Research Centre Nutrition
Research Centre Nutrition
Role and operations
The Research Centre for Nutrition is a scientific research institute at the University of Iceland and Landspítali University Hospital that works together with universities, hospital departments and other institutions to research the field of nutrition. The director of the Research Centre for Nutrition is Professor Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir.
The Research Centre for Nutrition also undertakes contract research and various projects related to nutrition and health for both the public and private sectors.
In 2020, most researchers working at the Research Centre for Nutrition moved to facilities housed by the University of Iceland, along with the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition.
Research
Research at the Centre primarily focuses on diet and health. Specific areas of interest include eating habits, the relationship between food and environment, and the fate and activity of dietary substances in the body.
Research looks at the diets and health of different demographics, including pregnant women, infants, adolescents and the elderly. Specialists at the Research Centre for Nutrition also contribute to Nordic and international reviews and recommendations concerning food and nutrition.
All activities at the Research Centre are in close collaboration with other institutions and organisations, both in Iceland and abroad. The Research Centre for Nutrition is therefore involved in numerous domestic and international collaborative projects.
RCN scientists and academics
Alfons Ramel | Professor | 5439875 | alfonsra [at] hi.is | https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/eb3731f6-5afc-4607-a021-ae42984aecfb | Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition |
Áróra Rós Ingadóttir | Assistant Professor | 6202485 | aroraros [at] hi.is | https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/5f2ccd39-d0b5-4ecd-bc41-eec52c562f39 | Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition |
Birna Þórisdóttir | Assistant Professor | bith [at] hi.is | Yes | https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/39d878c8-0218-4a92-9ae0-14348502c712 | Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition |
Bryndís Eva Birgisdóttir | Professor | beb [at] hi.is | https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/7903b13f-5ecb-4c9c-9ae7-dc357452c0ea | Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition |
Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir | Pro-Rector of Science | 8259374 | ingigun [at] hi.is | Yes | https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/3b2b4821-a5e3-44ac-bf7a-153348486376 | Office of the Rector |
Inga Þórsdóttir | Professor | ingathor [at] hi.is | https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/40910a0c-70e9-4ed8-8af8-e7bfe0e9c004 | Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition |
Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir | Professor | 5255954 | ogg [at] hi.is | https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/82e24c0a-061d-44b6-8f48-ef9f4e515eec | Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition |
Þórhallur Ingi Halldórsson | Professor | 6905323 | tih [at] hi.is | https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/604ad277-226c-412d-a0eb-f2f4cee1512e | Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition |