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Funding for applied health and care research that has the potential to directly benefit patients and users of NHS services, with early-career researchers encouraged to lead applications.

An NIHR development programme supporting senior researchers to strengthen their research leadership skills and progress their careers, with applications open until 7 October 2026.

The MSc Leading Clinical Research Delivery at Exeter is one of only three NIHR funded, fully online MSc programmes, developed in line with the NIHR Masters for Research Delivery Leadership (formerly known as Clinician Researcher Credentials Framework). It supports practising clinical professionals aspiring to work in the clinical research delivery workforce.

The BDA is delighted to see the first dietitians selected by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) for the Senior Research Leader Programme.

Over 225 attendees witnessed an incredible showcase of innovation and expertise at this year's Research Symposium.

Dietitians can now access the latest advice for the dietary treatment of chronic constipation in adults, thanks to new BDA dietary guidelines.

The first clinical trial to test the link between food additive emulsifiers and Crohn’s disease has revealed that a low emulsifier diet could be an effective new treatment.

The NHS spends around £14 million per month on oral nutritional supplements (ONS) for older care home residents. Now a new study, the largest of its kind, is measuring whether ONS are actually effective for them.

As we say goodbye and thank you to the outgoing Editor in Chief of the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (JHND), Professor Simon Langley-Evans, we welcome a new one in Professor Lauren Ball.

As Professor Simon Langley-Evans says a fond farewell as Editor, we extend a huge thank you from everyone at the BDA and chat to him about the Journal’s successes, important milestones and why it’s so vital.

The BDA Research Symposium returned in person for the first time since 2019 on Wednesday 7 December, with over 130 delegates joining us for our annual event showcasing the breadth of research across dietetics.

Judy Lawrence offers advice about writing an abstract for the BDA Research Symposium and other conferences.