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A supermarket trolley in front of full shelves of packaged foods.
11 November 2021

Study first to suggest that increased consumption of ultra-processed foods has environmental implications

A new collaborative study of 30-year changes in the Brazilian diet finds that increased consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to worsened impacts on the environment, and echoes dietary changes in the UK.
Empty shelves in a supermarket.
23 July 2021

New reports show how local areas across the UK responded to household food insecurity during COVID-19

A suite of reports exploring local responses to household food insecurity across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic have been published today (23 July 2021).

News - Picture of a child looking into a bare fridge.
22 July 2021

New map shows where millions of UK residents struggle to access food

In one out of every six local authorities, rates of hunger are more than 150 per cent the national average. Shockingly, in one in 10 local authorities, the rate is almost double, according to new research by the University of Sheffield.
Sunset over a maize field
30 June 2021

Researchers highlight importance of engaging farmers and landowners to help meet the UK’s biodiversity targets

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee is set to release a report on biodiversity in the UK today (30th June), including recommendations from researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and Reading.
Picture of a box of allotment produce on the ground with green plants in the background

Urban health, wellbeing and food supplies are all under threat: growing more food in cities could change that

Dr Jill Edmondson and Dr Samantha Caton from the Institute for Sustainable Food discuss urban horticulture, and explain the benefits of fruit and vegetables.

18 January 2022 | The Conversation

Institute for Sustainable Food event showcases the importance of global collaboration in cultivating sustainable food systems and resilient communities

An event showcasing recent collaboration between the University of Sheffield’s Make It Grow project and Gateway Zimbabwe, a Zimbabwean community development project, took place recently (Tuesday 9 November).

22 November 2021
H3 - Healthy soil, healthy food, healthy people

Institute members feature in a new film to promote the H3 research programme

This film explains why and how the Healthy Soil, Healthy Food, Healthy People (H3) project aims to transform the UK food system from the ground up.

19 November 2021
Picture of two hands picking up soil and letting it fall through their fingers

Why the fate of our planet’s environment depends on the state of its soil

Professor Duncan Cameron tells The Conversation why we urgently need to embrace technologies that take a soil-centric view of food production if we are to leave a functional agricultural ecosystem for future generations.

3 November 2021 | The Conversation

ISS to ISF: how researchers are developing new growing technologies for zero gravity

A team of researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food has developed a new hydroponic cabinet that uses a polymer foam to grow plants.

28 October 2021