- (opens in a new window)11th November 2024 "Bone Health" Dr Aifric O'Sullivan & Prof Caitriona Cunningham
- (opens in a new window)16th September 2024 "Making Food Healthier" Prof Breige McNulty & Siobhan O'Mahony
- (opens in a new window)8th April 2024 "One Health - A Healthy Society for All" Prof Paul Whyte & Prof Tony Holohan
- (opens in a new window)19th February 2024 "Sports Nutrition for Adolescents" Dr Katy Horner & Dr Kate Pumpa
- (opens in a new window)13th November 2023 "Nutrition and Heart Health: What really matters" Prof Breige McNulty
- (opens in a new window)25th September 2023: "Sustainable Food: Agriculture & Diet Aspects" Dr Aifric O'Sullivan & Prof Kevin McDonnell
- (opens in a new window)12th June 2023: "Nutrition and Men's Health" Prof Clare Corish
- (opens in a new window)22nd May 2023: "Food Waste: Prevention and Use" Dr Sarah Browne & Prof Nigel Brunton
- (opens in a new window)27th March 2023 "Lunch Boxes for Kids" Dr Celine Murrin
- (opens in a new window)23rd January 2023 "Nutrition for Healthy Eating" Prof Helen Roche
- (opens in a new window)14th November 2022 "How to Keep Your Vitamin D Levels Up this Winter" Dr Aifric O'Sullivan
- (opens in a new window)10th October 2022 "Nutrition and Mental Health, Latest Perspectives" Prof Lorraine Brennan
- (opens in a new window)12th September 2022 "Food Safety: Its Role in our World" Prof Pat Wall
- (opens in a new window)9th May 2022 "Taste Matters: Taste, Nutrition, & Health" Dr Emma Feeney & Dr Clare Reynolds
- (opens in a new window)7th March 2022 "Women's Health - The Role of Nutrition" Prof Clare Corish
- (opens in a new window)17th January 2022 "Adolescent Health - The Foundations of Lifelong Health" Dr Breige McNulty
- (opens in a new window)18th October 2021 "Nutrition During and After Pregnancy" Dr Sharleen O'Reilly
- (opens in a new window)20th September 2021 "Making Sense of Food Labels" Dr Fiona Lalor & Dr Celine Murrin
- (opens in a new window)14th June 2021 "Meat as Part of a Balanced Diet" Prof Frank Monahan & Prof Clare Corish
- (opens in a new window)10th May 2021: "Food Processing-What are the B(opens in a new window)enefits?" Prof Jim Lyng and Dr Breige McNulty
- (opens in a new window)22nd March 2021 "Food Waste" Associate Professor Tom Curran
- (opens in a new window)18th January 2021 "Nutrition & Healthy Immune Function" Prof Helen Roche
- (opens in a new window)16th November 2020 "Nutrition & Sports Performance" Dr Katy Horner
- (opens in a new window)16th October 2020: "Nutrition & Cancer: Prevention and Survivorship" Dr Amy Mullee
- (opens in a new window)21st September 2020: "What is a Sustainable Healthy Diet?" Dr Aifric O'Sullivan
- (opens in a new window)15th June 2020 "Adolescent Nutrition - What is Important?" Dr Breige McNulty
- (opens in a new window)18th May 2020 "Nutrition and Exercise in Weight Management - Facts & Fiction" Prof Clare Corish and Dr Katy Horner
- (opens in a new window)16th January 2020 "Healthy School Lunches" Dr Celine Murrin
- (opens in a new window)19th November 2019 "Role of Nutrition in Early Childhood Health" Dr Aifric O'Sullivan
- (opens in a new window)16th September 2019 "Healthy Mum and Baby: What's the best nutrition for pregnancy?" Dr Sharleen O'Reilly
- (opens in a new window)17th June 2019 "Nutrition and Mental Health: The Scientific Evidence" Professor Lorraine Brennan
- (opens in a new window)20th May 2019 "Nutrition and Heart Health- What Really Matters?" Dr Breige McNulty
- (opens in a new window)7th March 2019 "Nutrition and Women's Health" Associate Professor Clare Corish
- (opens in a new window)14th January 2019 "Nutrition and Healthy Ageing" Professor Helen Roche
Food and Health
Public Lectures
The world of social media provides an overwhelming amount of information on food and nutrition. Often this information can be misleading and, in some instances, harmful to people’s health. For the average person, it is difficult to know whether this information is fact or fiction.
The UCD Institute of Food and Health is an international leader in food and health research, focusing on Food Safety and Integrity; Sustainable Food Production; Food Processing and Quality; Nutrition and Health; and Digitilisation of the Food Chain. Communicating sound, factual, scientific-based evidence is an integral part of our work.
For the past six years, we have run the successful Public Lectures Series in Food and Health. We are delighted to be back in 2025 with a series of new topics and to revisit some previous topics, updating them with the latest scientific knowledge and advances in the area.
The lectures will be delivered online by Zoom Webinar commencing at 7pm on each evening. Please register for the lecture(s) you wish to attend at the links provided below. The link to join the lecture will be sent to you directly with a reminder sent closer to each date.
24th February: Food Labelling and Making Foods Healthier (opens in a new window)REGISTER HERE
12th May: Tackling Food Waste through a Circular Bioeconomy Approach (opens in a new window)REGISTER HERE
22nd September: Balancing Bugs: The Role of Good and Bad Microbes in Our Food (opens in a new window)REGISTER HERE
17th November: Using AI and Digital Technologies to Help with Healthy and Sustainable Diets (opens in a new window)REGISTER HERE