A short presentation by Elin Falla (PhD Candidate, Department of Plant Science, University of Cambridge) on Plant virus spread in crops: why modelling insect behaviour is important for prediction and control, followed by a Q&A and discussion.
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29Mar
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21Mar
This symposium organised with Cambridge Zero, highlighted ground-breaking research within the food security sphere happening across the University of Cambridge.
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08Mar
A short presentation by Mariel Alem-Fonseca (PhD Candidate, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge) on Evaluating Emerging Food Supply Chains from a Resilience and Cost Perspective: A Study on the Alternative Protein Industry followed by a Q&A and discussion with the speaker.
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06Mar
This public webinar on Wednesday, 6 March, 2024, attended by an audience of 70, focused on what food deserts are, why they exist and what the solutions might be.
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01Mar
A short presentation by Elisapeththu Hoole (PhD Candidate, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge) on Supporting women farmers: optimizing climate-adaptive organic agriculture policies in Sri Lanka’s Dry-Zone followed by a Q&A and discussion with the speaker.
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02Feb
A short presentation by Wenjun Zhou (PhD Candidate, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge) on Genomic response to artificial selection in an industrially valuable insect species followed by a Q&A and discussion with the speaker.
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23Jan
Join our Programme Manager, Francesca Re Manning for tea, cake and informal chat to find out about the benefits of joining the Global Food Security network.
All University of Cambridge students welcome.
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24Nov
This seminar will feature two short presentations:
Tejas Rao (PhD candidate, C-EENRG/Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge) on Protecting Farmers: Food Sovereignty and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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17Nov
A short presentation by Thomas Ball on Balancing sustainable domestic food production with overseas biodiversity consequences followed by a Q&A and discussion with the speaker.
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16Nov
Bread has been consumed by humans for thousands of years. This event will consider the history and environmental impact of this staple food.