Welcome to our first annual Impact Report, a summary of the major outcomes and impact made by the Society and its members, volunteers and staff throughout 2025. It was an extremely busy year, with the launch of our new, three-year, Strategic Plan setting out our four priority areas of expanding our reach and influence, promoting global scientific collaborations, informing policy, and building and engaging a sustainable global membership community.

Trustee Vacancy - The Academy of Nutrition Sciences

The Nutrition Society has two Trustee positions on the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Nutrition Sciences. Following the recent retirement by Professor Julie Lovegrove from the Board, a vacancy now exists, and the Society Trustees wish to call for volunteers to replace Julie. As the Academy is the umbrella body for BNF, AfN, BDA and The Nutrition Society, this Trustee role is considered to be a ‘senior’ appointment. The current Board composition can be found here …

As a result of a request from eight of the Society’s members, the Trustees have published an addendum to their annual review of the Society’s Supporter Policy, originally published by Trustees on 4 November 2025. You can read the addendum below.

The Nutritional & Health-related Environmental Studies Section is excited to share its eNewsletter. 

In this issue:

• IAEA designates Princess Máxima Center for Paediatric Oncology as a Collaborating Centre to strengthen childhood cancer care
• Registration opens for new IAEA instructor-led body composition course on the deuterium dilution technique
• IAEA launches preparation for the 2027–2028 Technical Cooperation Programme and invites project ideas
• “Ask the Superuser” virtual event announced on the joint FAO-IAEA protein…

Conference fees

The Finance Committee has recently agreed the Society should use £40,607 of its funds to subsidise the costs to members of attending the 2026 Congress.

The Finance Committee met on 2 December 2025 to complete the work on the draft 2026 budget for the Society. Part of the committee’s responsibilities is to establish the delegate fees for the Society’s Summer Congress, being held in Newcastle University in July 2026. The committee wishes to share the methodology it used to set the fees.

It is important to remember though…