Congratulations to our #PhD candidate Kathy Faulkner on presenting her #midcandidature #milestone on "Local Food Procurement in Healthcare" We loved hearing about your research! 👏

New paper by Prof Maxine Bonham & team is the feature article on the @ebiomedicine.bsky.social journal website. What a fantastic achievement! The study found 5:2 intermittent fasting improves weight, blood pressure and insulin resistance in night shift workers. Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.eb...

Our own Dr Michael Houghton @mjhoughton.bsky.social is hosting this upcoming webinar for NSA @nutsocaus.bsky.social members on 6 August about the role of dietary polyphenols in preventing chronic diseases 🍇🧅🥜🍏☕️ Register now! 👇

✨ Inspiring words from the keynote speaker @dremmabeckett.bsky.social at today’s student conference! She shared her journey to becoming a leading nutritionist and public figure, reminding us of the limitless possibilities awaiting nutrition graduates. 💫🥦 #Nutritionstudent #Studentconference

A powerful panel shared their diverse career journeys in the nutrition space—from industry & private practice to research, public health, business & food systems. They offered advice on adapting to a changing job market & navigating evolving career paths. #studentconference

An inspiring session "starting your mentoring journey" where three speakers dived into the power of mentoring! 💬✨ They shared personal reflections on their mentoring journeys and highlighted mentoring program opportunities through @nutsocaus.bsky.social and @dietitiansaus.bsky.social.

🎤A few of our PhD students rose to the challenge in the Nutrition Research Rapidfire Presentation—condensing 3.5 years of research into a 3-minute talk, in plain language for a public audience. An inspiring showcase of clarity, confidence, and communication! #StudentConference

It was a Funtastic experience for staff — and hopefully just as rewarding for all the students who joined us in this year’s conference! Huge shoutout to the organisers for making it all happen so smoothly. 👏 #StudentConference

6/This work highlights the power of practical tools like the Store Scout App to support meaningful, community-led change—one shelf at a time.

5/Findings show the Store Scout App was well-received by nutritionists and stores. Retailers valued its clear, practical feedback; nutrition professionals reported stronger partnerships and greater capacity to support healthier store practices.

1/Remote Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community stores play a vital role in shaping local food environments. Our work explored how nutrition professionals can support retailers to implement best-practice health strategies via the Store Scout App🔗 tinyurl.com/2bczszy5

Final paper of my PhD studies published (finally)! This is a secondary analysis of RCT data in pts with #upperGI #cancer www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1279770725001484 It’s been a journey - so grateful to my supervisors, the research team, and study participants Main findings below 👇

🎉 Congrats to our PhD candidate Nina Trinquet for winning the Monash MNHS Faculty Three Minute Thesis competition with her presentation: "The non-stick solution: Can fibre repair our blood vessels?" We're so proud! Good luck for @monashuniversity.bsky.social finals on 18th August! 👏 #3MT #PhD

🚨 New heights for dietetic research! The Nutrition & Dietetics journal has jumped to a 2024 Impact Factor of 3.2, up from 2.6, and now ranks 48/112 in the field. More visibility. More influence. More impact. A great moment for our profession! 🙌 🔗 tinyurl.com/27623ckh

Lots happening in the Department lately to enhance connectivity - our HDR student Focus Day (complete with team games and lunch), our monthly Nut Nibbles morning tea and our inaugural Book Club evening! Busy creating a cohesive team environment where we all thrive 🙂✨

📢 Seeking adult volunteers for a study investigating the effects of chestnuts on blood glucose levels! 📢 You will visit our BASE facility twice to consume a meal followed by finger prick blood sampling. Find out if you are eligible: tinyurl.com/mu5rar3b Please share!

Last week, we wrapped up the final Benchmarking for Healthy Stores workshop on Larrakia Country in Darwin, with nearly 50 attendees from remote communities, food retail, Aboriginal health orgs, academia & government. Great collaboration on the future of healthy remote stores! 🌟

📢Results are in! We are so proud of our Master of Nutrition and Dietetic #graduates who are making a difference in the lives of individuals and communities through #Food and #nutrition, in a diverse range of #employment settings @monashuniversity.bsky.social @profsimgib.bsky.social

Congratulations to Rizliya Visvanathan on receiving the Mollie Holman Doctoral Medal for the best doctoral thesis in the Faculty. Her project "Interaction of polyphenols with the gut and digestive processes" was supervised by Gary Williamson, Michael Houghton & Elizabeth Barber 🌟

Huge congratulations to A/Prof Zoe Davidson and A/Prof Nicole Kellow on their recent promotions to Associate Professor! A wonderful achievement demonstrating their leadership and ongoing commitment to excellence in teaching, research and service. We are so proud of you! 🥳🥂🍾

Want to upskill to improve the health of food retail environments? An exciting online short-course from our team, in collaboration with RE-FRESH: Next Generation, provides access to world experts, live events and case studies. Register now – starts 31 July 👇 tinyurl.com/39ncbrv4