Research group

Innovative Nutrition Solutions for Lifecourse Health (i-NutriLife)

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i-NutriLife is a Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club (OIRC) Innovation Hub. OIRC is a network funded by the UK Research and Innovation Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council that promotes collaborations between academia and industry in the diet, nutrition and health space.

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About

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), with support from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Innovate UK and the Medical Research Council (MRC), has launched 6 innovation hubs as part of a new Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club (OIRC), representing an investment of almost £15 million.

The OIRC will help address critical shared barriers to innovation across the food and drink sector. i-NutriLife is one of these six hubs and is led by University of Southampton.  

People, projects and publications

People

Dr Caroline Childs

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Dietary fatty acids
  • Probiotics and Prebiotics
  • Antioxidants
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Dr Jonathan Swann

Professor of Biomolecular Medicine

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Keith Godfrey

Associate Dean Enterprise
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Professor Philip Calder

Head of School

Accepting applications from PhD students

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