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Wellbeing & Veganism: Is it time for a new way of being in the world?
Our new Wellbeing & Veganism working group of academics and researchers will be publishing a series of articles, blogs...(Read More)
Research briefing: New study finds healthy plant-based diets may lower overall stroke risk
Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health find that healthy plant-based diets may lower overall stroke risk by up to 10%....(Read More)
Research briefing: What are consumers' motives for following veg*n diets?
Researcher Network member, Gelareh Salehi, examines the preliminary results of a systematic review of 51 published papers on different...(Read More)
Research & Policy Update: 25/02/21
Plant-based research and policy round-up, 25th February 2021.(Read More)
Opinion: Human beings in lockdowns and non-human animals in captivity: Some thoughts and parallels
Researcher Network member, Tani Khara, explores the parallels between human experiences of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic and...(Read More)
Research briefing: New report says plant-based diets are critical to breaking vicious circle of cheap food
A new report by Chatham House explores the role of the global food system as the principal driver of...(Read More)
The Expert Series, Winter 2021: Vegan lexicography?
In the first edition of the Expert Series for 2021, Dr Emma Franklin considers language and the role of...(Read More)
Opinion - The top science papers of 2020 supporting plant-based nutrition
RAC member Dr Shireen Kassam rates her top science papers supporting plant-based nutrition of 2020....(Read More)
Research briefing: Book review - Rethinking Food and Agriculture
Researcher Network member, James O' Donovan, reviews new book Rethinking Food and Agriculture, which is edited by Laila...(Read More)
Research & Policy Update: 12/01/21
Recent research and policy publications round-up, 12th January 2021.(Read More)
Research briefing: India’s secret meat eaters
Researcher Network member, Tani Khara, explores how her recent research contributes to the relatively sparse literature on...(Read More)
Research & Policy Update: 07/12/20
Recent research and policy publications round-up 7th December, 2020(Read More)
Research briefing: Fracture risk in vegans
RAC member, Paul Appleby, introduces a major new paper he co-authored from EPIC-Oxford, a long-term...(Read More)
Project Update: Pig Ignorant: The Peppa Pig Paradox
Researcher Network Member, Lynda Korimboccus, recently published a paper investigating social inconsistencies that produce pig-eating Peppa-Pig fans,...(Read More)
Research News: We Need to Talk About Killing
Research from social psychology, linguistics and cognitive science strongly suggests that words influence our thoughts, and our thoughts influence...(Read More)