This year the annual student conference from the Nutrition Society, Nutrition Futures moved online. Designed for undergraduates and post-graduates, Nutrition Futures gives students the opportunity to develop career building skills, create job seeking strategies, and learn about nutritional science research.
The 2020 two day programme was filled with insightful talks from a wide range of experts. Dr Andrea Darling (University of Surrey) presented her top 10 tips for success in early career research on day 1, followed by a useful workshop on public speaking from Vince Stevenson (The College of Public Speaking London). The final workshop of the day was given by the Nutrition Society Honorary Strategic Communications Officer, Dr Carrie Ruxton, and focussed on science communication across a variety of channels. Day 2 kicked off with a lively original communications sessions, where two of our PhD students, Salma Abuznada and Martha Redway, presented their research on childhood weight stigma and iodine excess from seaweed, respectively. Dr Anne Mullen, chief editor of Nature Food, lead a workshop on scientific writing and publishing, revealing that 'the secret [to publishing] is, that there aren't any'. The conference wrapped up with a career panel featuring specialists in animal nutrition, freelancing, sports nutrition, and healthcare. With plenary lectures from Dr Andrea Darling, Professor Graeme Close (Liverpool John Moores University), Gillian Swan (Public Health England), and Dr Ruan Elliott (University of Surrey), there were also plenty of opportunities to learn about cutting edge science from experts in the field. Below are a couple of graphics created by Martha during the workshops, which summarise the speakers key messages, and if you're interested in learning more about the conference, you can check out the hashtag #NutritionFutures20 on Twitter.
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