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Hannah Forde

@hannahforde.bsky.social
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Senior Researcher & Wellcome Trust Early Career Awardee in the Sustainable Healthy Food Group @oxprimarycare.bsky.social | Visiting Research Fellow in the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol | she/her www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/hannah-forde

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
A shift to plant-based diets could rebalance global farming jobs. 🔻 Fewer roles in livestock 🔺 More in horticulture 💵 $995bn in potential labour savings Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social study led by Dr Marco Springmann. Read more: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/global-...
Farm workers in a green field harvest leafy vegetables, placing them into yellow and gray crates. A tractor is visible in the background.
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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
We had a great seminar about food provision in 'asylum hotels' last night. Next seminar is on 13th November and all about the economics of alternative proteins. Please come and join us in person or online. Details below.
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Delighted to announce we are advertising our first academic post in the Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM). The position is Associate Professor in Politics, Technology and Computational Social Science and is joint with Politics, the Oxford Internet Institute, and Reuben College 1/n
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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
A reminder that we are still accepting applications to this funded DPhil post! Deadline 2nd Dec, though we recommend getting in touch before then. Do please share!
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Addiction journal @addictionjournal.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Effects of brand-matched alcoholic and alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks adverts on drink selections: A UK-based randomised controlled trial in an experimental online supermarket buff.ly/yh622RD @petescarbs.bsky.social @dremmadavies.bsky.social @hannahforde.bsky.social
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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 30/10/2025
As #COP30 approaches, look out for these #BigAg greenwashing terms:🧹❎ ⚠️ Regenerative Agriculture ⚠️ Tropical Agriculture ⚠️ No Additional Warming ⚠️ Bioeconomy ⚠️ We Feed the World ⚠️ Efficiency Is Enough Remember: industrial food systems drive 1/3 of global warming & 40% of petrochemicals.
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Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd1979.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Now open for applications - NIHR Doctoral Award (Cohort 2). Closing date 15 January. Get in touch with the NIHR Research Support Service for support to apply. www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/doct...
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Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
PepsiCo follows Coca-Cola in backtracking on commitments to reduce virgin plastic + abandoning reuse despite all the talk of corporate sustainbility in UN plastic treaty negotiations, the reality is that Big Food companies are continuin to expand their use of single use plastics
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PepsiCo downgrades its sustainability goals
PepsiCo, in its latest sustainability update, becomes the latest major company to scale back its climate targets.
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Dr Emma Garnett @emmagarnett.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Will cows burping a bit less methane help fight climate change? My answer: not really. The most effective way to reduce methane from cows is to farm fewer cows. Cows aren't able to fight climate change. We are: by going (mostly) plant-based. @skynewsrss.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/HU8Nt...
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The 'cool cows' fighting climate change
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Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
new article in @reggovjournal.bsky.social that examines how corporations engage in 'venue hopping' as a means to advance agendas in multiple spaces and at multiple levels This riffs off Baumgartner and Jones' notion of venue shopping, but adapts it for an increasingly multistakeholder world
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Corporate Power in a Multistakeholder World: Venue Hopping and the Multilevel Politics of Ultra‐Processed Food
The regulation of business is increasingly characterized by “soft” governance regimes that blur the boundaries of public and private authority, as signaled by the rapid proliferation of multistakehol...
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Come along tomorrow to LSHTM, Keppel Street or online to hear me talk about why we do research, why it's not used, and how we might engineer the system to get better value for all of us... www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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Is research really worth it? with Professor Kathryn Oliver | LSHTM
Research is something we spend a lot of money and time on — as individuals, organisations, and states. But is it worth it? Do we get bang for our buck? Who really benefits? And does research actually
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Paul Behrens @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Penguin and club bars hit by climate change - you can't call them chocolate any more. Though you wouldn't know it from the BBC, all they say is: "poor harvests as a result of severe drought conditions in cocoa-producing countries" I wonder what could be happening 🤷‍♂️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Penguin and Club bars can no longer be described as chocolate
The rising cost of cocoa has led to the manufacturers changing their recipe.
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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
📣New paper led by Dr Ru Jia! We conducted an RCT on an online supermarket to assess the effects of brand-matched alcoholic & NoLo adverts on drink selections Exposure to adverts for brand-matched NoLos increased brand recall, but inconclusive impact on alcohol selection doi.org/10.1111/add....
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Effects of brand‐matched alcoholic and alcohol‐free and low‐alcohol drinks adverts on drink selections: A United Kingdom‐based randomised controlled trial in an experimental online supermarket
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 ...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Our MSc module 'Patients, Citizens and the Politics of Evidence' runs from 8-12 December @ox.ac.uk. Open to stand-alone students as a freestanding short course. #healthpolicy lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/pati...
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Patients, Citizens and the Politics of Evidence
Examining the role of patients and citizens in providing evidence for health care research
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Do you research food, food systems or a topic related to food? TABLE & @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social in partnership with @wellcometrust.bsky.social, have launched a new survey to learn what you want from food research, what you need from funders, & key topics. Take the survey here: buff.ly/ROPrwTY
A flyer for a food research survey put out by TABLE, the Wellcome Trust and the Centre for Food Policy. The text says "Are you a food researcher or knowledge generator?We want to hear from you to help shape research within the UK and the EU! Take our survey to share your views on how research funding can better facilitate climate and health goals via food system transformation. Results are anonymous and will inform Wellcome Trust's research strategy for the next few years."
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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Excited to share that our research group is advertising 2 DPhil projects for 2026 entry. We’d love to hear from prospective applicants! shorturl.at/I6SrW *FUNDED* shorturl.at/lh4tB *Successful apps eligible for uni funding* @hannahforde.bsky.social @ashakaur.bsky.social @petescarbs.bsky.social
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Sustainability or Spin? The prevalence, impact, and regulation of 'Green claims' on foods in the UK
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Society for Social Medicine & Population Health @socsocmed.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The 2026 UK Public Health Science Conference will be in Newcastle on 21 April 2026, with an ECR event the day before. Abstract submission is now open! hg3.co.uk/ukphsc/ #PublicHealth #UKPHS2026 @nihrsphr.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social @ukphsci.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social
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Jenny TP @jennytpgrows.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
#PhDSky #AcademicSky #FoodStudies #SustainableSky
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Asha Kaur @ashakaur.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The first paper from the COPPER project! Great work from @hannahforde.bsky.social who led deliberative forums exploring public views on food taxes and subsidies to make healthy & sustainable food more affordable
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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
And a quick reminder about this DPhil position in the Sustainable Healthy Food Group @oxprimarycare.bsky.social! Happy to hear from anyone interested in applying
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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
We had a great time seeing Pete's home town! Even if he did get a bit lost on the way to the beach
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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
We ran deliberative forums in Glasgow & Bridlington all about food subsidies & taxes to make healthy & sustainable food more affordable. Read our findings in our latest article! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
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Public support for food subsidy and tax scenarios to promote healthy and sustainable diets: Evidence from deliberative forums in two UK locations
Governments can utilise fiscal measures, through subsidies and taxes, to promote healthy and environmentally sustainable food choices. Despite their p…
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Dr Emma Garnett @emmagarnett.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
This looks like an excellent conference! Urban Transitions 10-12 November 2026 | Sitges, Spain Submit abstracts by 8 May 2026 Integrating housing, urban and transport planning, environment, climate action, circular economy and health for healthier urban living www.elsevier.com/events/confe...
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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The relationship between UPFs and the environment is miles more complicated than this. UPFs are a hugely diverse category, but this article pretends they are all like M&Ms. What about plant-based meat and dairy alternatives?
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The hidden cost of ultra-processed foods on the environment: ‘The whole industry should pay’
Industrially made foods involve several ingredients and processes to put together, making it difficult to examine their true cost
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Scott Lloyd @scottylloyd1979.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Opportunity for Local Authorities in England to apply for up to £10,000 to explore new or improved ways of involving diverse people and communities in public health research. sites.google.com/view/nihrrss...
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PCP funding call - Dec 25
Opportunity for local authorities in England to apply for up to £10,000 to explore new or improved ways of involving diverse people and communities in public health research. This call is open to coll...
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IMS Epidemiology, University of Cambridge @imsepidemiology.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
(1/4) Despite the introduction of calorie labelling regulations in England in 2022, researchers from the @mrcepid.bsky.social, @cam.ac.uk, have found only a 2% reduction in the energy content of food available at chain restaurants. Read – buff.ly/py0yIZQ
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Citizen Participation @oliverescobar.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🌐 Online book launch (open access) 📚 'Climate Assemblies: New Civic Institutions for a Climate-Changed World' - Everyone welcome of this online event, which will feature editors, authors and discussion. Organised by DemFutures #Democracy. Free registration 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-as...
Visual depicting:
 a QR code to sign up for the event,
the title of the book: Climate Assemblies: New Civic Institutions for a Climate-changed World,
the time of the event: Friday 24 October, 1pm-2.30pm,
and a little blurb that says: 
This book brings together 25 authors to offer novel perspectives, critical insights and practical reflections based on original research about paradigmatic cases at local, national, transnational and global levels.
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IMS Epidemiology, University of Cambridge @imsepidemiology.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Family affluence shields children from the risks of obesity and unhealthy eating habits, even when they're surrounded by unhealthy food options, according to a study co-led by Dr @andreadsmith.bsky.social and Prof Clare Llewellyn @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social UCL blog buff.ly/NYr0V0x 🧵 (1/3)
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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · 01/10/2025
🌟 Another great opportunity to work at Sustain! 🌟 Sustain's Bridging the Gap project is seeking a freelance professional to provide event coordination, administrative, and research support from October to December 2025. www.sustainweb.org/jobs/freelan...
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Freelance Events and Research Support | Sustain
Sustain is seeking Freelance Events and Research Support for its Bridging the Gap programme.
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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Big news today: price or multibuy promotions on unhealthy food and drink (e.g. BOGOF deals) are now banned in England! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Buy one, get one free' deals for unhealthy food banned in supermarkets
Crisps, sweets, chocolate and fizzy drinks will be covered by restrictions starting in England.
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Citizen Participation @oliverescobar.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
🗓️ 🗞️ October newsletter from the Citizen Participation Network, including a book launch event, webinars, awards, a demonstration, an invitation to tender and opportunities to learn & share your work on #Democracy #DemocraticInnovation #Participation 📌 Available 👉🏼 www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...
In this Newsletter:

Online Book Launch: Climate Assemblies – New Civic Institutions for a Climate-Changed World

2025 SURF Awards Shortlist

Webinar: From Barriers to Bridges – Community Researchers as Methodological Innovation in Health Intervention Evaluation

Scotland Demands Better – March and Rally

Invitation to Tender: Learning and Evaluation of the Global Citizens’ Assembly for COP30

Apply for Cohort 4 School for Everyday Democracy

Event - 50 Years of Democracy in Spain: Perils and Possibilities for a Changing Future

DemFutures Work-in-Progress Sessions
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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Looking forward to this talk tomorrow from @kevinh-phd.bsky.social! Do join (online or in person options available)
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Clare Griffiths @statsgeekclare.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
New CMO report out today on health trends and variation in England. My team delivered this using a RAP developed in R, which made a nice change from lots of people running around putting numbers into excel then pasting into powerpoint... Was not without challenges though! www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Health trends and variation in England 2025: a Chief Medical Officer report
An overview of the health of England’s population, including trends over time and geographical variation.
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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Super pleased about this DPhil opportunity with @thrivingfoodfuture.bsky.social project at Oxford University, working on policies for sustainable diets. Great supervisory team with @hannahforde.bsky.social, @ashakaur.bsky.social and Rachel Pechey.
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THRIVING Food Futures @thrivingfoodfuture.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Come and join the THRIVING team! If you're looking for a funded DPhil, this one might be for you. 👇#PhD #funding
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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
We're are now accepting applications for an exciting DPhil at the @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, *FUNDED* by the THRIVING Food Futures research hub! The project is about divisive policies, supervised by me, Dr Rachel Pechey @petescarbs.bsky.social @ashakaur.bsky.social lnkd.in/eezGaZZ3 Pls share! ✨
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Crowd-pleasers or food fights? Exploring UK public support and objection to divisive policies that aim to reduce the environmental harm caused by the food system
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Really excited to be recruiting to this role at @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk. We're looking for someone to help broaden our connections between the school and the worlds of academia and policymaking. Sound interesting? Details below. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...
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Research Assistant/Associate - Bennett School of Public Policy
Department/Location: Department of Public Policy (Bennett School of Public Policy)Salary: £33,002-£46,049Reference: JB47263Category: ResearchDate published: 12 September 2025Closing date: 10 October 2...
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Verena Benoit @vreben.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
📢 Very happy to share our newest article! Thanks to all my co-authors for the amazing work 😍: Catherine Chen (cathchen.com), @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social, Caezilia Loibl (u.osu.edu/loibl.3/) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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From climate crisis to energy crisis: foster public support for renewable energy transition through framing
Under the long-standing backdrop of the climate crisis, would communication about acute energy crises encourage the public’s support for policies facilitating the adoption of renewable energy techn...
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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 05/09/2025
Sharing this excellent starter pack on #foodsecurity and nutrition (of which we're happy to be part) go.bsky.app/9mZrrpQ
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
📣 Open for applications CIRN Intesa Sanpaolo Visiting Fellowship The fellowship invites an an outstanding early career postdoctoral scholar whose research focuses on Italy to spend a period of time at Cambridge in Spring 2026 Apply by 16 Sept 2025 buff.ly/avKFQEe @cirn-cambridge.bsky.social
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CIRN Intesa Sanpaolo Visiting Fellowship - CRASSH
The Fellowship is offered to an outstanding early career scholar whose research focuses on Italy.
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Giovanni Mantilla @giofabman.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Apply for a 4 year postdoc (JRF) @christscollegecam.bsky.social Politics and International Studies is one of the eligible fields. Details below. Deadline 16 September 2025 noon UK time. www.christs.cam.ac.uk/stipendiary-...
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Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship | Christs College Cambridge
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Oxford Social Policy and Intervention @dspi-oxford.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Applications are open for @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Sociology - broadly construed to include sociology, demography, criminology, social & medical statistics, public policy, and social policy Deadline: 22 Sep More: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
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Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Sociology (two posts) - Nuffield College Oxford University
Nuffield College intends to appoint with effect from 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter, two Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellows (PPRFs) in Sociology, broadly construed to include sociology, demography, criminology, social and medical statistics, public policy, and social policy. The College particularly welcomes applications from candidates who work or plan to work in the field of one or more of the College’s Sociology Fellows, but this is not a requirement.
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orfc.bsky.social @orfc.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
⏰ Deadline Reminder ⏰ Applications for ORFC 2026 bursaries must be in by next Thursday, 4 September, at midday. Our bursaries help fund individuals to attend ORFC who might not otherwise be able to. Apply today: orfc.org.uk/orfc-2026-bu...
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Prof. Emma Boyland @emmaboyland.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
We're hiring! We have permanent Gr8 (lecturer) and Gr9 (senior lecturer) Teaching & Research posts available @livunipsyc.bsky.social. See here for more info/to apply: shorturl.at/cFFsf Please share with your networks 👍
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Global Alliance for the Future of Food @futureoffood.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
New investigation by @desmog.com reveals how the industrial beef industry may be using environmental groups to make beef look “climate friendly.” As our ED Anna Lappé says: “The industry spends millions on this kind of tactic because it can be so effective.” It’s greenwashing—and it’s working. 📖👇
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Paul Behrens @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
I wrote a piece for @theconversation.com on climate change, diets, and resilience. In high income nations we can go plant-rich now and harness the benefits or wait and likely climate change will force us our hand. theconversation.com/by-changing-...
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By changing our diets now, we can avoid the food chaos that climate change is bringing
By choosing to transform how we grow food and what we eat – rather than letting climate change dictate the pace of change – we have so much to gain.
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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
📢 New research from Oxford researchers reveals a significant perception gap: policymakers estimate only 37% of people support climate action, when in fact 69% do. This mismatch could be holding back ambitious policy. 🔗 Read more from our researchers: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/policym...
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Policymakers underestimate public support for climate action, Oxford…
New research by University of Oxford researchers from the Institute of New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, Saïd Business School and Smith…
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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
New study led by @jessicarenzella.bsky.social that used online Group Model Building workshops with Newham residents to map areas for action to create healthier diets Full paper here: bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Identifying areas for action to create healthier diets in the London Borough of Newham: systems mapping with residents - BMC Public Health
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...
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Joint Center for History and Economics @historyecon.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
The Cambridge Centre will be awarding a number of Prize Research Grants for the academic year 2025-2026. Applications are now open. Submission deadline is 4 September 2025. Click below for further information, eligibility and how to apply. www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk/prize.html
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