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£14M for research on: resilience of the UK food system in a global context
The Global Food Security programme, involving BBSRC, ESRC, NERC, Defra, FSA and the Scottish Government, has made £14M available for research on Resilience of the UK food system in a global context. Deadline: 27 October 2015. Themes The programme will fund research in one or more of the following themes: 1. Optimising the productivity, resilience and […]
Global Food Security – £7M call coming soon
The Global Food Security programme will announce a 5-year interdisciplinary programme of research, in September 2015. The programme has been co-designed by BBSRC, ESRC, NERC, Defra and FSA, in partnership with wider stakeholders, and will address a major food security challenge: ‘Resilience of the UK food system in a global context’. Global Food Security (GFS) […]
Nexus thinking for food security – report
The Global Food Security (GFS) programme has produced a new report, highlighting the outcomes of a ‘nexus thinking’ workshop held in June 2014. The report identifies interdisciplinary research priorities and ways to foster cross-sector collaboration to stimulate nexus thinking. In a world characterised by a rapidly rising population, new ways of conceptualising links between food, […]
