Last month Georgina Mace and Ian Bateman published an important article in Nature Sustainability proposing a practical framework for using...
On 31st August 20206th October 2020
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On 25th April 20206th October 2020
SHEFS Hosts Successful Large Virtual Conference During COVID-19 Lockdown
The onset of COVID-19 has prompted the re-thinking of how we operate as individuals, communities, academics and practitioners on a...
On 22nd November 201922nd November 2019
Safari Fang and Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy Talk Oceans and Food
Safari Fang and Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy, Speaker Ambassadors at the 2019 Planetary Health Annual Meeting
On 8th November 20198th November 2019
Photovoice for tracing food items – Experience from the field
“It was a lot of fun”. “I feel like I learned a lot about food”. “The card game (top trump...
On 23rd September 201926th September 2019
Mainstreaming of Neglected and Underutilised Crop Species in South Africa
As one of 17 megadiverse countries in the world, South Africa boasts a rich tapestry of agro-biodiversity of which neglected...
On 11th September 201911th September 2019
Aspen Ideas Festival: An ideal thinking workshop
On the 19th of June 2019, I landed in the middle of the United States, in a place called Aspen....
On 11th September 201911th September 2019
Changes to human diets could reduce water scarcity
Each year, four billion people suffer from water scarcity, where demand exceeds supply. This number is increasing as population growth...
On 5th September 20196th September 2019
Potential impact on prevalence of obesity in the UK of a 20% price increase in high sugar snacks
Introduction Taxing selected food and drink products is a familiar approach to tackling diet-related health problems, but it’s also controversial...
On 15th August 201915th August 2019
London Climate Action Week: ‘Living life on the veg: how our food system affects the climate’
London Climate Action Week London Climate Action Week (LCAW) ran from the 1st – 8th July bringing together a number...
On 3rd July 20196th July 2019
What processed foods do Indians buy?
There have been rising concerns over the increasing consumption of industrially processed foods in low- and middle-income countries. These foods often...
On 4th June 20197th July 2019
Eating our way to a brighter future?
The use of participatory photography to communicate the values and priorities of future food systems. Kerry Ann Brown – London...
On 12th July 20187th July 2019
SHEFS Annual Meeting 2018
From 15 to 18th May 2018, the SHEFS Research Group held their annual project meeting in Kloof, Kwa-Zulu Natal. The meeting...