Welcome to the STFC Food Network +
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The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Food Network+ (SFN) brings together STFC researchers and facilities with research and industry in the agri-food sector. The SFN is building an interdisciplinary community working to provide a sustainable, secure supply of safe, nutritious, and affordable high-quality food using less land, with reduced inputs, and in the context of global climate change and declining natural resources. The SFN is highlighting and developing key opportunities for the STFC community to make a meaningful contribution to the food system - from sustainable intensification, through building resilience in supply chains to novel technologies to engage consumers and help change behaviour and improve nutrition.
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Objectives
The objectives of the SFN are:
- To build an inclusive, dynamic, interdisciplinary network of researchers focused on innovative ways to use the skills and facilities funded by STFC.
- To kickstart interdisciplinary collaborations and research projects working towards safe, sustainable food systems both in the UK and developing countries.
- To enhance the impact of STFC/food interdisciplinary collaborations by encouraging codesign with the nonacademic sector.
NewsNew Champions Needed
As part of the vision for our new extended Network (SFN 2.0) and with sincere thanks to all of our SFN 1.0 Champions for the fantastic job they did (Stephen, Simon, Christian, Sonal, Diogo, Seb and Sarah) we’d like to invite ‘Expressions of Interest’ (EoIs) from you, our members, to join us as Champions for our new term. Find our more and apply through our champions page New SFN CoInvestigators and Steering Committee Following our initial kick-off meeting with our new Steering Committee and CoInvestigators we’d like to introduce this new team to you - You can find out all about the people that will be helping us to achieve our network aims, advising and mentoring us for the next four years here Annual Meeting Video We’re delighted to say that you can now access the video from our 2019 Annual Meeting at the bottom of this page. Have a look to see what some of our members have to say about the benefits of being part of the Network and our hopes for the future. PhD Student wanted for next steps from SFN Scoping Project Dr Jake Bishop and Prof Seb Oliver are looking for a student to take on this exciting new project - 'SimFarm 2030: An empirical, data driven, model for wheat cultivars and optimisation for future climate scenarios' Deadline for applications is 31/03/20 - Find out more on our opportunities page |
What success means to us:
For us, a successful SFN would have instigated multiple new projects between STFC research and facilities and food research and industry, that would not have happened without the SFN. We would like the seed funding provided by the SFN to enable these projects to become self-sustaining beyond the SFN. We want the SFN to have built cross disciplinary communities who understand the skill sets and challenges facing each other, and which engage to solve agri-food problems.
Find out more:
In our Newcomer's Guide to the STFC Food Network+:
In our Newcomer's Guide to the STFC Food Network+:
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And by watching the videos made at our 2017 Launch Meeting and 2019 Annual Meeting:
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Our Launch Meeting in 2017 - Our aims and intentions for the Network:
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Our 2019 Annual Meeting - Our successes and looking to the future of the SFN 2.0:
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