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School dinner on a tray
Photograph: Heather Ellis

Immersive School Dinners exhibition offers food for thought

A new School Dinners exhibition, created in collaboration by researchers from the University of Sheffield, brings the mixed memories and tastes of school food to life.

A view of the outside of Our Shop in the SU

Addressing Food Waste at the University of Sheffield: Research, Initiatives, and Impact

As we mark Food Waste Action Week, we reflect on the initiatives we are implementing to reduce food waste and create a more sustainable future, both on campus and beyond.

The Wave cafe
The Wave Kitchen, University of Sheffield

New research sets out roadmap to transform Sheffield’s food system

Researchers from the University of Sheffield worked with CLES and ShefFood to create a roadmap of interventions for a more sustainable, healthy and local food economy in Sheffield.
Avocados on a market stall
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Changing food waste regimes in Tanzania's avocado trade

A new study conducted by researchers from the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds explores the food waste regime in Tanzania’s avocado trade.

Picture of a box of allotment produce on the ground with green plants in the background

Sheffield study highlights impact of homegrown food

The parents of the University of Sheffield's Institute for Sustainable Food academic are supporting the university’s study into people who grow their own food.

| Published by the Sheffield Telegraph
Portrait photo of Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford

Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford awarded new Leverhulme Fellowship to research food corporations and food charity

The new research project entitled “Charity begins in the boardroom? Food corporations and food charity” begins in September 2020
Ploughed soil in a field of crops

Rock dust helps soils store carbon and boosts crop yields, research shows

Simple method could help mitigate the climate crisis, improve food and soil security, and cut farmers’ costs
Professor Peter Jackson gives a speech.

Examining the sustainability of our food systems: Interview with Peter Jackson MAE

Professor Peter Jackson MAE explains why he became involved in the study of food, and his role in the publication of a major evidence review on sustainable food systems.

| Published by Academia Europaea
Market (authentic bazaar) in downtown Jaipur, Rajasthan, India - stock photo

What a visit to an Indian market reveals about the danger – and importance – of food markets

For Professor Bhavani Shankar, a trip to an Indian vegetable market revealed many issues of health and safety, but also highlighted the importance of such places for global nutrition

| Published by Geographical Magazine