The Denis Burkitt Study Award is awarded for projects that investigate food and nutrition and their relationship to health and disease in a developing country or countries. The Awards Scheme is for university students in the UK and Ireland (undergraduate and Masters) who are undertaking a research project as part of their studies in nutrition science, medicine or related subjects. For more information and to apply, please click here.

The 15th European Nutrition Leadership Programme Seminar will take place in Luxembourg from 1-9 April 2009. The aim of the programme is to assist in the development of future leaders in the field of human nutrition in Europe. For more information please click here or here for the application form. 

The Nutrition Society Annual Summer Meeting 2009 will be held at the University of Surrey from 29 June - 2 July 2009. The provisional programme for the meeting, entitled 'Over and under-nutrition: challenges and approaches' is available here.

Details for sponsorship opportunities at the meeting are also available (here)