BSc (Hons) Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science
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Biography
Dr Kiu Sum is a Lecturer in Nutrition in the School of Sports and Health at Solent University, Southampton. With a BSc(Hons) and MRes in Human Nutrition, Kiu's mixed-methods research includes workplace nutrition, public health nutrition, and nutritional behaviour. Kiu's PhD explored doctors' and nurses’ nutrition during shift work. Aside from nutrition, she is a pedagogy researcher focusing on student engagement and partnerships, assessments and feedback.
Kiu is a Registered Nutritionist (Nutritional Science) with the Association for Nutrition (AfN) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Kiu is a member of The Nutrition Society, Chair of the Institute of Food Science and Technology’s South East Branch Committee, the Communications Officer of the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine’s Early Career Network. She has been elected as Secretary of the RAISE Network, where she also convenes the Engaging Assessment and the Early Career Researchers Special Interest Groups. With an interest in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Kiu serves on ALDinHE’s Steering Group and leads the EDI Working Group.
Further information
Kiu teaches on the BSc (Hons) Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science programme and is the module leader for:
- Human Nutrition (Level 4)
- Research Method for Sports Performance (Level 4)
- Obesity and Weight Management (Level 5)
- Lifecyle Nutrition and Health (Level 6)
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