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Thijs van Rens
@tvanrens.bsky.social
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Professor @warwickecon. Nowadays most interested in healthy and sustainable food, field experiments, digital tools.
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Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 20h
Special lecture: Her Excellency Edna Adan Ismail - ‘From Rubble to Revitalisation: Building Somaliland’s Health Services’ @warwickecon.bsky.social
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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 8d
Super exciting event at the Oxford Martin School tomorrow with @kevinh-phd.bsky.social. Please do come along. Registration sheet in the link elow.
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Oxford Future of Food @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social · 27d
Come and join us on 1 October to hear from @kevinh-phd.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social. Professor Hall will be talking about body weight regulation and how our food environment(s) effects our biology.

Booking and more details: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/the-c...
'The calculus of calories: food environments and body weight…
McCullum Award from the American Society for Nutrition, the Lilly Scientific Achievement Award from The Obesity Society, and the Guyton Award for…
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Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 14d
If we don't measure it, then perhaps we can forget that 13.5% of the US population (in 2023) does not have consistent access to enough nutritionally adequate and safe food. That is 1 in 7 people! 😢
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Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · 14d
UNBELIEVABLE - USDA terminates 'redundant' Food Insecurity Survey, because it does "nothing more than fear monger" and "failed to present anything more than subjective, liberal fodder".
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Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · Aug 17
These are today's heroes. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
‘I’m proud to have made this stand’: over-60s arrested at Palestine Action ban protest explain their decision
From a retired British colonel to a Catholic priest, half of the 532 people arrested in Parliament Square were 60 or older. Many believe they had a greater share of responsibility to take in defending...
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Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · May 17
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i... Shocking!
UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 14
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
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Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · Apr 28
The food industry has a dirty secret - and it's making Britain poorer and unhealthier, news.sky.com/story/money-...
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Thijs van Rens @tvanrens.bsky.social · Jan 21
Gulf of Mexico 🏳️‍🌈
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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · Dec 5
On 8 Apr the 7th LEAP conference will take place in Oxford. This is for anyone working on food with a particular focus on meat and dairy. Health, environment, politics, economics, philosophy, etc. all welcome!

Deadline for abstracts: 14 Feb

Please share widely! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
LEAP conference 2025
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk
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