St Mary’s University, Twickenham held a student conference exploring the role of food and nutrition during the First and Second World Wars.

The event, which was organised by St Mary’s nutrition team as part of the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, welcomed experts from across the UK, along with students from Kingston and Roehampton Universities to discuss the ways in which nutrition aided soldiers fighting in the two World Wars.

Dr Lizzie Collingham, Associate Fellow at Warwick University, spoke about food as a weapon during the Second World War.