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Jess Renzella

@jessicarenzella.bsky.social
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Co-Director WHO CC on the Promotion of Healthy and Sustainable Diets & Senior Researcher in Sustainable Healthy Food Group, University of Oxford | She/Her

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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Our NEW systematic review led by Dr Margarida Bica identified & characterised 42 nutrient profile models developed or used for front-of-pack nutrition labelling worldwide. A helpful resource for researchers & policymakers. @oxpop.bsky.social @oxprimarycare.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Systematic review of nutrient profile models for front-of-pack nutrition labelling - Nature Food
Nutrient profile models (NPMs) underpin front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FOPNL), which can help consumers to make healthier food choices. This systematic review identifies and characterizes existing...
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 17/08/2026
Diets in the UK are unhealthy and environmentally unsustainable. Prof Mike Rayner, Dr Jessica Renzella and Dr Hannah Forde argue that local authorities could play a significant role in steering UK diets. Read more ⬇️ bit.ly/4wqhtE7
Expert commentary titled "Climate-Friendly Food Procurement and Advertising: What Are Local Authorities in England Doing?" by Professor Mike Rayner, Dr. Jessica Renzella, and Dr. Hannah Forde. The text suggests local authorities could help make UK diets healthier and more sustainable. The background features a person serving salad from a buffet.
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Pantrywoman @pantrywoman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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Prachi Bhatnagar @prachib.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Our new paper is out in PLOS Climate! Just 5 English councils have a publicly available climate-friendly food advertising policy, and 23 a procurement policy, varying hugely in scope and specificity. Great work by co-first authors Letitia Sermin-Reed & Mackenzie Fong and the team. bit.ly/4xivlRy
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Climate-friendly food advertising and procurement in English local authorities: A systematic scoping review of policy ambition
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...
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Diets in the UK are unhealthy and environmentally unsustainable, but Dr Jessica Renzella at the University of Oxford says local government advertising and procurement provide an exciting opportunity to address this, connecting food systems and the climate crisis. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-07...
Plant based buffet - Engin Akyurt, unsplash.com
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Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences @oxprimarycare.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Can local authorities help tackle the climate crisis & unhealthy diets? 🌏🥑 Drawing on recent @plosclimate.org research, @ox.ac.uk researchers explore how food procurement & advertising policies could achieve both. @hannahforde.bsky.social @jessicarenzella.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social 👇👇
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Climate-friendly food procurement and advertising: what are local authorities in England doing?
How can local authorities help create healthier, more sustainable food systems? In this opinion piece, originally posted on the University of Oxford website, researchers draw on new research to examin...
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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
As a postdoctoral researcher in sustainable food and an @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social Councillor - this could not be more relevant. I'm so proud of my amazing friends and colleagues @jessicarenzella.bsky.social and @hannahforde.bsky.social for their incredible research.
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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Idea: policies that do good things instead of bad things
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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Our team is now a WHO Collaborating Centre for the Promotion of Healthy & Sustainable Diets. Which is pretty cool (well, I think it is anyway).
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Prachi Bhatnagar @prachib.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I've got a PhD studentship being advertised on 'Who is shaping healthy and sustainable policies in UK cities?' Stipend + funded UK home fees + training and conference budget. Please share with anyone you think would be interested, or get in touch with me directly! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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Search for Postgraduate Scholarships and Other Funding
Search scholarships and funding for postgraduate study at Newcastle University. Find financial support tailored to your course and eligibility.
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Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences @oxprimarycare.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Exciting news! The @who.int has designated our Sustainable Healthy Food Group a WHO Collaborating Centre for the Promotion of Healthy & Sustainable Diets 🎉 It'll be led by @jessicarenzella.bsky.social & Prof Mike Rayner from @oxpop.bsky.social, working closely with @petescarbs.bsky.social.
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Department team designated as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for the Promotion of Healthy and Sustainable Diets
We’re pleased to announce that the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated a new WHO Collaborating Centre for the Promotion of Healthy and Sustainable Diets, recognising the work of the Sustain...
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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Annual UK retail sales for ALL milkshakes (most of which don't have enough sugar to be included in new sugar tax): 174 million L. Annual UK retail sales of Red Bull, Coca-Cola and Monster (high sugar, gov considered raising tax levels but didn't): 935 million L.
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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Wes Streeting
The Drake meme. A man in an orange puffer jacket looks shocked and turns his head away in the top picture. The same man in the bottom picture points with a smile on his face. Caption on the top picture is "Coca-Cola, Monster, Red Bull". Caption on the bottom picture is "Yop"
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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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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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Asha Kaur @ashakaur.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
New @jessicarenzella.bsky.social! Workshops w/Newham residents to identify ways to improve diets “…although the implementation of interventions in different areas may require tailoring, the focus of interventions to tackle the determinants of unhealthy diets could be similar across neighbourhoods.”
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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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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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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Another new Research Associate post available working on our new UKRI research hub! This post is at Strathclyde with the excellent @profkatsmith.bsky.social and @e-c-hill.bsky.social
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Adam Briggs @admbriggs.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Out just now, this is now explicit guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework! This will be a huge help for councils wanting to create healthy places, reducing the scope for costly legal challenges from fast food companies. #HealthyPlaceShaping www.gov.uk/government/p...
Copy of paragraph 97 from the national planning policy framework. It reads: Local planning authorities should refuse applications for hot food takeaways and fast 
food outlets:
a) within walking distance of schools and other places where children and young 
people congregate, unless the location is within a designated town centre; or
b) in locations where there is evidence that a concentration of such uses is having 
an adverse impact on local health, pollution or anti-social-behaviour
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Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
The CMO's annual report highlights health challenges & opportunities for people living in cities. We need to: ▶️make eating healthily an option for all ▶️⬇️air pollution ▶️address mental health needs ▶️improve access to sexual health services www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2024: health in cities
Professor Whitty’s report outlines a broad range of health opportunities and challenges for city populations, and includes case studies from core cities in England.
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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
I'm totally delighted about this news. Follow @hannahforde.bsky.social for excellent research on marketing policies for healthy sustainable diets over the next few years.
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 15/11/2024
Want to keep up with the latest on economics, politics, sociology, biodiversity, the environment, and much, much more from the University of Oxford? Check out our starter pack of departments, programmes and research groups from across the Social Sciences Division. go.bsky.app/E2yvAor
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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
UK Food & Health Policy, from @alexrosecharity.bsky.social go.bsky.app/G3WVEHW
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 12/11/2024
hello and welcome to the 1M people that have joined Bluesky in the last week!!!
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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · 16/02/2024
LEAP (Livestock, Environment and People) conference registration is live! Always a great day with great food. To find out more about all things LEAP visit www.leap.ox.ac.uk/home.
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LEAP conference 2024. Online registration by Cvent
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IMS Epidemiology, University of Cambridge @imsepidemiology.bsky.social · 31/01/2024
For our next Bradford Hill Seminar Professor Sir Michael Marmot will join us to discuss social justice and health equity. 🗓️When: Wed 28 February, 1 PM (UK) 🌍Online Free registration at events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e84894...
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Jean Adams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦 @jeanmadams.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
Come and join the teaching team for our MPhil in Population Health Sciences! We're looking for someone with knowledge of epidemiology, biostatistics or infectious disease modelling and experience of programming in R / R Studio. Closing date 15 Jan jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/44441/
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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 18/12/2023
I was an author on a paper in the BMJ that was retracted recently. We found an error in the original analysis, informed the journal, and then started a long (long) process to correct the scientific record. Here's a link to an excellent blog about that process.
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Being part of the self-correction of science - MRC Epidemiology Unit
By Professor Jean Adams It’s a time of year when it’s nice think about the successes of the last twelve months, but sometimes things aren’t easy or straightforward in science, […]
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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · 08/12/2023
So many excellent colleagues here in the Sustainable Healthy Food Group moving to Bluesky (inspired by early adopter @petescarbs.bsky.social obvs) - welcome @ashakaur.bsky.social @jessicarenzella.bsky.social @elisabecker.bsky.social 👋 and I'm sure more to follow!
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