As summer is drawing to a close now is a great time to think about our vitamin D concentrations. An exciting study investigating vitamin D in school children is recruiting at our Coleraine campus, contact Emily for more information. #vitD #research #vitaminD #nutrition

Stocks of O- are extremely low. If this is your blood group please call 08085 534 653 now to make an appointment to donate. O- is the universal donor, which can be transfused to anyone safely, and is especially important in emergency medicine. #UniversalDonor #LiquidGold

💥The Ulster Immunology Group’s new seminar series is starting💥 Our first speaker is Dr Alison Whitelegg (Consultant Clinical Scientist 👩🏼‍🔬🔬) - Scheduled for Fri 25th March, 11.30am-1pm at QUB! Address in poster 🔽 Registration - immunology.org/civicrm/event/… #immunology Wellcome-Wolfson Institute Experimental Medicine

The winning mentee of Chris Gill - the brilliant SARA DOBANI of ⁦NICHE⁩ ⁦NNEdPro Global Institute⁩ ⁦Ulster University⁩ 🎉🎉🎉

Great day competing in the #3MT at Coleraine. Nothing quite like repping #niche. Still an opportunity to sign up for the D-VinCHI Study for vitamin D study in children. #doctoralcollege #niche #vitaminD #NorthernIreland

Delighted to have been selected as a 3MT finalist for Doctoral College Can’t wait to do it all over again but some big Vitamin D shoes to fill Holly Neill orlagh feehan NICHE

🆕️ RESEARCH | Latest paper by #NICHEvitD researchers found the cost-effectiveness of #vitaminD supplementation is most robust in older adults (70+ yrs) & proposes that a monitored #PublicHealth programme should be considered #research #impact #openaccess nutrition.bmj.com/content/early/…

Fantastic opportunity to present my #vitaminD research at the Ulster Uni awards dinner last night. Thanks as always to my excellent supervisors Pamela Magee Emeir Mc Sorley Kirsty Pourshahidi and to Lisa Thompson Thank you- special memories being made.

So enjoying this Equality, Diversity and Inclusion LGBT+ Staff Network event tonight, in which nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life. Good for the soul! 💙🌈

⭐New Original Research⭐ Check out our latest publication on the Cost-effectiveness of vitamin D3 supplementation in older adults with vitamin D deficiency in Ireland: bit.ly/3b41Cqx #vitamind #nutrition #supplementation

Authors concluded that the cost-effectiveness of vitamin D3 supplementation was most robust in older. However, there is clinical uncertainty and further studies are needed Dr David J Armstrong Emily Pamela Magee Kirsty Pourshahidi Prof Sumantra Ray (NNEdPro Chair; BMJ NPH CoChair) Emeir Mc Sorley NICHE NNEdPro Global Institute

The #HSE #RainbowBadge initiative is a way for HSE staff to demonstrate that they are aware of the issues that #LGBT+ people can face when accessing healthcare. Research has shown that, tragically, negative attitudes towards LGBT+ people remain prevalent

Are you +18y and have been living in Scotland for at least 6 months? We want to hear from you! @ConduitKaren Can you pls retweet? Food Standards Scotland ScotPublicHealth PhD Women Scotland ScotPulse Public Health Scotland

So lovely to welcome Prof Lanham-New on campus today to meet our #NICHEvitD #PhD researchers, who presented an overview of their ongoing #vitaminD #research, from kids to care homes & novel food sources ☀️ #ProudOfUU

🆕️ RESEARCH | Novel #vitaminD #biofortification from 🐷 to 🍽 🔆 vitamin D3 ~doubled in pork loin ✅️ bioavailability confirmed in adults Well done to Dr Holly Neill for publishing the last 2 chapters from her #PhD #NICHEagri #NICHEvitD 🔆 #OpenAccess 🧵👇

Latest Irish research in vitamin D 🇮🇪 Biggest predictors of deficiency = low vitamin D intake, non-white ethnicity & sun avoiders☀️ Blog: bit.ly/3l0hQGJ Trinity College Dublin press release: bit.ly/3YDWeh4 BJN paper: bit.ly/3J35e9Q #NutritionResearch

Young Participants (aged 4-11) required! Can you help with this important research project? Also, a chance to play computer games 🎮 😀 Please contact Emily - retweets appreciated 👍🏻

Vitamin D intake in adolescents around the world. Yes, the yellow line at the top is the recommended intake 😱 #vitaminD #NSIRISH23

294 study visits later and the D-VinCHI study is done. My absolute privilege to work with these brave kids who came for a blood sample. Just the small matter of a thesis to write now. My thanks to these legends Pamela Magee Emeir Mc Sorley Kirsty Pourshahidi NICHE #vitaminD #kids #phd

The Fish, Seafood and Health (FISH) research group based within NICHE Biomedical Sciences welcomed national and international researchers to Coleraine Campus to discuss the importance of sustainable fish and seafood for everyone- maximising benefits to health and the economy