Rebecca Townsend (@rebeccatownsnd) 's Twitter Profile
Rebecca Townsend

@rebeccatownsnd

She/Her β€’ Lecturer, @NclBNS β€’ PhD, @CPH_QUB β€’ Interested in diet, exercise & behaviour change for brain health 🧠

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Oliver Shannon (@oli_shannon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A packed room for the Healthy Ageing SIG Satellite Symposium at #NSCongress24 ⭐️Three amazing presentations by Lisa Methven, Claire McEvoy RD & Professor Alexandra Johnstone New members are very welcome to join this exciting new SIG, led by Miriam Clegg & Claire McEvoy RD

A packed room for the Healthy Ageing SIG Satellite Symposium at #NSCongress24 

⭐️Three amazing presentations by <a href="/methvenlisa1/">Lisa Methven</a>, <a href="/McEvoyClaire/">Claire McEvoy RD</a> &amp; <a href="/ProfAJohnstone/">Professor Alexandra Johnstone</a> 

New members are very welcome to join this exciting new SIG, led by <a href="/mimeclegg/">Miriam Clegg</a>  &amp; <a href="/McEvoyClaire/">Claire McEvoy RD</a>
Claire McEvoy RD (@mcevoyclaire) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fantastic session at Nutrition Society conference Belfast hosted by European Milk Forum Dairy Council NI we need to consider dairy food matrix β€˜whole is the sum of the parts’ when it comes to nutrient density and health benefits Michelle McKinley QUB Public Health

Claire McEvoy RD (@mcevoyclaire) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So delighted to see ⁦Nicola Ann Ward⁩ ⁦QUB Public Health⁩ ⁦Queen's University Belfast πŸŽ“β© winning ⁦Nutrition Society⁩ poster prize for her work in #PromedEx trial. Many congratulations on well deserved award πŸ€©πŸ€©πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

So delighted to see ⁦<a href="/NicolaAnnWard/">Nicola Ann Ward</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/CPH_QUB/">QUB Public Health</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/QUBelfast/">Queen's University Belfast πŸŽ“</a>⁩ winning ⁦<a href="/NutritionSoc/">Nutrition Society</a>⁩ poster prize for her work in #PromedEx trial. Many congratulations on well deserved award πŸ€©πŸ€©πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘
Rebecca Townsend (@rebeccatownsnd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A huge congratulations to Dr. Oliver Shannon on winning the prestigious Julie Wallace Award and delivering an outstanding lecture, β€˜The role of nutrition in dementia risk reduction: Current evidence and context’. Your hard work and dedication is inspirational! 🧠🍽️ #NSCongress24

A huge congratulations to Dr. <a href="/Oli_Shannon/">Oliver Shannon</a> on winning the prestigious Julie Wallace Award and delivering an outstanding lecture, β€˜The role of nutrition in dementia risk reduction: Current evidence and context’. Your hard work and dedication is inspirational! 🧠🍽️ #NSCongress24
Elena Philippou PhD (@elenaphilippou1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A brilliant new study combining the Mediterranean diet and protein intake with very promising findings in the area of nutrition and dementia prevention by Claire McEvoy RD and team at Nutrition Society #NSCongress24. Thank you Claire for being such an inspiration!

A brilliant new study combining the Mediterranean diet and protein intake with very promising findings in the area of nutrition and dementia prevention by <a href="/McEvoyClaire/">Claire McEvoy RD</a> and team at <a href="/NutritionSoc/">Nutrition Society</a> #NSCongress24. Thank you Claire for being such an inspiration!
Nutrition Society (@nutritionsoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What a brilliant week we had in Belfast for the #NSCongress24! A huge thank you to local organisers Jayne & Anne Nugent and to all speakers, OC presenters, sponsors, delegates & local helpers for making this congress so successful. We hope to see you all πŸ”œ

What a brilliant week we had in Belfast for the #NSCongress24!

A huge thank you to local organisers <a href="/WoodsideJayne/">Jayne</a> &amp; Anne Nugent and to all speakers, OC presenters, sponsors, delegates &amp; local helpers for making this congress so successful.

We hope to see you all πŸ”œ
NMSW Research (@nmswresearch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

✏️NEW PUBLICATION: Exploring the predictors of engagement with between-session work in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)-based interventions: a mixed-methods systematic review and β€œbest fit” framework synthesis doi.org/10.1080/165060…… Open access available.

Rebecca Townsend (@rebeccatownsnd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An amazing day at our event yesterday 😊. We discussed ways to keep our brain healthy whilst fundraising for Research at ARUK, and having fun too! A big thank you to all who attended, so grateful for all the support NuBrain Human Nutrition & Exercise Research Centre Healthworks 🧠🧑

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences (@ncl_medscience) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're delighted that we have again been awarded the Advance HE Athena Swan Silver Award in recognition of our commitment to developing and sustaining a fully inclusive culture that values all our staff whatever their values, beliefs, cultures or lifestyles. #WeAreNCL #WeAreFMS

We're delighted that we have again been awarded the <a href="/AdvanceHE/">Advance HE</a> Athena Swan Silver Award in recognition of our commitment to developing and sustaining a fully inclusive culture that values all our staff whatever their values, beliefs, cultures or lifestyles.

#WeAreNCL #WeAreFMS
Dr Andrea Fairley (@afairley14) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yesterday we celebrated our first cohort of graduating dietitians from Newcastle University πŸŽ“β­οΈ A top career moment to be part of the academic procession with these fantastic colleagues πŸ‘πŸΌ Also so proud to be a Queen's Alumni πŸŽ“ with Rebecca Townsend wearing our fabulous QUB colours 🩡

Yesterday we celebrated our first cohort of graduating dietitians from <a href="/UniofNewcastle/">Newcastle University</a> πŸŽ“β­οΈ

A top career moment to be part of the academic procession with these fantastic colleagues πŸ‘πŸΌ

Also so proud to be a <a href="/QUBAlumni/">Queen's Alumni πŸŽ“</a> with <a href="/rebeccatownsnd/">Rebecca Townsend</a> wearing our fabulous QUB colours 🩡
Oliver Shannon (@oli_shannon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

πŸ”” Come and join out team πŸ”” We're looking to hire a post-doc (full time 29 month position) for an exciting new project funded by Alzheimer's Research UK πŸ”—: jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle-…

Oliver Shannon (@oli_shannon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

About the role: ⏰ 29-month position πŸ”¬ Investigating whether following UK-specific dietary guidelines is linked to lower dementia risk πŸ”’ Using large-scale epidemiological data from UK Biobank 🏠 Based in the Human Nutrition & Exercise Research Centre at Newcastle University

Oliver Shannon (@oli_shannon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Who we're looking for: ⭐ We're hoping to hire a dedicated, collegiate and enthusiastic researcher to work with us on this project. Ideally, you will have experience: πŸ’» Analysing data from large observational cohorts 🍽️ Handling dietary data 🧠 An interest in dementia