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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

A team including @exeter.ac.uk's Dr Fatma Sabet has been working on a pilot project in #Devon combining wild-caught venison with beans to develop high-fibre and super-sustainable burgers, mince and meatballs foodfoundation.org.uk/podcast/bang...

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Bang in Some Beans: A new recipe for school food

What if every child had access to a school meal that fuels concentration, boosts their fibre and protein intake and doesn't break the bank?Chef Melissa Hemsley explores whether beans could be the miss...

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

On Friday she gave "Exploring the Science Behind What We Eat" for the British Science Association: why food choices are hard to change, and how small shifts can support healthier, more sustainable diets. Exeter undergraduate Rhea also shared her abacus bracelet for smarter shopping.

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Congratulations to Exeter Food member Professor Natalia Lawrence on becoming President of the Psychology Section for the British Science Festival. The appointment recognises her significant contributions to psychology and public engagement. 👏 #FoodStudies

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Nathan Nelson @nathannelson.co.uk · 12/08/2026

Courses available from the Apricot Centre. These are all fully funded for residents of South Hams and West Devon. See www.apricotcentre.co.uk/short-courses for more info. #Devon

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The @exeter.ac.uk Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship is open again for September 2026 entry. £5,000 tuition fee reduction for up to three students (full or part-time) on the MA Food Studies programme. Merit based, open to UK and international applicants. Deadline: 31 August 2026. #FoodStudies

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The Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship | University of Exeter

The University of Exeter is pleased to offer this scholarship, a fee reduction worth £5000, to up to three full or part time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027.

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

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The Glanely Food and Farming Scholarship | University of Exeter

The University of Exeter is pleased to offer this scholarship, a fee reduction worth £5000, to up to three full or part time students enrolling on our MA Food Studies programme in 2026/2027.

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

University of Exeter redundancies threaten the future viability of the regionally important and internationally renowned @crpr-exeter.bsky.social and the Exeter Food Research Network. Please show your support by signing the petition here: www.change.org/p/stop-redun... #FoodStudies

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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A Future of Sustainable Food: @exeter.ac.uk First Thursdays pop-up 2 July, 6-6:40pm at Freemasons Hall, Gandy Street. @rebeccasandover.bsky.social leads a conversation with Jenny Archard, Harriet Bell, Martyn Bragg and Carolyn Dare on building better food systems locally. #Exeter #FoodStudies

In Exeter First Thursdays poster with event details for 2 July. Text reads: University of Exeter Pop-Up, Exeter Freemasons Hall, 27 Gandy Street. 6-6:40pm, A Conversation on the Future of Sustainable Food. Dr Rebecca Sandover, a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Exeter, will lead a relaxed discussion about the future of sustainable food, with people from local groups sharing ideas about how communities and regions can help create better food systems. Speakers listed: Jenny Archard, Devon Communities Together. Harriet Bell, Riverford Organic Farmers. Martyn Bragg, Shillingford Organics. Carolyn Dare, Resource Futures, Community Action Groups. Rebecca Sandover, University of Exeter. Text invites readers to join for a drink at the Freemasons' bar. Same illustrated street background and First Thursdays branding, with dates 4 Jun, 2 Jul, 6 Aug, 3 Sep.

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CRPR University of Exeter @crpr-exeter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Sharing highlights from the Gather Food & Drink Summit 2026, 10th June organised by @exeterfood.bsky.social, @crpr-exeter.bsky.social and Food Drink Devon with >200 businesses, policymakers, researchers & organisations exploring how to support a more resilient, sustainable & inclusive food system.

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Roots & Routes: Food, Memory, Migration, Heritage. A weekend exploring the journeys that shape what we eat, remember and pass on. 19 and 20 June 2026 in Exeter, hosted by the Devon Ukrainian Association and partners. 🧵👇

Event poster titled "Roots & Routes: Food, Memory, Migration, Heritage", decorated with cornflowers, an olive branch, scattered coffee beans and a faded world map with red migration routes. The left column lists Friday 19 June 2026 at The Screening Room, University of Exeter, with a 7 to 9pm screening of the Ukrainian film "Taste of Freedom". The right column lists the Saturday 20 June programme at Thirty Four, Exeter College, running 10:30am to 6pm, including arrival and marketplace, welcome, talks by Vadym Granovsky and Olia Hercules, lunch, Food Stories from communities, a seeds session, a food entrepreneurship panel, Devon Food Futures, closing reflections and a networking reception. Partner logos appear at the foot.

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Also speaking: Vadym Granovsky, award-winning Ukrainian specialty coffee entrepreneur and barista champion, founder of Kyiv's Coffee in Action, on coffee, cultural diplomacy and Ukrainian identity. A Flat Red coffee tasting follows at lunchtime.

Event poster for Roots & Routes, dated 20 June 2026, with a dark background. On the right, a man with long hair tied back, a beard and sunglasses on his head, wearing a black top, looks to the side beside a glass of coffee and a halved pomegranate. Text on the left names guest speaker Vadym Granovsky, an award-winning Ukrainian specialty coffee entrepreneur, barista champion and founder of the Kyiv coffee company Coffee in Action. His session is titled "Flat Red: Coffee, Cultural Diplomacy & Ukrainian Identity", with a tasting during lunchtime at Thirty Four, Exeter College. Partner logos run along the bottom.

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Saturday speakers include Olia Hercules, award-winning Ukrainian chef and author of "Strong Roots", in conversation on food, memory and belonging. Her books will be available to buy and sign, courtesy of Bookbag Bookshop, Exeter.

Event poster for Roots & Routes, dated 20 June 2026. On the right, a woman with dark hair tied back, wearing a yellow and white floral shirt, stands with arms folded in front of bookshelves of cookbooks. Text on the left names guest speaker Olia Hercules and her talk "Strong Roots: A Ukrainian Family Story through War, Exile and Hope", describing her as an award-winning cookery writer sharing her journey of food, family and identity across borders. It notes a book signing courtesy of Bookbag Bookshop, Exeter, and the venue, Thirty Four, Exeter College. Partner logos run along the bottom.

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Fri 19 June, 7 to 9pm, The Screening Room, Alexander Building, @exeter.ac.uk: a screening of "Taste of Freedom" (Смак Свободи - Ukraine, 2024), a fictional film inspired by a 1929 cookbook from legendary Ukrainian chef Olha Franko. Tickets: dua.org.uk/events/taste

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Taste of Freedom - Film Screening | Devon Ukrainian Org

A heartwarming film about a young woman who leaves her small town to pursue her dream of becoming a chef and unexpectedly discovers a handwritten cookbook by the legendary Ukrainian culinary pioneer O...

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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Remember to join us tomorrow for our talk with @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social, who will discuss the fragility of vital systems and their vulnerability to shocks from the climate crisis. You can sign up to attend online or in-person using this very short form forms.office.com/e/Tp8EaV3VK8 #GSIExeter

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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

✨How can food and drink businesses build resilience in a rapidly changing world? 🧡 Gather 2026 brings together producers and industry leaders for a day of practical discussion. Join keynote speaker FFCC's Tony Greenham. Tickets here gathersouthwest.org @exeterfood.bsky.social sky.social

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This Tuesday 19 May 16:00–17:30, an Exeter Food Network Seminar: Anna Taylor, Executive Director at @foodfoundation.bsky.social - Ambitions for the National Food Strategy. Seminar: Anna Taylor - Ambitions for the National Food Strategy. Details 👉🏻 www.exeter.ac.uk/events/resea... #FoodStudies

Anna Taylor, Executive Director at The Food Foundation, smiling, outside in the sun, with brick walls, greenhouses and greenery behind.

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Root and Reason @rootandreason.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The UK food system is vulnerable to shocks,but what does preparing for them look like at community level?In Bristol, a pioneering partnership - uni's, food charities & community orgs has been developing a disaster risk plan for food security.Join us to find out more 14/05 @12pm👉 tinyurl.com/55sy3rf3

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From Plans to Practice: Building Community Food Resilience in Bristol

Sign up for a lively discussion and your Q&A with Heloise Balme from Bristol Food Network, chaired by Prof Angelina Sanderson Bellamy.

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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Learn how to communicate your research with non-academic audience. Join our training session on Tuesday 9 June 10 - 2pm. Open to @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk academics, postdocs and PhD students. Seats are limited. Register here: lost-in-translation-workshop.eventbrite.co.uk

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This Tuesday 5th of May, the third Exeter Food Network Mezze Seminar, a mixed menu of taster talks. Prehabilitation in childhood cancer, mental health among commercial fishermen in England, food and gut microbiomes in Northern Bhutan and how digital feudalism hurts farmers. Join us! #FoodStudies

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Exeter Food events | Events | University of Exeter

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

"Food Beyond Terroir" (Berghahn, 2025), edited by Anna Colquhoun and Katharina Graf, explores how taste and place intersect with politics, ecology, and society. Includes a chapter by @exeterfood.bsky.social lead Prof. Harry G West. #FoodStudies

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Food Beyond Terroir: Tasting Place and Placing Taste in Global Perspective | Berghahn Books

Independent Publishing since 1994

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Gather is back. Join the second annual South West food and drink summit bringing together the region's food and drink community for a day of insight, innovation, and collaboration. 📆 10/06/2026 📍 The Forum, @exeter.ac.uk 🕘 9:15-16:30 (+ networking until 18:30) gathersouthwest.org/gather-2026

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The Oxford Food Symposium returns 10–12 July, St Catherine's College, Oxford. The 2026 theme: Food Poverty — how poverty shapes what people eat, across time, place and culture. Open to all; book early, places are limited. 🔗 oxfordsymposium.org.uk/next-symposium/#book-tickets #FoodStudies

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Next symposium - Oxford Food Symposium

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CRPR University of Exeter @crpr-exeter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Great to hear Steven Emery of @crpr-exeter.bsky.social talking on BBC Farming Today www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... about land use and the competing pressures on our land ahead of the publishing of the government's final version of the Land Use Framework for England (coming soon).

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Farming Today - 02/03/26: Officially enough rain, Mrs Wilmot's Pippin, land use pressure - BBC Sounds

A silver lining to 2026's wet start: scientists say we're leaving 2025's drought behind.

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Gather is back! 🍽️ 🍷 The South West's Food & Drink Summit returns on 10 June at @exeter.ac.uk Streatham Campus, bringing together producers, entrepreneurs and industry professionals for a day of insights, innovation and connection. Tickets coming soon.

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Gather Food & Drink Summit 10th June

An unmissable day of insights and inspiration. Gain the knowledge, connections and strategies needed to grow and future-proof your food and drink business.

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Lucy Antal aka Grab Your Spoon @lucyantal.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Amid the gloom of February & the general *gestures* state of the world, take 8 mins out of your day to enjoy the joy that was Apple Day 25. #Community #Food 🍎🍏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE6a...

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Apple Day 2025

YouTube video by Growing Knowsley's Future

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Nature Food @natfood.nature.com · 26/02/2026

@naturefood.bsky.social February issue: Global patterns of commodity-driven deforestation, winter wheat yields under snow drought, functionally rich crop rotations, China’s use of plastic mulch, urban food environment research… and more! www.nature.com/natfood/volu...

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

We had an enjoyable day at rootstock.ag earlier this month along with the @crpr-exeter.bsky.social team. Recordings of the sessions are now available: www.youtube.com/@rootstock_d...

Professor Harry West standing behind an information stall for the University of Exeter Centre for Rural Policy Research, speaking to an attendee. Branded banners and leaflets are displayed on the table.

Exeter Centre for Rural Policy Research's Matt Lobley presenting on stage beside a screen that reads “Thank you for listening,” while two panel members sit at a table with a Devon County Agricultural Association tablecloth.

A large conference room filled with people seated in rows, listening to a speaker at the front beside two presentation screens. A panel table with green tablecloth branding is set up on stage.

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Growing something special on campus at @exeter.ac.uk 🌱 Our Kitchen Garden, a partnership between Campus Services Catering and Grounds teams, is reducing food miles and trialling sustainable growing methods including hydroponics.

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The Kitchen Garden | Eat and Shop | University of Exeter

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

New research from @ruththurstan.bsky.social and colleagues maps the staggering loss of blue mussel bed habitat in Scotland — over half of 124 recorded beds were destroyed by the early 1900s, with landings collapsing from ~14,000 tonnes/year to zero by 2004 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Historical exploitation and widespread decline of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) bed habitat in Scotland

Historical records reveal that sustained anthropogenic exploitation drove widespread decline of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) bed habitat in Scotland b…

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Save the date: Tuesday 19th May 2026 16:00- 17:30 at the @exeter.ac.uk Streatham campus or online. An @exeterfood.bsky.social seminar with Anna Taylor, Exec Director of @foodfoundation.bsky.social - Ambitions for the National Food Strategy. Get updates: forms.office.com/e/7FEYZtV025 #FoodStudies

Anna Taylor speaks at a podium, gesturing with one hand while wearing a dark dress and an orange lanyard with a conference badge.

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Young women in #Scotland say cost and health drive their food choices. So why isn't meat consumption going down? New research from Exeter Food member Cristina Stewart finds that familiarity and perceived safety keep meat firmly on the plate — even among health-conscious eaters. #FoodStudies

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Plant-based diets among young women in Scotland: ‘Unless it's affordable, convenient, healthy, and familiar, it's a no’

Moving towards more plant-based diets is a win-win for both human and planetary health. However, for successful adoption, such diets must be realistic…

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CRPR University of Exeter @crpr-exeter.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Learn about food systems! @exeter.ac.uk has scholarships available (bit.ly/4r9cKod) for the MA in Food Studies linked with the @exeterfood.bsky.social network and run from @crpr-exeter.bsky.social. See Harry West's intro to the course here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqEL...

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Professor Harry West discusses his research and our exciting MA in Food Studies

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

If pollinators designed gardens... residents in Constantine, #Cornwall are planting living artworks to test Pollinator Pathmaker, an award-winning project for pollinators. Using an algorithmic tool, gardens are reimagined from the view of bees and butterflies www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NTz... #ecology

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#esiChallengeOfTheMonth by Dr Chris Kaiser-Bunbury

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

A great food transformation recommended by @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @oxmartinschool.bsky.social in his recent @nebriefing.bsky.social, with four pillars: dietary change, reducing food waste, improving production and increasing adaptation www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjJ... #FoodSecurity

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Food Security - Professor Paul Behrens | National Emergency Briefing

YouTube video by The National Emergency Briefing

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society 2026 Conference takes place 7–10 June '26 at @uvmvermont.bsky.social. AFHVS brings together scholars, practitioners and students exploring the ethical, social and ecological dimensions of food and agriculture. Learn more at afhvs.org. #FoodStudies

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

#LocalFood is powerful. It feeds us in a crisis, strengthens local economies and builds thriving communities. The new Local Food Plan, shaped by 500+ local food actors, sets out four key shifts and 31 actions to help local #FoodSystems scale sustainably:

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Local Food Plan

Discover our ambitious plan to grow the UK local food sector

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Our newsletter for December is out now: createsend.com/t/r-2E90A4FA... This month's highlights: protein transition workshop, Environmental Intelligence collaboration, sustainability and food studies research, publications and webinars, upcoming events, funding calls, and resources. #FoodStudies

People wearing gloves sort and pack donated food at a long table, handling tins of tomatoes, bananas and other groceries in a busy food-aid or community distribution setting.

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Exeter Food @exeterfood.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

From Trees to Chocolate Bars 🍫 A day-and-a-half masterclass on cacao, culture, innovation and sustainability at The American University of Rome, 13–14 May 2026. Explore the global chocolate value chain, from genetics to markets. Apply by 12 Feb 2026:

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Master Class. From trees to chocolate bars: Cacao, Culture, Innovation and Sustainability in a Changing World

This Master Class will offer in-depth knowledge on the cacao and chocolate value chain and the challenges and opportunities of a commodity originating from a different part of the world where it is…

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