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Looking to link evidence with practice on your next initiative? Our member directory is the space where system-wide collaboration begins.
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Barbara Bray
Food safety and nutrition strategy consultant|
Alo SolutionsMy preferred location(s):
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Consumers and diets, Food security and trade, Power, inequality and just transition, Processing and manufacturing, Supply chains, retail and hospitality, Systems thinking and modellingI am interested in working with other members on:
In a period of repeated system shocks, I hope to work with Roots to Reason members on food‑safety‑led resilience and shared planning that supports recovery, preparedness and accountability. I am keen to help ensure that rebuilding efforts prioritise equitable access to safe, nutritious food, especially for ageing populations and those with specific nutritional needs.About me:
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Muhammad Umar
PhD Candidate|
University of Greenwich LondonMy preferred location(s):
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AI, robotics, machinery and data science, Biodiversity, ecology, conservation, Food security and trade, Policy and economics, Power, inequality and just transition, Supply chains, retail and hospitality, Systems thinking and modellingI am interested in working with other members on:
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Helena Knight
Lecturer/Academic Researcher|
Cardiff University Business SchoolMy preferred location(s):
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Consumers and diets, Policy and economics, Power, inequality and just transition, Systems thinking and modellingI am interested in working with other members on:
I would be happy to work with other members on funding bids, developing an evaluation of projects, or exploring a knowledge transfer partnership.About me:
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Clive Mitchell
Head of Terrestrial Science|
NatureScotMy preferred location(s):
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Biodiversity, ecology, conservation, Consumers and diets, Crop production, Food security and trade, GHG measurement, accounting and markets, Land strategy and sequestration, Livestock farming, Policy and economics, Power, inequality and just transition, Supply chains, retail and hospitality, Systems thinking and modelling, Waste, energy and circular systemsI am interested in working with other members on:
interests in climate-nature as a coupled Earth system; short-long term C cycling; natural systems and processes; underlying causes (social, political and natural)About me:
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Jan England
Director|
Grounded Research LtdMy preferred location(s):
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AI, robotics, machinery and data science, Biodiversity, ecology, conservation, Consumers and diets, Crop production, Food security and trade, Land strategy and sequestration, Livestock farming, Policy and economics, Supply chains, retail and hospitalityI am interested in working with other members on:
Market research; gathering opinions, awareness and insight of everyone in the supply chain from farmers to consumers on topics including agriculture and food production along with impacts on the environment, climate change and society .About me:
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David Barling
Professor Emeritus Food Policy and Security|
University of HertfordshireMy preferred location(s):
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Food security and trade, Policy and economics, Power, inequality and just transition, Supply chains, retail and hospitalityI am interested in working with other members on:
Food and agri-food policies and food systems governance and policy change – including participating in backcasting and forecasting exercises.About me:
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Alan Measures
Director|
Measures Farms LtdMy preferred location(s):
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Biodiversity, ecology, conservation, Consumers and diets, Crop production, Food security and trade, GHG measurement, accounting and markets, Land strategy and sequestration, Livestock farming, Policy and economics, Power, inequality and just transition, Processing and manufacturing, Supply chains, retail and hospitality, Waste, energy and circular systemsI am interested in working with other members on:
Adapting UK farming policy and practice to quickly reduce GHG emissions and climate change risks to food security.About me:
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Daniel Fairweather
Director of Food Systems and Nature|
HowdenMy preferred location(s):
East Midlands, East of England, International, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the HumberMy background:
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Biodiversity, ecology, conservation, Crop production, Food security and trade, GHG measurement, accounting and markets, Infrastructure and logistics, Livestock farming, Policy and economics, Systems thinking and modellingI am interested in working with other members on:
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Mark Hodson
Professor|
University of YorkMy preferred location(s):
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Biodiversity, ecology, conservation, Crop production, GHG measurement, accounting and markets, Land strategy and sequestration, Waste, energy and circular systemsI am interested in working with other members on:
Issues relating to changes in soils with changes in soil management and the beneficial impacts of earthworms.About me:
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