The 14th Newsletter of the Nutritional & Health-related Environmental Studies Section of The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) is now available. In this issue you can read a special article from Rachel Marklew of the IUNS Task Force ICONIC on their international work to advance collaborative engagement in nutrition, physical activity, and cancer. Other news includes updates on […]
International Union of Nutritional Sciences offers scholarships to support scholars who otherwise would not be able to attend academic conferences, including the online ISNN Congress 2021. About the Congress The ISNN 2021 Congress takes place on September 25-28 as a virtual conference. The 2021 ISNN Congress will focus on cutting edge research on human metabolism and on […]
The deadline to request an IUNS-FINUT scholarship has been extended until August 29th 2021. IUNS has provided funding for scholarships for specialization courses provided by FINUT (Fundación Iberoamericana de Nutrición), as part of the IUNS Capacity Development Committee’s commitment to advancing the skills of the future generation of nutritional scientists. To request a 25% scholarship […]
Applications close at 5pm on 6th September 2021 As part of our online capacity development support for early career nutritionists the International Union of Nutritional Sciences and the International Academy of Nutrition Educators have partnered to offer free scholarship to participants interested in the NNEdPro ‘Nutrition Education and Population Health’ bundle of ten courses covering […]
The Nutrition Society is co-hosting with the French Nutrition Society in Lille a conference titled ‘Urban Food Policies for Sustainable Nutrition and Health’ The aim is to bring urban policy makers together with scientists. The conference will take place in Lille, France 27-28 January 2022. There is a call for abstracts open, and an open […]
Applications deadline: 31st October 2021 Promoting Flavor Research amongst PhD Students in Europe Giract is proud to announce that, following the success of its unique and innovative programme to promote flavor research amongst PhD students in Europe across various universities and institutes, 5 industry sponsors will continue to support the programme, now in its 12th […]
credit: CDC The International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) are hosting a successful second IUIS Webinar Series: Immunology without Borders, and are happy to announce the next live webinar on “HIV prevention: antibodies and vaccine development” with Lynn Morris on July 26! About the Webinar Despite 40 years of research the HIV epidemic remains a significant global […]
As part of our commitment to supporting the development of early career nutrition scientists the IUNS Capacity Development Committee feature online short courses suitable for Continuing Professional Development on our website. for more information on these opportunities please visit: This month our partners at EIT Food are launching a new, free, online course titled “Nutrition […]
Position Description The Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (EGRP), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), has an opening for a Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) Fellow for diet, physical activity, sleep, and/or weight assessment. For a full description of the position, visit https://epi.grants.cancer.gov/about/jobs.html#fellow-rfab. This fellowship opportunity is within EGRP’s […]
World Obesity Policy Laboratory: Obesity and food system actions under the microscope As we reach the halfway point of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition, now is the time to review our progress to date and assess whether global food systems can deliver healthy and sustainable diets for everyone. COVID-19 has exposed vulnerabilities in […]