Eleanor O'Kane Archives - Global Food Security

GFS-FSR event highlights the need for cross-food system collaboration

Date: 29 October 2019
Author(s): Eleanor O'Kane

Cross-stakeholder collaboration is required for food system transformation; a key message from the GFS Resilience of the UK Food System in a Global Context programme’s recent stakeholder event in Edinburgh.

Defra appoints GFS project lead to bring food systems approach to policy-making

Date: 17 June 2019
Author(s): Eleanor O'Kane

The lead researcher of a GFS-funded project, funded through the Resilience of the UK Food System in a Global Context research programme, has been appointed as the Food Systems Lead in Defra’s new multidisciplinary research programme.

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Root-to-stalk: an old practice to meet a modern challenge

Date: 20 December 2019
Author(s): Hélèna Dove

In this month’s guest blog, Hélèna Dove (Kew) explores how we can improve the sustainability of our feasting by getting the most out of our fruits and vegetables.

Winners of the 2019 Policy Lab on emerging food trends announced

Date: 4 December 2019

The winning team of this year’s Global Food Security Policy Lab on emerging food trends will be awarded £5000 to write a report on “Are we ready for a plant-based diet?”, which will be published in 2020.

WIN a place on our science communication masterclass and a chance to present your #foodsecurity research at Cambridge Science Festival! Our research storytelling competition closes on Sunday 26th January. Open to #ECRs #PhDs #Postdocs #SciComm Apply now!! pic.twitter.com/sRt2RqtU1O

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A call to action and major opportunity for the UK to show leadership in this area: "Given the urgency of the challenges, nothing short of transforming the UK food system for healthy people and a healthy environment will suffice." @NatureFoodJnl @food_strategy @HenryDimbleby twitter.com/RiazGFS/status…

About 4 days ago

The holidays may be over, but our latest guest blog by @kewgardens' Helen Dove on eating root-to-stalk is still in season! Read it here for excellent tips on getting the max out of your winter vegetables: bit.ly/2RgHS5K 🥕

Last week

One of a series of case studies from the cross-UKRI & Govt @ZELSprogramme showcasing the programmes impact on controlling zoonotic diseases and improving livestock & human health in developing countries twitter.com/ZELSprogramme/…

Last week

Calling all UKRI council-funded ECRs! Does your research have implications for #foodsecurity? Are you ready to engage creatively with your research to drive #foodsystem change? Applications now OPEN for our research #storytelling competition #SpeakUpFFS! bit.ly/2sG5gkg pic.twitter.com/Cr0vr75Xvk

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Author: Eleanor O'Kane

GFS-FSR event highlights the need for cross-food system collaboration

Defra appoints GFS project lead to bring food systems approach to policy-making

Root-to-stalk: an old practice to meet a modern challenge

Winners of the 2019 Policy Lab on emerging food trends announced

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GFS-FSR event highlights the need for cross-food system collaboration

Defra appoints GFS project lead to bring food systems approach to policy-making

Root-to-stalk: an old practice to meet a modern challenge

Winners of the 2019 Policy Lab on emerging food trends announced

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