Simon Bowles

Dr. Simon Bowles is a Senior Lecturer in Nutrition at the Department of Service Sector Management, part of the College of Business, Technology and Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University since 2018. He holds a PhD and has expertise in nutrition and bone health, particularly focusing on vitamin D metabolism. His research includes clinical trials on vitamin D supplementation effects, obesity-related vitamin D deficiency, and bone disease characterization. He has collaborated with institutions like the University of Sheffield, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), and Sheffield Children's Hospital. Bowles teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Food and Nutrition, including modules on lifecycle nutrition, research methods, and public health management. His current projects explore vitamin D disparities in South Asian populations, dark kitchens' regulatory challenges, and plant-based food acceptability. He supervises PhD candidate Megan Flint on plant-based meat alternatives.

Education: MMedSci, MRes, PhD (details of institutions not specified in text). Research collaborations include the National Osteoporosis Society and Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre. He has held roles as Research Project Manager and Bone Densitometry Technician. His work bridges clinical research, public health policy, and academic teaching.

Key research themes: vitamin D deficiency mechanisms, bone turnover markers, obesity-endocrine interactions, and sports nutrition. Grants include NIHR-funded projects and Sheffield Children's Hospital funding. Future projects involve food security impacts and dark kitchen regulation.