Events
Competition winners
Presenting the early career researcher oral and poster competition winners
On 8-9 April 2026, an interdisciplinary community of internationally leading and early career researchers showcased the latest advances in nutritional physiology at our meeting, ‘Dietary Manipulations for Health and in the Prevention and Management of Disease 2026’ at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Prizes awarded
Oral Communication
Joint winners: Lucy Merrell (University of Bath, UK) and Meg Leaver (University of Birmingham, UK)
Runner-up: George Pavis (University of Exeter, UK)
Poster Competition
Joint winners: Harry Smith (University of Bath, UK) and Joel Thomas (University of Birmingham, UK)
Runner-up: Kate Pearse (University of Southampton, UK)
Prize Lecture
Professor Louise Burke was awarded the Joan Mott Prize Lecture Celebrating Women Physiologists, the annual lecture that celebrates women in physiology whose work has demonstrated impact. Louise presented her Prize Lecture on sports nutrition research, exploring its benefits for elite performance to the community.
Food for thought
How does the ketogenic diet affect our metabolism?
The low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet has been growing in popularity in recent years following claims of the eating plan being a weight loss wonder. But how does the diet affect our metabolic health? We asked Dr Aaron Hengist from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take us through the physiological changes that occur in the body at the onset of eating a ketogenic diet. In this Q&A, Aaron tells us more about nutrition and metabolic physiology, as he discusses his research on the impact of the ketogenic diet.
Dietary milk sugar intake and metabolic health: Friend or foe?
Professor Javier Gonzalez is investigating the impact of milk sugars on our metabolic health. To work out whether milk sugars are friend or foe involves researching metabolic mechanisms to understand the body’s physiological response. In this Q&A, we find out more about these studies and the research Javier presented at the meeting.
