Current News
November 28, 2022
Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition: HLPE-FSN consultation on the V0 draft of the report
You are invited to the online consultation on the V0 draft of the report "Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition", launched by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS).
November 21, 2022
Government of Canada invests more than 4.7M to give next generation of health researchers hands-on experience tackling health system challenges
The Health System Impact (HSI) Fellowship program provides talented PhD trainees & postdoctoral researchers a unique opportunity to work directly within health organizations to tackle real-world health system challenges.This funding will support 18 PhD students and 25 postdoctoral fellows.
November 16, 2022
Share your thoughts on building a National School Food Policy
The Government of Canada is taking steps to build a national school food policy. To do this, they have launched an online consultation. Read the discussion paper and share your views by December 16, 2022,
November 15, 2022
Call for Papers: Addressing Disease Related Malnutrition across healthcare settings
Building on CMTF's work in malnutrition over the last decade and the CNS Food for Health Workshop on May 5, 2022, APNM is creating a Collection of articles covering a combination of original research articles, reviews, and commentaries that focus on addressing disease-related malnutrition in hospital, community, and other settings.
November 14, 2022
CNS is pleased to once again be offering Equity in Nutrition Travel and Registration Awards for its 2023 Annual Conference
These travel awards are an opportunity to help to address structural determinants and inequities that can be barriers in allowing full participate in the Society and its events. Eligible individuals must submit an abstract as part of the 2023 Annual Conference Poster Program.
November 10, 2022
EDI Working Group Chair
Gaya Murthy is a registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator and an educator within the post-secondary setting in Vancouver, BC. She has worked in the filed of nutrition for over two decades now, both in Canada and India. Gaya has a variety of work experience including research, community, public health.
November 8, 2022
New opportunity launched! Frontiers Planet Prize
The Frontiers Research Foundation is launching a program called the Frontiers Prize with the goal of accelerating scientific solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet. The deadline for submitting article nominations is 1 December 2022.
October 28, 2022
IMMANA Fellowships Round 8 Funding Opportunity NOW OPEN!
The IMMANA programme announces Round 8 of career development Fellowships aimed at building a cadre of emerging leaders in agriculture, nutrition and health research. 12-month Fellowships will be awarded to 6 post-doctoral researchers.
October 17, 2022
Online public consultation: draft guideline on carbohydrate intake
The public consultation will be open from 7 October to 6 November 2022. Feedback is especially sought on overall clarity, any potentially missing information, setting-specific or contextual issues, considerations and implications for adaptation and implementation of the guideline, and additional gaps in the evidence to be addressed by future research.
October 3, 2022
CFDR 2023 Research Grant competition NOW OPEN! Deadline is October 31st, 2022!
The Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research (CFDR) is now accepting Letters of Intent for its 2023 Research Grant Competition.