The above image does not even begin to capture ALL of the women who add value to IGFS - from PhD students to professors, business support to lab technicians, project managers to digital officers. There are simply too many to feature.

It is merely a shapshot - literally - of the increasing number of female academics, research fellows, administrators, technical and professional staff who continue to push the boundaries of IGFS in myriad ways - international research excellence; industry links; stakeholder engagement; outreach, media and public engagement.

Below, in no particular order, are selected case studies of some of our more prominent academic staff - their achievements set the standard for early-career researchers coming through, as well as inspiring their non-academic colleagues who are often working to support and promote their international research partnerships.

Click through to find out more about our female academics' specialisms - again, by no means an exhaustive list, but a flavour of the high calibre of all IGFS researchers, both male and female.

• Prof Jayne Woodside - expert in diet and nutrution https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/professor-jayne-woodside.html
• Prof Moira Dean - expert in the psychology of behaviour at various points along the foodchain https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/ProfessorMoiraDean/
• Prof Aedin Cassidy - expert in plant nutrients which improve cardio-metabolic health https://www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI/TheInstituteforGlobalFoodSecurity/institute-for-global-security-news/NewDirectorofInterdisciplinaryResearchappointed.html
• Prof Sharon Huws - expert in ruminant food security https://www.thehuwslab.com/personnel
• Prof Niamh O'Connell - expert in farm-animal welfare https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/ProfessorNiamhOConnell/
• Prof Michelle McKinley - expert in relationship between diet and disease, particularly diabetes & cardiovascular illness https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/dr-michelle-mckinley.html
• Prof Irene Grant - expert in foodborne bacteria & food safety https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/ProfessorIreneRGrant/
• Prof Lynn Vanhaecke - expert in metabolomics, in relation to food safety https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/ProfessorLynnVanhaecke/
• Prof Helen Roche - expert in diet & relationship between nutrition & health https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/ProfessorHelenRoche/
• Prof Katrina Campbell - expert in chemical contaminants & toxins in food, animal feed & the environment https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/katrina-campbell

• Dr Danielle McCarthy - expert in nutrition as it relates to population health & wellbeing https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/DrDanielleMcCarthy/
• Dr Claire McEvoy - expert in nutrition as it relates to age-related chronic disease https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/dr-claire-mcevoy.html
• Dr Katerina Theodoridou - expert in farm-animal nutrition https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/katerina-theodoridou
• Dr Qiaoxhu Su - expert in molecular nutrition as it relates to chronic metabolic disease https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/DrQiaozhuSu/
• Dr Caroline Meharg - expert in host-microbial interactions in the context of food security https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/dr-caroline-meharg.html
• Dr Chen Situ - expert in anti-microbial resistance, food safety & quality https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/chen-situ
• Dr Emma Allott - expert in nutrition as it relates to cancer risk & progression https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/dr-emma-allott.html
• Dr Marie Cantwell - expert in dietary intake & cancer risk & progression https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/dr-marie-cantwell.html