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Our 2024 research highlights

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on and celebrate some of our research news stories from 2024.
Make It Grow team members and Kufunda Village youth facilitators
Make it Grow team members and the Kufunda Village youth facilitators

Make it Grow Symposium 2024

A recent symposium held in Zimbabwe as part of the Make it Grow project brought together participants from collaborating organisations and partner communities to showcase innovative ideas for promoting change in local food systems.
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The National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) officially launches

On Friday 29 November, the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) celebrated its highly anticipated formal launch at the University of Leeds. Researchers from the Institute for Sustainable Food joined the celebration.

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Cooking classes connect communities through sustainable food recipes

Researchers from the Institute for Sustainable Food were part of a collaborative event connecting communities through food. The Cook & Connect: Strengthening Communities Through Food event explored the use of nutritious and versatile ingredients.
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Growing leafy greens set to get greener due to ºù«Ӱҵ research into sustainable farming

A new way to create synthetic fertilisers from waste by-products, which could provide a cost-effective, low-carbon alternative to current synthetic fertilisers for the UK's farming industry, is being developed by the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
(Left-right): Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Lord Jonathan Caine; Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD; Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD; Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris; and Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Steve Baker, pictured at Farmleigh, Dublin, this afterno

New research programme to transform food systems led by ºù«Ӱҵ awarded £5.8 million

A transformative, new research programme that aims to transform food systems across the UK and Ireland, and led by the University of ºù«Ӱҵ, was announced yesterday (Tuesday 28 November).

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New co-Director for the Institute for Sustainable Food

Professor Louise Dye has been announced as the new co-Director of the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
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Regather shortlisted for 2023 BBC Food & Farming Awards

Regather has been chosen as one of three organisations shortlisted for a 2023 BBC Food & Farming Award in the ‘Farming the Future’ category.