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Simha S @simhas.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Check out our new preprint in @chemrxiv.org . Long time coming and interesting nexus of fields and experts for plant protein interfacial agent discovery. @foodscileeds.bsky.social

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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Today for #FoodWasteActionWeek we’re highlighting Prof Nik Watson, whose expertise is artificial intelligence in food. Nik has written a blog that explores his newly funded research into using AI to transform food waste into nutritious, sustainable protein 👇 #FWAW #FoodWaste #Sustainability #AI

Credit: Mark Bickerdike. Mango before and after processing

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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Food justice: equitable access to healthy, sustainable & affordable food. Our researchers work with community-based partners to explore how research can have real terms impact on place-based, community-led food initiatives. We interviewed 2 researchers & a community-based partner to hear more 👇

Market stall selling fresh fruit at Leeds outdoor market

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School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds @foodscileeds.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

We've been looking at supermarket data to see how shoppers make healthier choices! This research (led by the Nutrition and Lifestyle Analytics team's Prof Michelle Morris) is part of a @ukri.org -funded academic collaboration (DIO-Food) with Prof Alexandra Johnstone at @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social.

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Prof. Anwesha Sarkar @sarkarlab.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

A beautiful paper in Food Hydrocolloids combining self-consistent field theory calculations and experiments by Mingxin (#PhD student) in @sarkarlab.bsky.social show how surface hydrolysis of legume proteins can improve their adsorption properties: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... @foodscileeds.bsky.social

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School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds @foodscileeds.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

We are thrilled to announce that Team Oat 'N About has won the Gold Prize (£2,000) and the Food Safety Prize (£250) at the #Ecotrophelia UK 2025 competition!

winning team Oats n About with UoL staff

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School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds @foodscileeds.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

🏅 We’re proud to share that two of our student teams were shortlisted and participated in the #Ecotrophelia UK Competition 2025!

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School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds @foodscileeds.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

In a rapid-expanding global probiotics market, enabling people to make informed choices is trickier than ever. Take a look at how the UK Probiotics Guide cuts through marketing claims to identify products with robust scientific backing!

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School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds @foodscileeds.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

The UK’s baby food market is awash with “low quality” products with poor nutrition masked by misleading names and on-pack messaging, according to nutrition researchers.

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Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds @envleeds.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Ten academics from @foodscileeds.bsky.social are within the small group of experts that make up the top 2% of global researchers cited by @stanforduniversity.bsky.social. Find out more about their leading research: environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

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Food scientists in top 2% of researchers citated by Stanford University

Ten academics from the School of Food Science and Nutrition are within the small group of experts that make up the top 2% of global researchers cited by Stanford University.

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Prof. Anwesha Sarkar @sarkarlab.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Great to have our lab featured in the Meal Deals: Behind the Bargain Program hosted by Joe Swash on our research on #plantproteins! Check out at 29.20 min if you want to see us 🤩 www.channel4.com/programmes/m... @universityofleeds.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social #NAPIC @channel4tv.bsky.social

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School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds @foodscileeds.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Take a look at what our MSc Nutrition students have been up to recently - putting their learning into action with a day of informative, interactive activities!

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School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds @foodscileeds.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Exciting implications for treating cardiovascular disease from @llichtensteinlab.bsky.social's paper "Endothelial force sensing signals to parenchymal cells to regulate bile and plasma lipids"! Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1126/scia... @envleeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social

"Publication bulletin" from the School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds. It is highlighting the work of Dr Laeticia Lichtenstein for a paper called "Endothelial force sensing signals to parenchymal cells to regulate bile and plasma lipids". Link to the paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adq3075

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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

GFEI spotlight: we are spotlighting the research collaboration between Dr Sally Moore, Uni. of Leeds & Dr Tanefa Apekey, Uni. of Sheffield. They are addressing nutrition & health inequalities in Leeds. environment.leeds.ac.uk/faculty/staf... www.sheffield.ac.uk/smph/people/... 1/5

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