Prof Lindsay Jaacks kicking off the day with a fantastic overview of the difficulties in measuring dietary intakes and implications for meat reduction

[An aside: how nice is this lecture theatre Lady Margaret Hall?! Strong Victorian seaside vibes]

We are delighted to announce the call for 2024 applicants to the CENTRE-UB PhD Studentships!
For more information about the available studentships and how to apply, please visit:
birmingham.ac.uk/research/centr…

Do you have a PhD related to #foodpolicy and #obesity and experience of mixed research methods?

We're seeking a Research Fellow for a new project Centre for Food Policy evaluating the impact of placement regulations on #conveniencestores .

city.ac.uk/about/jobs/app…

Deadline 16 April

🗺️Join us at our workshop on mapping the Scottish food landscape, April 25th, Edinburgh/online.

We seek to understand what type of mapping work/research is happening across Scotland, bringing it together to identify strengths and gaps.

Register here -> bit.ly/48Nism1

We're #hiring a #Gender Specialist to lead our #gender focused data & monitoring activities. 👨🏿‍🌾🐐👩🏿‍🌾📊

Are you passionate about supporting gender empowerment in the context of international livestock development?

Apply by 1 May

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Want to add your thoughts to the #GoodFoodNation Plan but don't know where to start? We've got you!

Fill in the form, we'll send you all you need to get started
👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

It's been almost 7 years since I became a parent.

In that time, I've heard a lot of subtle and *not* so subtle skepticism about 'making it' as both a mother & a scientist. Here's my response, published in Nature today:

nature.com/articles/d4158…

A new review in Economic & Political Weekly led by Divya Veluguri PhD student Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems w Dr. Ananya Awasthi Anuvaad Solutions highlights the huge amount of routine data collected on agri-food systems 🇮🇳 + opportunities to improve utility & quality of this resource
📊🌱🌾
epw.in/journal/2024/1…

Our first annual symposium has come to a close after a full day of important conversations, poster presentations showcasing innovative research, and lively discussions on supporting food systems transformation with data.

#FoodSystems #Data The Roslin Institute

A very important panel, measurements and data are never apolitical or ahistorical, just the start of a conversation here Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems symposium

Lots of positive energy in the room today Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems symposium kicking off with our Director Prof Geoff Simm

The next pandemic? It’s already here for Earth’s wildlife

'To prevent the worst outcomes for this virus, we must revisit its primary source: the incubator of intensive poultry farms'

theconversation.com/the-next-pande… via The Conversation

India’s Poshan Tracker is a data-driven nutrition-monitoring app developed as a part of the Ministry of WCD's flagship POSHAN 2.0 policy guidelines. Designed to be the most extensive mobile-based nutrition surveillance system in the world, it enables real-time nutrition monitoring…

Early identification & action to end malnutrition, #India 🇮🇳 leading the way in app-based nutrition monitoring by anganwadi (childcare center) workers across the country Ministry of WCD

Check out our Comment in The Lancet Reg Health-Southeast Asia published today
Anuvaad Solutions The University of Edinburgh

New 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 for displaced Ukrainian women in Scotland. Apply 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 by Friday 12 April 2024 ✨. #WarmScotsWelcome johnsmithtrust.org/launch-of-new-… John Smith Trust University of Edinburgh Business School

To mark International Women’s Day, we asked some of our team which women they were most inspired by. Responses ranged from family members, to politicians and conservationists.

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the women and girls around the world.

#investinwomen #IWD

Our new research w Food Standards Scotland on the nutritional & health impacts for Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿of adopting Climate Change Committee meat & dairy reduction recommendations is available online 👇

Healthy & sustainable diets are all about balance 🌍🫛🫘🥬🐟🥚🥛

Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems Cristina Stewart

Today is the last day to submit your abstract for #OXLEAP24

The conference is on 16 April, at Lady Margaret Hall. Prof Lindsay Jaacks & Dustin Benton / dbenton.bsky.social
policy director at Green Alliance will give keynotes.

We look forward to your submission😃
leap.web.ox.ac.uk/article/leap-c…

👇What Linda said!

📮Look out for a purple envelope in the post this week inviting you to take part in the 1st survey in more than a decade on what children & young people across Scotland are eating
Food Standards Scotland The University of Edinburgh Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute University of Glasgow Nourish Scotland