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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...


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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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Gross to Gourmet: How Naked Clams Could Revolutionise Global Diets

20 September 2024

A new paper, co-authored by GFS member, Dr David Willer , describes how researchers used AI to analyse social media posts and reveal potential consumers’ reactions to eating Naked Clams. Naked Clams are bivalves once known only as a destructive pest but now poised to revolutionise global diets. With a history stretching...


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University of Cambridge research on benefits of beans makes national news  

2 August 2024

Pulses are an important area of research for global food security, so we were especially pleased to see GFS member Dr Nadia Mohd-Radzman’s work on broad beans featured in the national news this week. The article about her work in the Observer newspaper focused on the health benefits of eating broad beans. These legumes are...


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Don’t blow this house down! New study suggests building materials from waste straw could benefit farmers and environment.

2 August 2024

In a new case study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, doctoral researcher Lisa Arianna Rossi and GFS Co-chair, Dr Jagjit Singh Srai from the Centre for International Manufacturing explore innovative and sustainable methods to valorise agricultural waste in India. Their research focuses on transforming the...


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Vigilance is key to fighting wheat disease

16 July 2024

As the proportion of populations going hungry in parts of Asia and Africa continues to rise, so preventing the reduction of harvests of cereal crops due to fungal diseases, remains a top challenge for governments and food agencies around the world. Two new publications from member of Epidemiology and Modelling in the...


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Meet Tejas Rao

31 May 2024

Tejas Rao completed his undergraduate studies in Arts and Law at the Gujarat National Law University in India, after which he came to Cambridge to read for the Masters in Law, with a specialisation in International Law. After a year gathering research and teaching experience in International Law and Public Policy, with a...


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EVENT REPORT: Research Symposium - Sustainable and Healthy Food Production

19 April 2024

This interdisciplinary research symposium organised with Cambridge Zero took place on Thursday 21st March 2024 at the West Hub in Cambridge. The symposium's focus was how our complex food system can become more sustainable. The symposium's speakers addressed the issues of food system sustainability from multiple...


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Meet Dr Min-Yao Jhu

8 March 2024

Min-Yao Jhu is a postdoctoral research associate at the Crop Science Centre, where she is pioneering efforts to engineer nodule organogenesis in cereals, aiming to enhance crop productivity and sustainability. Her career embodies a commitment to leveraging scientific research for agricultural innovation, with a particular...


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Meet Professor Rachael Garrett

2 February 2024

Dr Rachael Garrett is Moran Professor of Conservation and Development in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge. She is also a member of the Global Food Security Steering Committee. She has 15 years experience studying agricultural processes in Latin America (especially soy, beef, dairy, and coffee...


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