The prestigious Nutrition Society Silver Medal has been awarded annually since 1991 for scientific excellence in the field of Nutrition. The competition is now open and Nutrition Society members from all disciplines are eligible to apply. The closing date for application is 19 March 2010. For more information and details on how to apply please click here.

The First Annual Congress of the Belgian Nutrition Society will be on April 23, 2010 in Brussels. The theme for this year is "Lipids in Nutrition".  Abstracts for oral presentations or poster sessions are welcomed and young researchers are encouraged to participate in this event.

Please click here for a first outline of the programme and a template for abstracts.

The BAPEN Nutricia Research Award is for £15,000 to facilitate a research project.  In addition there will be runner-up awards of funded places at the BAPEN 2010 annual conference.

FAHRE is a new EU-funded project that will investigate current structures and needs linking food and health research, and will strengthen research cooperation in Europe.

FAHRE will map the key players and processes involved in research policy and funding, including public policies, industry, civil society organizations and others influencing decision-making.

Original Communication submission for the Nutrition Society Summer Meeting 2010 in Edinburgh is now closed. Please note that if you submitted an abstract using the online submission form you should have received a copy of the submission details to your email inbox. Please contact info_officer@nutsoc.org.uk if you did not receive the email, to make sure that your submission has been received.