We support our members to do research that will inform and advance dietetic practice. This page features current research opportunities including survey or interview requests from your fellow BDA colleagues and our supporters. Please help them out by submitting a response or registering your interest so they can explore the views of the dietetic workforce within the UK.
If you are a BDA member, and interested in posting a researcher request, please click the link below to complete the submission form. We aim to respond to all requests within 10 working days.
Survey: A survey of practice to characterise access to dietetic care for patients with thyroid cancer
Organisation: King's College London
Description: This study aims to explore the dietetic care provision which is currently available to people living with and beyond thryoid cancer in the UK and Ireland. Your responses will help identify gaps and opportunities in this area.
Closing date: 30 April 2026.
Survey: Attitudes and readiness of UK registered dietitians to use artificial intelligence in practice
Organisation: Leeds Beckett University (Student project)
Description: This study seeks to identify perceived benefits and barriers, addressing the current lack of UK-specific evidence. Findings will help inform future education, policy and the effective and appropriate use of AI within dietetic practice.
Closing date: 1 June 2026.
Survey: Perspectives of UK healthcare professionals on dietary management of Type 2 Diabetes and the use of nutrition apps
Organisation: University of Reading
Description: This study invites UK-based healthcare professionals who work with people living with type 2 diabetes to complete a short (15‑minute) survey about their perspectives on dietary management and the use of nutrition apps in practice.
Closing date: 29 May 2026.
Survey: Dietary Advice for the Management of Malnutrition
Organisation: The British Assocation for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN)
Description: BAPEN is pleased to launch a new UK-wide survey exploring current dietary advice used in the management of malnutrition, including training on first line dietary advice and the resources available. They are inviting dietitians, students, and all healthcare professionals to take part and support this important BAPEN‑funded project.
Your insights will help them review existing practices and understand how they can offer clearer, fairer, and more practical support for people at risk of, or living with, malnutrition.
Survey: AHP support workforce's role in supporting students
Institution: Kings College London
Description: King’s College London, assisted by NHS England, is undertaking research, the first of its kind, to understand the part that AHP support staff* play assisting students.
Are you a member of the AHP support workforce? Do you work in the NHS, or social care, or the charity or voluntary sectors, industry or private practice?
Does your job involve assisting people in your workplace who might be on a work experience placement or a student from a Further Education college studying for a BTEC or T Level, or assisting other staff completing the Care Certificate or an apprenticeship or supporting pre-registration degree students including Degree Apprentices?
If you do support students, we would be grateful if you could take 10 minutes to complete an anonymous survey. Participation in the survey is voluntary.
*"Support staff” are defined as those members of a care team who work in a patient facing role but are not registered with and regulated by the Health Care Professions Council. In the NHS such roles are frequently graded at Agenda for Change bands 2, 3, 4