Education and Qualifications

The Institute of Food Science and Technology, February 2008

Awarded the Membership of the Institute

The Nutrition Society, April 2007

UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists, specialist competency in public health nutrition-Registered Public Health Nutritionist

University of Edinburgh, December 2005

Concepts of Epidemiology: a week’s course introducing the concepts, principles and methods of Epidemiology, taught by Prof. Raj Bhopal from the School of Medicine


University of Hertfordshire, Sept-Dec 1991

Professional Updating for Women - postgraduate qualification (equivalent to 33% of an MSc.)

Walthamstow College, Sept. - Dec. 1982 (plus 2 summer schools at Uni. of Nottingham Qualified as an Associate Member with the Health Education Authority (to be able to teach courses associated with Look After Your Heart and Look After Yourself)

University of Surrey 1977 – 1981

B.Sc. (Hons.) in Nutrition - 2:1 degree
This course included a year of professional training where I spent 6 months attached to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and 6 months at the MRC Epidemiology Unit.

My final year specialist options were Psychology and Biochemistry

University of Surrey 1981
State Registration in Dietetics with Distinction

St. Cyres Comprehensive School, Penarth, Wales 1970 – 1977

GCE "O" level: 10 "O" levels
GCE "A" level: 1977 Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Biology at Special level (Dist.)