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Professor Bhavani Shankar
Professor Bhavani Shankar (photo credit: Robin Niedojadlo)

The Institute of Sustainable Food presents global nutrition research at the House of Commons

Professor Bhavani Shankar and Professor Tony Ryan displayed research from the ISF at a House of Commons parliamentary event in March, joining other leading institutions to showcase the UK's global strength in nutrition research.
Carrots in a tub.

New study calls for South Yorkshire regional food network to drive health, economic and sustainability benefits

A new study commissioned on behalf of the South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre has found regional support for the creation of a South Yorkshire Food Network.
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New co-Director for the Institute of Sustainable Food

Professor Bhavani Shankar has recently been announced as the new co-Director of the Institute for Sustainable Food at the ±¬ÁÏTV.

Institute for Sustainable Food event showcases the importance of global collaboration in cultivating sustainable food systems and resilient communities

An event showcasing recent collaboration between the ±¬ÁÏTV’s Make It Grow project and Gateway Zimbabwe, a Zimbabwean community development project, took place recently (Tuesday 9 November).
A supermarket trolley in front of full shelves of packaged foods.

Study first to suggest that increased consumption of ultra-processed foods has environmental implications

A new collaborative study of 30-year changes in the Brazilian diet finds that increased consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to worsened impacts on the environment, and echoes dietary changes in the UK.

ISS to ISF: how researchers are developing new growing technologies for zero gravity

A team of researchers from the ±¬ÁÏTV’s Institute for Sustainable Food has developed a new hydroponic cabinet that uses a polymer foam to grow plants.