Yakult Travel Grant *Applications closing soon*

22/10/19 Is there are conference or workshop that you are keen to attend? The deadline for the current submission cycle of the Yakult Travel Grant is 30th Oct 2019, so be sure to get your application in before then!

Faecal Transplants

Presented by Dr James McIlroy at the Yakult Study Day in June 2019

Gastrointestinal Nursing Conference 2020

Cavendish Conference Centre, London

NIP Belfast 2020

Crowne Plaza Belfast, Belfast

Healthy ageing and probiotics in Japan

19/02/2020 In November last year, Dr Carrie Ruxton joined us on a trip to Tokyo, Japan to learn how about the healthy-ageing Japanese population. Here, she shares her account with us. 

L.casei Shirota: inflammation and immunity in athletes

19/02/2020 Research suggests that Lactobacillus casei Shirota may have a positive inflammatory effect on the mucosa and systemic immune response in marathon runners.

Healthcare Professional Award Winners

19/02/2020 For a number of years, Yakult has sponsored a number of healthcare professional awards. We would like to say a huge congratulations to the 2019 winners; Kirsty Jukes, Keaton Irvine and Louise Cranfield who won the CN 'Community Professional of the Year’ Award, and Niamh Bryne who won the BDA ‘New to Research’ Award.

Yakult Travel Grant - Entry Deadline Extended

As a result of the current Covid-19 pandemic and the nature of the award, we have extended the Yakult Travel Grant deadline from 31st March 2020 to the 31st July 2020.

Travel Grant Winners

19/02/2020 We are pleased to announce the winners of the Yakult Travel Grant are Matthew Kelbrick and Neelu Begum – congratulations to you both. If there is a conference that you would like to attend, why not apply for the Yakult Travel Grant yourself?

BDA GSG Study Day 2020

Cavendish Venues, London 

Workplace Talks

We know how important it is for healthcare professionals to maintain up to date knowledge, and appreciate the restrictions on finding time and funding to attend conferences, so the Science Team can provide free workplace talks to share research updates in the field of the microbiota. 

Nutrition in Sport Showcase 2020

Leeds Becektt University, Leeds

Events

Recipe book for later life

A selection of tasty, nutritious meals for older adults..

Nutrition in the Community

Insights from a panel discussion on community nutrition advice..

Gastrointestinal Health

Our Interview with Dr James Kinross

22/08/19 We caught up with Dr James Kinross (Senior Lecturer in Colorectal Surgery and Consultant Surgeon at Imperial College London) who spoke at our Study Day, to find out more about his career and research. 

Our interview with Professor Gregor Reid

19/02/2020 We caught up with Prof. Gregor Reid, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Surgery at Western University, to find out more about his career and research. 

Our Interview with Professor Glenn Gibson

28/10/19 We caught up with Prof. Glenn Gibson, Professor of Food Microbiology at the University of Reading, to find out more about his career and research. 

Our Interview with Dr Caroline Childs

30/05/19 We caught up with Dr Caroline Childs (Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Southampton) ahead of her talk at our upcoming Study Day in June, to find out more about her career and research.