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Prof. Emma Boyland @emmaboyland.bsky.social · 27d

FOOD ON YOUR FEED:
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British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · Aug 26

There's just two weeks (and a day) to go until the British Science Festival #BSF25 arrives in Liverpool!

Here's 10 of the many reasons you should join us at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social and venues across the city from 10-14 September:

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10 reasons to go to the British Science Festival in Liverpool

British Science Festival takes over Liverpool from September 10 - 14 and it’s going to be an amazing week of 100+ events. Find out more here.

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Prof. Emma Boyland @emmaboyland.bsky.social · Jul 30

Check out this Original Ideas podcast ep on our relationship with food featuring yours truly, @charlottehardman.bsky.social and @beckyevans.bsky.social

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Dr Beth Mead @bethanmead.bsky.social · Jul 11

🎉 Excited to announce my stand with the #BritishScienceFestival in Liverpool this September! 🎉 I'll be working with @ljmuofficial.bsky.social, Farm Urban and Compost Works to deliver our joint "City Greens" stand in the Kaz Garden, 12th September.
britishsciencefestival.org/event/city-g... #bsf25

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Dr Beth Mead @bethanmead.bsky.social · Jun 30

...They need assurances on health, sustainability, safety, reliability and scalability of urban food growing, plus, importantly, PRICE! Stakeholder next steps: clarify labelling, provide assurances, shout about the benefits. #spffoodsystems #urbanfoodgrowing #tukfs #consumeracceptance #foodsystems

Dr Beth Mead @bethanmead.bsky.social · Jun 30

Urban-grown food - fruits and veg grown in urban areas - could bring health and sustainability benefits, but will UK consumers and stakeholders accept it? And what would stop them? Our data shows mixed, but potential and promising perceptions. #spffoodsystems #urbanagriculture #tukfs ...

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Dr Beth Mead @bethanmead.bsky.social · Jun 30

📣New publication! Consumer and stakeholder acceptance of urban-grown food. My new food.gov FSA report is published today: science.food.gov.uk/article/1375.... I've also written about it for the #spffoodsystems #tukfs blog ukfoodsystems.ukri.org/2025/06/30/u...

Consumer and Stakeholder Perceptions of Urban-Grown Food | Published in FSA Research and Evidence

By Food Standards Agency, Bethan R. Mead & 1 more. This report outlines findings from a consumer survey, and stakeholder workshops, exploring levels of acceptance of urban grown food.

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Dr Beth Mead @bethanmead.bsky.social · Jun 27

Anyone have a spare 15 mins and would like to help my MSc student out with his dissertation? Participants needed for online survey about thoughts and feelings about eating. Prize draw for a shopping voucher as thanks for taking part! qualtricsxmrz7jpcnb2.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Dr Nikki Power @drnikkipower.bsky.social · Jun 27

🚨 New Publication! 🚨

Enhancing Interoperability Training: Insights from UK Emergency Responders, published in International Journal of Emergency Services.

Our latest paper explores what makes interoperability training effective across UK emergency services...

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SARG - SCHARR @sarg-scharr.bsky.social · Jun 16

✨ Job opportunity! ✨ We're currently seeking a Research Associate in Psychology for a new project led by @fieldmatt.bsky.social which will use machine learning to develop a better understanding of why many people drop out of treatment for gambling problems. More project info at: bit.ly/45WEyVb

Research Associate in Psychology at University of Sheffield

An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate in Psychology is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

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Dr Beth Mead @bethanmead.bsky.social · May 28

Interested in the psychology of appetite related to #foodsystems #urbanagriculture #sustainablediets #foodreward or #eatingbehaviour and would enjoy teaching? Come and do a PhD with me! We have 7 PhD/teaching posts available and I’m open to applications for supervision.

Prof. Emma Boyland @emmaboyland.bsky.social · May 27

The Dept of Psychology @livunipsyc.bsky.social @livuni-iph.bsky.social are offering SEVEN funded part-time PhD training posts from 1 September 2025. There are associated teaching duties (eg research methods & statistics). For more info and to apply see here: tinyurl.com/yw6zy74f

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Dr Beth Mead @bethanmead.bsky.social · May 21

Today's "Morning Coffee Read": lnkd.in/ecRJ-5mC

A nice discussion of the role of women in community food growing, and the benefits of community growing for well-being and food justice.
#urbanagriculture #communityfoodgrowing

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Dr Beth Mead @bethanmead.bsky.social · May 19

📣Submissions invited to "Transforming Urban Food Systems" - Focus Issue of Environmental Research: Food Systems, guest edited by me and the excellent Saher Hasnain & Siobhan Maderson iopscience.iop.org/collections/... - Please DM me for informal chats/questions. #urbanfoodsystems #foodsystems #tukfs

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Dr Beth Mead @bethanmead.bsky.social · Apr 23

📣Submissions invited to "Transforming Urban Food Systems" - Focus Issue of Environmental Research: Food Systems, guest edited by me and the excellent Saher Hasnain & Siobhan Maderson iopscience.iop.org/collections/... - Please DM me for informal chats/questions. #spffoodsystems #foodsystems #tukfs

Focus on Transforming Urban Food Systems - IOPscienceSearch

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Prof Charlotte Hardman @charlottehardman.bsky.social · Apr 22

📢 Postdoctoral Research Associate vacancy

Exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our new UKRI-funded project on dietary health inequalities @liverpooluni.bsky.social.
See below for further details & reach out if any questions.
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Martin White @martinwhite33.bsky.social · Mar 31

We did an analysis for the House of Lords Committee on Food, Diet and Obesity to look at the overlap between foods high in salt, fat and sugar (HFSS) and ultra-processed (UPF). We extended the analysis and it is published today (open access):

nutrition.bmj.com/content/earl...

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Foodrise @foodrise.bsky.social · Mar 17

🌱 Greengrocer for Queen of Greens Mobile Shop – Join Us!

Are you passionate about affordable, nutritious food? Queen of Greens is hiring a Greengrocer to join our mobile greengrocer project in Liverpool and Knowsley! Help us bring fresh produce to communities in need.

Apply now: buff.ly/ySEcx77

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Dr Beth Mead @bethanmead.bsky.social · Mar 7

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Dr Beth Mead @bethanmead.bsky.social · Mar 7

*the general bin-fire. Nearly 15 years on I'm still a Queen of typos. 👍

Dr Beth Mead @bethanmead.bsky.social · Mar 7

I was on Twitter/X for nearly 15 years, having opened a "work" account during my first RA job as an MSc graduate. It feels strange to mothball that account, but being able to clearly follow other researchers here without the ads, irrelevant posts, & general bin-fire X has become is very refreshing!

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Martin White @martinwhite33.bsky.social · Mar 4

I wrote a commentary in NF on regulatory responses to UPFs, rehearsing things I (and others) have been saying for some years - governments need to focus policy on companies as well as products - only higher level interventions will shape a healthier food system...

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Challenges for regulatory responses to ultra-processed foods - Nature Food

The emergence of ultra-processed foods is closely connected to the commercialization of food systems. Limiting their unrestrained growth may be critical to improving human and planetary health.

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Hannah Gardiner (they/them) @hannahgardiner.bsky.social · Mar 4

🥩New report on cultured meat 👇

Discussion w/ 80 farmers finds concerns shared w/consumers - e.g. it being unnatural.

But farmers also saw opportunities to sell crops/animal by-products as ingredients; or produce cultured meat

www.rau.ac.uk/research/res...

#FoodSystems #FoodSecurity

Culture Clash? What cultured meat could mean for UK farming | Royal Agricultural University

Culture Clash? What cultured meat could mean for UK farming This report summarises Cultured Meat & Farmers, a two-year interdisciplinary study, analysing social media, discussing the technology with g...

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Charlotte Albury @charlottealbury.bsky.social · Mar 4

Our new interactive training tool supports healthcare professionals to develop skills to have positive & well received conversations with patients living with obesity.

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#WorldObesityDay
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@designscience.bsky.social
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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · Feb 25

🕵🏼‍♀️ This year's #BrokenPlate report investigated the affordability of healthy food.

Guest blogger Jean Adams of @mrcepid.bsky.social and our Head of Policy & Advocacy @hannahbrins.bsky.social analyse the results in our latest blog.

🔗 tinyurl.com/mupstv2m

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Prof Charlotte Hardman @charlottehardman.bsky.social · Feb 24

Recruitment is still open for our study about implementing a new approach to managing obesity.
We would love to hear from professionals working to support health & wellbeing of people living with obesity, especially from social care, local authorities, voluntary sector, ICBs @livunipsyc.bsky.social

Prof Charlotte Hardman @charlottehardman.bsky.social · Jan 7

We're conducting a study @liverpooluni.bsky.social about putting an obesity intervention into practice. If you provide weight management & wellbeing support to people living with obesity and would be interested in participating, please contact us (details attached) @arcnwc.bsky.social

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