UKRI awards major grant to GFS supported project
17 January 2025
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded a major grant to to the “Resilience in Agrifood Systems: Supply Chain Configuration Analytics Lab” (RASCAL) project aimed at building resilience in the UK’s food system. Led by GFS Co-Chair, Jagjit Singh Srai, Director of Research in the Department of Engineering at the...
Mapping hazards to the global food system: new paper by Dr David Willer
13 December 2024
GFS member, Dr David Willer, is one of the authors of a fascinating paper published this month in the journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. The paper focusses on research into the representation of food-system associated environmental hazards that threaten societies worldwide. Dr Willer and his team explored the...
Are weight loss jabs the solution to the obesity crisis?
1 November 2024
In a new article for the University of Cambridge website, five Cambridge experts, including GFS members Prof Martin White and Prof Jean Adams, shared their thoughts on whether the new weight-loss drugs really are the answer to the obesity crisis. Current estimates suggest almost two thirds of UK adults are overweight or...
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