Oxford Future of Food
LightNews LightNews
banner
oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Oxford Future of Food
@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
2.2K followers 260 following 47 posts
The Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food is an interdisciplinary research network at the University of Oxford. Director: Prof Charles Godfray.

Our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iuYCHA
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
ox.ac.uk
Led by Professor Jane Langdale @biology.ox.ac.uk, the C4 Rice Project builds on decades of interdisciplinary research working to ensure global food security.

Discover the incredible story of the multi-decade battle to make better rice ⬇️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3RY0vxzFpg
Making Better Rice: The quest to feed the world by hacking plant evolution
YouTube video by University of Oxford
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
naturebasedsols.bsky.social
Join us for a free Evening Exhibition and Networking Reception on Thurs 8th January to connect researchers and agri-food stakeholders🌽

Hosted by @ox.ac.uk’s Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH)
@biology.ox.ac.uk

Register➡️
www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/oxford-...
December 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
tabledebates.bsky.social
Got a food systems hot take?

Food Takes 🥦 will be at ORFC 2026!

Reach out if you'll be at ORFC and want a shot at the broccoli mic!

What’s *your* food take? 🥦

Watch the series so far: buff.ly/PXsgPYC
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
oxmartinschool.bsky.social
Are climate models counting people as well as carbon?
A new @thelancetplanet.bsky.social Review with @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social finds major wellbeing impacts - on mental health, work and stability - often missing from policy tools. Including them strengthens the case for prevention.

Link below ⬇️
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
tabledebates.bsky.social
🥦 Is eating more plants in the future actually a choice? 🥦

@paulbehrens.bsky.social breaks down how the plant-based future will arrive in this #FoodTakes video with @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video here: buff.ly/SJ1L1EY

@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
petescarbs.bsky.social
The @foodfoundation.bsky.social's Anna Taylor will be talking about opportunities from the UK's Food Strategy, which shapes UK policy on food, obesity and agriculture. Join us at @oxmartinschool.bsky.social or online 4pm, 20th Nov.

Please share widely! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Opportunities offered by a new food strategy
Future of Food seminar: Anna Taylor
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Looking forward to welcoming Anna Taylor from @foodfoundation.bsky.social to @oxmartinschool.bsky.social next Thursday to talk about the opportunities of a new food strategy!

Open to all! Join us in person or online.

www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/opport...
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
petescarbs.bsky.social
Alt-rock, alt-country, alt-modes... If you're interested in all things alternative, then try @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social seminar at 4pm today on Alternative Proteins!

Dr Cleo Verkuijl will talk about environmental impact and economic viability of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives.
Alternative proteins: Progress, pitfalls and possibilities
Future of Food seminar: Cleo Verkuijl
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
tabledebates.bsky.social
Do you research food, food systems or a topic related to food?

TABLE & @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social in partnership with @wellcometrust.bsky.social, have launched a new survey to learn what you want from food research, what you need from funders, & key topics.

Take the survey here: buff.ly/ROPrwTY
A flyer for a food research survey put out by TABLE, the Wellcome Trust and the Centre for Food Policy. The text says "Are you a food researcher or knowledge generator?We want to hear from you to help shape research within the UK and the EU! Take our survey to share your views on how research funding can better facilitate climate and health goals via food system transformation. Results are anonymous and will inform Wellcome Trust's research strategy for the next few years."
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
oxmartinschool.bsky.social
A shift to plant-based diets could rebalance global farming jobs.

🔻 Fewer roles in livestock
🔺 More in horticulture
💵 $995bn in potential labour savings

Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social study led by Dr Marco Springmann.

Read more: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/global-...
Farm workers in a green field harvest leafy vegetables, placing them into yellow and gray crates. A tractor is visible in the background.
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
ecioxford.bsky.social
New ECI-led study finds plant-based diets could reshape global farming jobs — cutting costs by up to $995B a year & shifting labour from livestock to horticulture.

🔗 www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/global-...

#FoodSystems #PlantBased #Sustainability #OxfordResearch #OxfordMartinSchool
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
hannahforde.bsky.social
A reminder that we are still accepting applications to this funded DPhil post! Deadline 2nd Dec, though we recommend getting in touch before then.
Do please share!
hannahforde.bsky.social Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · Sep 22
We're are now accepting applications for an exciting DPhil at the @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, *FUNDED* by the THRIVING Food Futures research hub!
The project is about divisive policies, supervised by me, Dr Rachel Pechey @petescarbs.bsky.social @ashakaur.bsky.social
lnkd.in/eezGaZZ3
Pls share! ✨
Crowd-pleasers or food fights? Exploring UK public support and objection to divisive policies that aim to reduce the environmental harm caused by the food system
www.phc.ox.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
roscomms.bsky.social
Calling all @ox.ac.uk folk interested in knowing more about policy outputs, come join me at this hands-on workshop next week!
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
tabledebates.bsky.social
Why do people disagree so strongly on alternative proteins?

TABLE's new report unpacks the alternative proteins debate, drawing on the 3-part summer webseries we hosted over the summer. Supported by @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social.

Check out the report here: buff.ly/Ia4V9hd
A flyer for the new TABLE Report “Alternative proteins and better food futures: Moving beyond the binaries” by Joshua Rees, Tamsin Blaxter, and Tara Garnett with the logos of the United Nations Foundation, the University of Oxford and TABLE.
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
tabledebates.bsky.social
TOMORROW: Have we reached a fork in the road?

Join us for our 4 November webinar on 30 years of COP and the future of food!

Speakers: Oliver Camp / @gainhealth.org, Matheus Alves Zanella / @futureoffood.bsky.social, & one more speaker TBC

Register here: buff.ly/6dQFwdU
A flyer for the TABLE event “Fork in the Road? 30 Years of COP and the Future of Food” hosted online on 4 November 16:00-17:30 GMT.
November 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Interested in #AlternativeProteins? Come along and join us for a talk from @cleoverk.bsky.social on Thursday 13 November.

Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/altern...

In person or online. All welcome. cc: @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
A dark blue flyer for a talk. In the top left is the logo of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food. Below this reads: Cleo Verkuijl, Thursday 13 November 16:00, Oxford Martin School and online. The title of the talk is Alternative proteins: progress, pitfalls and possibilities. There is a website for bookings: https://www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/events. Mid left is a photo of a white woman with long dark hair, she is talking into a microphone and gesturing with her hands.
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
A reminder of our talk happening this evening with Dr Claire Thompson from @herts.ac.uk on food provision in 'asylum hotels'. Join online or in person.

Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/experi...
Experiences of food provision in UK ‘asylum hotels’ and the implications for health
Future of Food seminar: Dr Claire Thompson
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
petescarbs.bsky.social
If you heard the #BBCRadio4Today report about living conditions in asylum hotels and want to learn more, then come along to our seminar. Dr Claire Thompson will talk about food experiences.

4pm Oxford Martin School (or online), 30th Oct. Register at the link below. @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Experiences of food provision in UK ‘asylum hotels’ and the implications for health
Future of Food seminar: Dr Claire Thompson
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
tabledebates.bsky.social
Have we reached a fork in the road?

Join us for our 4 November webinar on 30 years of COP and the future of food!

Speakers: @jessfanzo.bsky.social / Columbia University, Oliver Camp / @gainhealth.org, & Matheus Alves Zanella / @futureoffood.bsky.social.

Register here: buff.ly/6dQFwdU
A flyer for the TABLE event “Fork in the Road? 30 Years of COP and the Future of Food” hosted online on 4 November 16:00-17:30 GMT.
October 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
emmagarnett.bsky.social
Will cows burping a bit less methane help fight climate change?
My answer: not really.

The most effective way to reduce methane from cows is to farm fewer cows.
Cows aren't able to fight climate change. We are: by going (mostly) plant-based.
@skynewsrss.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/shorts/HU8Nt...
The 'cool cows' fighting climate change
YouTube video by Sky News
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
We are looking forward to welcoming Dr Claire Thompson from @herts.ac.uk for our seminar next week Thursday. Claire will be talking about experiences of food provision in 'asylum hotels'. Join us in person or online, open to all.

Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/experi...
A flyer for a talk. The flyer is blue. The writing in white reads: Dr Claire Thompson, Thursday 30 October 16:00. Oxford Martin School and online. Experiences of food provision in UK 'asylum hotels' and the implications for health. The website provided is: http://www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/events. On the left of the flyer is a picture of a white woman with brown hair to her shoulders, wearing glasses.
October 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Save the date! The LEAP conference will return on 22 April 2026. Come and join us at Worcester College in Oxford to discuss meat and dairy production and consumption.

We are thrilled that @suepritch.bsky.social and @martinwhite33.bsky.social will be delivering keynotes.

@oxmartinschool.bsky.social
A brown chicken sits on straw in a wooden box. It sits on one brown egg with a white egg nearby. In the top left is a logo which reads LEAP: Livestock, Environment and People. In the top right it reads 2026. Along the bottom it says 22 April 2026, Worcester College, Oxford
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
larsostergaard.bsky.social
Join us for a PhD in Oxford to decipher how a genetic-hormonal pas de deux drives pea pod growth and development.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Reposted by Oxford Future of Food
ourworldindata.org
Today we celebrate #WorldFoodDay & the 80th anniversary of @fao.org!

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN provides crucial data to understand food & agricultural systems around the world & how they’re changing.

Much of our work on these topics would not be possible without them.
A line chart showing the total daily supply of calories per person, from 1961 to 2022, for each continent. This is the quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower. It is the total of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. The data shows that there are differences between continents, with Africa at the bottom in 2022 with around 2,500 kcal/day, and North America at the top with around 3,500 kcal/day. The supply for all continents has increased since 1961. The data source is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2024). The chart is licensed CC BY to Our World in Data.
October 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Still time to sign up to our seminar this afternoon with Professor Harry West from @exeter.ac.uk. Come and learn about terroir, cheese and cider making!

Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/how-pl...
A flyer with a deep blue background. The logo reads Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food. Below this it says Professor Harry West, Thursday 16 October, 16:00. How 'place-based' are terroir products?: Reflections on scale, movement and change. There is a website listed for bookings: http://www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/events. There is a picture on the left of a white man standing in front of a brick wall. He has short curly blonde hair and is wearing a maroon shirt.
October 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM