It's the last few days to apply for this year's #BDAAwards 🏆 There are lots of fantastic awards to apply for, or nominate a colleague. Awards & Honours will be presented during a lunchtime ceremony on 5 June in Birmingham. Enter by 10am Monday 22 April 👇 bda.uk.com/about-us/award…

For me this is what academia is really about, linking ideas. I am so proud to be part of this doctorate research.aston.ac.uk/en/studentThes… building on Lauren Ball work together with Rebekka Heitmar Nicola Logan We are mere stepping stones in the journey of knowledge

Thrilled to see on BBC News Midlands this article about Bham City Council Sophie Beckett and her project! History at Aston had the pleasure to interview her as part of its Aston Originals series tinyurl.com/37sf4nb5 Plotting more collaborations as we speak! Aston University Aston University PR

Anybody else notice that MS Authenticator app is now one of the major battery users on their phones? Thanks MFA!

Interesting paper on reporting and representation of underserved communities journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… from Prof Kamlesh Khunti and team. Would be very interesting to see if it is possible to develop a representation score. compare the profile of the study population to local population

Slightly different bake this weekend

Villain or potential hero? What might the role of food science and technology be in making our food system healthier? A few thoughts on the subject IJFST ifst.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ij…

Always read the small print. Small print is small and mighty, and here are three cases that highlight the importance of the humble qualification - tinyurl.com/mryxztn9

Is a 4 year long graduate entry medical degree really innovative and fast track as ⁦UEA⁩ suggest ⁦Warwick Med School⁩ ? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

It is essential for academics to help people engage with their work. That is why I feel fortunate to regularly write for The Conversation
In the past 12 months over 1.5 million readers have seen my articles!
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📅 Dietitians, your HCPC registration renewal window is now open.

Make sure you renew before July in order to remain on the register: hcpc-uk.org/registration/r…

It's time to renew for all #HCPCregistered dietitians! Log into your online account by latest 30 June 2024 and complete your renewal.

Here's a step by step guide on how to do it ➡️ hcpc-uk.org/how-to-renew

As the clocks go forward in the early hours of Easter Sunday in the U.K. this year, and when they go back in October we get that hour ‘back’, will the 27th October be 1/25th Easter Sunday?

Perhaps the myth is the sweeteners in the study were not consumed in the way most people do (and as suggested in the picture)

What this headline doesn’t tell you is this involved eating 3 biscuits containing 109kcal each which included over 6g of polyol per biscuit.

Eating biscuits which would have to carry a laxative warning do not impact appetite more than normal biscuits 🤦‍♂️

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On the week this is declared by ⁦CrossCountry Trains⁩ the 0722 Leicester-Birmingham running with 40% fewer seats already full and 3 more commuters stations to gather more overcrowding! 🥵 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

My first PhD publication findings in AJCN - ultra-processed foods vary in healthfulness and high whole-grain varieties may not contribute to poor health associations. Always a pleasure to work with Eleanor Beck, Mengxi Du, Nicola McKeown, and marijka batterham!
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The burning question everyone wants to know the answer to: so are OATS good for you or not?
And the science says…
theconversation.com/oats-and-oatme…