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Publicans and punters discuss the place of the pub in modern British society

Sheffield researchers, Professor Phil Withington and Dr Nick Groat, teamed up with Being Human Festival to host the Pints of Interest: Pubs as social landmarks event- a discussion and debate on the history and future of the pub in our iconic city.
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Kelsey Kilgore, Kitchen Lab coordinator.

Circulating Food and Drink: collaborative workshop explores diverse forms of global food provisioning from past to present

A recent workshop delivered collaboratively by researchers at the University of Sheffield and the University of Toronto, delved into the fascinating world of global food provisioning.
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Lone parents and people with long-term health conditions disproportionately vulnerable to food insecurity

Lone parents and people with long term health conditions are more likely to be experiencing severe forms of food insecurity, according to a new study by the University of Sheffield.
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University of Sheffield researcher recognised as world leader in nutrition

A researcher at the University of Sheffield has been named as one of the 2024 Goalkeepers Champions by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for his incredible impact on nutrition.
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New map shows where millions of UK residents struggle to access food

In one out of every six local authorities, rates of hunger are more than 150 per cent the national average. Shockingly, in one in 10 local authorities, the rate is almost double, according to new research by the University of Sheffield.
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Professor Peter Jackson discusses sustainable food systems on the Green Thinking podcast

Our Co-Director Professor Peter Jackson speaks to Des Fitzgerald from the Green Thinking podcast, created in partnership between the BBC and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, about how we can make our food systems more sustainable.

| Published by BBC Free Thinking
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Researchers highlight importance of engaging farmers and landowners to help meet the UK’s biodiversity targets

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee is set to release a report on biodiversity in the UK today (30th June), including recommendations from researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and Reading.
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Environmental Land Management schemes must engage harder to reach stakeholders to be successful, say experts.

Dr Ruth Little, from the Institute for Sustainable Food will today (22nd June) give evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee as part of its inquiry into Environmental Land Management and the Agricultural Transition.
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Sheffield wins sustainable food award

Congratulations to Gareth Roberts and colleagues at Sheffield’s Food Hub (ShefFood) who have just received an award from the Sustainable Food Places organization.