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Scottish Alliance for Food
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#FoodSystems Health, Sustainability & Equity Alliance for Research Challenge (ARC), funded by the Scottish Funding Council | Leadership team across #Scotland

www.scaf-arc.co.uk
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📢 SCAF is launching a new platform!

The SCAF Dataset Aggregator is designed to make datasets more widely available, make the most of data which has been collected, avoid duplication, and identify possible collaborations.💡

➡️ Sign up here: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

#FoodStudies
Launch flyer for the SCAF Dataset Aggregator Launch on Tuesday 3rd February at 12:00-13:00, online via Zoom. Text reads: "Join us in launching a one-stop shop for datasets across the food system". Background image is of fresh vegetables with graphs and datasets in a transparent overlay.
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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📢 Cross-Alliance Webinar: Shaping Community and Lasting Impact

Join the Alliances for Research Challenges to explore capacity building and how to create community and lasting impact with Adam Smith!

➡️ bit.ly/4sXDrxA

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Flyer for a Cross-Alliance Webinar on Monday 30th March at 4pm, online via Teams. Text reads: "Shaping Community and Lasting Impact: Improving research collaborations, building networks, and creating a personal brand, with Adam Smith, Dementia Researcher Programme Director." Flyer features a headshot of Adam and a background image of paper people holding hands in a chain.
January 29, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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📢 SCAF have signed a Collaborative Agreement with NNEdPro!

We foresee key opportunities for members across research, policy, and practice, including innovative initiatives such as community teaching kitchens, joint funding opportunities, and shared events and learning 🌱

#FoodStudies
Strategic Collaboration Announcement between SCAF (Scottish Alliance for Food: health, equity and sustainability) and NNedPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health (Advancing and implementing nutrition knowledge to improve health, wellbeing and society). Background image of is different food and natural textures in narrow lines, including radishes, sea waves, lettuce, soil, gorse, oats, rocket, beans, and raspberries.
January 28, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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📢 SCAF's online networking series returns for a second year!

Join us for the first session on Tuesday 3rd March at 6pm to meet new people, exchange and develop ideas, and discover potential collaborators 💡

➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

#FoodStudies
Flyer for SCAF's Online Networking Series 2026. Text reads "Join to build new connections, discover potential collaborators, learn about other sectors and disciplines, and develop new ideas". Sessions are taking place on Tuesday 3rd March at 6pm, Tuesday 14th April at 12pm Tuesday 26th May at 6pm, Tuesday 18th August at 6pm, Tuesday 29th September at 12pm, and Tuesday 10th November at 6pm. Background image is of a circular network connected with lines and figures represented on wooden dice-like cubes.
January 22, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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🎤 Tempted by podcasting & vlogging?

SCAF's hands-on workshop will equip you with the essential skills to create cohesive questions, facilitate engaging conversations, and showcase a perspective on food for meaningful dialogue and change 🌱

Find out more ➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

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Flyer for SCAF Multimedia Snacks: Video and Audio Production Training on Tuesday 17th - Wednesday 18th March in Glasgow. Background image of avocado, spinach leaves, sweetcorn, and tomato and cucumber slices floating in the air against a bold yellow background with a hand holding a camera off to the side.
January 20, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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📢 SCAF is launching a new platform!

The SCAF Dataset Aggregator is designed to make datasets more widely available, make the most of data which has been collected, avoid duplication, and identify possible collaborations.💡

➡️ Sign up here: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

#FoodStudies
Launch flyer for the SCAF Dataset Aggregator Launch on Tuesday 3rd February at 12:00-13:00, online via Zoom. Text reads: "Join us in launching a one-stop shop for datasets across the food system". Background image is of fresh vegetables with graphs and datasets in a transparent overlay.
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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📢 The fourth SCAF residential writing retreat will take place in March at the Loch Insh Outdoor Centre!

Expect focused time for writing, talks and workshops, and opportunities to network and connect.

👉 Register interest before 04/02/2026, 5pm: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

#FoodStudies
Flyer for the upcoming SCAF Residential Writing Retreat at Loch Insh from 9th - 12th March 2026. Text reads: "Supporting meaningful progress on personal and SCAF-related writing projects in a dedicated, supportive environment." Background image is of a pencil and open notepad resting on a wooden bench surrounded by a green landscape.
January 14, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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To celebrate food preparation, heritage, and storytelling, we are inviting you to submit a recipe and short story that reflects your identity, family heritage, culture, or history - the perfect opportunity for reflection as we eat, gather, and reconnect with loved ones over the festive period!🎄✨
Image of hands resting on a table adorned with a loaf of bread, a recipe book, a mug, and flour. Text reads: Tastes and Tales: celebrating the diversity of food, culture, and connection across Scotland.
December 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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November blog ✍

Last month focused on testing what truly makes collaboration work across SCAF. From writing retreats to governance meetings and new projects, we asked “what works?” to refine formats that connect people most effectively and turn shared ideas into tangible outcomes. 💡

#FoodStudies
December 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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📢 Join SCAF next Tuesday for our final online networking session of 2025!

Details below ⬇️

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📢 SCAF Online Networking - final session of 2025!

Join us to make new connections, find collaborators, gain insights, and beginning developing ideas ahead of our next seed funding round in spring 🌱 #FoodStudies

➡️ Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Flyer for SCAF Online Networking Session. Image of intricate network as viewed through a microscope.
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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As a plant molecular biologist newly navigating the European agricultural landscape & focusing on crop systems, the writing retreat offered a profoundly valuable experience beyond lab. Appreciating Scotlands unique food culture & dietary awareness. Truly grateful!
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December 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Congratulations to our round 4 seed funding awardees! 🎉

With collaboration from 30 researchers across 16 institutions, the 7 successful projects collectively focus on improving food security, sustainability, health, wellbeing, and community resilience across Scotland and beyond 🌱

#FoodStudies
Text reads: seven funded projects, sixteen institutions, thirty researchers with a leaf-shaped word cloud featuring key words from the projects, including cultural adaptation, traditional cuisine, Scottish produce, and Ukrainian diaspora. Image background is of seedlings in trays.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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📢 Join SCAF in Dundee next week for an engaging afternoon of hybrid research talks, a session on interviewing for grant panels, and a tour of the vertical farm at the @hutton.ac.uk!

All are welcome! 👋 #FoodStudies

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Flyer for the upcoming SCAF Open Day in Dundee featuring an image of a vertical farm. The event takes place on Thursday 20th November at The James Hutton Institute. Join SCAF for an engaging afternoon of talks, networking and a guided tour of the vertical farm.
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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📢 Joint Seed Funding Call - closing 05 December 2025

SCAF and @quantum-alliance.bsky.social are calling for projects that bring together quantum technologies and the food sector!

Up to £10,000 available for projects lasting up to 6 months. 💸

➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

#FoodStudies
Quantum and Food Seed Funding: Up to £10k available to support collaborations between quantum technologies and the food sector. Image of seedling dissected by a futuristic graphic of various science elements, including water and sunshine.
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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📢 SCAF webinar! Evie Nikokavoura, Saeko Yazaki, and Ada Garcia will present their findings from two SCAF-funded pump priming projects. 🌱

Join us to explore aesthetic demand versus food safety and lessons from Japanese cuisine for planetary health. 🍇

#FoodStudies
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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📢 Join SCAF in Dundee next week for an engaging afternoon of hybrid research talks, a session on interviewing for grant panels, and a tour of the vertical farm at the @hutton.ac.uk!

All are welcome! 👋 #FoodStudies

➡️ forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Flyer for the upcoming SCAF Open Day in Dundee featuring an image of a vertical farm. The event takes place on Thursday 20th November at The James Hutton Institute. Join SCAF for an engaging afternoon of talks, networking and a guided tour of the vertical farm.
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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📢 SCAF Online Networking - final session of 2025!

Join us to make new connections, find collaborators, gain insights, and beginning developing ideas ahead of our next seed funding round in spring 🌱 #FoodStudies

➡️ Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Flyer for SCAF Online Networking Session. Image of intricate network as viewed through a microscope.
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Monthly blog 🍂

October aligned with our four pillars: mapping & showcasing data and research capability; connecting members through networking and interdisciplinary workshops; creating and co-producing via our annual competition and Academy of Citizens panel; and sharing via the ECR-led webinar 👇
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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📣 Calling all cooks, storytellers and food lovers in Scotland! SCAF is inviting you to submit a recipe and short story to celebrate the diversity of food 🍴

Prizes are available & selected entries will feature in a “Recipes & Stories” collection ✨

📅 Deadline: 16/01/2026
Image of hands resting on a table adorned with a loaf of bread, a recipe book, a mug, and flour. Text reads: Tastes and Tales: celebrating the diversity of food, culture, and connection across Scotland.
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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📢 Join the SCAF Open Day in Dundee!

You're invited to an engaging afternoon of research talks, networking, and a tour of the vertical farm at @hutton.ac.uk 🌱

The day is designed to encourage making connections and to foster collaboration and creativity. All are welcome! 👋

#FoodStudies
Flyer for the upcoming SCAF Open Day in Dundee featuring an image of a vertical farm. The event takes place on Thursday 20th November at The James Hutton Institute. Join SCAF for an engaging afternoon of talks, networking and a guided tour of the vertical farm.
November 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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📢 SCAF webinar! Evie Nikokavoura, Saeko Yazaki, and Ada Garcia will present their findings from two SCAF-funded pump priming projects. 🌱

Join us to explore aesthetic demand versus food safety and lessons from Japanese cuisine for planetary health. 🍇

#FoodStudies
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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📢 Round 5 of Quantum ARC seed funding is now open!

For this round, money has been set aside specifically for projects that bring together quantum technologies with the food sector, in line with our sister ARC, @scafarc.bsky.social 🍴

Other projects will still be considered for funding. 💡
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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🔊 Calling Emerging Research Leaders! Public Engagement & Research Impact Workshop is NOW OPEN for applications 🚨

📅 28–30 January 2026
📍 The Burn
💸 Free of charge

This 3-day residential workshop will introduce the concept of public engagement and how it can enhance the impact of your research 💡
October 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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This #WorldFoodDay2025, we are inviting recipes and short stories to celebrate the diversity of food and how it connects people across Scotland. 💙

Whether your dish represents your identity, family heritage, culture, or history, we would love to hear from you! 🍴

More info below 👇 #FoodStudies
October 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM