Update from the Scottish Section

Dr

Alexandra Mavroeidi, Secretary

The 2022 Spring Conference took place as a hybrid event on 4 -5 April 2022 at the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). Over 100 delegates (in person and online) came together to discuss the topic – ‘Nutrition, immune function and infectious disease’ The program was very well received by the audience and the AGM took place on last day of the conference.

As of Spring 2022, the Committee membership has been renewed with newly elected members: Professor Alexandra Johnstone, University of Aberdeen, Dr Suzanne Zaremba, University of Dundee, Daniel Crabtree, University of the Highlands and Islands; re-elected members: Dr Alexandra Mavroeidi, University of Strathclyde , Mr James Dick, University of Stirling, Dr Janet Kyle, University of Aberdeen; co-opted members: Dr James Dorling, University of Glasgow, Dr Nidia Rodriguez-Sanchez, University of Stirling. Our student members, Ms Catriona Thomson, University of Glasgow, and Mr Matevz Arcon, University of Aberdeen, continue with their Comimittee membership for another year. We said goodbye to three longstanding members (Dr Stuart Gray, University of Glasgow Dr Jo Cecil, University of St Andrews and Dr Derek Ball, University of Aberdeen) who have finished their terms and are stepping down, we are ever so grateful for their invaluable contributions to this committee over the years. Dr Alexandra Mavroeidi is now the Secretary of the Committee.

In parallel with all members of the Society, the Scottish Section has been challenged by the continued effects of the pandemic. In 2022, we primarily met online with the AGM taking place as a hybrid meeting in April 2022. As restrictions have eased, we plan to resume in person events from Autumn 2022. The Committee is now busy planning the 2023 meeting, to be held at Glasgow on 28-29 March 2024, on the theme of Diet and Health Inequalities. Our student members have submitted a bid for Nutrition Futures 2023, and the Science Committee has now approved the theme for the 2024 Scottish Section Conference which will be on the topic of chrono-nutrition and hosted by Professor Alexandra Johnstone.

As always, we are actively looking to engage with our membership and hope to increase our Society Ambassadors in Scottish universities; if you would like to become a Nutrition Society ambassador please take a look at the Ambassador Pack by scanning this QR code: