SHUFood is an inclusive, interdisciplinary and collaborative research cluster broadly focused on food and drink. Based at Sheffield Hallam University, the group brings together academics, food/drink practitioners and interested members of the public. Our research is rooted in the real world, addressing the socio-cultural, environmental, and behavioural dimensions of food and drink through academic publications, consultancy, public engagement activities and research-led teaching. SHUFood is proud to be an associate of the Advanced Food Innovation Centre (AFIC) at Sheffield Hallam University. AFIC is committed to problem-led, collaborative Research, Innovation, and Knowledge Exchange, delivering impactful solutions for sustainable and healthier food systems.
SHUFood is made up of three sub-clusters:
Culture, Health, Environment, Food and Society (CHEFS)
Research on the socio-cultural dimensions of food and drink. CHEFS co-leads: Jennifer Smith Maguire j.smith1@shu.ac.uk; John Dunning j.dunning@shu.ac.uk
Sheffield Hallam Appetite Research (SHARe)
Research on appetite regulation and modulation. SHARe lead: Jordan Beaumont j.beaumont@shu.ac.uk
Surplus, Waste and Excess Food in Society (SWEFS)
Research on drivers and potential interventions to address food waste. SWEFS lead: Pallavi Singh p.singh@shu.ac.uk
Our aims:
- To create a cross-university, interdisciplinary and academic-practitioner network with the common goal of celebrating, facilitating, perpetuating, and disseminating research activity in relation to the socio-cultural, environmental, and health-related dimensions of food and food practices.
- To generate compelling evidence of the social, economic, and health impacts of food/drink behaviours, practices, norms, values, organisations, and regulations.
- To foster a vibrant, inclusive, and creative research environment for academic staff and students. We welcome colleagues from any discipline, with teaching or research responsibilities, and from any career stage, including doctoral students.
CHEFS, SWEFS and SHARe were created with support from the Sheffield Hallam University Creating Knowledge Implementation Plan.