Driving measurable progress toward the SDGs.
Our First Action Towards the SDGs
Meal & Medicine
Meal & Medicine is CU-IMPACT's first action towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on SDG 2 – Zero Hunger and its connection with SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being.
Nutrition advice is one of the most frequently provided forms of clinical advice, yet effective nutrition counselling requires more than simply prescribing an ideal diet. Meal & Medicine encourages students to understand what people actually eat, recognize barriers such as affordability and food access, and connect clinical nutrition recommendations with real-life dietary practices.
From Plate to Prescription
Through this student-led, team-based initiative, students explore a specific nutrition challenge within a population or community, examine the gap between dietary advice and real meals, and translate nutrition science into guidance that is:
- Affordable
- Locally relevant
- Culturally acceptable
- Sustainable
Student Voices. Real Issues. Global Impact.
As part of Meal & Medicine, student teams create 10-minute nutrition education podcasts that communicate practical nutrition guidance and share their learning beyond the classroom. Podcasts may be presented in English or a regional language, encouraging accessible and engaging communication.
Selected podcasts will be published as Spotify episodes and shared with an international audience as examples of student-led, SDG-aligned nutrition education.
The Sustainable Development Goals call for collective action, innovative thinking, and measurable impact.
CU-IMPACT serves as a multidisciplinary hub dedicated to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through research, innovation, education, capacity building, and strategic partnerships. By connecting academia, healthcare, industry, government, and communities, the centre transforms knowledge into meaningful action, develops scalable solutions to societal challenges, and fosters collaborations that create lasting impact for individuals, communities, and nations.
Vision
To advance the Sustainable Development Goals by inspiring innovation, fostering meaningful collaboration, and transforming knowledge into measurable actions that improve lives and create a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient future.
Mission
CU-IMPACT creates opportunities for researchers, educators, students, policymakers, industry, and communities to work together in addressing the Sustainable Development Goals. Through interdisciplinary research, innovation, education, capacity building, and strategic partnerships, the centre develops evidence-based solutions that generate measurable outcomes and create lasting value for society.
Quality Policy
CU-IMPACT upholds the highest standards of quality in research, innovation, education, and partnership by promoting integrity, inclusivity, accountability, and continuous improvement. Every initiative is guided by evidence, collaboration, and measurable outcomes to ensure meaningful contributions towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and creating sustainable impact for communities.
Listen to Meal & Medicine on Spotify Now!
Real Meals. Real Health. Real Impact.
Listen to the Meal & Medicine podcasts on Spotify and hear how students are turning nutrition knowledge into practical action for healthier communities and the Sustainable Development Goals.