Events and conferences

Save the date: Scottish Public Health Conference 2026

24 November 2026 The Scottish Public Health Conference returns on 24 November 2026, bringing together voices from across sectors to explore the theme: From Frameworks to Future: Realising Scotland’s Population Health Ambitions. Look out for more details on speakers, programme highlights and event registration coming soon from Public Health Scotland.

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Could the Iran crisis trigger more food price spikes?

The Food Foundation is launching a new Quick Bites webinar series exploring the impact climate and conflict-related shocks could have on food prices in the UK. Part one will explore the implications of the war in Iran. 28 May 2026 1 pm Online via Zoom More information and registration via Zoom.  

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International Network for Public Restaurants

Launch webinar Join Nourish Scotland for the launch of the International Network for Public Restaurants — a new global initiative to spotlight, exchange and mobilise around public restaurants as a model for universal food infrastructure. 9 June 2026 4 pm – 5.30 pm Online More information and registration on the eventbrite website.

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Cash first communities 2026

Ending the need for charitable food aid in Scotland together Join Trussell and the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) for a fourth Cash First Communities conference in Glasgow. 22 June 2026 9.30 am – 4 pm The Studio, Glasgow  Register on the eventbrite website.  

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Collaborating across Scotland to develop a food insecurity resource space

Join us in this webinar where our community food colleagues highlight how they came together to collectively make a difference Community Food National Reference Group members CFINE,  Lanarkshire Community Food & Health Partnership. (LCFHP), Glasgow Community Food Network (GCFN) and Edinburgh Community Food, (ECF) worked together to develop an online resource space with access to information on local and national …

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Grassroots and Community Unit Forum Launch

Join the Living Good Food Nation Lab’s Grassroots and Community Unit’s monthly Forum! This monthly forum is a place for Scotland’s civil society to learn, connect, and reflect together in the run up to the development and implementation of the first local Good Food Nation Plans. Over the different months, will have a mix of …

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Taking action together – improving diet and healthy weight across Scotland

In this blog Claire Hislop, Organisational Lead for our Food and Physical Activity Team at Public Health Scotland, reflects on the recent Improving Diet and Healthy Weight conference and the power of partnership it demonstrated. The blog and a recording of the day are available on the PHS website.

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How to talk about food poverty

Join FrameWorks UK for a session sharing practical tips and insights for communicating about food poverty in ways that build understanding and support for solutions. The session will share insights and practical communications guidance from its research on framing children’s health and food, poverty, and the wider determinants of health. 9 June 2026 12 pm …

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Beyond the UPF debate

Practical actions to improve the UK’s food environment The purpose of this event from the British Nutrition Foundation is to move beyond debates about specific categories of food and instead explore practical approaches to driving change within the current food environment, with the aim of improving diet quality for everyone. 21 May 2026 9.30 am …

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Self evaluation week

celebrating the difference we make For 21 years Evaluation Support Scotland has been helping organisations to measure and explain their impact. To mark this milestone birthday, it is launching Self Evaluation Week, which is a week dedicated to demonstrating impact and sharing learning and you are invited to join in. 18 – 22 May 2026 More …

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