Skip to content Skip to navigation
  • About us
  • The challenge
  • Research programmes
  • Current activity
  • Publications
  • Blog
  • News
  • Accessibility
  • Contact us
 Main menu
  • Accessibility
  • Contact us
Main Logo Mobile Logo

The UK cross-government programme on food security research

  • About us
  • The challenge
  • Research programmes
  • Current activity
  • Publications
  • Blog
  • News

Author: Adam Staines

UK food system mapped and quantified in new report

  • Date: 4 November 2020
  • Author(s): Adam Staines

The expansive UK food system has been mapped and quantified in a new report that reveals both the value of the agri-food sector and the multiple challenges it faces.

Read more - UK food system mapped and quantified in new report

Mapping the UK Food System – interactive tool

  • Date: 28 October 2020
  • Author(s): Adam Staines

An interactive summary of the Mapping the UK Food System report

Read more - Mapping the UK Food System – interactive tool

Background – Food Systems SPF

  • Date: 6 October 2020
  • Author(s): Adam Staines

We need to think differently about food. Poor diet is the biggest risk factor for early deaths worldwide, leading to 1 in 7 deaths in Britain every year. Human biology is failing to keep pace with the increasingly obesogenic food environment, with foods high in fat, sugar and salt making up just over half of all meals consumed in the average UK household.

Read more - Background – Food Systems SPF

Research – GFS-FSR

  • Date: 25 September 2020
  • Author(s): Adam Staines

13 collaborative research projects are producing new evidence and recommendations for policy and practice to enhance food system resilience

Read more - Research – GFS-FSR

People and Governance – GFS-FSR

  • Date: 25 September 2020
  • Author(s): Adam Staines

GFS-FSR is coordinated by a team within the Food Systems Transformation Group, based in the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford.

Read more - People and Governance – GFS-FSR

Activities and Outputs – Food Systems SPF

  • Date: 24 September 2020
  • Author(s): Adam Staines

The programme will produce a variety of activities and outputs as research projects commence

Read more - Activities and Outputs – Food Systems SPF

People and Governance – Food Systems SPF

  • Date: 24 September 2020
  • Author(s): Adam Staines

The Food Systems SPF Programme is led by the Global Food Security Programme (GFS) and supported by UKRI’s Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF)

Read more - People and Governance – Food Systems SPF

Research and Training – Food Systems SPF

  • Date: 24 September 2020
  • Author(s): Adam Staines

This page contains details of the research funded under the Transforming UK Food Systems Programme

Read more - Research and Training – Food Systems SPF

Transforming UK Food Systems SPF

  • Date: 24 September 2020
  • Author(s): Adam Staines

The Transforming the UK Food System for Healthy People and a Healthy Environment SPF Programme is a £47.5m interdisciplinary programme of research that will help to transform the UK food system by placing healthy people and a healthy natural environment at its centre.

Read more - Transforming UK Food Systems SPF

Activities and Outputs – GFS-FSR

  • Date: 23 July 2020
  • Author(s): Adam Staines

The GFS-FSR programme produces a variety of activities and outputs, including stakeholder workshops and publications.

Read more - Activities and Outputs – GFS-FSR

Unlocking the potential of multifunctional landscapes in the UK

  • Date: 27 April 2020
  • Author(s): Adam Staines

New GFS policy lab report explores how adopting a multifunctional landscapes approach can optimise the ecosystem services provided by our landscapes and boost food system resilience in the UK.

Read more - Unlocking the potential of multifunctional landscapes in the UK

Policy lab report: Multifunctional landscapes in the UK – tools for policy and practice

  • Date: March 2020
  • Author(s): Adam Staines

This report explores how UK landscapes can be managed to deliver multiple services, synthesising the current state of knowledge to provide a set of recommendations that can be used to inform future UK agricultural policy.

Read more - Policy lab report: Multifunctional landscapes in the UK – tools for policy and practice

Posts navigation

1 2 … 4

Latest blog post

Is the UK ready for plant-based diets?

  • Date: 7 January 2021
  • Author(s): Christopher Waite, Sajeev Mohankumar, Rebecca Martin, Michael Norman

The 2019 Policy Lab winners present their new report which identifies the potential impacts of the emerging trend of plant-based diets on the UK food system. Here the team give a ‘behind the scenes’ to their process of writing a Think Piece, how they successfully engaged with stakeholders, and why now is the opportune time to be discussing plant-based diets.

Read more - Is the UK ready for plant-based diets?

Latest news

Building back better: How can we increase the resilience of the UK food system?

  • Date: 21 December 2020

A new GFS and BBSRC report details the findings from a workshop with stakeholders across the food system, exploring how we could ‘build back better’ and create a more resilient post COVID-19 food network which simultaneously delivers resilience and sustainability.

Read more - Building back better: How can we increase the resilience of the UK food system?

Global Food Security

@foodsecurityuk

Have you read our most recent report exploring how to prepare the UK food system to support #plantbased diets? Our winning Policy Lab team of Early Career Researchers from across @UKRI_News authored this topical policy facing think piece, find it here 👇 twitter.com/FoodSecurityUK…

Last week

NEW REPORT! Is the UK ready for plant-based diets? Our winning Policy Lab team explore the steps needed for the UK food system to transition to this emerging food trend. Read their GFS policy report and blog post here: foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/is-th… 🥦🥑🍅🍌 pic.twitter.com/PPKgWaq8if

About 2 weeks ago

PhDs now available! Part of the new £47.5M Transforming UK Food Systems SPF Programme that we catalysed and that is being delivered by @UKRI_News. Training the next generation of food system thinkers. Apply now! foodsystems-cdt.ac.uk/doctora…

About 2 weeks ago

Two exciting opportunities to work on food security research and policy in UKRI. Open-ended contracts, starting salary ~£39K. Help us ensure everyone has access to sustainably produced, safe, nutritious and affordable food. #FoodSystems #NewYearNewJob careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-care… pic.twitter.com/CrFDlu2h9R

About 3 weeks ago

We have catalysed £24M of new research funding to help transform the UK food system for healthy people and a healthy natural environment. Many congrats to the four projects - we look forward to working with you! Read more here: ukri.org/news/healthier… @UKRI_News #FoodSystems

Last month

Twitter Carousel Controls

Follow us on Twitter

Sign up to our Newsletter

Website structure

  • Home
  • About us
  • The challenge
  • Research programmes
  • Current activity
  • Publications
  • Blog
  • News

Additional information

  • Accessibility
  • Blog rules
  • Contact us
  • Download logo
  • Newsletter sign-up
  • Privacy notice
  • Cookie policy
  • Site map
  • Terms of use

Twitter Icon Twitter Email Icon Email RSS Icon RSS Feed

Website managed by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

© 2021 Global Food Security. All rights reserved.

Cookies Policy

Our website uses cookies to improve your experience. Please visit our Cookie policy page for more information about cookies and how we use them.

Close