Scottish Alliance for Food
@scafarc.bsky.social
#FoodSystems Health, Sustainability & Equity Alliance for Research Challenge (ARC), funded by the Scottish Funding Council | Leadership team across #Scotland
www.scaf-arc.co.uk
www.scaf-arc.co.uk
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
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
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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
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
📢 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
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
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
📢 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
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
📢 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...
All are welcome! 👋 #FoodStudies
➡️ forms.office.com/pages/respon...
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
📢 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...
All are welcome! 👋 #FoodStudies
➡️ forms.office.com/pages/respon...
📢 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...
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...
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
📢 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...
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...
📣 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
Prizes are available & selected entries will feature in a “Recipes & Stories” collection ✨
📅 Deadline: 16/01/2026
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
📣 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
Prizes are available & selected entries will feature in a “Recipes & Stories” collection ✨
📅 Deadline: 16/01/2026
📢 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
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
November 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📢 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
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
📢 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
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
📢 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
Join us to explore aesthetic demand versus food safety and lessons from Japanese cuisine for planetary health. 🍇
#FoodStudies
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
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
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
Whether your dish represents your identity, family heritage, culture, or history, we would love to hear from you! 🍴
More info below 👇 #FoodStudies
📢 Join our upcoming Early Career Network webinar with Indy Kaur, CEO and Founder of Plant Futures!
Drawing on her retail strategy background, Indy will discuss how cross-sector coalitions can turn evidence into growth and healthier, more sustainable choices. 💡 #FoodStudies
Drawing on her retail strategy background, Indy will discuss how cross-sector coalitions can turn evidence into growth and healthier, more sustainable choices. 💡 #FoodStudies
September 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📢 Join our upcoming Early Career Network webinar with Indy Kaur, CEO and Founder of Plant Futures!
Drawing on her retail strategy background, Indy will discuss how cross-sector coalitions can turn evidence into growth and healthier, more sustainable choices. 💡 #FoodStudies
Drawing on her retail strategy background, Indy will discuss how cross-sector coalitions can turn evidence into growth and healthier, more sustainable choices. 💡 #FoodStudies
📢 Join SCAF and @quantum-alliance.bsky.social for a
collaborative workshop with introductory talks from both sectors (including an accessible intro to quantum tech), roundtable discussions, and information on how to secure £10k funding, per project, for ideas stemming from this event 💡 #FoodStudies
collaborative workshop with introductory talks from both sectors (including an accessible intro to quantum tech), roundtable discussions, and information on how to secure £10k funding, per project, for ideas stemming from this event 💡 #FoodStudies
September 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
📢 Join SCAF and @quantum-alliance.bsky.social for a
collaborative workshop with introductory talks from both sectors (including an accessible intro to quantum tech), roundtable discussions, and information on how to secure £10k funding, per project, for ideas stemming from this event 💡 #FoodStudies
collaborative workshop with introductory talks from both sectors (including an accessible intro to quantum tech), roundtable discussions, and information on how to secure £10k funding, per project, for ideas stemming from this event 💡 #FoodStudies
🌟 SCAF MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Nsongurua Inyang is a postgraduate researcher at the University of Aberdeen! 🌟
Nsongurua’s background is in agricultural economics and extension, and rural development. 🌱 #FoodStudies
Full thread below 👇
Nsongurua’s background is in agricultural economics and extension, and rural development. 🌱 #FoodStudies
Full thread below 👇
September 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🌟 SCAF MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Nsongurua Inyang is a postgraduate researcher at the University of Aberdeen! 🌟
Nsongurua’s background is in agricultural economics and extension, and rural development. 🌱 #FoodStudies
Full thread below 👇
Nsongurua’s background is in agricultural economics and extension, and rural development. 🌱 #FoodStudies
Full thread below 👇
With the ambition of connecting people, ideas, and disciplines for a better food future, we invited SCAF members to our hybrid two-day event for talks, research posters, and networking 💡
Thank you to our speakers, panellists, and moderators for inspiring conversations and new ideas! 👏
#FoodStudies
Thank you to our speakers, panellists, and moderators for inspiring conversations and new ideas! 👏
#FoodStudies
September 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
With the ambition of connecting people, ideas, and disciplines for a better food future, we invited SCAF members to our hybrid two-day event for talks, research posters, and networking 💡
Thank you to our speakers, panellists, and moderators for inspiring conversations and new ideas! 👏
#FoodStudies
Thank you to our speakers, panellists, and moderators for inspiring conversations and new ideas! 👏
#FoodStudies
🌟 SCAF MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Dr Lindsay Williams is a post-doctoral researcher at The University of Edinburgh's
@instmolplantsci.bsky.social! 🌟
Lindsay is a molecular biologist who specialises in post-harvest quality and the safety of vegetable crops to reduce food loss and waste. 👇 #FoodStudies
@instmolplantsci.bsky.social! 🌟
Lindsay is a molecular biologist who specialises in post-harvest quality and the safety of vegetable crops to reduce food loss and waste. 👇 #FoodStudies
August 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🌟 SCAF MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Dr Lindsay Williams is a post-doctoral researcher at The University of Edinburgh's
@instmolplantsci.bsky.social! 🌟
Lindsay is a molecular biologist who specialises in post-harvest quality and the safety of vegetable crops to reduce food loss and waste. 👇 #FoodStudies
@instmolplantsci.bsky.social! 🌟
Lindsay is a molecular biologist who specialises in post-harvest quality and the safety of vegetable crops to reduce food loss and waste. 👇 #FoodStudies
📢 The third SCAF residential writing retreat will take place in November at The Burn!
This is an opportunity for SCAF members actively working on professional pieces of writing to move their work forward in a dedicated, supportive environment 🌱
Deadline to register: 15/09/25
#FoodStudies
This is an opportunity for SCAF members actively working on professional pieces of writing to move their work forward in a dedicated, supportive environment 🌱
Deadline to register: 15/09/25
#FoodStudies
August 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
📢 The third SCAF residential writing retreat will take place in November at The Burn!
This is an opportunity for SCAF members actively working on professional pieces of writing to move their work forward in a dedicated, supportive environment 🌱
Deadline to register: 15/09/25
#FoodStudies
This is an opportunity for SCAF members actively working on professional pieces of writing to move their work forward in a dedicated, supportive environment 🌱
Deadline to register: 15/09/25
#FoodStudies
📢 Join us next month to hear from two SCAF-funded pump priming projects!
This webinar is for anyone interested in the topics or in learning more about collaborative research design and its benefits. 💡
👉 bit.ly/4mbhNSH
#FoodStudies
This webinar is for anyone interested in the topics or in learning more about collaborative research design and its benefits. 💡
👉 bit.ly/4mbhNSH
#FoodStudies
August 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
📢 Join us next month to hear from two SCAF-funded pump priming projects!
This webinar is for anyone interested in the topics or in learning more about collaborative research design and its benefits. 💡
👉 bit.ly/4mbhNSH
#FoodStudies
This webinar is for anyone interested in the topics or in learning more about collaborative research design and its benefits. 💡
👉 bit.ly/4mbhNSH
#FoodStudies
📢 Early career professionals are invited to submit their proposals for written feedback ahead of the upcoming pump priming deadline! 🌱
📅 Feedback deadline: 15/08
📅 Award deadline: 29/08
📫 Contact scaf@glasgow.ac.uk if you wish to receive feedback
ℹ️ bit.ly/3Tqj2R9
#FoodStudies
📅 Feedback deadline: 15/08
📅 Award deadline: 29/08
📫 Contact scaf@glasgow.ac.uk if you wish to receive feedback
ℹ️ bit.ly/3Tqj2R9
#FoodStudies
August 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
📢 Early career professionals are invited to submit their proposals for written feedback ahead of the upcoming pump priming deadline! 🌱
📅 Feedback deadline: 15/08
📅 Award deadline: 29/08
📫 Contact scaf@glasgow.ac.uk if you wish to receive feedback
ℹ️ bit.ly/3Tqj2R9
#FoodStudies
📅 Feedback deadline: 15/08
📅 Award deadline: 29/08
📫 Contact scaf@glasgow.ac.uk if you wish to receive feedback
ℹ️ bit.ly/3Tqj2R9
#FoodStudies
📢 SCAF Annual Event - just over 4 weeks to go!
Join us over two days for engaging discussions, research talks and posters, and networking opportunities in the University of Glasgow's Advanced Research Centre and online. 🍴
✅ View the agenda and register here: bit.ly/4jphGRJ
Join us over two days for engaging discussions, research talks and posters, and networking opportunities in the University of Glasgow's Advanced Research Centre and online. 🍴
✅ View the agenda and register here: bit.ly/4jphGRJ
August 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📢 SCAF Annual Event - just over 4 weeks to go!
Join us over two days for engaging discussions, research talks and posters, and networking opportunities in the University of Glasgow's Advanced Research Centre and online. 🍴
✅ View the agenda and register here: bit.ly/4jphGRJ
Join us over two days for engaging discussions, research talks and posters, and networking opportunities in the University of Glasgow's Advanced Research Centre and online. 🍴
✅ View the agenda and register here: bit.ly/4jphGRJ
🌟 SCAF MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Maheen Wahid is a PhD Student at the University of Strathclyde! 🌟
Maheen is currently based at the Cunningham Laboratory where her work primarily focuses on muscle ageing, nutrition, and inflammageing. 🧵
Maheen is currently based at the Cunningham Laboratory where her work primarily focuses on muscle ageing, nutrition, and inflammageing. 🧵
July 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🌟 SCAF MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Maheen Wahid is a PhD Student at the University of Strathclyde! 🌟
Maheen is currently based at the Cunningham Laboratory where her work primarily focuses on muscle ageing, nutrition, and inflammageing. 🧵
Maheen is currently based at the Cunningham Laboratory where her work primarily focuses on muscle ageing, nutrition, and inflammageing. 🧵
📢 The next SCAF online networking session is taking place on Wednesday 20th August at 6pm!
Join us to make new connections, find new collaborators, gain new insights, learn more about other sectors and disciplines, or develop new ideas 💡🌱
➡️ bit.ly/4nP7nJG
#foodstudies
Join us to make new connections, find new collaborators, gain new insights, learn more about other sectors and disciplines, or develop new ideas 💡🌱
➡️ bit.ly/4nP7nJG
#foodstudies
July 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
📢 The next SCAF online networking session is taking place on Wednesday 20th August at 6pm!
Join us to make new connections, find new collaborators, gain new insights, learn more about other sectors and disciplines, or develop new ideas 💡🌱
➡️ bit.ly/4nP7nJG
#foodstudies
Join us to make new connections, find new collaborators, gain new insights, learn more about other sectors and disciplines, or develop new ideas 💡🌱
➡️ bit.ly/4nP7nJG
#foodstudies
🎉 Congratulations to the awardees from our third round of seed funding!
The successful projects represent SCAF’s ethos of collaborative, cross-sectoral research to build a healthy, sustainable and equitable food future for Scotland. 🌱
Learn more about the projects 👉 bit.ly/4jXpnOO
#FoodStudies
The successful projects represent SCAF’s ethos of collaborative, cross-sectoral research to build a healthy, sustainable and equitable food future for Scotland. 🌱
Learn more about the projects 👉 bit.ly/4jXpnOO
#FoodStudies
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
🎉 Congratulations to the awardees from our third round of seed funding!
The successful projects represent SCAF’s ethos of collaborative, cross-sectoral research to build a healthy, sustainable and equitable food future for Scotland. 🌱
Learn more about the projects 👉 bit.ly/4jXpnOO
#FoodStudies
The successful projects represent SCAF’s ethos of collaborative, cross-sectoral research to build a healthy, sustainable and equitable food future for Scotland. 🌱
Learn more about the projects 👉 bit.ly/4jXpnOO
#FoodStudies
📢 SCAF Pump Priming Awards - round 4 is now open!
🌱 For projects at an early stage, to de-risk larger future projects and demonstrate capacity and feasibility.
📆 Deadline: Friday 29th August 2025
✅ Find out more and apply here: bit.ly/3Tqj2R9
#FoodStudies
🌱 For projects at an early stage, to de-risk larger future projects and demonstrate capacity and feasibility.
📆 Deadline: Friday 29th August 2025
✅ Find out more and apply here: bit.ly/3Tqj2R9
#FoodStudies
June 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
📢 SCAF Pump Priming Awards - round 4 is now open!
🌱 For projects at an early stage, to de-risk larger future projects and demonstrate capacity and feasibility.
📆 Deadline: Friday 29th August 2025
✅ Find out more and apply here: bit.ly/3Tqj2R9
#FoodStudies
🌱 For projects at an early stage, to de-risk larger future projects and demonstrate capacity and feasibility.
📆 Deadline: Friday 29th August 2025
✅ Find out more and apply here: bit.ly/3Tqj2R9
#FoodStudies
🌟 SCAF MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Dr Ben McCormick is a Research Fellow at @rowettinstitute.bsky.social!
Ben originally trained as an ecologist working on the distribution of vector-borne diseases. From there, he collaborated with economists to understand the impacts of endemic livestock diseases. 👇
Ben originally trained as an ecologist working on the distribution of vector-borne diseases. From there, he collaborated with economists to understand the impacts of endemic livestock diseases. 👇
June 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🌟 SCAF MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Dr Ben McCormick is a Research Fellow at @rowettinstitute.bsky.social!
Ben originally trained as an ecologist working on the distribution of vector-borne diseases. From there, he collaborated with economists to understand the impacts of endemic livestock diseases. 👇
Ben originally trained as an ecologist working on the distribution of vector-borne diseases. From there, he collaborated with economists to understand the impacts of endemic livestock diseases. 👇
📢 Join us in 2 weeks to hear from Ed Pybus and Neil Robertson on what crofting is, opportunities for small scale food productions, and the specific issues that the crofting community face on the Isle of Eigg. 💡
📅 Tuesday 10 June at 7pm
✅ Register for free here: bit.ly/3Sl0di5
#foodstudies
📅 Tuesday 10 June at 7pm
✅ Register for free here: bit.ly/3Sl0di5
#foodstudies
May 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
📢 Join us in 2 weeks to hear from Ed Pybus and Neil Robertson on what crofting is, opportunities for small scale food productions, and the specific issues that the crofting community face on the Isle of Eigg. 💡
📅 Tuesday 10 June at 7pm
✅ Register for free here: bit.ly/3Sl0di5
#foodstudies
📅 Tuesday 10 June at 7pm
✅ Register for free here: bit.ly/3Sl0di5
#foodstudies
📢 Food Futures Networking Event
Join SCAF and Scotland Beyond Net Zero to connect with fellow food & climate researchers, get advice on grant writing from experts in academia & industry, find collaborators and start generating ideas for your next grant application 💡
👉 bit.ly/43mrWnj
#foodstudies
Join SCAF and Scotland Beyond Net Zero to connect with fellow food & climate researchers, get advice on grant writing from experts in academia & industry, find collaborators and start generating ideas for your next grant application 💡
👉 bit.ly/43mrWnj
#foodstudies
May 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
📢 Food Futures Networking Event
Join SCAF and Scotland Beyond Net Zero to connect with fellow food & climate researchers, get advice on grant writing from experts in academia & industry, find collaborators and start generating ideas for your next grant application 💡
👉 bit.ly/43mrWnj
#foodstudies
Join SCAF and Scotland Beyond Net Zero to connect with fellow food & climate researchers, get advice on grant writing from experts in academia & industry, find collaborators and start generating ideas for your next grant application 💡
👉 bit.ly/43mrWnj
#foodstudies
🚨 We are inviting members of the public to work with the SCAF team to contribute to food-related research. 👋🏼
The Academy of Citizens will support citizen-led research and engagement across the food landscape. 💡
⏰ Deadline to apply: Friday 30 May
👉 Find out more: bit.ly/4jYFsoj
#foodstudies
The Academy of Citizens will support citizen-led research and engagement across the food landscape. 💡
⏰ Deadline to apply: Friday 30 May
👉 Find out more: bit.ly/4jYFsoj
#foodstudies
May 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🚨 We are inviting members of the public to work with the SCAF team to contribute to food-related research. 👋🏼
The Academy of Citizens will support citizen-led research and engagement across the food landscape. 💡
⏰ Deadline to apply: Friday 30 May
👉 Find out more: bit.ly/4jYFsoj
#foodstudies
The Academy of Citizens will support citizen-led research and engagement across the food landscape. 💡
⏰ Deadline to apply: Friday 30 May
👉 Find out more: bit.ly/4jYFsoj
#foodstudies