To meet their climate targets, local governments globally have recently developed food procurement and advertising policies to promote sustainable food systems and influence consumption behaviours. As...

The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage.

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - Reducing meat consumption is critical for planetary health and could benefit public health. Restructuring food environments...

A simple low-cost change to workplace cafeteria menus can significantly increase vegetarian meal sales, reducing the environmental impact and calorie content of food sold, according to a new trial from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford.

The 2026 LEAP conference

Research Associate, food system change (quantitative research and evidence synthesis) (Post 1, 12 months) Research Associate, food system change (qualitative research and evidence synthesis) (Post 2,

Librarians can be key research partners who help to scour the literature, manage data and make science open.

Dr Victoria Nash, Associate Professor and Senior Policy Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, researches the governance challenges of digital technologies, with a particular focus on online

Scroll through any social media feed, and it quickly becomes clear: our food environment extends beyond traditional spaces such as the kitchen or school canteen. For many young Jamaicans, social media...

Background Antibiotic over prescription for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in primary care exacerbates antimicrobial resistance. There is a need for effective alternatives to antibiotic pr...

Background and aims Restricting alcohol advertising may reduce alcohol consumption and related ill-health. However, advertisements for alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks (NoLos) with brand-matched ...

Join botanist-turned-Hollywood actor Alisha Wainwright as she meets the trailblazing scientists and researchers changing the world, alongside the people who have inspired and contributed to their work...

Governments can utilise fiscal measures, through subsidies and taxes, to promote healthy and environmentally sustainable food choices. Despite their p…

YouTube video by Oxford Martin School

Researchers in our Health Behaviours team are using an interactive digital game to involve the public in discussions about how to fix the food system.

YouTube video by Oxford Martin School

New research by University of Oxford researchers from the Institute of New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, Saïd Business School and Smith School of Enterprise and Environment finds

Background Healthy diet is an essential component of good health, yet many areas of the UK struggle with high burdens of diet-related diseases. Efforts to address diet-related diseases in the London B...

Prevention and treatment of obesity will be the focus of a new inquiry by Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee. 

The University of Oxford has received a £6.25 million gift to expand its outreach work with socio-economically disadvantaged students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)

Our SHIFT research team are taking an innovative approach to tackling food sustainability. In partnership with Manchester residents and digital designer Rachel Briscoe, they’re co-creating an interact...

Marketing of unhealthy products to be barred before 9pm on TV but branded advertising using company names will be allowed

Future of Food seminar: Professor Jean Adams

When future generations read about Gaza with horror and wonder how we allowed a livestreamed genocide to happen, what will you say?

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