Adrienne test

This course assumes no prior knowledge of the subject and will take you from the living cell through to all the human body systems. It is a prerequisite for the level 4 Physiology module. 

Michail Rizos

The course assumes no prior knowledge of the subject and will take you from basic chemistry to the more advanced aspects of organic chemistry. It is a prerequisite for the level 4 Biochemistry module. 

Fiona Ambrose

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This module aims to consolidate the development of professional skills in preparation for the workplace and to increase awareness of the context of nutrition in the workplace, which may be varied and controversial.  Through development of a thorough understanding of the health and nutrition workplace environments, including corporate, clinical practice and community-based projects within local, national and international environments, the module will provide opportunities for students to evaluate the actions required to attain their professional goals.  This will be supported through the generation of a professional portfolio to demonstrate a range of experiences, competencies and skills in preparation for the workplace and via formulation of a network of contacts and work opportunities to enhance career options.

Indrani Saha

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This module develops from CND 513 Research Methods in providing the opportunity for students to progress from concepts and planning of scientific research including ethical and resourcing issues to the execution of a piece of novel research in the form of an individual project undertaken over the course of the year. Students are expected to produce an account of their project written in the style, format and discipline compatible with published work as found in a peer reviewed scientific journal. Working within an appropriate epistemology, students are welcome to research in areas that are practical or theoretical, experimental or literature based, qualitative or quantitative, objective or phenomenological. Students must seek ethical approval for their project if it involves human participants or human data before commencing their research.

Patricia Treseder-Griffin

This module further develops the ideas of critical enquiry introduced at level 4. The aim of the module is to further develop student understanding of the scientific method and the statistical approaches that underpin nutritional and biomedical research, patho-physiological reasoning and evidence based practice. This module also introduces systematic search strategies, critical appraisal forms, and the tools that can be used for the statistical analysis of research data.

Indrani Saha

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The Research Tutorials provide key background information on the Mechanism Review process for those students on the L7 Research Dissertation module and L6 Research Project module.Journal Club is open access to all students on the MSc/PGDip in Personalised Nutrition and to all Levels on the BSc Nutritional Science as part of the resources offered within Professional Enhancement. We will normally run two time-slots for each Journal Club. Allow 1 hr 30 mins for each journal club session.The benefit and usefulness of the Journal Clubs for everyone depends on each student making the effort to prepare for the session and contributing to the discussion.The purpose of these sessions is to give you the opportunity to practice critical analysis of papers, familiarising yourselves with completing checklists and sharing ideas/conclusions with your peer group

James Neil

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The MSc dissertation project allows the student to undertake a piece of research designed to contribute to the evidence base for personalised nutrition. This can either be a piece of primary or secondary research: the former focusing on sociological quantitative and qualitative methods; the latter focusing on reviewing the scientific literature using methodologies appropriate to personalised  nutrition.

Indrani Saha

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Personalised Sports Nutrition not only relates to the 'elite' athlete but extends to the increasing number of individuals engaging in competitive sporting activities. A significant number of sporting individuals sustain injuries, train alongside other health problems and train in a way that puts their health under strain. The major aim of this module is for students to critically review the evidence base for tailored personalised functional nutrition interventions for the healthy 'competitive' athlete and the sporting individuals who are training alongside other health problems. This module is not aimed towards nutrition and exercise for rehabilitation following chronic illness.

Michelle Barrow

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This module aims to enable students to justify and rationalise a person centred nutrition approach to promote healthy aging and longevity taking account of the health of the conceptus, pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence and all stages of adulthood. The module takes a central focus on the potential impact of multiple gene effects and how diet, environment and lifestyle might impact on gene expression. An ability to deeply reflect on the efficacy of a person centred approach to promote healthy aging and to maximise lifespan is integral to the module aims.