Trustees

The Academy of Nutrition Sciences is governed by a Board of Trustees

Volunteers

As a small charity, the Academy of Nutrition Sciences relies on the support and expertise of collaborators and volunteers on its Working Groups to drive its mission forward.

Full membership of our Working Groups is detailed below

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    Caroline Roberts

    SENr, RNutr

    As a Performance Nutritionist at Loughborough Sport, Caroline supports elite athletes to enhance their physical readiness for competitions. Additionally, as a Growth Manager at Food Matters Live, she focuses on building relationships and identifying revenue growth opportunities in the ingredient sector, food manufacturing, and business services.

    Caroline is a member of the Academy’s Communications Working Group

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    Dr Emily Prpa

    Dr Emily Prpa is an award-winning nutritionist, with a PhD in Nutritional Sciences. Her research has focused on the therapeutic effects of plant-based foods. Today she specialises in nutrition communications.

    Emily is currently the Science Manager at Yakult Science for Health UK & Ireland.

    Emily is a member of the Academy’s Communications Working Group

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    Kate Godber

    Kate has 14 years PR, communications and social media experience, both in-house and agency side, following the completion of her degree in Journalism. Kate now manages the British Dietetic Association’s communications campaigns, including Dietitians Week and Ads and Fads. She also looks after the PR for the association, dealing with all media enquiries and promoting evidence-based nutrition and the role (and benefits) of dietitians far and wide.

    Kate is a member of the Academy’s Communication Working Group

Working Groups

As a small charity, the Academy of Nutrition Sciences relies on the support and expertise of volunteers on its Working Groups to drive its mission forward.

  • Remit

    With support from members of our four founding organisations, we are working to raise the visibility and understanding of the evidence base for nutrition through development, publication and dissemination of three key position papers.

    Prof Christine Williams, Trustee and Professor Emeritus Reading University

    Dr Margaret Ashwell, Trustee and Ashwell Associates

    Dr Ann Prentice, Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow of the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge.

    Prof Mary Hickson, Professor of Dietetics, Plymouth University

    Sara Stanner, Science Director, British Nutrition Foundation

  • Remit

    With the support of nutrition-trained volunteers and utilising communications expertise residing within its Member Organisations, an independent social media presence for the Academy is being developed and managed.

    Prof Judy Buttriss, Chair of Trustees

    Prof Kevin Whelan, Trustee and Professor of Dietetics King’s College London

    Helen Clarke, Chief Executive, Association for Nutrition

    Kate Godber, Communications and PR Manager, British Dietetic Association

    Bridget Benelam, Nutrition Communications Manager, British Nutrition Foundation

    Caroline Roberts, Volunteer

    Dr Emily Prpa, Volunteer

    Dr Louise Durrant, Volunteer

Careers in nutrition

The multidisciplinary nature of nutrition science means it interacts and aligns with many other disciplines, and career paths are varied. Take a look at the varying individual journeys and career paths of our Trustees and some of our volunteers here.