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Rank Forum held on the Eatwell Guide

Researchers came together in June to discuss the Eatwell Guide. Why isn’t there greater adherence to these healthy eating recommendations?

13 September 2023
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Student spotlight: Maisha Chaudery

We asked Rank Prize PhD student Maisha Chaudery to tell us about her research into muscle ageing at the University of Southampton.

17 May 2023
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Professor Simon Bright

We are saddened to learn of the death of Professor Simon Bright, a former member of the Rank Prize Nutrition Committee.

05 April 2023
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Funding research into insect nutrition

Dr. Catriona Anderson is investigating how bacteria help insects survive as part of her New Lecturer grant, awarded by the Nutrition Committee in 2022.

28 March 2023
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Experts tackle the challenges of malnutrition

Scientists came together to tackle the double burden of malnutrition at a Forum held at the Wellcome Collection.

15 March 2023
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“There is a mistaken belief that science is a man’s world. This is certainly not true.”

To mark International Women’s Day, we talk to Dr. Laura Dearden about inspiring the next generation of female scientists.

08 March 2023
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New Lecturer grant awarded for research into maternal obesity

Dr. Laura Dearden has been awarded one of our 2022 New Lecturer grants for her research into the effects of obesity during pregnancy.

13 December 2022
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Supporting the next generation of UK rice researchers

Early-stage rice researchers from across the UK met in Durham thanks to a Nutrition Committee forum grant.

29 November 2022
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Dr. Joseph Hubert Galani Yamdeu wins Rank Prize travel grant

Joseph will travel to the Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics in Vienna to develop his skills in food chemical analysis.

03 October 2022
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Improving population health through healthier food environments

Professor Amelia Lake (Teesside University) delivered the Rank Lecture at the Nutrition Society Summer Conference in Sheffield earlier this month.

27 July 2022
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Rank Prizes awarded

The winners of the 2022 Rank Prizes were formally awarded at a special 50th anniversary prize ceremony in London on 4th July.

11 July 2022
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Early Career Researchers win prizes at the Rank Symposium on Nutrition and Ageing

The prizewinning papers addressed the resilience of the skin barrier and the impact of hydrogen sulfide on lifespan.

01 June 2022
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Do the nutritional guidelines for diabetes work?

Dr. Pamela Dyson delivered the Harry Keen Rank Nutrition Lecture at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2022.

17 May 2022
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Hard facts and misfits: essential ingredients of public health nutrition research

Professor Ann Prentice reflects on winning the inaugural Widdowson Award.

07 March 2022
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Professor Lillycrop awarded 2022 Rank Prize PhD grant

Congratulations to Karen Lillycrop, Professor of Epigenetics at University of Southampton

25 January 2022
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4th Annual UK Rice Research Consortium: reflections

Rank Prize was please to co-sponsor the 4th Annual UK Rice Research Consortium (UKRRC) meeting, “Rice and Climate Change”.

13 January 2022
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New Lecturer grant winners announced

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Rank Prize New Lecturer grant in nutrition: Dr Alexandra Burgess, Dr Amanda Cavanagh and Dr Jeongmin Choi.

16 December 2021
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Research Visionary Award winners announced

Six researchers have been selected to give their perspectives on the next 50 years of scientific endeavour in nutrition and optoelectronics.

04 November 2021
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Professor Cathie Martin wins 2022 Rank Prize for Nutrition

For outstanding research into plant genetics and metabolism leading to enhanced nutritional qualities of fruits and vegetables

28 September 2021
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UK Rice Research Consortium: Early Career Researchers

The UK Rice Research Consortium (UKRRC) held a meeting of early career researchers this month; Rank Prize was pleased to sponsor awards for outstanding presentations.

18 September 2021
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Rank lectures at Monogram Conference

The Monogram 2021 meeting, organised by the James Hutton Institute and University of Dundee, was held virtually from 1–4 June 2021.

04 June 2021
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Winners of Seeing Science photography competition announced

In early 2020 we asked students and academics in optoelectronics (including visual science) and nutrition to send us photographs that would give us a fresh perspective on scientific research.

19 May 2021
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Denise Robertson gives Rank lecture at Diabetes UK Conference

The 2021 Rank lecture in honour of Harry Keen was given by Denise Robertson, Reader in Nutritional Physiology, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Surrey at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference.

30 April 2021
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Winners of undergrad vacation grants announced

We are delighted to announce that we have awarded 20 undergrad vacation grants this year: 13 to nutrition students and seven to optoelectronics students.

27 April 2021
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Second round of COVID-19 hardship grants now open

We are pleased to announce the launch of a second round of £5,000 hardship grants open to final-year PhD students in nutrition and optoelectronics.

30 March 2021
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Announcing the Research Visionary Awards

Over the past 50 years, advances in the science and application of nutrition and optoelectronics have impacted many aspects of human life.

18 March 2021
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Remembering Lord Selborne

Lord Selborne was the Chairman of the Rank Prize Funds for nearly 30 years, retiring only in 2015.

12 February 2021
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2020 new lecturer grant winners announced

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Rank Prize new lecturer grant in nutrition.

09 December 2020
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Professor Malcolm Bennett elected Fellow of Royal Society

We are pleased to announce that Professor Malcolm Bennett, a member of the Rank Prize Nutrition Committee, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.

30 April 2020
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Professor Dame Julia Higgins and Professor Cyrus Cooper join Board of Trustees

We are pleased to welcome two new members to our Board of Trustees: Professor Dame Julia Higgins DBE FRS FREng and Professor Cyrus Cooper OBE, MA, DM, FRCP, FFPH, FMedSci.

19 February 2020
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