Our Speakers

FAB Research Scientific Advisory Board and Speakers

Food and Behaviour Research (FAB Research) is a charitable organisation established in 2003 and dedicated to advancing scientific research into the links between nutrition and human behaviour, and to making the findings from such research available to the widest possible audience.


FAB Research has a vast range of speakers who are committed to improving current knowledge and awareness of the effects of nutrition and diet on human behaviour, learning and mood.

Our Speakers

February 11, 2026
Dr Alex Richardson is a world-renowned researcher, educator, speaker and published author; and Founder Director of the UK-based charity, Food and Behaviour (FAB) Research.
February 10, 2026
Professor Philip Calder is an internationally recognised researcher on fatty acids with an emphasis on the roles of omega-3 fatty acids and the influence of diet and nutrients on the immune and inflammatory responses. He’s received many awards and honours, including the AOCS Ralph T. Homan Achievement Award in 2015, the prestigious Danone International Prize for Nutrition in 2016, and the DSM Lifetime Achievement Prize in human nutrition in 2017. He’s also helped steer many of the nutrition organizations over the last 20 years, including ISSFAL, ESPEN, the Nutrition Society, and the Federation of European Nutrition Societies. Professor Calder is Head of the School of Human Development and Health in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton. His research addresses both life course and translational considerations and includes research in cell and animal models and in healthy humans and patients. He has received many awards and prizes for his work including the prestigious Danone International Prize for Nutrition (2016) and the DSM Lifetime Achievement Prize in Human Nutrition (2017).  Watch: Professor Philip Calder, PhD: What is the Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Controlling Inflammation?
September 30, 2025
Leads the MSc Clinical Neuroscience prog. at the University of Roehampton, & is Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in the Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Queen Mary University of London.
By Willemina Rietsema September 29, 2025
GP & a GP appraiser, for the UK’s NHS; & a research specialist with extensive experience & knowledge about Vitamin B12, & the effects of deficiencies in this essential nutrient for mental & physical health.
November 7, 2024
Founder and CEO of Nutritional Insight. Authored 200+ peer-reviewed nutrition publications and the successful Wiley-Blackwell text “Nutrition in the Childbearing Years”.
By Phil Admin August 5, 2024
Consultant Nutritionist and Clinical Lead at their Centre for Nutrition and Behaviour, Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH).
By Phil Admin August 5, 2024
Psychiatrist, Nutritional Neuroscientist. One of the very first investigators to flag the importance of adequate dietary omega-3 intakes for mental wellbeing.
April 22, 2024
Professor of clinical psychology at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, and leads the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Group.
April 22, 2024
Founder of Nutritious Minds Consulting and Nutritious Minds Trust (not-for-profit) Nutritional Neuroscientist, Neuropsychologist, Reg Nutritionist, Public Speaker and Author.
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