Dr Rana Conway is a research fellow in the Research Department of Behavioural Science and Health at UCL. She works with the Obesity group and the Energy Balance & Cancer group. Rana is a Registered Nutritionist and has over 20 years’ experience in public health nutrition. 

Previously, Rana has worked at King’s College London, Imperial College and London South Bank University on a range of nutrition projects involving pregnancy and infant feeding as well as researching iron absorption and dietary determinants of blood pressure. She has also written several books about nutrition for pregnancy and the early years.

Rana’s role in the Obesity Policy Research Unit (OPRU) is to investigate parental feeding choices in relation to baby milk purchasing and how health professionals can best promote healthy eating in the early years. She also works on the Ascot study with the Energy Balance and Cancer group, which is a lifestyle intervention for people living with and beyond cancer.