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Dr Jess Dunn watering wheat crops in a lab

Inside the grain: Sheffield researcher awarded fellowship to investigate plant reproduction processes

Institute for Sustainable Food Research Fellow, Dr Jess Dunn, has been awarded a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) fellowship to explore plant reproductive physiology in major cereal crops.
School dinner on a tray
Photograph: Heather Ellis

Immersive School Dinners exhibition offers food for thought

A new School Dinners exhibition, created in collaboration by researchers from the University of Sheffield, brings the mixed memories and tastes of school food to life.

A view of the outside of Our Shop in the SU

Addressing Food Waste at the University of Sheffield: Research, Initiatives, and Impact

As we mark Food Waste Action Week, we reflect on the initiatives we are implementing to reduce food waste and create a more sustainable future, both on campus and beyond.

The Wave cafe
The Wave Kitchen, University of Sheffield

New research sets out roadmap to transform Sheffield’s food system

Researchers from the University of Sheffield worked with CLES and ShefFood to create a roadmap of interventions for a more sustainable, healthy and local food economy in Sheffield.
Green farmland and fields stretch out in the distance. In the foreground a man is covering some hay bales with black plastic

New research shows how to include more farmers in the design of new environmental policies

A new paper explores how government policy-makers can include a wide range of farmers in the design of new Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, using different engagement strategies to work with individuals who may be harder to reach.

'Feeding the world without costing the Earth'

14 March Royal Society event: Feeding the world without costing the Earth
Solar panels on stilts above crops.

Launching East Africa’s first combined solar energy and agriculture system

An event tomorrow (24 February 2022) will introduce stakeholders to East Africa’s first ever Agrivoltaics system and allow them to hear about the design, performance, and potential opportunities to implement the technology in Kenya and beyond.
A farmer sitting in a field with sheep grazing in the distance.

Covid tip of iceberg for farmers’ mental health

Farmers’ mental health is at a tipping point, despite already being critical prior to Covid-19, which widened existing cracks in support according to new research.
Ruth Little

Dr Ruth Little named one of Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential Academics in Government

Dr Ruth Little, Lecturer in Human Geography and member of the Institute for Sustainable Food, has been listed in the ‘climate and sustainability' category for her policy work on agriculture and the environment.