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SFN Sandpit 2022 - Winners Announced!

After a fantastic couple of weeks at the SFN Sandpit exploring interdisciplinary collaborations, we were delighted to award three Proof-of-Concept projects. These were:
  1. Building a Food Waste Tracker for Responsible Consumption and Sustainability Enhancement PI - Dr Shuyang Li (University of Sheffield)
  2. ​Developing a new testing methodology for honey authentication PI - Dr Maria Anastasiadi (Cranfield University)
  3. ​AI-AMMS: AI coupled with Aerial iMaging and Mobile Sensing PI - Dr Po Yang (University of Sheffield)

More details will follow soon about the above projects. We will also be funding further projects through our Proof-of Concept call. Details here.

SFN/SAQN Online Networking Event
Ammonia, Agriculture & Air Quality

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Date: 30th June 2022; 11.30-12.30 UTC

We are teaming up with colleagues at the STFC Air Quality Network (SAQN) for an online networking session to share ideas around the theme of ‘Ammonia, Agriculture & Air Quality’. The session is aimed at anyone with an interest in air quality and agriculture who would like to make interdisciplinary connections with others in the community.
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Dr Daniel Gerber (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) will share an overview of their research into measurements of ammonia in agricultural chicken sheds. We will then hear a series of lightning presentations from other participants, which might highlight some research, present further questions or share some recent work.

SFN Agrifood Innovation Webinar
1 million heads are better than one - Unlocking your data with citizen science

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Date: 26th April 2022; 14.00-15.00 UTC

Dr Hugh Dickinson from the Open University outlines how Citizen Science can make a meaningful contribution to our food systems by unlocking Big Data analysis
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