It’s so peaceful and quiet walking in the snow at sunrise - looks like Narnia !

It's great to start 2025 with what I think is the most-important paper that my group has published so far: doi.org/10.1038/s41467… This is the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) for bone marrow adiposity (BMA). 1/n

Great to see this quote today FIO-FOOD Grant 'lightening talk' FixOurFood event #York from Professor Alexandra Johnstone (in absentia) supporting the vital importance of #early #career #researchers #ECR for our #foodsystem #research progress #TUKFS so true Alex 👌👍💪💚🥕

The #TUKFS Annual Meeting in York provided a fantastic platform to highlight the impacts of the #FIOFood & DIOFood projects during the #ECR session. Thank you to the organisers FixOurFood for giving us the space to share our experiences as we embark on our academic careers!

Well done FIO-FOOD Grant team on your latest paper : Understanding the barriers to purchasing healthier, more environmental... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Want to know more about #fibre? Two senior Rowett scientists helped produce this handy read in The i Paper - and later today they'll be able to put their advice into action thanks to the #oats in the #haggis at our annual Burns Lunch! RESAS #burnsnight inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyl…

Registration and abstract submission for #UKCO2025 is opening soon! This year's congress will be held in the north east of Scotland at one of the UK's most sustainable venues 🌿 Save the dates 👉 10th - 11th September 2025 👈

Visit the FIO-FOOD Grant "shop" to learn about how food insecurity affects people's everyday lives and about some of the things we can do to reduce it. Professor Alexandra Johnstone and Dr Dr Marta Lonnie will be behind the counter to tell you more....

Our first keynote speaker announcement for #UKCO2025 is Prof Naveed Sattar from the University of Glasgow and is internationally recognised in cardiometabolic disease His talk is titled 'Impacts of intentional weight loss: underestimated and poorly understood'

This International Day of Women and Girls in Science I want to give a shout out to Dr Marta Lonnie and Annika Bucky for doing such a fantastic job for our Founders Day event yesterday ! Lots of visitors at our mini-shop 🍒🍇🍋🍓🍎🍐🍌🍉🍊 Rowett Institute FIO-FOOD Grant

Our call for Member-Led Symposia Proposals for #UKCO2025 is now open! There are 3 easy steps to submitting your proposal as shown below 🧑‍💼👩‍💼 • Full instructions here tinyurl.com/UKCO2025sympos… • Proposal submission link: tinyurl.com/UKCO2025sympos… Deadline is 31st March 2025

Really looking to being a part of a great congress in an amazing venue in a lovely town with awesome people.Obesity Institute ECPO BOMSS

Do you the best thing about UKCO? It’s the people! Meet old friends and make new ones. The science is pretty good too. Association for the Study of Obesity UK Obesity Institute ECPO BOMSS

📢 Save the date! We are delighted to announce that our early career researcher event will return later this year, featuring engaging career progression talks and diverse workshops on transferable skills. To learn more: aso.org.uk/news/save-date…

You can now Register to attend for The Nutrition Society Scottish Section Spring Summer Conference 2025: Undernutrition in later life: Current understanding and advances, taking place at The University of Dundee, from 1st - 2nd April 2025. nutritionsociety.org/events/scottis…

Today March 4, is World Obesity world obesity day. People with obesity are not bad, they’re not morally bereft, they are fighting biology #obesityisnotachoice

📢 Applications now open for the #UKCO2025 Early Career Researcher Event! 🧠 Career talks 🛠️ Transferable skills workshops 🤝 Network with fellow ECRs in obesity research 🎤 5 brilliant speakers Spaces are limited—apply by 19 May! 🔗 Learn more & apply: shorturl.at/XoYfe

UKCO Travel Bursaries 🚉 We have up to 8 bursaries of up to £250 available to help support ASO members attend UKCO 2025! Full eligibility criteria and instructions to apply here: forms.office.com/e/pKRsqk5WSk Deadline: Friday 20th June

The FIO-FOOD Grant team hosted a powerful event at the Scottish Parliament on tackling dietary inequalities in Scotland. Grateful to our sponsor Rhoda Grant, expert speakers, lived experience voices & attendees for their insights! #foodinsecurity #SPFfoodsystems

JUNK v JABS - OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD That's the big topic our own Professor Alexandra Johnstone will discuss with Food Fight author Stuart Gillespie and Emma Harper MSP on August 22 as part of this summer's Scottish Parliament #FestivalofPolitics. Get your tickets here: festivalofpolitics.citizenticket.co.uk/events/festiva…