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Dr Jess Dunn watering wheat crops in a lab

Inside the grain: Sheffield researcher awarded fellowship to investigate plant reproduction processes

Institute for Sustainable Food Research Fellow, Dr Jess Dunn, has been awarded a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) fellowship to explore plant reproductive physiology in major cereal crops.
School dinner on a tray
Photograph: Heather Ellis

Immersive School Dinners exhibition offers food for thought

A new School Dinners exhibition, created in collaboration by researchers from the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, brings the mixed memories and tastes of school food to life.

A view of the outside of Our Shop in the SU

Addressing Food Waste at the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield: Research, Initiatives, and Impact

As we mark Food Waste Action Week, we reflect on the initiatives we are implementing to reduce food waste and create a more sustainable future, both on campus and beyond.

The Wave cafe
The Wave Kitchen, СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield

New research sets out roadmap to transform Sheffield’s food system

Researchers from the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield worked with CLES and ShefFood to create a roadmap of interventions for a more sustainable, healthy and local food economy in Sheffield.
Two workers loading fruit and vegetables in a warehouse

Working towards a healthier and more sustainable Sheffield by keeping it local

A new collaborative project has been launched in Sheffield, aiming to create new routes to market for local small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with the goal of promoting healthier and more sustainable diets for the city's residents.
Women in supermarket looking at packaging

Helping alternative proteins go mainstream for a sustainable planet

СŷÊÓƵ will co-lead a new £38 million centre to develop planet-friendly alternatives to animal proteins that could soon be a sustainable and nutritious part of our diets.
four women holding co centre logo

New collaborative research centre to transform food system

Co-Centre run jointly by СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, Queen’s СŷÊÓƵ Belfast and СŷÊÓƵ College Dublin in first-of-a-kind collaboration across Great Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland.