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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.
2024 Goalkeepers champions

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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University of Sheffield leads £1.2m research network to build sustainable and resilient food systems

University of Sheffield awarded £1.2 million to lead a research network creating sustainable, resilient food systems to address global food security challenges
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Immigrants’ food practices in their adopted countries: the case of Ghanaians in the UK

“You are what you eat”, as the phrase goes, can also be said for ethnicity. West African migrants living in Europe have high prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes as compared to their compatriots in Africa, yet research on the food practices of this population is still in its infancy.

| Published by The Conversation
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Agriculture Bill: here’s what it means for farming and the environment after Brexit

The UK’s new Agriculture Bill has been called “one of the most significant pieces of legislation for farmers in England for over 70 years”
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The Vertical Farming Conundrum; Will this solution ever ascend?

For years, the answer to food production for an ever-increasing population has been height but the uptake has been slow and nowhere near as widespread as thought. Jacob Nickles shares his thoughts from the N8 AgriFood Urban Agriculture Cluster.

| Published by N8 AgrFood
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Apocalypse Cow: Our thoughts

Jacob Nickles discusses Channel 4 documentary Apocalypse Cow, in which environmental campaigner George Monbiot argues that the biggest problem driving us towards global disaster is how we farm – and particularly how we farm animals.