14 Sep, 2020 | High-Value Nutrition, News
Today is Māori Language Day and commemorates the presentation of the 1972 Māori language petition to parliament. The theme for 2020’s Māori Language week is Kia Kaha te Reo Māori. Kia kaha | Be Strong. Mahuru Māori is an initiative that began in 2017 to promote...
7 Sep, 2020 | Events, High-Value Nutrition, News
Our very own HVN Chief Scientist Professor Richard Mithen will be giving his (rescheduled) inaugural lecture on Tuesday 13 October and he will share stories from his career and reflect on some of the challenging issues that we are facing today in food and health...
27 Aug, 2020 | Capacity Building, High-Value Nutrition, News
HVN has funding available to support post-graduate (Masters or PhD) research projects that align with the Challenge’s purposeful investment in Food for Health research with a Systems Nutrition approach, Capacity Building to support high-value food sectors, and its...
21 Aug, 2020 | High-Value Nutrition, News, Priority research theme
Entries for the 2020 round of the Prime Minister’s Science Prizes are now open. There are five prizes in total, with a combined value of $1,000,000. These prizes recognise the impact of science on New Zealanders’ lives, celebrate the achievements of current scientists...
22 Jul, 2020 | Digestive Health, High-Value Nutrition, News, Priority research theme
Watch Professor Nicole Roy, HVN Science Theme Leader for the Challenge’s Digestive Health Priority Research Programme, talk about how her team’s research investigates the microbiome in the gut and aims to understand ways to optimize gut function to assist...
