impact 2017 - From education and research through to policy and practice 2018 - Connecting nutrition as hard science and international knowledge networks 2019 - Closing the gap: data-based decisions in food, nutrition and health systems 2020 - An Evaluation of Global Knowledge Networks in the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) 2021 - Advancing research, policy and practice to promote resilient and sustainable food and health systems in the year of action on nutrition 2022 - Empowering global nutrition with digital technology: Proceedings of the 8th annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health 2023 - Sustainable Resourcing for All in Food & Nutrition Security: Creative solutions for healthy & resilient populations – Proceedings of the 9th annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health 2024 - Democratising and Decolonising Food and Nutrition: From Science to Society

< Our Work page Education & Training [Nutrition Education, Training and Skills] Become a member Nutrition Education, Training and Skills Since 2018, we have spearheaded the International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) as a professional membership platform for the global community of interdisciplinary professionals involved in nutrition education and innovation. IANE provides high-quality, evidence-based resources, including accredited CPD/CME courses and webinars, as well as a career development framework linked to different levels of membership and associated postnominals. IANE also hosts a series of Special Interest Groups for members, and each is linked to a Special Collection. A flagship resource of IANE is the iKANN Nutrition Research Registry , which enables knowledge exchange on upcoming studies that inform the evidence base across food, nutrition, and health. IANE is complemented by a Virtual Learning Environment where we develop and host bespoke courses targeting different groups of professional learners. Additionally, we draw on educational content from a series of textbooks in the field, which we have edited/authored/co-authored, including Essentials of Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare , as well as the nutrition content in Essential Lifestyle Medicine. For a decade, we have been running flagship educational offerings, including our internationally renowned Cambridge Summer School and the Foundation Certificate in Applied Human Nutrition , accredited by professional bodies such as the Royal Society of Biology and the Royal College of Physicians , and endorsed by the University of Parma . We are also in year 12 of our annual International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health , bringing together key opinion leaders from across six continents each year and determining next steps in applying scientific knowledge to society through education and training, as well as advocacy and policy. Each year, the Summit Poster Competition receives scientific abstracts, which are subsequently published along with the Summit Proceedings in our flagship journal, BMJ NPH. Both our Summer School and Summit are fully hybrid, enabling in-person or online participation from anywhere in the world. We advise and supervise several Doctoral Researchers and PhD candidates registered with academic partner institutions, including Ulster University and King's College London in the UK, as well as several universities internationally. To enable collective peer review and knowledge exchange, we regularly convene an active Graduate Studies Forum attended by members of our Virtual Core, including senior academic colleagues and early- to mid-career researchers from a variety of institutions worldwide. The forum serves as a focal point for our global research capacity-building efforts in Food, Nutrition, and Health. Aim To develop, deliver and evaluate evidence-based education and training in nutrition and health as well as promote the capacity building and mentoring of tomorrow’s trainers, particularly in nutrition and medical/healthcare education. key platforms & Programmes The Education and Training Centre operates through an interconnected ecosystem of global platforms: International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) (including iKANN Digital Hub) NNEdPro–IANE Cambridge Summer School NNEdPro–IANE International Summit NNEdPro–IANE Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) CREATE Global Leadership Academy Graduate Studies, Training and Career Development Forum International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) Flagship Global Membership and Professional Platform IANE is a global professional membership body that brings together interdisciplinary practitioners, educators, and researchers working in nutrition education and its application in practice. With members in over 78 countries, IANE brings together people from around the globe who are interested in nutrition. With members across 78+ countries, IANE delivers: CPD/CME accredited courses and webinars Membership pathways with competency frameworks Special Interest Groups linked to thematic research collections Integration with iKANN Digital Hub (since 2023) Access to the iKANN Nutrition Research Registry for global knowledge exchange NNEdPro IANE Cambridge Summer School Accredited Training Programme A flagship Foundation Certificate in Applied Human Nutrition, covering the continuum from core nutritional science to clinical, public health, and policy applications. Accredited by the Royal College of Physicians as well as the Royal Society of Biology . The NNEdPro and IANE Summer School is formally affiliated with the University of Parma Delivered through a hybrid model combining live teaching, mentoring, and case-based learning The Summer School is endorsed by the International Academy of Nutrition Educators . For further information on our Summer School, please click here to visit the Summer School page. NNEdPro IANE International Summit Global Scientific and Education Convening The NNEdPro IANE International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health is our flagship annual scientific meeting, bringing together professionals, researchers, and educators from across six continents to advance dialogue and action in nutrition and health. The Summit serves as a global platform to: Exchange cutting edge research and practice Foster interdisciplinary dialogue on complex nutrition and public health challenges Translate evidence into policy, education, and implementation pathways Publish scientific abstracts and proceedings through BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health For further information, please click here to visit the Summit page. You can also explore more about our most recent 11th International Summit and its outcomes here . Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and course development Digital Learning and Global Access A global digital platform delivering flexible, accessible learning across regions, enabling engagement with leading experts in nutrition, public health, and healthcare. Includes: Bespoke courses tailored to professional audiences. Integration with textbooks such as Essentials of Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare. Opportunities for organisational training and needs based programme development. Access our courses here: Virtual Learning Environment. CREATE Global LEADERSHIP Academy Leadership and Transformational Skills Development The CREATE Global Leadership Academy , part of the Cambridge Research, Education and Training Enterprise, is NNEdPro’s flagship platform for developing transformational, cross-sector leadership across health, education, research, and social entrepreneurship. Embedded within our wider education ecosystem, CREATE focuses on building transferable leadership skills that enable professionals to drive meaningful change in complex systems. Key training areas include: Wellbeing Innovation at Work Values in Self-care for Leadership Transformational Leadership Skills NNEdPro Graduate Studies, Training Forum Global Research and Professional Development Platform The Graduate Studies Forum is a structured forum supporting peer learning, mentoring, and research capacity building across the NNEdPro Virtual Core and partner institutions. Engages early to senior career professionals globally Supports doctoral training and interdisciplinary collaboration Acts as a focal point for global research capacity building Our model has been consistently recognised through international awards, including: Nutrition Society & BAPEN Award (2010) Complete Nutrition Outstanding Achievement Award (2015) Medical Nutrition International Industry Award (2017–2019) AIM Foundation Awards (2018–2022) International Union of Nutrition Sciences recognition (2020–2022) current activities E-Learning in Nutrition P odcasts in Healthcare Nutrition and Public Health The International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) The International Knowledge Application Network Hub in Nutrition 2025 (I-KANN-25) Regional Student Teaching in Nutrition: Teaching of Students in Nutrition at Ulster University Teaching of Nutrition Students at University of Monterrey National Medical Student Teaching and Mentoring via Nutritank and the Nutrition Implementation Coalition as well as Membership of the UK Inter-Professional Curriculum Group in Medical Nutrition Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Education for medical students through the clinical curriculum (mandatory and elective teaching using face-to-face and blended learning, as well as research-based ‘Student Selected Components’ [SSCs] under the Nutrition Education Review Group [NERG]) at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, in conjunction with the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Healthcare-related Nutrition, Research and Leadership Education for junior doctors on the Core Medical Training (CMT) Programme under the NHS Health Education East of England Local Education and Training Board (Deanery). Mentoring in Nutrition and Medical Education and/or Research for NHS Clinicians, particularly in Obesity Management, Nutrition Support and Dietetics within the Cambridge University Health Partners framework. International Curriculum Development in Nutrition and Health Education in partnership with the American Society for Nutrition Co-ordinating Centre for Nutrition Education in Professional Schools, working in conjunction with the US National Institutes of Health from 2014-19 Nutrition Science Education (1-week from core concepts to health applications) within the 4-week Science Summer Programme of the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education from 2017-19. The NNEdPro Chair was a longstanding member of the Registration Committee of the Association for Nutrition and over 2014 to 2017, Co-Led its Healthcare Specialism Working Group leading to the development of a Healthcare-Medical ‘pathway’ for Doctors Licensed with the UK General Medical Council to gain the appropriate nutrition competencies for entry to a designated section of the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists. The NNEdPro Group and Wolfson College Cambridge ran a successful and productive International Academic Visitor Scheme through a strategic partnership over 2014-20, bringing together key opinion leaders in medical nutrition education and related research from across the world leading to the development of an International Knowledge Application Network in Nutrition aligned with the 2025 UN Decade of Action on Nutrition. Over 2018-19 the NNEdPro Chair was seconded to the WHO Department of Nutrition and Food Safety in Geneva to develop a blueprint for the global architecture of nutrition education in health systems and for healthcare professionals in the wake of Universal Health Coverage. Invited by the University of Cambridge to run a workshop on wellbeing for the academic workplace for all staff and students in the July ‘Festival of Wellbeing’ (2021) Partnered with the International Academy of Nutrition Educators to run an interlinked webinar and journal club on wellbeing insights and innovation as part of the June IANE CPD programme (2021) Consulting on research design and ethics as well as strategy and impact for Cambridge Dietitians (N>70) to promote ideas through implementation to impact  (2017-2019) Annual teaching on ‘Research Methods’ to the East of England Core Medical Training Programme (2017-2019) Research Surgeries at Griffith University Australia (2016 + 2018 + 2019) Commissioned by UK Research and Innovation to run training across entire staff in food, mood, mind, and movement: core and extended modules (2021 onwards) Regional Medical Student Teaching in Nutrition and Medical: Teaching Nutrition to Family Physicians at University of Toronto Bespoke research skills training for health professionals Annual teaching inputs to the ‘Research Skills for Clinicians’ course run by Cambridge University Health Partners (2019 onwards) Commissioned by Lord Rana Charitable Foundation Trust to run interdisciplinary leadership in higher education Commissioned by University of Parma to run transformational leadership in cultural studies Delivery of interdisciplinary leadership and social entrepreneurship training in Cambridge Past activities Join Us Follow the links below to know more about the opportunities and how to join us. 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LETTERS OF SUPPORT 10TH INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT We received some letters of support for our 10th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health held in December 2024 in Kolkata, India. We have collated these the messages below: Lord Richard Balfe of Dulwich Power of Nutrition: Jim Emerson, CEO Power of Nutrition is delighted to support NNEdPro Global Institute’s International Summit on Food, Nutrition, and Health, titled "Democratising and Decolonising Food and Nutrition: From Science to Society." At Power of Nutrition, we are dedicated to improving access to essential nutrition and tackling the barriers that perpetuate health inequalities. This summit’s focus on decolonising food systems and making nutrition science accessible strongly aligns with our mission to create lasting impact for vulnerable communities worldwide. We are pleased to partner with NNEdPro and other global leaders to champion equitable and sustainable solutions that empower societies to thrive. British Society for Lifestyle Medicine: Emma Mulligan, COO The British Society for Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM) is proud to support NNEdPro Global Institute’s International Summit on Food, Nutrition, and Health, titled "Democratising and Decolonising Food and Nutrition: From Science to Society." At BSLM, we believe that fair access to good nutrition and sustainable food systems is essential for building healthier societies. This summit’s focus on decolonising food systems and making nutrition science accessible reflects our shared commitment to reducing health inequalities. We are proud to stand with our global partner NNEdPro in working toward a future where everyone has the knowledge and resources they need to lead healthier, more sustainable lives. RISTOLAB: Sofia Cavalleri and Amabile Cortiglia, Co-Founders Ristolab is proud to support the NNEdPro Global Institute’s International Summit on Food, Nutrition, and Health, titled "Democratising and Decolonising Food and Nutrition: From Science to Society." As an organisation deeply rooted in ethnobotanical research and the heritage of Cilento cuisine, Ristolab recognises the significance of preserving and promoting indigenous food traditions within sustainable, health-promoting food systems. The Summit’s emphasis on decolonising food systems and making nutrition science accessible resonates strongly with our mission: "translating complex research into more digestible gastronomic outputs". The Mediterranean diet, particularly as embodied in the Cilento region, offers a rich tapestry of plant-based foods, traditional preparation methods, and ecological harmony that aligns seamlessly with the principles of decolonisation and cultural preservation. By connecting ethnobotanical research with culinary traditions, we aim to highlight the Mediterranean diet not only as a model for balanced and sustainable nutrition but also as a living legacy of indigenous wisdom. We are excited to collaborate with NNEdPro and its global partners to drive positive change in food, nutrition, and health systems, leveraging the Mediterranean diet as a bridge between scientific innovation and ancestral knowledge. LETTERS OF SUPPORT 15TH ANNIVERSARY As part of our 15th Year Anniversary celebrations, we received many letters of support from our partner Academic Institutions and Specialist Organisations. We have collated all the messages below: The Future Food Institute is an Italian-based non-profit with global horizons that aims to build a more equitable world by enlightening a world-class breed of innovators, boosting entrepreneurial potential and improving agri-food expertise and tradition. The 15th anniversary of NNEdPro is an opportunity for the Future Food Institute to be inspired and reflect. To be inspired by the wholesome growth of this spin-off, which embodies the very core of applied, intersectional, interdisciplinary, participatory research. To reflect on the many different opportunities for future collaboration: from projects to conferences and events to give visibility to the nexus between sustainable food systems and public health. What does a sustainable diet look like? We are thrilled to be exploring this question with NNEdPro by our side as a guiding light! Dr Sofia Cavalleri We are writing to express our strong endorsement of NNEdPro´s work and mission to advance and implement food and nutrition knowledge for health and society globally, as well as to offer our support for your upcoming activities regarding nutrition education throughout the world. As a leading institution of higher education in Mexico, we are committed to promoting excellence in all areas of society, and we recognize that your organization shares this commitment. We greatly appreciate the important contributions that your organization has made to the education of our nutrition students and to our nutrition program in general. We are particularly thankful by your efforts to guide and tutor our students in the development and implementation of the Mobile Teaching Kitchen model in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, this project has had a very positive impact in the academic experience of our students and on the people who had the opportunity of attending one of the Mobile Teaching Kitchen Workshops. Your dedication to health and nutrition education and to community empowerment is truly admirable, and we at Tec de Monterrey, share your commitment to these important principles. In recognition of your important work around the world, we are pleased to offer our support for your upcoming nutrition education initiatives. We believe that NNEdPro has the potential to make a significant difference in health promotion and nutrition education in the world and we are eager to keep working with you toward achieving the Development Goals set by the United Nations. We look forward to working with in the future and to continue our partnership in support of Nutrition Education and Health promotion. Rebeca Leyva Rico and María Verónica Flores Bello I have been a member of NNEdPro for approaching 5 years. NNEdPro has provided me with several opportunities to improve our collective understanding of nutrition and make progress towards tackling malnutrition in all its forms. I have gained from the global network of inspiring and influential colleagues that spans several sectors and disciplines. My involvement with NNEdPro has been rewarding and worthwhile, and on a personal note, has been instrumental in my progress as a clinician academic early in my career. I am excited to see what NNEdPro is able to achieve in the years ahead through continued collaboration and action toward better nutrition. Dr Dominic Crocombe Dear Shumone, Thank you for your recent communication, and I am pleased to note your 9th International Summit on Nutrition and Health is taking place – I even remember your first summit! I am also pleased to acknowledge 2023 being your 15th Anniversary as an organisation. May I take this opportunity to send my congratulations on reaching this significant milestone. The past 15 years have seen many challenges for us all, and your determination to persevere throughout is to be much admired. My best wishes for another successful summit. Mark Hollingsworth I am writing this letter in support of NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health as a key representative of one of NNEdPro’s strategic collaborative partners. NNEdPro is a not-for-profit global and interdisciplinary think-tank and an independent research organisation which brings together over 700 voluntary contributors from among leading professionals in the field of nutrition and health spanning over 50 countries worldwide. We believe that everyone has the right to good nutrition. In addition to a world-class record across research and education impacts, including several hundred peer-reviewed publications, we also provide direct support to vulnerable families and communities on the ground through our multi-award-winning Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative, whilst our educational programmes train frontline healthcare professionals as well as policymakers around the globe.  NNEdPro’s goal is to improve nutrition-related health outcomes in line with the UNs’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Decade of Action on Nutrition. To accomplish this, they aim to provide the best of education, research, evaluation, and advocacy, particularly in nutrition-related aspects of health and food systems. With the support of those who share their values and goals, they aim to strengthen and promote international initiatives and exchange knowledge implementation of medical nutrition in practical settings.  2023 marks nine continuous years of holding the NNEdPro annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health. NNEdPro intends to spend the next two years looking back at the last nine summits to see what has been achieved in terms of global consensus and draw out both the needs and solutions for the final two years of the UNs Decade of Action on Nutrition (which concludes in 2025).   For these reasons, I strongly support NNEdPro and their current and future ventures. If you have any further questions about their qualifications, please don't hesitate to let me know. Dr Emma Mulligan Since October 2019, the Swiss Re Institute have funded your research at NNEdPro, working together across a range of topics. You and your team have performed consultancy work in India, supporting local nutrition efforts. Your team established the IKANN network to facilitate professional networking of practitioners in the nutrition space, as well as developing a knowledge base for research in this field. Additionally, you successfully organised and delivered multiple editions of the International Summit on Nutrition and Health, which bring together global experts from ten regional networks across 65+ countries, offering a virtual platform for the exchange of practical insights and real-world applications. More recently, we provided funding to characterise the UK Biobank, developing a comprehensive risk factor analysis using this rich dataset. This study has shown the public health benefit provided by the UK Biobank, and we look forward to seeing the academic publications that arise from it. Additionally, your team compared UK Biobank findings to other nutritional databases and resources, to provide a broader understanding of healthcare data in the UK and around the world. By bringing together nutritionists, scientists, doctors, and insurance experts, we have shown the great benefits of a long-term collaboration. As our partnership has now come to an end, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your whole team for all your work with us on this important analysis. Dr Christoph Nabholz On behalf of the Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), based at the School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, we are delighted to provide this letter of support for NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health. In particular, we would like to acknowledge the significant contribution NNEdPro has made in the area of Nutrition education by way of the work they have undertaken to highlight and investigate some of the most urgent global nutrition research priorities over the past 15 years. As one the largest Nutrition research groups in the UK and Ireland (and across Europe) we have been delighted to work closely with NNEdPro over this period to deliver high quality impactful research, aimed at improving the lives of others. Our research priorities are closely aligned which supports this strategic partnership and our joint annual Symposium provides the platform to share findings from our ongoing projects, and particularly those being led by our jointly supervised, international, professional PhD students. Priority research areas for our two centres include vascular health, polyphenol research as well as nutrition education and policy strategies aimed at improving public health. We are delighted to note the significant progress made by NNEdPro since its inception, under the leadership of Professor Ray and wish continued success going forward. Professor Mary Ward As an affiliate member of SNEB for the past thirteen years, The Need for Nutrition Education Project (NNEdPro) has actively contributed to the Society's vision of advancing food and nutrition education research, practice, and policy that promotes equity and supports public and planetary health. NNEdPro contributions include: Conducting educational webinars for SNEB members, Sharing resources through SNEB newsletters and listserv, Exchanging ideas and information with SNEB International Conference attendees through abstract presentations, conference sessions, receptions, Serving on the planning committee for the 2023 Conference, bringing an international perspective to all aspects of the programming, Hosting SNEB members at the NNEdPro International Summit and Summer School, and Encouraging collaboration through reciprocal membership between the Society and the International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE). Congratulations to NNEdPro on 15 years of nutrition education, research and innovation. NNEdPro and SNEB both recognize the importance of building connections and sharing resources with nutrition educators around the world, and we look forward to continuing to work toward our shared vision of healthy communities. Rachel Daeger Congratulations NNEdPro on an amazing 15 years of leadership in advancing nutrition education across the globe. Monash Nutrition (also known as The Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food at Monash University) has worked closely with NNEdPro over the last 5 years, having formed a strategic collaborative partnership with NNEdPro in 2018. We are proud to have been able to collaborate on providing education support to nutrition educators, primarily through providing a pathway to IANE membership and through active participation in the NNEdPro Australia and New Zealand Regional Network. We look forward to continuing to work together to strongly advocate for increased awareness of the importance of nutrition strategies as part of routine medical care and healthcare. Melissa Adamski The work that NNEdPro does in bringing people together across disciplines and across borders is needed now more than ever. In particular the initiatives to tackle malnutrition in developing countries, but also the work to highlight the burden of obesity-related diseases in the developed world, and the development of coordinated strategies to tackle these through nutrition. The key to all these is education, and I am delighted that this is also at the heart of NNEdPro; education delivered directly to vulnerable communities but also nutrition education of our clinical professionals, an area that has been consistently neglected and uncoordinated. I am proud and honoured to be part of this community and am confident that NNEdPro will continue to be bringing innovative evidence-based solutions. Dr Maria Traka This letter is a formal endorsement of NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health. In my role as a research associate in socio-economy and rural development at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (HAFL), I have been a contributor and supporter of NNEdPro’s work for the past 3 years. I became Co-Lead of its Switzerland and Non-Mediterranean Network in 2022. The international network that NNEdPro created 15 years ago, and continues to maintain, is compatible and complementary with the work we do at BFH-HAFL, particularly at the HAFL Hugo P. Cecchini Institute for International Cooperation and Development. International food, nutrition, and health in developing and transition countries is one of the Institute’s core focal points. Sustainability and the importance of farm to fork as a driving force for food systems transformations are themes mutually shared. As an expert in commodity value chains, I am thankful for the international connections and relationships NNedPro has created and am excited about the potential for future collaborations. Providing a space for networking, knowledge management and knowledge transfer has benefited my work, and also the work of my students. I highly recommend NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health and their efforts to create a global network of professionals and institutions by fostering international collaboration. Dr Ingrid Fromm I am writing this letter in support of NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health as a key representative of one of NNEdPro’s strategic collaborative partners. NNEdPro is a not-for-profit global and interdisciplinary think-tank and an independent research organisation which brings together over 700 voluntary contributors from among leading professionals in the field of nutrition and health spanning over 50 countries worldwide. We believe that everyone has the right to good nutrition. In addition to a world-class record across research and education impacts, including several hundred peer-reviewed publications, we also provide direct support to vulnerable families and communities on the ground through our multi-award-winning Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative, whilst our educational programmes train frontline healthcare professionals as well as policymakers around the globe.   NNEdPro’s goal is to improve nutrition-related health outcomes in line with the UNs’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Decade of Action on Nutrition. To accomplish this, they aim to provide the best of education, research, evaluation, and advocacy, particularly in nutrition-related aspects of health and food systems. With the support of those who share their values and goals, they aim to strengthen and promote international initiatives and exchange knowledge implementation of medical nutrition in practical settings.   2023 marks nine continuous years of holding the NNEdPro annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health. NNEdPro intends to spend the next two years looking back at the last nine summits to see what has been achieved in terms of global consensus and draw out both the needs and solutions for the final two years of the UNs Decade of Action on Nutrition (which concludes in 2025).   For these reasons, I strongly support NNEdPro and their current and future ventures. If you have any further questions about their qualifications, please do not hesitate to let me know. Professor Eleanor Beck I am writing this letter in support of NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health as a key representative of one of NNEdPro’s strategic collaborative partners. NNEdPro is a not-for-profit global and interdisciplinary think-tank and an independent research organisation which brings together over 700 voluntary contributors from among leading professionals in the field of nutrition and health spanning over 50 countries worldwide. NNEdPro believes that everyone has the right to good nutrition. In addition to a world-class record across research and education impacts, including several hundred peer-reviewed publications, we also provide direct support to vulnerable families and communities on the ground through our multi-award-winning Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative, whilst our educational programmes train frontline healthcare professionals as well as policymakers around the globe. NNEdPro’s goal is to improve nutrition-related health outcomes in line with the UNs’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Decade of Action on Nutrition. To accomplish this, they aim to provide the best of education, research, evaluation, and advocacy, particularly in nutrition-related aspects of health and food systems. With the support of those who share their values and goals, they aim to strengthen and promote international initiatives and exchange knowledge implementation of medical nutrition in practical settings. 2023 marks nine continuous years of holding the NNEdPro annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health. NNEdPro intends to spend the next two years looking back at the last nine summits to see what has been achieved in terms of global consensus and draw out both the needs and solutions for the final two years of the UNs Decade of Action on Nutrition (which concludes in 2025). For these reasons, I strongly support NNEdPro and their current and future ventures. If you have any further questions about their qualifications, please don't hesitate to let me know. Dr Laura Fernández Celemín It is my very great pleasure, as a key representative of Modality Partnership, one of NNEdPro’s strategic collaborative partners, to support NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health as it prepares for the future. NNEdPro is a not-for-profit global and interdisciplinary think-tank and an independent research organisation which brings together over 700 voluntary contributors from among leading professionals in the field of nutrition and health spanning over 50 countries worldwide. Like NNEdPro, Modality Partnership believes that everyone has the right to good nutrition. In addition to a world-class record across research and education impacts, including several hundred peer-reviewed publications, they provide direct support to vulnerable families and communities on the ground through their multi-award-winning Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative , and their educational programmes train frontline healthcare professionals as well as policymakers around the globe. NNEdPro’s goal is to improve nutrition-related health outcomes in line with the UNs’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Decade of Action on Nutrition. To accomplish this, they aim to provide the best of education, research, evaluation, and advocacy, particularly in nutrition-related aspects of health and food systems. With the support of those who share their values and goals, they aim to strengthen and promote international initiatives and exchange knowledge implementation of medical nutrition in practical settings. 2023 marks nine continuous years of holding the NNEdPro annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health. NNEdPro intends to spend the next two years looking back at the last nine summits to see what has been achieved in terms of global consensus and draw out both the needs and solutions for the final two years of the UNs Decade of Action on Nutrition (which concludes in 2025). Modality Partnership have collaborated with NNEdPro on various projects including improving clinicians’ nutritional training and understanding causal factors in cardiometabolic risk. I am very happy to offer my support as NNEdPro enters its 16th year – and beyond. Dr Vipan Bhardwaj As Vice-Rector for Research and Technology Transfer at the University of Parma, I am very proud to support the NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, an organisation I have collaborated with for many years since its inception. I had the privilege to see it grow and, most of all, make many other people succeed with it. Collaborators, students, scientists, and recipients of the many training courses provided at every level could be considered the very reason this institution is so unique. Always science-based, always open-minded and always focused on real-life problems, the Global Institute is what every collaborative group working in the field of nutrition should be, creating knowledge and sharing and applying it where and when it’s most needed. As the representative of one of the most prominent research institutions in the area of food science in my country and Europe, I am delighted to say that we should all consider the NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health an excellent example of nutrition research and practice at its best. Professor Dan Del Rio

< Regional Networks page nnedpro-iane Europe Regional Network Current Activities Awards 1/2 The NNEdPro-IANE Europe Regional Network is a collaboration of dietitians, doctors, academics, and professional associations across mainland Europe. It was formed by merging the Italy Regional Network and the Switzerland Regional Network in March 2023 to include other countries in the region. And, while regions will continue to work on individual initiatives, the overall network aims to strengthen the European nutrition workforce, promoting interactions between nutrition professionals and other health professionals. The network currently has representation in the below countries. Further countries will be added in due course; for expressions of interest, please email info@nnedpro.org.uk . Greece Italy Netherlands Portugal Spain Switzerland Key Aims Read our blog posts Combatting COVID - Spanish Combatting COVID - Portuguese Swiss Network Launch Strengthen the mainland European 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 Develop Nutrition Training to complement existing skills to the wider hospitality workforce Launch Events co-Leads Jaroslav Guzanič Network Co-Lead Ingrid Fromm Network Co-Lead members Abdullah Mawas (UK & Ireland Representative) Adam Strange (UK & Ireland Representative) Alessandra Dei Cas (Italy Representative) Alessia Bacalini (Italy Representative) Alice Benskin (UK & Ireland Representative) Alice Rosi (Italy Representative) Ana Claudia Lopes (Portugal Representative) Ana Ines Estevez Magnasco (Germany Representative) Andrej Kmetko (Netherlands Representative) Berta Valente (Portugal Representative) Bejal Joshi (Switzerland Representative) Bikram Chatterjee (Switzerland Representative) Boshko Stankovski (North Macedonia Representative) Brenda Bohn (Switzerland Representative) Bryndís Eva Birgisdóttir (Iceland Representative) Carolina Pereira (Portugal Representative) Catherine Hughes (UK & Ireland Representative) Charistoula Chatzinikola (Greek Representative) Chiara Guadalupe Bravo Trippetta (Italy Representative) Christina Nyhus Dhillon (Switzerland Representative) Cinzia Franchini (Italy Representative) Claudia Laricchia (Italy Representative) Dagmar Hauner (Germany Representative) Daniela Martini (Italy Representative) Dan del Rio (Italy Representative) Dionysia (Sissy) Lyra (Greece Representative) Donato Angelino (Italy Representative) Dorit Avni (Israel Representative) Duygu Ağagündüz (Turkey Representative) Esther Sulkers (Netherlands Representative) Fabio Galvano (Italy Representative) Federica Amati (Italy Representative) Fiona McCullough (UK Representative) Flavia Semenow (Andorra Representative) Fotini Tsofliou (Greece Representative) Francesca Ghelfi (Italy Representative) Francesca Giopp (Italy Representative) Francesca Liva (Italy Representative) Francesca Scazzina (Italy Representative) Francesco Giurdanella (Italy Representative) Frank Greenwood (USA Representative) FranziskaScheidegger-Balmer (Switzerland Representative) Gerda Pot (Netherlands Representative) Giorgia Grisotto (Switzerland Representative) Giselle Durre (Germany Representative) Giuseppe Grosso (Italy Representative) Giuseppe Monaco (Italy Representative) Grigorina Mitrofan (Romania Representative) Guillaume Pegon (France Representative) Helena Trigueiro (Portugal Representative) Hung Nguyen Ngoc (Thailand Representative) Inês Barreiros Mota (Italy Representative) Jaroslava Kreskociova (Switzerland Representative) Jeffrey Bohn (Switzerland Representative) Jellie Zuidema-Cazemier (Netherlands Representative) Joana Araújo (Portugal Representative) John Schoonbee (Switzerland Representative) Jørgen Johnsen (Norway Representative) Joyce Haddad (Switzerland Representative) Justyna Godos (Italy Representative) Karen Mugliett (Malta Representative) Kathrina Crystallis (UK Representative) Kerstin Plehwe (Germany Representative) Konstantinos Giannakou (Cyprus Representative) Laís Bhering Martins (Switzerland Representative) Letizia Bresciani (Italy Representative) Liana Constantinescu (Romania Representative) Lucia Scaffardi (Italy Representative) Maddie Sinclair (UK & Ireland Representative) Margherita Camodeca (Italy Representative) Margherita dall’Asta (Italy Representative) Maria Kyprianidou (Cyprus Representative) Marilin Matera (Italy Representative) Marta Silva (Portugal Representative) Matteo Salerno (Italy Representative) Melanie Refine (Switzerland Representative) Nicole Tosi (Italy Representative) Nishmeet Singh (UK & Ireland Representative) Nouira Mohamed Salah (UK & Ireland Representative) Oscar Franco (Netherlands Representative) Pablo Santos Díaz (Switzerland Representative) Panagiotis Papageorgis (Cyprus Representative) Patricia Mogrovejo (Ecuador Representative) Paola Termine (Italy Representative) Paula Silva (Portugal Representative) Pedro Mena (Italy Representative) Peter Van-Dael (Switzerland Representative) Rajna Golubic (Representative) Regien Biesma (Netherlands Representative) Rita Sequeira (Italy Representative) Roberta Allessandrini (Italy Representative) Ruth Roldan Torres (Italy Representative) Sanjeev Ganguly (Switzerland Representative) Sara Beigrezaei (Netherlands Representative) Sara Roversi (Italy Representative) Savvas Xystouris (Italy Representative) Senthil Jayaprakasam (UK & Ireland Representative) Shakila Banu (India Representative) Silvia Callegaro (Italy Representative) Stavrie Chrysostomou (Cyprus Representative) Stefan Ochsenbein (Switzerland Representative) Sofia Cavalleri (Italy Representative) Sonja Lackner (Austria Representative) Souzana Ioakeimidou (Greece Representative) Sucheta Mitra (Switzerland Representative) Suzanne Piscopo (Malta Representative) Tamara Bucher (Switzerland Representative) Walter El Nagar (Switzerland Representative) Zola Ndondita (Chad Representative) Zorita Sconta (Romania Representative) Terms of reference Coming soon

< Our Work page Research  & Innovation key scientific research outputs to date See Papers Vascular Platform, Human Intervention studies Unit, Ulster University Read more MRC EWL Nutrition and Vascular Studies 2010-2018 Read more Since 2018, our research and innovation have supported the strategic development of our official journal, BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health (BMJ NPH) , which we co-founded and co-own with the BMJ Publishing Group, as well as supporting the development of other journals with which we have project partnerships, such as CABI Food and Nutrition Science Cases . Whilst a proportion of our research is published in journals we co-curate, our research has generated several hundred peer-reviewed papers/outputs over the years, published in a variety of journals and all indexed online. We also published quarterly in the Complete Nutrition (CN) Magazine, where research-led evidence can be communicated to over 20K nutrition practitioners who subscribe to CN. Since 2019, our Chief Scientist has been cross-appointed as a Full Research Professor in Global Nutrition, Health, and Disease (GNHD) within the framework of Ulster University , which is consistently ranked ‘Top in the UK for Food and Nutrition Science’. Our primary research and publications are fully aligned with the GNHD programme, and we regularly contribute outputs to the UK Research Excellence Framework. We run several hubs linked with GNHD: Data Science and Evidence Synthesis (including Dietary Assessment ); Human Interventions (including Nutrition and Vascular Function ); Educational and Development Studies ; and Doctoral Research Projects . Each hub has several interrelated active projects across themes, including cardiometabolic, cognitive, malnutrition risk, nutrition, and non-communicable disease prevention. In 2025, in the margins of COP30, the CREATE Centre for Population Health, Resilience and Sustainability was established within our research and innovation framework to tackle global challenges, with research looking at whole-systems approaches beyond food, nutrition and health. Aim To undertake primary nutrition research through basic science, human interventions, population studies and evidence syntheses to inform health policy and practice. Research Publishing and Knowledge Dissemination BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health (BMJ NPH) - Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Research Publishing Collaborations with peer-reviewed journals and research platforms, including: CABI Food and Nutrition Science Cases BMC Medical Education Complete Nutrition (CN) Research Capacity and training Collaboration with UKRI Doctoral Training Programmes: BBSRC Food BioSystems DTP (University of Reading) ESRC London Interdisciplinary Social Sciences DTP (King’s College London) Primary Research Programmes (GNHD Framework) Delivered through the Ulster University NICHE & NNEdPro Global Nutrition, Health and Disease (GNHD) Programme , our core research is structured across five interconnected hubs, each contributing to a unified, end-to-end research and innovation pipeline. Data Sciences and Evidence Synthesis hub Objective Generates actionable insights through advanced data analysis and evidence synthesis to inform prevention, risk identification, and policy. Description This hub harnesses the power of data sharing, advanced analytics, and global research partnerships to support the timely and effective identification of cardiometabolic and nutritional risk. Through the integration of published and unpublished datasets, including large-scale surveillance and population-specific data, the hub enables detailed analysis of dietary patterns, nutritional status, and disease risk across both at-risk and clinical populations. Aligned with NNEdPro’s mission, the hub also plays a critical role in strengthening data literacy, evidence interpretation, and capacity for action among stakeholders across public and private health systems, supporting the translation of data into practice and policy. Key Themes Cardiometabolic health Cognitive health Malnutrition risk Weight management Human Intervention Studies Hub Objective Designs and delivers clinical and translational studies to evaluate nutrition interventions and their impact on physiological and metabolic outcomes. Description This hub focuses on the design and implementation of human intervention and observational studies to generate high quality clinical evidence on the role of nutrition in health and disease. Research within this hub explores the effects of dietary components, including bioactives on vascular function, endothelial health, and metabolic outcomes. These studies contribute to advancing understanding of non-communicable disease prevention and management, aligned with global targets for reducing premature mortality. Key Themes Cardiometabolic Health & Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Bioactives & Functional Foods Endothelial Function & Vascular Biology Inflammation & Oxidative Stress Clinical Trials & Translational Research Educational Studies Hub Objective Advances evidence based nutrition education and workforce development across healthcare and interdisciplinary settings. Description This hub addresses critical gaps in nutrition knowledge and practice across healthcare systems through the development, delivery, and evaluation of education interventions. Through initiatives such as GNOME, it equips medical, nursing, and allied health professionals with competencies in nutritional assessment, diagnosis, and intervention, while also strengthening interdisciplinary education models that extend beyond clinical settings. The hub also contributes to broader workforce capacity building and global education partnerships, including collaborations with organisations such as UNICEF. Key Themes Medical and healthcare nutrition education Workforce capacity building Development Studies Hub Objective Delivers research in underserved and global challenge settings, focusing on community resilience, equity, and context-specific intervention models. Description This hub builds on global challenge programmes such as TIGR2ESS, focusing on education, empowerment, and entrepreneurship to improve nutrition and health outcomes in underserved populations. Research is conducted across diverse geographical settings, including Indigenous and vulnerable communities, with a strong emphasis on developing context-specific, scalable models that enhance resilience, wellbeing, and food systems engagement. Key Themes Nutrition in Indigenous populations Vulnerable communities Community resilience and wellbeing Doctoral Studies Hub Objective Supports advanced research training and thought leadership in complex nutrition challenges and systems-level approaches. Description This hub focuses on doctoral level research and capacity building, supporting the next generation of researchers working on complex nutrition challenges. Research themes include the burden of malnutrition, non-communicable diseases, and systems-based approaches to health, contributing to global policy and evidence development. Key Themes Complex burden of malnutrition Non-communicable diseases Systems thinking Legacy programmes Our legacy and completed programmes form a critical foundation for our ongoing research, contributing to peer-reviewed outputs, implementation models, and global collaborations. Nutrition Education Policy for Healthcare Practice (2017 –2023 ) TIGR2ESS and Global Challenges Programme (2017–2022) Nutrition and COVID-19 Taskforce (2020–2022) Global Challenges Research collaborations across Cambridge, Ulster, UEA, and Surrey (2017–2022) MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory research (2010–2018) Strategic Research Partnerships For a full list of strategic partnerships, please visit our Partners page . CREATE Centre for Population Health, Resilience and Sustainability Established in 2025, the CREATE Centre advances whole-systems research to address global challenges beyond food, nutrition, and health, integrating resilience, sustainability, and population health frameworks. Anchor 1 Key partnerships with academic institutions and specialist organisations relating to research and innovation are highlighted below – for a full list of strategic partnerships, please visit our Partners page . Key academic Collaborations From January 2019, our former research undertaken at the MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory in Cambridge has moved to Ulster University to form the NNEdPro-NICHE Global Nutrition, Health and Disease (GNHD) Programme. The strategic direction of the NNEdPro NRIC is co-led with GNHD and Ulster University. Read more NNEdPro @ Ulster University School of Biomedical Sciences and Global Nutrition, Health and Disease in the Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health Evidence Synthesis, Human Intervention Studies & Biomedical Sciences From October 2017 to December 2022 our Interdisciplinary Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supported work was undertaken with its main base in Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Read more NNEdPro @ University of Cambridge Schools of Arts, Humanities, Social and Biological Sciences Evidence Synthesis & Education Studies | Interdisciplinary Studies & Social Sciences SPECIALIST ORGANISATIONS From May 2019 to April 2023, the Swiss Re Institute provided core research support including to Nutrition and Vascular/Cardiometabolic Studies as well as Data Science. Read more Read more NNEdPro @ Swiss Re Institute Evidence Synthesis, Data Science & Knowledge Exchange NNEdPro @ BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health (BMJ NPH) Special Collections opportunities We are always looking for interested individuals or organisations who share our research interests! If you would like to collaborate on a specific research project, please do contact us. We also provide ample opportunities to students, interns or scholars who wish to undertake a research project including both undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation projects. If you are interested please contact us.

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 80 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

Prof (Comm) Daniele Del Rio Parma, Italy NNEdPro Scientific Director daniele.delrio@unipr.it Professor Daniele Del Rio is a Full Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Parma, situated in Italy, where he holds the esteemed position of Vice-Rector for Research and Technology Transfer. Additionally, he serves as the coordinator and administrator of the ONFOODS Foundation, a prominent research and innovation network specialising in food and nutrition sustainability, safety, and security. This Foundation represents the national Extended Partnership dedicated to food research, with a substantial value of €115 million. Comprising 26 partners, including universities, research centres, and private companies in the food sector, the Foundation commenced its operations in November 2022. Prof del Rio holds the position of Visiting Professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University. His contributions to the field have garnered recognition, as evidenced by his inclusion among the Clarivate/Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers since 2014. Furthermore, he takes pride in being appointed as a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for his significant scientific accomplishments.