
Rebecca Townsend
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She/Her β’ Lecturer, @NclBNS β’ PhD, @CPH_QUB β’ Interested in diet, exercise & behaviour change for brain health π§
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A superb talk from Claire McEvoy RD on plant-based alternatives and risks of micronutrient deficiencies this morning ππ½οΈ #NSCongress24 Nutrition Society



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


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

another fantastic day at #NSCongress24 congratulations to todayβs speakers! Nutrition Society


So delighted to see β¦Nicola Ann Wardβ© β¦QUB Public Healthβ© β¦Queen's University Belfast πβ© winning β¦Nutrition Societyβ© poster prize for her work in #PromedEx trial. Many congratulations on well deserved award π€©π€©πππππ


So delighted to see Alysha Thompson winning Nutrition Society poster prize for her amazing work #plantbaseddiet Queen's University Belfast π IGFS many congratulations π€©πππ

A huge congratulations to Dr. Oliver Shannon on winning the prestigious Julie Wallace Award and delivering an outstanding lecture, βThe role of nutrition in dementia risk reduction: Current evidence and contextβ. Your hard work and dedication is inspirational! π§ π½οΈ #NSCongress24


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!


β¦QUB Public Healthβ© prof Michelle McKinley discussing an important topic of #PPI in nutrition research β¦β¦Nutrition Societyβ© π




An amazing day at our event yesterday π. 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 π§ π§‘

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


The academics in the procession for Newcastle Biomedical, Nutrition & Sport Sci 11.30am ceremony today. Wonderful day β€οΈ Newcastle University


Yesterday we celebrated our first cohort of graduating dietitians from Newcastle University πβοΈ A top career moment to be part of the academic procession with these fantastic colleagues ππΌ Also so proud to be a Queen's Alumni π with Rebecca Townsend wearing our fabulous QUB colours π©΅



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

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