Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Can we eat our way out of crisis? A profile of my recent research. warwick.ac.uk/research/imp... 021
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Hard to disagree with these recommendations based on industry-funded research. www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and... 000
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 29/05/2026"why is the upmarket retailer flourishing while the value-driven supermarket is finding things so tough?" No mention of inequality in the article, but rich families getting richer, and poor families getting poorer is perfectly consistent with this observation. www.thegrocer.co.uk/why-waitrose...thegrocer.co.ukWhy Waitrose, not Asda, is flourishing in tough timesAs consumers are hammered by the high cost of living, why is Waitrose flourishing while Asda finds trading tough? 011
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Proud to see my research agenda on #3 in this article! Four ways to tackle health and climate together – and lift millions of people out of poverty theconversation.com/four-ways-to...theconversation.comFour ways to tackle health and climate together – and lift millions of people out of povertyHealth and climate action can be designed together, supporting and reinforcing each other, instead of being treated as separate priorities. 020
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 20/02/2026This is old (Nov 2015), but so true and so funny. And because it's in Dutch (with English subtitles!) you may not have seen it yet. youtu.be/RXRQNlxN5KY?...youtu.beVlees - Zondag met Lubach (S03)YouTube video by De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach | VPRO 100
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 06/01/2026There’s a huge loophole in the new UK ban on daytime junk food ads theconversation.com/theres-a-hug...theconversation.comThere’s a huge loophole in the new UK ban on daytime junk food adsNew regulations target the product but not the brand. 000
Reposted by Thijs van RensCAGE Research Centre @cagewarwick.bsky.social · 15/12/2025🏘️ “Closing the housing gap will require building in the right places, not just building more.” @NikDatta.bsky.social and @AmritaKulka.bsky.social discuss their research into tackling the UK’s housing crisis for the Local Government Chronicle. 📰buff.lyNikhil Datta, Amrita Kulka: Housing gap shows where to buildNew research shows what really matters is where new homes are placed within local authority boundaries, write two assistant professors at the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. 042
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 15/12/2025The United States CDC has abandoned science in its new advice about vaccines and autism theconversation.com/the-united-s...theconversation.comThe United States CDC has abandoned science in its new advice about vaccines and autismThe CDC website used to state, clearly and correctly, that the evidence shows no link between vaccines and the development of autism. 000
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 12/12/2025QS ranking requests are going out. If you need reminding about how awesome Warwick is, have a look at this website: warwick.ac.uk/about/excell...warwick.ac.ukExcellence at the University of Warwick Whether it’s teaching, research or collaboration, Warwick offers a vibrant, forward-looking environment where anything feels possible. 011
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 01/11/2025econjobmarket.org/positions/12... Assistant Professor positions in Macroeconomics or Development at Warwick Economicseconjobmarket.orgEJM - Econ Job Market 030
Reposted by Thijs van RensThe Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 22/10/2025🚨 Nearly six million adults are struggling to afford healthy food according to our latest #FoodInsecurity Tracker. One in seven households with children are affected meaning they are cutting back on meals or skipping food for a day. Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j 074
Reposted by Thijs van RensPete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 22/10/2025The LEAP conference is back in Oxford on 22nd April 2026. We have @martinwhite33.bsky.social and @suepritch.bsky.social as keynote speakers. Abstract submissions will open early next year. Save the date! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.socialfutureoffood.ox.ac.ukLEAP conference 2026Date for the 2026 LEAP conference 094
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Great podcast with @petescarbs.bsky.social on healthy and sustainable diets. Features some of my work among many other things. @warwickecon.bsky.social @sustainweb.org 031
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Special lecture: Her Excellency Edna Adan Ismail - ‘From Rubble to Revitalisation: Building Somaliland’s Health Services’ @warwickecon.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Thijs van RensPete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Super exciting event at the Oxford Martin School tomorrow with @kevinh-phd.bsky.social. Please do come along. Registration sheet in the link elow. 071
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 24/09/2025UNBELIEVABLE - USDA terminates 'redundant' Food Insecurity Survey, because it does "nothing more than fear monger" and "failed to present anything more than subjective, liberal fodder". www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...usda.gov 101
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 17/08/2025These are today's heroes. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...theguardian.com‘I’m proud to have made this stand’: over-60s arrested at Palestine Action ban protest explain their decisionFrom a retired British colonel to a Catholic priest, half of the 532 people arrested in Parliament Square were 60 or older. Many believe they had a greater share of responsibility to take in defending... 000
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 17/05/2025www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i... Shocking!theguardian.comUK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firmsExclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms 011
Reposted by Thijs van RensThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/05/2025In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”nytimes.comOpinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action. 771137534897
Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 28/04/2025The food industry has a dirty secret - and it's making Britain poorer and unhealthier, news.sky.com/story/money-... 000
Reposted by Thijs van RensPete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 05/12/2024On 8 Apr the 7th LEAP conference will take place in Oxford. This is for anyone working on food with a particular focus on meat and dairy. Health, environment, politics, economics, philosophy, etc. all welcome! Deadline for abstracts: 14 Feb Please share widely! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.socialfutureoffood.ox.ac.ukLEAP conference 2025 2189