We provide our student members with a tailored set of benefits and services to help supplement your course materials, support you throughout your practice placement, and give you a head start with CPD and volunteering opportunities to prepare you for your future dietetic careers.
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Supplementing your course materials
PEN
Unlimited access to the huge evidence-based PEN system (worth £390) is provided as part of BDA membership. PEN keeps dietetic professionals and students up-to-date with the evidence-base and the fast-paced world of dietetics. Built by dietitians for dietitians, the PEN system condenses and summarises the nutrition and dietetic evidence-base on more than 200 nutrition and dietetic-related topics, and translates this for you into practical information
Dietetics Today
The Official BDA members magazine, providing latest BDA and professional news, a clinical section, department focus, member case studies and pilots, volunteer corner, CPD reflection questions, upcoming courses and events, and much more.
Food Facts
Our Food Fact Sheets are written by dietitians to help you learn the best ways to eat and drink to keep your body fit and healthy.
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
The high impact factor BDA Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (JHND), provided to BDA members, is an international peer-reviewed journal that provides the latest research, reviews, practice guidelines and discussion papers across the fields of nutrition and dietetics.
Our e-zines
We provide our BDA member community with useful regular e-zines to keep them informed and aware of the latest news, views and research across the profession.
Student Shared Resources
Useful resources developed and shared by BDA student members to be used whilst on placement, and for preparing for interviews
Book Series
Each title in this series is a comprehensive and critical review of key literature in its subject. Trustworthy, internationally-focused, and written specifically to meet the needs of a wide range of professionals. BDA Members get a 35% discount.*
The Manual
Now in its sixth edition, the bestselling BDA Manual of Dietetic Practice covers the entire dietetics curriculum, and is a core text for healthcare professionals to develop their expertise and specialist skills in the realm of dietetic practice. BDA Members get a 35% discount.*
Helping you get ahead
Get involved in research
The BDA Research Symposium showcases the latest in dietetic research. Held annually in December as a platform for all dietetic research to be presented.
Lead your branch
Discover how you can get involved in a number of interesting volunteering opportunities with the BDA, you'll learn new transferable skills, meet new people, add to your CPD and advance your profession!
Join the conversation
Join us, promote the impact and value of dietetics on social media. Interact and engage with us, fellow members and the wider profession to ensure our collective dietetic voice is represented across all major social platforms.
Supporting you
Placement insurance
We provide our full, associate and student members with Professional Indemnity Insurance, which is suitable (and essential) liability cover for dietetic professionals in their day-to-day roles and is a mandatory and legal requirement of the HCPC.
Responding to your needs
BDA student members elect a new representative every summer. Your student representative sits on the BDA Board of Directors and represents the voice of all BDA student members at a strategic level.
After you graduate
Our support for you doesn't stop after you graduate. Don't miss out - upgrade your membership as soon you graduate, to ensure you are safely covered by the right level of professional indemnity insurance and trade union support.
*FREE STUDENT MEMBERSHIP relates to both Undergraduate and Postgraduate first year students only. Second, third and fourth year groups are provided with very heavily subsidised BDA membership (discounted by 90% at just £37.88 per year)