Our Food For Thought panel events aim to engage and inform the public on current issues related to food security. Events are on-line and topics covered have included healthy eating, plastic in the food chain, and food waste for animal feed.
To find out more please contact the Programme Manager Francesca Re Manning.
Below is a list of past and future events with links to webpages where you can find event reports and recordings.
2024
Wednesday 6 March, 2024 Going hungry in the UK: our ‘food desert’ problem
2023
Thursday 16 November, 2023 "Breaking bread: What's wrong with wheat?"
Wednesday 1 November, 2023 "How low can you go: Can food production achieve net zero?"
Thursday 25 May, 2023 Eating local: The key to food security?
Monday 17 April, 2023 What is the real cost of Food?
2022
Monday, 5 December, 2022 Food For Thought Panel Talk: Best Before: balancing food safety and food waste
Thursday, 10 November, 2022 Food for Thought Panel Talk: Why can't we keep our children healthy?
Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 Food for Thought Panel Talk. The Government’s Healthy Eating Strategy: Can we afford to scrap it?
2021
Monday, 21 June, 2021 Food for Thought Panel Talk. Healthy eating: what makes it so hard?
Thursday, 27 May, 2021 Food for Thought Panel Talk. Plastic in the food chain: can we do without it?
Thursday, 29 April, 2021 Food for Thought Panel Talk: "What a Waste: circular food systems and sustainable diets"
Monday, 8 March, 2021 Food for Thought Panel Talk: Feeding our children: food poverty and food banks in a time of plenty.
2020
Wednesday, 25 November, 2020 Eat the Right Thing: Are plant-based diets best for us and our planet?
Thursday, 10 December, 2020 Give Bees a Chance! How can we help bees and feed the world?
