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Oxford Future of Food
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The Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food is an interdisciplinary research network at the University of Oxford. Director: Prof Charles Godfray.

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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
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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
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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
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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.

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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
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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
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We are excited to be launching our new seminar series for the term. These are open to all. Attend in person or join online. Details and booking: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/events

cc: @foodfoundation.bsky.social @cleoverk.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @herts.ac.uk @petescarbs.bsky.social
A flyer with the heading Future of Food Michaelmas seminars. Underneath it says Thursdays, 16:00, Oxford Martin school seminar room 1 or online. Below left it has a picture of a white man with curly blonde hair, wearing a red shirt. Next to the picture it says Thursday 16 October, Professor Harry West, University of Exeter. The title of Harry's talk is: How place-based are terroir products?: Reflections on scale, movement and change. Below Harry is a photograph of a white woman with long dark hair, wearing glasses. To the right of the photograph it reads Thursday 30 October, Dr Claire Thompson, University of Hertfordshire. The title of Claire's talk is: Experiences of food provision in asylum hotels and the implications for health. On the right of the flyer are two further photographs. At the top is a photo of a white woman with dark brown hair talking into a microphone. To the right of the photograph it reads Thursday 13 November, Cleo Verkuijl, Stockholm Environment Institute. Cleo's talk is titled: Alternative proteins: progress, pitfalls and possibilities. Below Cleo's photograph is another photograph of a white woman with short brown hair, talking. She wears a black top. The details read Thursday 20 November, Anna Taylor, The Food Foundation. The talk title is: Opportunities offered by a new food strategy.
October 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Glad to be hanging out with the Agile Initiative from @oxmartinschool.bsky.social this morning and learning more about their work linking agricultural research with practitioners.
A white woman stands to the left of a screen, talking. They are wearing dark trousers and a dark top. They have dark hair and glasses on.
October 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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There is still time to sign up for our discussion on Monday with @tabledebates.bsky.social! Come along to @oxmartinschool.bsky.social or join online.

www.tabledebates.org/event/counti...
A flyer that shows a blue sky on the left and a tree trunk covered in monarch butterflies (orange and black patterned wings) on the left. On the right it reads Counting on Nature: How should we value nature in our food systems? A panel discussion. Monday, 2 June, 4-5.30pm BST. Register to attend in person or online. There are two logos on the bottom right of the flyer, one for the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food and the other for TABLE.
May 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Glad to be at #CityFoodSym today thinking about professional cooks and their roles in food systems transformation.
May 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Happening tomorrow! Professor Mary Brennan will be here from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social to talk about the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022. Bookings etc: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/the-go...
A flyer with the heading 'Future of Food Trinity seminars'. The title is The Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022. There is a photograph of a white woman with short blonde hair, wearing red-framed glasses and a dark blue shirt. On the left it reads 7 May, Professor Mary Brennan University of Edinburgh. The text in the middle is the abstract for the talk. Bookings: https://www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/the-good-food-nation-scotland-act-2022-the-journey-so-far-and-our-pathway-forward
May 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Very excited to welcome @christinahicks.bsky.social to Oxford next week for her talk: "Global fisheries to support local food systems". Booking and event details: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/christ...
cc @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
A flyer with the description: Future of Food Trinity seminars. The flyer details the seminar as follows: Seminar room one, Oxford Martin School, Wednesdays at 16:00. Global fisheries to support local food systems. 30 April, Professor Christina Hicks, Lancaster University.
April 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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A reminder that registration for the LEAP 2025 conference is open! Come and discuss meat and dairy production and consumption, and hear from @paulbehrens.bsky.social and Sarah Bradbury from IGD.

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@petescarbs.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @emmagarnett.bsky.social
Three black and white cows stand in a field with the light behind them. In the top left corner of the picture is a logo which reads LEAP: livestock, environment and people. In the right hand corner is the date 2025
February 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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This is the final week to submit abstracts to attend the LEAP conference! Come and join us at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford on Tuesday 8 April to discuss meat and dairy consumption and production! Call for papers: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/leap-c...
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A brown chicken sitting on a brown egg in a box laid with straw.
February 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Super talk by @paulbehrens.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social today. considering the necessity of food and energy transitions.
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November 28, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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Finishing up an excellent day with the @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social network by debating whether the future of food is bright or bleak. What will we conclude?
A person standing at a podium with a large slide defining bright and bleak concepts. People are seated in front of the screen.
November 22, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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Bringing the @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social researchers together to talk to each other today. Starting off with David Lanster from @oxfordbiology.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 10:17 AM