Exeter Food
@exeterfood.bsky.social
A University of Exeter research network exploring the role of food in human life and developing solutions to today’s most pressing food challenges.
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Next week - paid, but likely of interest to those interested in #FoodSystems, #Climate and #Agroecology: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-an...
#SystemsThinking #FoodStudies
#SystemsThinking #FoodStudies
Climate and Food System Modelling,The implications for agroecological farms
Climate and food system models are hugely influential But how well do they really capture the complexity, of real-world farming?
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February 18, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Next week - paid, but likely of interest to those interested in #FoodSystems, #Climate and #Agroecology: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-an...
#SystemsThinking #FoodStudies
#SystemsThinking #FoodStudies
Save the date: Tuesday 19th May 2026 16:00- 17:30 at the @exeter.ac.uk Streatham campus or online.
An @exeterfood.bsky.social seminar with Anna Taylor, Exec Director of @foodfoundation.bsky.social - Ambitions for the National Food Strategy.
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#FoodStudies
An @exeterfood.bsky.social seminar with Anna Taylor, Exec Director of @foodfoundation.bsky.social - Ambitions for the National Food Strategy.
Get updates: forms.office.com/e/7FEYZtV025
#FoodStudies
February 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Save the date: Tuesday 19th May 2026 16:00- 17:30 at the @exeter.ac.uk Streatham campus or online.
An @exeterfood.bsky.social seminar with Anna Taylor, Exec Director of @foodfoundation.bsky.social - Ambitions for the National Food Strategy.
Get updates: forms.office.com/e/7FEYZtV025
#FoodStudies
An @exeterfood.bsky.social seminar with Anna Taylor, Exec Director of @foodfoundation.bsky.social - Ambitions for the National Food Strategy.
Get updates: forms.office.com/e/7FEYZtV025
#FoodStudies
Young women in #Scotland say cost and health drive their food choices. So why isn't meat consumption going down?
New research from Exeter Food member Cristina Stewart finds that familiarity and perceived safety keep meat firmly on the plate — even among health-conscious eaters.
#FoodStudies
New research from Exeter Food member Cristina Stewart finds that familiarity and perceived safety keep meat firmly on the plate — even among health-conscious eaters.
#FoodStudies
Plant-based diets among young women in Scotland: ‘Unless it's affordable, convenient, healthy, and familiar, it's a no’
Moving towards more plant-based diets is a win-win for both human and planetary health. However, for successful adoption, such diets must be realistic…
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February 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Young women in #Scotland say cost and health drive their food choices. So why isn't meat consumption going down?
New research from Exeter Food member Cristina Stewart finds that familiarity and perceived safety keep meat firmly on the plate — even among health-conscious eaters.
#FoodStudies
New research from Exeter Food member Cristina Stewart finds that familiarity and perceived safety keep meat firmly on the plate — even among health-conscious eaters.
#FoodStudies
Climate change isn't just threatening our food supply — it's threatening the safety and nutritional quality of what we eat.
New @springernature.com paper by Exeter Food member Kerry Ann Brown argues UK food safety governance needs a serious rethink.
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#FoodStudies
New @springernature.com paper by Exeter Food member Kerry Ann Brown argues UK food safety governance needs a serious rethink.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#FoodStudies
Beyond calories: climate-change threats to food safety and nutrition in UK food systems debate - Food Safety and Risk
Food Safety and Risk - This debate examines how climate change presents complex and compounding challenges to food safety and nutrition within food systems in the United Kingdom. It highlights that...
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February 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Climate change isn't just threatening our food supply — it's threatening the safety and nutritional quality of what we eat.
New @springernature.com paper by Exeter Food member Kerry Ann Brown argues UK food safety governance needs a serious rethink.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#FoodStudies
New @springernature.com paper by Exeter Food member Kerry Ann Brown argues UK food safety governance needs a serious rethink.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#FoodStudies
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Learn about food systems! @exeter.ac.uk has scholarships available (bit.ly/4r9cKod) for the MA in Food Studies linked with the @exeterfood.bsky.social network and run from @crpr-exeter.bsky.social. See Harry West's intro to the course here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqEL...
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Professor Harry West discusses his research and our exciting MA in Food Studies
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February 11, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Learn about food systems! @exeter.ac.uk has scholarships available (bit.ly/4r9cKod) for the MA in Food Studies linked with the @exeterfood.bsky.social network and run from @crpr-exeter.bsky.social. See Harry West's intro to the course here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqEL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqEL...
If pollinators designed gardens... residents in Constantine, #Cornwall are planting living artworks to test Pollinator Pathmaker, an award-winning project for pollinators. Using an algorithmic tool, gardens are reimagined from the view of bees and butterflies www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NTz... #ecology
#esiChallengeOfTheMonth by Dr Chris Kaiser-Bunbury
YouTube video by University of Exeter
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February 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
If pollinators designed gardens... residents in Constantine, #Cornwall are planting living artworks to test Pollinator Pathmaker, an award-winning project for pollinators. Using an algorithmic tool, gardens are reimagined from the view of bees and butterflies www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NTz... #ecology
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MA Food Studies opportunity - 5 scholarships 2026/27: @crpr-exeter.bsky.social & @exeter.ac.uk are offering a fee reduction of £5000 to 5 full time students. Programme led by @crpr-exeter.bsky.social Co-Director and @exeterfood.bsky.social lead Prof. Harry West www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
The Glanely Food and Farming Schola | University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is pleased to offer this scholarship, a fee reduction worth £5000, to up to five full time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:40 AM
MA Food Studies opportunity - 5 scholarships 2026/27: @crpr-exeter.bsky.social & @exeter.ac.uk are offering a fee reduction of £5000 to 5 full time students. Programme led by @crpr-exeter.bsky.social Co-Director and @exeterfood.bsky.social lead Prof. Harry West www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Gather, the food and drink summit for the South West, is back on Wednesday 10 June 2026 - save the date! fooddrinkdevon.co.uk/gather-event
#Devon #Cornwall #Somerset #Dorset #FoodAndDrink #SmallBusiness #FoodIndustry #LocalFood
#Devon #Cornwall #Somerset #Dorset #FoodAndDrink #SmallBusiness #FoodIndustry #LocalFood
Gather Food & Drink Summit 11 June
An unmissable day of insights and inspiration. Gain the knowledge, connections and strategies needed to grow and future-proof your food and drink business.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Gather, the food and drink summit for the South West, is back on Wednesday 10 June 2026 - save the date! fooddrinkdevon.co.uk/gather-event
#Devon #Cornwall #Somerset #Dorset #FoodAndDrink #SmallBusiness #FoodIndustry #LocalFood
#Devon #Cornwall #Somerset #Dorset #FoodAndDrink #SmallBusiness #FoodIndustry #LocalFood
A great food transformation recommended by @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @oxmartinschool.bsky.social in his recent @nebriefing.bsky.social, with four pillars: dietary change, reducing food waste, improving production and increasing adaptation www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjJ... #FoodSecurity
Food Security - Professor Paul Behrens | National Emergency Briefing
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December 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A great food transformation recommended by @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @oxmartinschool.bsky.social in his recent @nebriefing.bsky.social, with four pillars: dietary change, reducing food waste, improving production and increasing adaptation www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjJ... #FoodSecurity
The Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society 2026 Conference takes place 7–10 June '26 at @uvmvermont.bsky.social. AFHVS brings together scholars, practitioners and students exploring the ethical, social and ecological dimensions of food and agriculture. Learn more at afhvs.org. #FoodStudies
December 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society 2026 Conference takes place 7–10 June '26 at @uvmvermont.bsky.social. AFHVS brings together scholars, practitioners and students exploring the ethical, social and ecological dimensions of food and agriculture. Learn more at afhvs.org. #FoodStudies
#LocalFood is powerful. It feeds us in a crisis, strengthens local economies and builds thriving communities. The new Local Food Plan, shaped by 500+ local food actors, sets out four key shifts and 31 actions to help local #FoodSystems scale sustainably:
Local Food Plan
Discover our ambitious plan to grow the UK local food sector
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December 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#LocalFood is powerful. It feeds us in a crisis, strengthens local economies and builds thriving communities. The new Local Food Plan, shaped by 500+ local food actors, sets out four key shifts and 31 actions to help local #FoodSystems scale sustainably:
Our newsletter for December is out now: createsend.com/t/r-2E90A4FA...
This month's highlights: protein transition workshop, Environmental Intelligence collaboration, sustainability and food studies research, publications and webinars, upcoming events, funding calls, and resources. #FoodStudies
This month's highlights: protein transition workshop, Environmental Intelligence collaboration, sustainability and food studies research, publications and webinars, upcoming events, funding calls, and resources. #FoodStudies
December 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Our newsletter for December is out now: createsend.com/t/r-2E90A4FA...
This month's highlights: protein transition workshop, Environmental Intelligence collaboration, sustainability and food studies research, publications and webinars, upcoming events, funding calls, and resources. #FoodStudies
This month's highlights: protein transition workshop, Environmental Intelligence collaboration, sustainability and food studies research, publications and webinars, upcoming events, funding calls, and resources. #FoodStudies
From Trees to Chocolate Bars 🍫
A day-and-a-half masterclass on cacao, culture, innovation and sustainability at The American University of Rome, 13–14 May 2026. Explore the global chocolate value chain, from genetics to markets. Apply by 12 Feb 2026:
A day-and-a-half masterclass on cacao, culture, innovation and sustainability at The American University of Rome, 13–14 May 2026. Explore the global chocolate value chain, from genetics to markets. Apply by 12 Feb 2026:
Master Class. From trees to chocolate bars: Cacao, Culture, Innovation and Sustainability in a Changing World
This Master Class will offer in-depth knowledge on the cacao and chocolate value chain and the challenges and opportunities of a commodity originating from a different part of the world where it is…
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December 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
From Trees to Chocolate Bars 🍫
A day-and-a-half masterclass on cacao, culture, innovation and sustainability at The American University of Rome, 13–14 May 2026. Explore the global chocolate value chain, from genetics to markets. Apply by 12 Feb 2026:
A day-and-a-half masterclass on cacao, culture, innovation and sustainability at The American University of Rome, 13–14 May 2026. Explore the global chocolate value chain, from genetics to markets. Apply by 12 Feb 2026:
Wednesday Dec 17 from 10:45am at @exeter.ac.uk Streatham Campus and online, a @crpr-exeter.bsky.social lecture from Prof Michael Winter: Whatever happened to the Political Economy of #Agriculture? A personal and affectionate reflection on trends and fashions in British rural studies since the 1980s.
CRPR Seminar - Prof Michael Winter Distinguished Lecture
You are warmly invited to the CRPR Seminar with speaker Prof Michael Winter. This event is hybrid; please select ticket type at registration
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December 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Wednesday Dec 17 from 10:45am at @exeter.ac.uk Streatham Campus and online, a @crpr-exeter.bsky.social lecture from Prof Michael Winter: Whatever happened to the Political Economy of #Agriculture? A personal and affectionate reflection on trends and fashions in British rural studies since the 1980s.
A new @exeter.ac.uk project, Past Harvests, will use 600 years of data to explore how historic farming systems coped with change. The team will assess sustainability from 1250 to 1850, offering insights to inform future land-use decisions. More info: sites.exeter.ac.uk/pastharvests/ #FoodStudies
The Past Harvests Project
Informing contemporary UK land use policy through a sustainability assessment of farming systems in the medieval and early modern period The Past Harvests Project is a research project combining histo...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A new @exeter.ac.uk project, Past Harvests, will use 600 years of data to explore how historic farming systems coped with change. The team will assess sustainability from 1250 to 1850, offering insights to inform future land-use decisions. More info: sites.exeter.ac.uk/pastharvests/ #FoodStudies
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Food expert @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk with a vital message for MPs & the public.
"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."
Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages
"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."
Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Food expert @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk with a vital message for MPs & the public.
"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."
Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages
"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."
Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages
Congratulations to Caroline Bennett, an @exeterfood.bsky.social associate, named in The Independent’s Climate 100 List 2025. Founder of Sole of Discretion, she champions small-scale sustainable fisheries and the #DivedNotDredged campaign for hand-dived scallops. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
The Independent Climate 100 List 2025 in full
Now in its second year, The Independent is proud to publish its list of the world’s leading environmentalists – marking the campaigners, change makers and innovators who are working to stop the damage...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Congratulations to Caroline Bennett, an @exeterfood.bsky.social associate, named in The Independent’s Climate 100 List 2025. Founder of Sole of Discretion, she champions small-scale sustainable fisheries and the #DivedNotDredged campaign for hand-dived scallops. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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Latest CRPR University of Exeter newsletter here! - with recent research activities, publications, funding successes & opportunities, events etc on: challenges facing family farmers; seaweed eating; food beyond terroir; nature recovery & farming; Dartmoor, & more... hass.cmail19.com/t/r-e-tktdud...
December 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Latest CRPR University of Exeter newsletter here! - with recent research activities, publications, funding successes & opportunities, events etc on: challenges facing family farmers; seaweed eating; food beyond terroir; nature recovery & farming; Dartmoor, & more... hass.cmail19.com/t/r-e-tktdud...
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🚨Here's an outstanding opportunity to study #FoodSystems through a rich and diverse programme at @exeter.ac.uk. The Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship offers a fee reduction worth £5000 to up to five full-time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027. #FoodStudies
The Glanely Food and Farming Schola | University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is pleased to offer this scholarship, a fee reduction worth £5000, to up to five full time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027.
www.exeter.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🚨Here's an outstanding opportunity to study #FoodSystems through a rich and diverse programme at @exeter.ac.uk. The Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship offers a fee reduction worth £5000 to up to five full-time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027. #FoodStudies
🚨Here's an outstanding opportunity to study #FoodSystems through a rich and diverse programme at @exeter.ac.uk. The Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship offers a fee reduction worth £5000 to up to five full-time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027. #FoodStudies
The Glanely Food and Farming Schola | University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is pleased to offer this scholarship, a fee reduction worth £5000, to up to five full time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027.
www.exeter.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🚨Here's an outstanding opportunity to study #FoodSystems through a rich and diverse programme at @exeter.ac.uk. The Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship offers a fee reduction worth £5000 to up to five full-time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027. #FoodStudies
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Congratulations to Maeve Leith, a @crpr-exeter.bsky.social PhD student on her prestigious NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Centenary Award. Maeve will explore the voices of farmers, conservationists and other stakeholders in land use decision making in Dartmoor: www.nfumutual.co.uk/news-and-sto...
The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Centenary Award 2025
The Centenary Award is a long-term scheme, run by the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, and was launched in 2010 to celebrate the 100th birthday of NFU Mutual.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Congratulations to Maeve Leith, a @crpr-exeter.bsky.social PhD student on her prestigious NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Centenary Award. Maeve will explore the voices of farmers, conservationists and other stakeholders in land use decision making in Dartmoor: www.nfumutual.co.uk/news-and-sto...
Can we feed the nation and restore nature? James Rebanks @herdyshepherd.bsky.social reflects on flawed subsidies, the state of UK farming, the consequences of cheap food, and the balance between food security and environmental stewardship: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #FoodStudies
BBC Radio 4 - Radical with Amol Rajan, Beyond Ultra-Processed Foods: Can Farmers Fix Our Health and the Planet? (James Rebanks)
James Rebanks on how to build a secure, sustainable and healthy food system.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Can we feed the nation and restore nature? James Rebanks @herdyshepherd.bsky.social reflects on flawed subsidies, the state of UK farming, the consequences of cheap food, and the balance between food security and environmental stewardship: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #FoodStudies
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Check out this BBC Food Programme episode on the UK's reliance on horticulture production in Senegal, & the climate-related pressure in other UK supply countries (e.g. Italy, Spain) to buy up land in Senegal to do the same @crpr-exeter.bsky.social #climateadaptation www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Food Programme - Why Is Africa Feeding Us? - BBC Sounds
Dan Saladino investigates our growing dependence on West Africa for fresh produce.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Check out this BBC Food Programme episode on the UK's reliance on horticulture production in Senegal, & the climate-related pressure in other UK supply countries (e.g. Italy, Spain) to buy up land in Senegal to do the same @crpr-exeter.bsky.social #climateadaptation www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
New from Dr Paul Cleave in @uk.theconversation.com: a look at Devon’s rural food heritage, from dumplings and teddy cakes to the cream tea. He explores how seasonal dishes once shaped community life, and the craft behind historic cooking, including making clotted cream. #FoodStudies #Devon
Rural Devon cuisine has a rich history – from the origins of cream teas to squab pie
Devonshire dumplings – apples wrapped in pastry and baked – were made extra special when accompanied by a generous dollop of clotted cream.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New from Dr Paul Cleave in @uk.theconversation.com: a look at Devon’s rural food heritage, from dumplings and teddy cakes to the cream tea. He explores how seasonal dishes once shaped community life, and the craft behind historic cooking, including making clotted cream. #FoodStudies #Devon
Call for papers: The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2026 (10–12 July '26, Oxford and online) invites proposals on the theme Poverty Foods. All disciplines welcome. Up to 1,000 words, due 31 December 2025. Details: www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/next-symposi... #FoodStudies
Propose a paper - Oxford Food Symposium
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November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Call for papers: The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2026 (10–12 July '26, Oxford and online) invites proposals on the theme Poverty Foods. All disciplines welcome. Up to 1,000 words, due 31 December 2025. Details: www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/next-symposi... #FoodStudies