NUR School of Nutritional Sciences

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NUR School of Nutritional Sciences
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TypeConstituent Unit
Established2015
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:

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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.

NUR School of Nutritional Sciences

Teaching and study

The school offers the following academic programs

Undergraduate degree programs

Postgraduate degree programs

Diploma programs

Certificate programs

Academic staff

Prof. Dr. Tahir Zahoor

Dr. Tahir Zahoor, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Convener of the National Curriculum Review Committee Dr. Tahir Zahoor.jpg
Dr. Tahir Zahoor, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Convener of the National Curriculum Review Committee

Dr. Shazia Ashraf

Associate Dean of Nutrition Sciences and Contributor to the National Curriculum Review Committee Dr. Shazia Ashraf.jpg
Associate Dean of Nutrition Sciences and Contributor to the National Curriculum Review Committee

Ms. Samreen Latif - lecturer

Ms. Wisha Waheed - lecturer

Ms. Alghayia Tahir - lecturer

Ms. Anam Zubair - lecturer

Research

References

  1. "BS Nutrition Sciences". NIU - NUR International University. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
  2. "Healthy Pakistan, progressive Pakistan' event conducted by Nur program". The Nation. March 2018.
  3. "Free nutrition camp at Fatima Memorial Hospital". DND. January 2014.
  4. "Higher Education Commission (HEC) University Information".
  5. "The NUR International University Lahore Act 2015". punjablaws.gov.pk. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  6. "The News Education Expo starts tomorrow". The News. July 2024.
  7. "26 Sep, 2025 - Lahore - 6,". City 42 (in Urdu). Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  8. 1 2 "Faculty". NIU - NUR International University. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  9. 1 2 "Revised Curriculum for Degree Programs in the Discipline of Human Nutrition and Dietetics" (PDF). Higher Education Commission. 10 December 2025.
  10. 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)
  11. 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).
  12. 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).
  13. 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.
  14. 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).