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Delivering world-leading research and educational standards in a vibrant and diverse environment
Established in 2005, our research group is based in Norwich Medical School and embedded in Norwich Research Park.
We investigate the impact of foods, fatty acids, key dietary bioactives and dietary patterns on health and risk of major age-related chronic conditions, in particular cardio-metabolic health, brain health and dementia, musculoskeletal health, obesity, micronutrient deficiency conditions and menopausal well-being.
Our research uses a combination of cell and animal models, prospective epidemiology (EPIC Norfolk and Potsdam, UK Biobank, EPAD etc.) efficacy and effectiveness intervention trials, food bioactive absorption and metabolism studies, metabolomics, lipidomic and high throughput screening and associated machine learning approaches.
Research interests into eating behaviour, food poverty and their determinants, is delivered through Norfolk Institute of Health Ageing (NIHA) launched in August 2020.
Our Aims
To conduct world-leading nutrition, hydration and eating behaviour research which spans from fundamental mechanistic studies to large pragmatic trials in healthy participants and ‘at risk’ groups.
To provide a high-quality and enjoyable education experience for undergraduate Medical, Physician Associate, Biological Sciences and Dietetics students, postgraduate and health care professionals, in optimised health and disease prevention.
Through our involvement in the Lifespan Health Centre, Norwich Institute of Health Ageing (NIHA) and collaborations in the NHS, local authority public health teams and the community, contribute to the translation of nutrition knowledge into improved patient care and population health.
Our overall goal is to help deliver the national agenda of optimised well-being and disease prevention through nutrition approaches and health inequality mitigation.
UK Research Excellence Framework
In the most recent 2021 'UK Research Excellence Framework (REF)' exercise, 95% of our research was rated as world leading/internationally excellent and we ranked joint first in the UK for Food/Nutrition (Unit of Assessment 6).
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