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Thursday, 4 April, 2019

The Expert Series (4): Vegan Narratives and Storytelling

In this month's Expert Series, RAC member, Dr Eva Giraud, discusses an academic workshop on Vegan Narratives at the University...(Read More)

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Thursday, 21 March, 2019

Brexit, Beef and Beans: Transforming Britain’s Food-system.

Researcher Network member, Emily Holmes, presents a thorough exploration of her research into food-system change, questioning which foods are being...(Read More)

Thursday, 14 March, 2019

Research briefing: Co-benefits of climate change mitigation in the UK

Researchers look at the co-benefits of climate change mitigation in the UK, asking what issues are the UK public concerned about and how...(Read More)

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Friday, 1 March, 2019

The Expert Series (3): The work of Plant Based Health Professionals UK

In our third edition of the Expert Series, RAC member, Dr Shireen Kassam, discusses her personal and professional vegan...(Read More)

Monday, 25 February, 2019

Research briefing: The Broken Plate

A new report by the Food Foundation claims that the UK food system is fatally flawed and contributing to a...(Read More)

Thursday, 7 February, 2019

Veganism versus local organic farming: where to draw the line in the case of Northern Ireland

Researcher Network member, Ekaterina Gladkova, from Northumbria University, discusses her current research into pig farming in Northern Ireland and how...(Read More)

Friday, 1 February, 2019

The Expert Series (2): How should vegans respond to in vitro meat?

In the second of our new Expert Series, RAC member Dr Josh Milburn from the University of York reflects on whether in...(Read More)

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Thursday, 24 January, 2019

New Food & Agricultural Law in France: Progress for Animals and Plant-Based Food?

Researcher Network member, Marie Laffineur-Pauchet, a PhD student at the University of Montpellier (France) updates us on her research into French food and...(Read More)

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Thursday, 17 January, 2019

Research briefing: New plant-focused diet would ‘transform’ planet’s future

The first science-based diet that tackles both the poor food eaten by billions of people and averts global environmental catastrophe...(Read More)

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Monday, 7 January, 2019

Research briefing: Growing the Good (2)

RAC member, Paul Appleby, reviews a report published in the final quarter of 2018 by the Changing Markets Foundation about...(Read More)

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Monday, 10 December, 2018

Research briefing: Food Labelling And Market Segmentation Of Consumers

"Collectivists" and "individualists," who tend to care more about social and environmental justice, account for 29% of the total...(Read More)

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Tuesday, 4 December, 2018

Research briefing: What's slowing down 'clean meat'?

A new UK paper identifies 'clean meat' as a highly promising early stage technology with key challenges to be solved prior...(Read More)

Wednesday, 28 November, 2018

Research briefing: Global food systems are failing humanity and speeding up climate change

A new report published from 130 national academies issues a wake-up call to leaders on the eve of COP24.(Read More)

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Tuesday, 27 November, 2018

Research briefing: New study proposes three-step strategy towards plant-sourced proteins

The livestock sector could use almost half of the 1.5 degree celsius greenhouse gas emission budget allowed by 2030 according to a...(Read More)

Monday, 5 November, 2018

WWF report: Mass wildlife loss caused by human consumption

Research Advisory Committee member, Dr Melanie Flynn, comments on the WWF’s Living Planet Report that confirms that “exploding human consumption” has...(Read More)

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