Benefits of Membership
The benefits of membership for nutritionists working in government agencies, the corporate world, or private practice include:
Regular emailed newsletters (1-2 per month)
- News of NSA events, webinars (and other non-NSA events) around Australia and beyond.
- Notifications of regional group events.
- Job opportunities
- Other relevant information for nutritionists.
Networking and professional development opportunities
Hear expert speakers and informally meet others who share your interest in nutrition.
NSA Annual Scientific Meeting (annual national conference)
A 3-4 day conference held in November/December each year:
- Update your knowledge across many fields of nutrition with expert symposia and other presentations by nutrition researchers from Australia and beyond.
- Network face-to-face with colleagues, including potential employees and employers.
- Summaries of all presentations are published in the NSA Proceedings.
NSA local meetings in major cities around Australia throughout the year
Meet local nutritionists from outside your workplace and listen to expert speakers.
NSA webinars – FREE to NSA members
Regular nationwide webinars, linking great speakers to any computer - anywhere - that has Internet access.
Regular emailed newsletters (1-2 per month)
News of NSA events (and other nutrition events) around Australia and beyond.
Awards
NSA offers a variety of prestigious early-career, mid-career and later-career awards, to recognise high-quality research and add sparkle to your CV.
Networking and professional development opportunities
Hear expert speakers, meet others who share your interest in nutrition, share your research.
NSA Annual Scientific Meeting (annual national conference)
A 3-4 day conference held in November/December each year:
- Update your your knowledge across many fields of nutrition with expert symposia and other presentations by nutrition researchers from Australia and beyond.
- Network face-to-face with colleagues, including potential employees and research students.
- You (and your research students) are encouraged to present research to a wider audience and get feedback on it. Summaries of all presentations appear in the NSA Proceedings.
NSA local meetings in major cities around Australia throughout the year
Meet local nutritionists from outside your workplace and listen to expert speakers.
NSA webinars - FREE to NSA members
Regular nationwide webinars, linking great speakers to any computer - anywhere - that has internet access.
NSA Register of Nutritionists
To help the public identify those with high-quality expertise in nutrition science, NSA has set up a Register of Nutritionists. There are two levels of recognition:
- Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) - you're eligible to apply for this if you have a bachelor’s degree majoring in nutrition, or equivalent;
- Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) - if you meet ANutr criteria and have 3 years (full-time equivalent) subsequent nutrition-related experience and/or formal study. We also offer specialist registration in animal nutrition (RAnNutr) and public health nutrition (RPHNutr) to those with appropriate expertise.
Job Vacancies and CVs
These can help you (or your students) find a job - or help you find someone to work with you.
Regular emailed newsletters (1-2 per month)
- News of NSA events, webinars (and other non-NSA events) around Australia and beyond.
- Notifications of regional group events.
- Job opportunities.
- Other relevant information for nutritionists.
Networking and professional development opportunities
Hear expert speakers and informally meet others who share your interest in nutrition.
NSA Annual Scientific Meeting (annual national conference)
A 3-4 day conference held in November/December each year:
- Update your knowledge across many fields of nutrition with expert symposia and other presentations by nutrition researchers from Australia and beyond.
- Network face-to-face with colleagues, including potential employees and employers.
- Summaries of all presentations are published in the NSA Proceedings.
NSA local meetings in major cities around Australia throughout the year
Meet local nutritionists from outside your workplace, and listen to expert speakers.
NSA webinars – FREE to NSA members
Regular nationwide webinars, linking great speakers to any computer - anywhere - that has Internet access.
Information about scholarships and job vacancies
The opportunity to publicise your CV
Special benefits for student members doing a research degree
If you are doing an honours, research master's, or PhD degree....
Travel subsidies to the NSA ASM (the national conference)
.... if you’re presenting your research results. And you get great exposure to potential employers by presenting at such conferences.
Prizes for students who present their research at the NSA ASM
These generous prizes not only provide cash, but look good on your CV.
Prizes for top-quality journal papers published by students
These provide a generous cash subsidy to support presenting your work at a major international conference. Once again, these look good on your CV - and you get great exposure to potential employers by presenting at such conferences.