NUR School of Nutritional Sciences
| Type | Constituent Unit |
|---|---|
| Established | 2015 |
| Location | Lahore , Pakistan |
| Campus | Urban, 5 acres |
| Website | https://www.niu.edu.pk/ |
NUR School of Nutritional Sciences[1][2][3] is a constituent school of NUR International University[4][5][6][7] in Lahore. The department was established in 2015 to develops skills in:
- Preventive Nutrition
- Therapeutic nutrition
- Relevant biological & physical sciences
- Nutrients, human health, and human behaviors
Through its degree programs and research, the school is engaged in providing awareness related to public health issues of malnutrition and medical nutrition therapy in diseases.
Teaching and study
The school offers the following academic programs
Undergraduate degree programs
- BS Nutritional Sciences
- BS Public Health Nutrition Postgraduate Degree Program
Postgraduate degree programs
- MS Food Nutrition & Dietetics
Diploma programs
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
- Post Graduate Diploma Public Health Nutrition
- Post Graduate Diploma Nutrition Entrepreneurship
Certificate programs
- Research Methodology in Food Science and Nutrition
- Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy
- Principles of Professional Practice in Dietetics and Nutrition
Academic staff
Prof. Dr. Tahir Zahoor
Dr. Shazia Ashraf
Ms. Samreen Latif - lecturer
Ms. Wisha Waheed - lecturer
Ms. Alghayia Tahir - lecturer
Ms. Anam Zubair - lecturer
Research
- Association between knowledge of food labels and BMI among Medical VS Non-medical students.[10]
- Influence of 1 methylcyclopropene on physico-chemical properties of 'Gola' and 'Surahi' guava (Psidium guajava L.)[11]
- Mental Health and Nutrition: A Study on the role of Anxiety and Depression in Eating Habits in College Students[12]
- Effect of Diet Quality on Academic Performance of Medical Students in Lahore: Diet Quality and Academic Performance[13]
- Integrated effect of ascorbic acid, citric acid and calcium lactate on quality and shelf-life of fresh-cut papaya cubes [14]
References
- ^ "BS Nutrition Sciences". NIU - NUR International University. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ^ "Healthy Pakistan, progressive Pakistan' event conducted by Nur program". The Nation. March 2018.
- ^ "Free nutrition camp at Fatima Memorial Hospital". DND. January 2014.
- ^ "Higher Education Commission (HEC) University Information".
- ^ "The NUR International University Lahore Act 2015". punjablaws.gov.pk. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
- ^ "The News Education Expo starts tomorrow". The News. July 2024.
- ^ "26 Sep, 2025 - Lahore - 6,". City 42 (in Urdu). Retrieved 2025-10-05.
- ^ a b "Faculty". NIU - NUR International University. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
- ^ a b "Revised Curriculum for Degree Programs in the Discipline of Human Nutrition and Dietetics" (PDF). Higher Education Commission. 10 December 2025.
- ^ Saleha Faisal, Rimsha Fatima, Shafaq Aslam, M. Mujtaba Mehdi, Humna Shafaq Farooqi, Ayesha Karim Khan, Zoha Sohail, Shazia Ashraf. "Association between knowledge of food labels and BMI among Medical VS Non-medical students". Frontier in Medical and Health Research. 3 (4): 475.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Iqbal, Z.; Randhawa, M. A.; Zahoor, T.; Asghar, M.; Beaudry, R. (2018). "Influence of methylcyclopropene on physico-chemical properties of 'Gola' and 'Surahi' guava (Psidium guajava L.)". Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 55 (2).
- ^ Shafiq, Inshal; Jalal, Kinza; Fatima, Rimsha; Javed, Areej; Waheed, Wisha; Batool, Saima; Khan, Moha Akram; Fatima, Mishal; Ghaffar, Tamjeed (2024). "Mental Health and Nutrition: A Study on the role of Anxiety and Depression in Eating Habits in College Students". Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research. 4 (3).
- ^ Fatima, Tehreem; Fatima, Rimsha; Ashraf, Shazia. "Effect of Diet Quality on Academic Performance of Medical Students in Lahore: Diet Quality and Academic Performance". Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research. 4 (3). doi:10.61919/jhrr.v4i3.1501.
- ^ Aslam, W.; Khuram, H.; Inam-ur-Raheem, M.; Zahoor, T.; Shahid, M. (2018). "Integrated effect of ascorbic acid, citric acid and calcium lactate on quality and shelf-life of fresh-cut papaya cubes". Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 55 (1).