The Public Engagement Theme of the Nutrition Society will run a Public Engagement Meeting at the University of Surrey on 29 June 2009, from 19.00. The event 'Food intolerance: facts and fallacies' will compose of short talks given by experts, followed by a question and answer session. All are welcome to attend the event, which is free of charge. For more information please click here.

During the 19th International Congress on Nutrition, the ENLP, SEANLP and ANLP will, for the first time, present a joint Young Scientist Award to recognise the potential of young scientists to become global leaders in nutrition. The aim of this joint initiative is to encourage outstanding young researchers from all over the world and from all fields of nutrition to develop their careers in nutrition and to establish a global network of future nutrition leaders. For more information and to apply, please click here.

The prestigious Nutrition Society Silver Medal has been awarded annually since 1991 for scientific excellence in the field of Nutrition. Dr Jeremy Spencer from the University of Reading has been announced as the Medal winner for 2009. Congratulations to Dr Spencer, who will present the Medal Lecture at the Nutrition Society Annual Summer Meeting on Wednesday 1 July 2009. For details about the meeting please visit the NS Summer Meeting page on the website.

WCRF International is issuing a call for proposals on the development and evaluation of biomarkers relevant to the influence of food, nutrition (including body fatness) and physical activity to cancer. See www.wcrf.org/rfa or click here for more details. Closing date 6 July 2009.