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A nation-wide survey of secondary school pupils’ opinion on school meals in Scotland (March 2022)

There is current discussion around free school meal provision, with the degree to which universal free school meals have been implemented varying across the UK.

Do all young people have a healthy attitude towards school food?

Introduction to systems thinking and complexity science for food in schools. The GENIUS School Food Network will be conducting an online Systems Mapping training session for members

Accelerating Impact: Maximising the usefulness of research evidence

Do you have expertise in children’s eating behaviour research? Are you looking for a 3 year postdoc position in an exciting team, with huge development potential?

The conference will be a virtual event held on the 7th & 8th September. Registration extended to Wednesday 11th August.

Extend eligibility for free school meals: one of 14 recommendations set out in the National Food Strategy

Veg Facts 2021 looks at how much veg the UK is eating, exploring the headwinds and tailwinds seen over the last five years

The CONNECTS-Food study are recruiting teachers, procurers and catering stakeholders to take part in a workshop to tell them what factors influences what children eat in a school day.

New report published by Dr Gurpinder Singh Lalli, Senior Lecturer in Education and Inclusion Studies at University of Wolverhampton

The CONNECTS-Food study (CO-desigNed systems iNtervEntion impaCTing whole school approaches to Food) aims to design a practical intervention to help primary schools deliver existing policies which promote whole school approaches to food.

The row over inadequate food parcels for vulnerable children saw caterers in the line of fire. But issues with free school meal provision run much deeper. Nick Hughes reports. www.footprint.digital

The UKSBM Children's Lifestyle Behaviours, Wellbeing and Health Special Interest Group Symposium 11.30 - 13.00 on 13th January 2021

The ASM will include keynote speakers, parallel sessions, research awards, special interest group meetings, early-career and mid-career researcher sessions, the Society’s Annual General Meeting, and chances to network and socialise.

The GENIUS School Food Network are now accepting pump-priming award applications for small scale research projects.

Many schools see pupil mealtime as an opportunity for useful social interaction – as well as nutrition.

GENIUS has linked in with a study that seeks to explore how to simplify school food policy and funding mechanisms, Find out how you can help here!

During lockdown there have been many interesting webinars and discussions on School Food, expand below to catch up on any you may have missed.

We are delighted to announce the successful application to form this UKSBM Special Interest Group which will focus on behavioural medicine research exploring the complex relationship between children’s lifestyle behaviours, wellbeing and health.

New study launched to explore the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the lives of children aged 11-15 years Title: Short and long term impacts of Covid-19 on Older childreN's healTh-Related behAviours, learning and wellbeing STudy

Written by Dr Laura Johnson and Dr Zoi Toumpakari Family life has been transformed by lockdown. Since schools closed on 23rd March many families have had to create classrooms at home and juggle home-schooling with home working

Thursday 9th April 2020, Queen’s University Belfast. Due to the impact of Covid 19 this workshop was cancelled, we hope to hold the event when it is safe to do so.

The UK Society for Behavioural Medicine 15th Annual Scientific Meeting 2020

The GENIUS Network present at the Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) in October 2019.