Newsletter – May 2024
In this issue
Scoping Study Grants
Full details on the funding call.
LinkedIn group for collaboration
New ECR board
Learn more about this year’s ECRs
Upcoming webinars
Systems Thinking: How to address highly complex problems – Gerald Midgley
Monday 20 May, 14.00-15.30
Save the Date
Using systems thinking to transform our food: Beans as an analytical lens
Wednesday 19 June, 10:00-11:00
More News
Agroforestry report
Big Tent round-up
Working with our Champions
This year’s Champions are starting to build their own networks centred around our research themes and one of the ways they are looking to engage with our audience is through the use of Linked-In groups. You can now join these as follows:
- AFN Network+ Healthy and Sustainable Diets Group 2024 (Led by Saher Hasnain)
- AFN Network+ Land Productivity Group 2024 (Led by Caeli Richardson)
- AFN Network+ Circular Food Systems Group 2024 (Led by Charlotte Wheeler)
- AFN Network+ Land Use and Land Management Group 2024 (Led by Georgie Barber)
- AFN Network+ Food Security and Trade Group 2024 (Led by Jude Irons)
- AFN Network + Behaviour Change Group 2024 (Led by Amy Jackson)
News from the wider agri-food sector
Navigating tensions in co-production across agri-food system stakeholders in the AFN Network+
Rethinking the food system
Behind the scenes of the National Food Strategy: lessons from the UK’s experience
Rethinking the food system for health, climate and nature
SuperRAP survey on Climate Change Adaptation in the UK Food System
Find out more and complete the survey
Vacancy
Cool Farm Modeller
Deadline: 12 May 2024
Events
John Innes Foundation Annual Lecture
15 May 2024, 5:30-7:00 pm
Deep Dive Event – Manure and Methane – what should we do about it?
Thursday 16 May 2024, Bristol
Online Workshop: Chicken – What does the future hold?
Tuesday 21 May 2024 10am-12:30pm