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by | November 14, 2024 · 9:59 pm

What’s Cooking, November 2024

What’s Cooking is an update on all things related to SHUFood: Sheffield Hallam University’s food research cluster, comprising, CHEFS (exploring the socio-cultural dimensions of food and drink), SWEFS (exploring drivers and interventions to address food waste), and SHARe (exploring appetite regulation and modulation). What’s been cooking since our last edition?

In our last edition of What’s Cooking, we announced the exciting news that we’re joining forces with the National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering (NCEFE). Since then, more excitement! On 16 October, NCEFE marked its five year anniversary of research, innovation and knowledge exchange (RIKE) that is tackling the challenges of a sustainable food system (check out the great overview of the event here). Coupled with the event, NCEFE has announced its evolution into the Advanced Food Innovation Centre (AFIC), focused on problem-led, collaborative innovation for food and drink systems and sectors. Stay tuned for more information on how to get involved with AFIC as a co-locator!

Below, we have:

  • updates on recent outputs and activities from our clusters and members, including an update on ‘Cook and Connect’, a fantastic SHUFood contribution, led by Jordan Beaumont in collaboration with colleagues at University of Sheffield, to the 2024 ESRC Festival of Social Science;
  • resources and calls for papers;
  • the usual call for contributions and content for the mid-January 2025 edition of What’s Cooking. The deadline for submissions (research news and updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) to Google Form by Tuesday 14 January.

Cheers,
The SHUFood Team!

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Cluster Updates

Cook and Connect – Festival of Social Sciences (FOSS) 2024

Jordan Beaumont, on behalf of SHUFood, co-organised an event for this year’s FOSS in collaboration with colleagues in the Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems and the Institute of Sustainable Food over at University of Sheffield. The event centred around cooking classes with a focus on healthy, sustainable and accessible recipes – all using lentils as the base ingredient. The classes were open to members of the general public, with one focussing on SEND students and care leavers. The event brought together the shared interests of the SHUFood sub-clusters – fibre and satiety (SHARe), ways to use surplus food (SWEFS), and bringing participants together to share a meal and talk all things food (CHEFS).

The event was well attended and participants loved exploring all things lentil! Feedback from participants:

  • Fantastic that you are encouraging use of healthy food that is sustainable, it needs to be prompted far & wide!
  • Event was excellent, really well organised & we made 2 different dishes to take away & I didn’t expect all of this but was a pleasant surprise.
  • A cooking class is a totally different/novel activity for me given I don’t do proper cooking so far at home.
  • I didn’t know how to use lentils and thought they were difficult (had to soak them) and were bland. I’ve found out how to use them and that they are really tasty.
  • It’s been a really good course today. Well organised, friendly & informative. I’ve had a great time and learnt something new.

Updates from the SHUFood chat

The team working on the NIHR-funded project around the scale and scope of dark kitchens (Jordan Beaumont, Lucie Nield, Claire Wall, Rachel Rundle, Jo Pearce, Simon Bowles, Helen Martin and David Harness) are working hard on writing up the data for publication – their first paper has just been published in NIHR Open Research, with two further manuscripts in the works. Jordan is also working with three recent graduates – Rosie Wyld, Tina Reimann and Andrew Dolphin – to publish their dissertation work around obesity and weight management.

Claire Wall and Jo Pearce are working on a project with Impact on Urban Health and Bremner & Co to explore food provision and consumption in early years settings within Lambeth and Southwark. This is a great continuation of their recent work exploring food provisions and packed lunches in Sheffield, which they hoping to return to soon and finish off the final data analysis and write up.

Thouseena Ajmal is currently working on her PhD, which explores AI-enabled hyperspectral imaging for meat and seafood quality assessment (supervised by Caroline Millman, Helen Martin and Alex Shenfield [DoS]). Thouseena also presented at the recent Institute for Food Science and Technology (IFST) conference, on Is this meat safe to eat? Exploring AI-enhanced hyperspectral imaging (HSI) for meat quality control by color profiling and hazard identification.

Sam Greenstreet has just started as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (having only just completed a MSc in Nutrition with Obesity and Weight Management at Hallam), working alongside Jordan Beaumont (DoS), Rachel Marsden and Peter Schofield. Sam’s research will explore food addiction in older adults, incorporating mixed methods approaches and featuring elements of weight management and non-invasive brain stimulation. Keep your eyes peeled for many exciting updates to come!

Megan Flint has just started the fourth year of her GTA exploring plant-based meat alternatives, supervised by Tony Lynn (DoS), Simon Bowles, and Jenny Paxman. The work has delved into consumer perceptions of these products, exploring drivers and barriers influencing adoption and applying segmentation theory. Meg is in the process of writing up this data, and has an additional paper around sensory evaluation of plant-based meat alternatives currently under review. This study explored consumer acceptability and sensory properties, and how prior exposure/regularity of consumption impacts response to the products. Meg and the team are conducting bench-based analysis to compare the nutritional information on food packaging to the actual composition of the foods.

Jess Limb is currently working with colleagues at NCEFE around smart and sustainable packaging in collaboration with a Yorkshire-based manufacturer. She is also part of a RIPEN-funded project with Caroline Millman and Susie Jones looking at the impact of salt reduction in bread, and recently presented further work (with Susie) at the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) around bakery products going into schools.

Jen Smith Maguire has been pulling together a fantastic book titled Towards an Eliasian Understanding of Food in the 21st Century. Chapter proofs are in, and the book will be released later this year.

Sam McCormick is very close to starting the third year of the PhD exploring the hospital foodscape for immigrant nurses. The work explores how nurses navigate the food environment, using co-production techniques to understand what environments would better serve their needs. Sam has been exploring the social determinants of health, and the team have just received ethical approval (yay!), so can now start to categorise the food environment within the general NHS setting before continuing on to focus on the nursing profession.

Belinda Zakrzewska is pleased to announce the publication of a paper from her dissertation in Organization Studies: “Cultural appreciation and appropriation in the crafting of the new Peruvian cuisine”. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01708406241298393 You can hear Belinda talk about the research in this CHEFS paired paper session from June 2022. (Full details on our past events page.)

PUBLICATIONS

Badjona, A., Bradshaw, R., Millman, C., Howarth, M., & Dubey, B. (2024). Optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction of faba bean protein isolate: Structural, functional, and thermal properties. Part 2/2. Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 110. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107030

Badjona, A., Bradshaw, R., Millman, C., Howarth, M., & Dubey, B. (2024). Response surface methodology guided approach for optimization of protein isolate from Faba bean. Part 1/2. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 109. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107012

Beaumont, J., & Sreelekha, V.N. (2024). The Influence of Nutrition Knowledge on the Self-Regulation of Eating. The Student Journal of Service Sector Management Research, 1(3), 37-53. https://studentjournals.shu.ac.uk/index.php/SJSSM/article/view/154

Beaumont, J. (2024). Eating Behaviour: From “Normal” to Disordered Eating”. Nursing Standard. http://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2024.e12354

Hamza, M., Edwards, R.C., Beaumont, J., De Pretto, L., & Torn, A. (2024). Access to Natural Green Spaces and their Associations with Psychological Wellbeing for South Asian People in the UK: A Systematic Literature Review. Social Science & Medicine, 359. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117265

Javed, T., Oluwole-ojo, O., Zhang, H., Akmal, M., Breikin, T., & O’Brien, A. (2024). System Design, Modelling, Energy Analysis, and Industrial Applications of Ohmic Heating Technology. Food and Bioprocess Technology. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-024-03568-w

Javed, T., Oluwole-Ojo, O.N., Howarth, M., Xu, X., Rashvand, M., & Zhang, H. (2024). Application of Advanced Process Control to a Continuous Flow Ohmic Heater: A Case Study with Tomato Basil Sauce. Applied Sciences, 14 (19). http://doi.org/10.3390/app14198740

Nield, L., Martin, H., Wall, C., Pearce, J., Rundle, R., Bowles, S., Harness, D., & Beaumont, J.D. (2024). Consumer knowledge of and engagement with traditional takeaway and dark kitchen food outlets. NIHR Open Research, 4. http://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13735.1

Rashvand, M., Nadimi, M., Paliwal, J., Zhang, H., & Feyissa, A.H. (2024). Effect of Pulsed Electric Field on the Drying Kinetics of Apple Slices during Vacuum-Assisted Microwave Drying: Experimental, Mathematical and Computational Intelligence Approaches. Applied Sciences, 14 (17). http://doi.org/10.3390/app14177861

PRESENTATIONS

Ajmal, T., Shenfield, A., & Heris, M.K. (2024). Exploring AI-enhanced hyperspectral imaging (HSI) for meat quality control by color profiling and hazard identification. Presented at: Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) Autumn Conference, University of Leeds

Beaumont, J., & Nield, L. (2024). “We’re one small piece of the puzzle”: Evaluating the impact of short-term funding for tier two weight management services. Presented at: Yorkshire Obesity Research Alliance (YORA) Conference, Leeds Beckett University

Beaumont, J. (2024). Weight Management in the UK: A tug of war that nobody is winning. Presented at: Responsible Consumption and Sustainable Lives Seminar Series, Sheffield Hallam University

Limb, J., & Jones, S. (2024). Bakery sugar reduction in South Yorkshire Secondary Schools – A KTP Case study. Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) Autumn Conference, University of Leeds

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Resources and Calls for Papers

SHUFood Research Chats are monthly online meetings that offer a space to talk all things research: showcase work, provide updates, discuss plans, explore collaborations… You can bring along updates to share, or just come along to see what everyone else is up to—all are welcome. Next date: Tuesday 10 December 2024, 14:30 to 15:30 Please email Dr Jordan Beaumont (j.beaumont@shu.ac.uk) if you need more information. Open to all Hallam SHUFood and NCEFE staff and PGR students. Join the Teams meeting here.

Pinot Noir and Identity Symposium (30 November deadline)

The Pinot Noir and Identity Symposium, 10-11 July 2025, University of Oxford, St Cross College, is the inaugural event organised by the Pinot Noir Project – a hub for knowledge exchange bringing researchers from a wide range of disciplines together with wine makers and industry representatives for collaboration, consultation and participation focused on this grape variety. Our first international symposium aims to bring attention to Pinot Noir’s unique place in the world of wine by examining how Pinot Noir’s identity has been constructed over the centuries. We invite researchers to explore not only the origins and evolution of its status, reputation, and mythology, but also to envisage how these aspects of its identity might be reconstructed in new environmental and commercial contexts.
Submission deadline: 30th November 2024
Acceptance notification by: 31st January 2025
Registration opens: 1st February 2025
Early Bird registration deadline: 1st May 2025
Final registration deadline: 1st June 2025

Submissions (papers, work-in-progress papers, practitioner reflections) are welcome, as are contributions from any discipline. All submissions should primarily address the social, cultural or historical aspects of the wine’s production and consumption to enable interdisciplinary discussion and knowledge exchange. Further information including submission guidelines can be found at: https://www.thepinotnoirproject.org/events-2-1.
For any questions or further information, please contact thepinotnoirproject@gmail.com

Rooted in Agroecology and Food Sovereignty – call for contributions

Rooted is a new international magazine (first issue on Policy-making for Agroecology here), featuring frontline experiences and perspectives from farmer leaders, indigenous people, researchers, and advocates, and foregrounding a transformative approach to food systems change. The next issue will be on the link between health and agroecology – please see the call for contributions here.

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 Call for content for the next edition of What’s Cooking

The next edition of What’s Cooking will be mid-January. Please send content (research updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) by Tuesday 14 January via this Google Form.

SHUFood blog

Interested in writing a blog post? These are usually 800-1200 words and written for a general audience in an informal style. Blogs can revisit work you’ve already done (e.g., highlighting a recent output/publication); discuss research or research-related activities (teaching, public engagement, etc.) that you are working on; offer your informed take on contemporary food/drink issues or policy; provide a profile on your research. If you’d like to contribute a piece, please get in touch with Jen (j.smith1@shu.ac.uk).

Want to stay updated? Follow us on X: @SHUFood. You can also subscribe to the blog and/or join our Jisc email list: see information on the very bottom of each SHUFood blog page.

 

 

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by | September 17, 2024 · 10:01 pm

What’s Cooking, September 2024

 What’s Cooking is an update on all things related to SHUFood: Sheffield Hallam University’s food research cluster, comprising, CHEFS (exploring the socio-cultural dimensions of food and drink), SWEFS (exploring drivers and interventions to address food waste), and SHARe (exploring appetite regulation and modulation). What’s been cooking since our last edition? 

We are excited to announce that we’re officially joining forces with the National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering (NCEFE). We’ll be building on a strong foundation of collaboration (remember our fabulous ‘Sustainable Food and Drink’ event?), and a shared commitment to developing innovative, practical solutions to real world problems, focused on food and drink systems and sectors. Working together offers multi-disciplinary complementarity: as a wider group, we are better equipped to take a problem-led approach to food-focused research, innovation and knowledge exchange. 

We’re looking forward to bringing our SHUFood and NCEFE communities together. Three upcoming events to have on your radar:  

  • The return of our fantastic SHUFood monthly online research chats. These informal meetings are for Hallam-based SHUFood and NCEFE folks (staff and PGR students) to talk about food/drink research: showcase work, provide updates, discuss plans, explore collaborations… You can bring along updates to share, or just come along to see what everyone else is up to – all are welcome! Next date: Monday 7 October, 15:30 to 16:30 (joining link). Please email Dr Jordan Beaumont (j.beaumont@shu.ac.uk) if you need more information.  
  • The NCEFE research seminar series of 2024/25 is kicking off on Thursday 3 October, 14:00-15:00 (in person at NCEFE), with a talk from NCEFE researchers Dr Mahdi Rashvand and Aida Daei. Seminars are an excellent opportunity to meet in person with Hallam’s food-focused research community, and to check out NCEFE’s beautiful, state-of-the-art facility.  
  • On 16 October, NCEFE marks its fifth anniversary. Please come and join the celebration, and help shape our vision for the future! Registration link here; full event info and registration link below. 

Below, we have:  

  • NCEFE Anniversary invitation (16 October, 9.45-1.45) 
  • updates on recent outputs and activities from our clusters and members, including an upcoming event at the ESRC Festival of Social Science, “Cook & Connect: Strengthening Communities Through Food” on November 4 and 5; 
  • resources and calls for papers; 
  • the usual call for contributions and content for the mid-November 2024 edition of What’s Cooking. The deadline for submissions (research news and updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) to Google Form by Tuesday 12 November.

Cheers,
The SHUFood Team! 

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National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering (NCEFE)
Anniversary Invitation 

Hello academic colleagues! 

We’re celebrating five years of excellence on the 16th October and we’re inviting you to join us. 

This event is an opportunity for you to connect with external organisations from within the food sector and find out how you could collaborate and develop your RIKE profile further. 

If you’re thinking, “I already work with you!” - we would be thrilled for you to join in the success celebration – sign up here.  

If you’re thinking, “my research doesn’t relate to food”, allow us to convince you otherwise! 

Why food? 

  • Globally: The global food system is challenged with feeding a growing population.  By 2050, food production will need to increase by 60% to meet population growth. 
  • Nationally: The food and drink manufacturing sector is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK; greater than aerospace and automotive combined. 
  • Locally: Tackling health inequalities and furthering preventative health are high on the South Yorkshire agenda – diet is an essential part of the solution to address these challenges. 

Is my academic expertise relevant? 

Most academic disciplines are directly aligned with challenges in the food system. As well as more traditional areas of research and innovation associated with food such as food science and technology, engineering, nutrition, this can be expanded to public health, environmental science and ecology, business, psychology, education, geography and the creative arts…and probably many more.  

If you’re someone who is not sure where the fit might be, why not attend and find out more? 

  • Develop relationships with external stakeholders 
  • Find out how food and drink may enhance your RIKE profile 
  • Find out how to work more closely with colleagues around the university with shared interests around food 
  • Discover more about NCEFE 
  • Have an innovation conversation over lunch 

Have we convinced you?  Good 😊 – register here: Registration Form 

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Cluster Updates  

Following the success of FOSS 2023, Jordan Beaumont is organising an event for FOSS 2024 on behalf of SHUFood. Working with colleagues at the University of Sheffield, the event will centre around cooking classes with a focus on healthy, sustainable and accessible recipes. The classes will be open to members of the general public, with one focussing on SEND students and care leavers. Further details: 

Cook & Connect: Strengthening Communities Through Food
Monday 4th November and Tuesday 5th November
Blend Culinary Foundation Kitchen, Cambridge Street Collective  

Led by Healthy Soil, Healthy Food and Healthy People (H3 project) and Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (staff from the University of Sheffield and University of Leeds) and the Sheffield Hallam University Food (SHUFood) Research Clusters. 

A free cooking class using delicious, nutritious and affordable ingredients. 

Looking for tasty, nutritious, budget-friendly meal ideas? Want to try using more beans and lentils but don’t know where to start? Packed with nutrition and incredibly easy to cook, these foods can transform your meals without breaking the bank.  

Come along and learn how to cook a variety of easy, new dishes with simple, cheap and versatile ingredients – let’s cook up some deliciousness together! 

 

Further updates: 

August saw the end of the NIHR-funded project exploring “dark kitchens” led by Lucie Nield and Jordan Beaumont, working with Simon Bowles, Rachel Rundle, Helen Martin, Jo Pearce, Claire Wall and David Harness. The team explored consumer understanding of and engagement with dark kitchens, how local authorities identify and regulate these businesses, and how dark kitchens themselves view their role in response to public health, environmental health and planning priorities. The project culminated in a stakeholder event held at the end of August, which was live scribed by Nifty Fox. Initial findings from the consumer work package have recently been submitted for publication, so keep an eye out for more updates! 

Jordan and Lucie also presented some of their other work at the Yorkshire Obesity Research Alliance (YORA) Conference in early September. The talk, “We’re one small piece of the puzzle”: Evaluating the impact of short-term funding for tier two weight management services, explores how local authorities use government funding to support weight management in adults. 

Two new PhD students have been recruited to work with Dr Tony Lynn, Professor Mayur Ranchordas and Ruth Whiteside and are due to start at the beginning of October. These are match-funded by Aston Villa. One student will be looking at the gut microbiome in footballers in relation to health and performance and modulating it with fermented food products, the other will be investigating sleep hygiene in players and looking at various interventions to try and improve sleep. The projects also include collaboration with gut microbiologists from the University of Leeds. After much delay the team have also recruited a research assistant to work on the SHRIF2 project on the effect of kefir on the gut microbiome. 

Dr Jordan Beaumont, Dr Rachel Marsden and Professor Peter Schofield will be welcoming a GTA in October, who will be exploring food addiction and the potential role in weight management. This will involve continuing Jordan’s prior research around non-invasive brain stimulation as a tool to modulate eating behaviour. 

Dr Caroline Millman (PI) and Susie Jones (Co-I) have just received notification of £55k funding from the RIPEN Innovation Hub Mobility Award for Jessica Limb – Exploring perceptions and practicalities for salt reduction in bread. The project will start 04 November 2024 for 9 months and will involve industrial partners AB Mauri and NFI. 

There have also been several publications from SHUFood members over the summer months, including: 

Abiodun-Adeniyi, M.A., Waterhouse, B., & Rundle, R. (2024). Holiday Hunger and Family Stress: the experience of household food insecurity during the school summer holidays. The Student Journal of Service Sector Management Research, 1(3), 15-36. https://studentjournals.shu.ac.uk/index.php/SJSSM/article/view/153  

Badjona, A., Bradshaw, R., Millman C., Howarth, M., & Dubey, B. (2024). Optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction of faba bean protein isolate: Structural, functional, and thermal properties. Part 1/2, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, DOI:10.2139/ssrn.4846897 

Badjona, A., Bradshaw, R., Millman C., Howarth, M., & Dubey, B. (2024). Optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction of faba bean protein isolate: Structural, functional, and thermal properties. Part 2/2, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107030 

Beaumont, J.D., & Sreelekha, V.N. (2024). The influence of nutrition knowledge on the self-regulation of eating. The Student Journal of Service Sector Management Research, 1(3), 37-53. https://studentjournals.shu.ac.uk/index.php/SJSSM/article/view/154  

Beaumont, J. (2024). Exploring the continuum of eating behaviour, from ‘normal’ to disordered eating. Nursing Standard. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2024.e12354  

Gurton, W.H., Gough, L.A., Siegler, J.C., Lynn, A. & Ranchordas, M. (2024). Oral but Not Topical Sodium Bicarbonate Improves Repeated Sprint Performance During Simulated Soccer Match Play Exercise in Collegiate Athletes. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 

Hamza, M., Edwards, R.C., Beaumont, J.D., De Pretto, L. and Torn, A. (2024). Access to Natural Green Spaces and their Associations with Psychological Wellbeing for South Asian People in the UK: A Systematic Literature Review. Social Science & Medicine, 117265. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117265  

Wall, C. & Pearce, J. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions of school lunches provided for children attending school nurseries: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13345  

Waterhouse, B., Abiodun-Adeniyi, M.A., & Rundle, R. (2024). Families Experiences of Household Food Insecurity during the School Summer Holidays; a qualitative analysis from a behavioural perspective using the COM-B model. The Student Journal of Service Sector Management Research, 1(3), 1-14. https://studentjournals.shu.ac.uk/index.php/SJSSM/article/view/152  

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Resources and Calls for Papers  

SHUFood Research Chats are monthly online meetings that offer a space to talk all things research: showcase work, provide updates, discuss plans, explore collaborations… You can bring along updates to share, or just come along to see what everyone else is up to—all are welcome. Next date: Monday 07 October 2024, 15:30 to 16:30 Please email Dr Jordan Beaumont (j.beaumont@shu.ac.uk) if you need more information. Open to all Hallam SHUFood and NCEFE staff and PGR students. Join the Teams meeting here. 

International Sociological Association session – call for abstracts (15 October deadline)
The ISA is hosting its 5th ISA Forum, July 6-11, 2025 in Morocco. The conference theme is ‘Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene’, within which John Lever is organising the session: ‘Towards a Just Transition: Historical Food Related Processes in the Anthropocene’. Session abstract here and below. Full abstract submission information here.  

The climate crisis is not simply about changing the climate, it is about how we see ourselves in relation to a wide range of interconnected issues, many of which revolve around food. Recognition of the interplay between historical and contemporary food related processes is key to understanding these issues and developing fair and just responses. While the process of civilisation identified by Elias is largely unplanned, civilising offensives are organised campaigns that seek to educate people and bring about the changes in behaviour required to develop appropriate solutions. Nevertheless, some of these campaigns can be exclusionary, as in attempts to civilise certain groups in relation to consumption practices that make them more like ‘us.’ In line with changes in what Elias (1991) referred to as the We-I balance, this session welcomes papers that explore the interplay between unintended processes and planned food related campaigns. How can we, as Smith Maguire (2024) asks, achieve a better balance between I and we-identities that leads to more emotionally nourishing accounts of ‘we-ness.’ We welcome papers that fuse insights from Elias’s work with other theoretical traditions. Session Organizer: John LEVER, SES, Business School, United Kingdom; Manchester Metropolitan University John.lever@mmu.ac.uk 

Spain Gastronomy Conference – call for abstracts (15 October deadline)  
The theme of the Spain Gastronomy Conference is “Reframing Gastronomy.” The event, organized by the Royal Academy of Gastronomy of Spain in collaboration with the CEU University Institute of Food and Society, will take place on 21-23 November 2024, in the facilities of the CEU San Pablo University, Madrid. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 October. Full details here: https://spaingastronomyconference.com/conference-organization/ 

Special Issue Call for Abstracts: Meat Narratives (30 September deadline)
Special issue of the journal Storyworlds: A Journal of Narrative Studies, interested in narratives created and constructed around meat, across disciplines and theories. The editor of “Meat Narratives” is a meat reductionist but this does not affect this special issue: positive accounts of meat are welcomed. The final aim is to obtain a wide range of perspectives on meat narratives and the roles that meat plays in them. The working language is English. Please send queries or an abstract of up to 300 words plus a short biography to Professor Francesco Buscemi at francesco.buscemi@unicatt.it. 
Deadline for abstracts: September 30, 2024
Notification of acceptance: October 31, 2024
Submission of articles (6.000-8.000 words): April 30, 2025  

Pinot Noir and Identity Symposium (30 November deadline)
The Pinot Noir and Identity Symposium, 10-11 July 2025, University of Oxford, St Cross College, is the inaugural event organised by the Pinot Noir Project – a hub for knowledge exchange bringing researchers from a wide range of disciplines together with wine makers and industry representatives for collaboration, consultation and participation focused on this grape variety. Our first international symposium aims to bring attention to Pinot Noir’s unique place in the world of wine by examining how Pinot Noir’s identity has been constructed over the centuries. We invite researchers to explore not only the origins and evolution of its status, reputation, and mythology, but also to envisage how these aspects of its identity might be reconstructed in new environmental and commercial contexts. 

Submissions (papers, work-in-progress papers, practitioner reflections) are welcome, as are contributions from any discipline. All submissions should primarily address the social, cultural or historical aspects of the wine’s production and consumption to enable interdisciplinary discussion and knowledge exchange. Further information including submission guidelines can be found at: https://www.thepinotnoirproject.org/events-2-1.   For any questions or further information, please contact thepinotnoirproject@gmail.com
Submission deadline: 30th November 2024 
Acceptance notification by: 31st January 2025 
Registration opens: 1st February 2025
Early Bird registration deadline: 1st May 2025 
Final registration deadline: 1st June 2025  

Publication opportunity for food, food history, cookery, cookery books. 
Petits Propos Culinaires (PPC) is an international journal on food, food history, cookery and cookery books published three times per year by Equinox. It accepts book reviews (and is actively looking for book reviewers), essays, commentary pieces, and research articles. They also have a short news section at the start of each printed issue (e.g., to publicize an event or conference). To discuss a potential contribution, please contact the editor, Sam Bilton. Submissions should be made through the submissions portal on the journal website where you can find author guidelines https://journal.equinoxpub.com/ppc/about/submissions  or email the editor if you have questions at sjfbilton@gmail.com.   

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Call for content for the next edition of What’s Cooking 

The next edition of What’s Cooking will be mid-November. Please send content (research updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) by Tuesday 12 November via this Google Form. 

SHUFood blog
Interested in writing a blog post? These are usually 800-1200 words and written for a general audience in an informal style. Blogs can revisit work you’ve already done (e.g., highlighting a recent output/publication); discuss research or research-related activities (teaching, public engagement, etc.) that you are working on; offer your informed take on contemporary food/drink issues or policy; provide a profile on your research. If you’d like to contribute a piece, please get in touch with Jen (j.smith1@shu.ac.uk). 

Want to stay updated? Follow us on X: @SHUFood. You can also subscribe to the blog and/or join our Jisc email list: see information on the very bottom of each SHUFood blog page. 

 

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by | July 15, 2024 · 11:55 am

What’s Cooking, July 2024

What’s Cooking is an update on all things related to SHUFood: Sheffield Hallam University’s food research cluster, comprising, CHEFS (exploring the socio-cultural dimensions of food and drink), SWEFS (exploring drivers and interventions to address food waste), and SHARe (exploring appetite regulation and modulation). What’s been cooking since our last edition?

A big thank you to Jordan Beaumont, co-lead of our SHARe sub-cluster, who coordinates and hosts the SHUFood chats: a series of informal, online meetings for sharing research stories, updates, and queries. We marked the start of July with our final SHUFood chat for 2023/24, and it was a bumper hybrid meeting with new faces and (as always) lots of exciting updates (see below). Looking back over 23/24, Jordan summed up a few of the many highlights for the SHUFood community, including funding applications for more than £7.5 million, publication of 18 articles, recruitment of hundreds of participants to our ongoing research, and welcoming on board of many RAs, GTA/PhDs and new collaborators. Well done, all! The SHUFood Research Chats will return in September, so keep an eye out for details.

Below, we have:

  • updates on recent outputs and activities from our clusters and members;
  • resources and calls for papers, including a call for session proposals for the Spain Gastronomy Conference, and recruitment materials for three live projects;
  • the usual call for contributions and content for the mid-September 2024 edition of What’s Cooking. The deadline for submissions (research news and updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) to Google Form by Monday 16 September.

Cheers,
The SHUFood Team!

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Cluster Updates

Anna Sorsby and Caroline Millman have recently recruited a research assistant – Nell Greenough – to work on their RIPEN-funded project looking at satiating effect of chickpea flour (participants will be provided with crackers containing chickpea flour) and the glycaemic response and satiety. They are looking to start recruiting participants soon, in the meantime they are testing Sussex Ingestion Pattern Monitor (SIPM) software, making chickpea flour crackers, and getting all the paperwork in order.

Anna also has MSc students exploring the influence of labelling on acceptability of chocolate chip muffins made with chickpea flour (whether the same muffin labelled differently affects acceptability and willingness to pay) and Caroline is working on another RIPEN bid around salt reduction in bread, which will include elements of palatability, functionality and an E-Tongue to explore chemical interactions.

Ruth Whiteside and Susie Jones are working on a project exploring student experience, following on from the Food and Nutrition Consultancy Challenge module. They are currently getting feedback from AG Barr, who worked with students on the module, and potentially including Insights reports. They’ve received very positive feedback from students who feel they get a lot out of working with external clients.

Claire Wall and Jo Pearce have had their third paper from the fieldwork-funded work around food in school nurseries accepted for publication in Journal of Human Nutritics and Dietetics: “Greenhouse gas emissions of school lunches provided for children attending school nurseries: A cross-sectional study” (see publication list, below). They are also in the middle of fieldwork for a follow-on study exploring packed lunches and lunches provided in nurseries. In addition, along with Jordan Beaumont, they have submitted a stage 1 application to NIHR to evaluate the National Milk Scheme, and will find out in September if moving onto stage 2.

Jenny Paxman, Meg Flint, Simon Bowles and Tony Lynn are working on bench analysis comparing composition of meat-based products and plant-based meat alternative comparators. Meg is still working hard on the PhD, exploring sensory analysis of meat-based products and plant-based meat alternatives (with Jenny, Simon and Tony) and will soon be submitting a revised manuscript to Food Quality and Preference. In the background, she is working on the first phase of research (survey of consumer perceptions and driver/barriers to engaging with plant-based meat alternatives).

Jenny and Jordan have recently welcomed a research assistant – Rosie Simpson – to the team, who will be working on a systematic review around food addiction. They’ve also recently interviewed for a GTA post; lots of amazing candidates and super-duper presentations with the successful applicant joining in October!

Jordan Beaumont has recently had an article published (along with Lucie Nield and Elysa Ioannou) in Frontiers in Public Health on the evaluation of short-term funding in tier two weight management services in Yorkshire and the Humber, and a second manuscript accepted for publication in Nursing Standard around disordered eating. Jordan is also working on a number of studies including studies exploring the experience of living with obesity in minority group and the use of non-invasive brain stimulation to modulate eating behaviour.

Steph Beecroft is right at the start of the PhD, looking at weight management approaches (e.g., whole systems approach, compassionate approach) used by different local authorities across the region. She has just received ethics for part one of the PhD (mapping services across Yorkshire and the Humber). This will be followed by a realist review, and then a series of case studies and workshops to further explore approaches and synthesise findings.

Thouseena Ajmal has also just started their GTA in October, working with Alex Shenfield, Caroline Millman and Helen Martin, to explore “AI-Enabled Hyperspectral Imaging for Quality and Microbiological Safety of Salmon Fish.” This work aims to develop an in line- AI-based hyperspectral imaging technology to evaluate the quality and microbiological content of perishable salmon in real-time without destructive testing. The goal is to develop AI algorithm for accurately identifying and quantifying microbiological and quality components of salmon, addressing a critical gap in the fish supply chain by ensuring the technology’s adaptability and effectiveness across diverse environmental and operational conditions. Thouseena is also working as an AKT associate under Alex in partnership with Faraday Scientific Limited, exploring AI-HSI applications in the meat industry, particularly focusing on colour profiling of steak and addressing physical contamination.

Jennifer Smith Maguire presented research on natural wine makers and intermediaries at the 2024 Consumer Culture Theory Conference at University of San Diego (program here). Jen and co-editors John Lever and Adrianna Kapek-Goodridge recently completed the collection Towards an Eliasian Understanding of Food in the 21st Century: Established Foundations and New Directions. The book is due out in October (publisher page here) and includes a chapter from Jen on natural wine (see info in the publications list below). Jen has also recently been appointed to the International Advisory Board for the Spain Gastronomy Conference, organized by the Royal Academy of Gastronomy of Spain in collaboration with the CEU University Institute of Food and Society. See information for the conference’s call for abstracts, below!

PUBLICATIONS

Beaumont, J., Ioannou, E., Harish, K., Elewendu, N., Corrigan, N., & Nield, L. (2024). “We’re one small piece of the puzzle”: Evaluating the impact of short-term funding for tier two weight management services. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1381079

Beaumont, J. (In Press). Eating behaviour: from “normal” to disordered eating. Nursing Standard.

Smith Maguire, J. (In press). Vina aperta and the quest for interconnectedness: Wine and an Eliasian sociology of food. In J. Lever, J. Smith Maguire, A. Kapek-Goodridge (Eds). Towards an Eliasian Understanding of Food in the 21st Century: Established Foundations and New Directions. Palgrave.

Wall, CJ & Pearce, J. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions of school lunches provided for children attending school nurseries: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Human Nutritics and Dietetics. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13345

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Resources and Calls for Papers

SHUFood Research Chats are monthly online meetings that offer a space to talk all things research: showcase work, provide updates, discuss plans, explore collaborations… You can bring along updates to share, or just come along to see what everyone else is up to—all are welcome. Please email Dr Jordan Beaumont (j.beaumont@shu.ac.uk) if you need more information. The next SHUFood chat will be in September (date TBC). Open to all Hallam staff and PGR students who are members of the SHUFood clusters. Join the Teams meeting here.

Spain Gastronomy Conference, 21-23 November

The theme of the Spain Gastronomy Conference is “Reframing Gastronomy.” The event, organized by the Royal Academy of Gastronomy of Spain in collaboration with the CEU University Institute of Food and Society, will take place on 21-23 November 2024, in the facilities of the CEU San Pablo University, Madrid. The deadline for submission of proposals for conference tracks is 20 July; deadline for abstract submissions is 20 September. Full details here: https://spaingastronomyconference.com/conference-organization/

Publication opportunity for food, food history, cookery, cookery books.

Petits Propos Culinaires (PPC) is an international journal on food, food history, cookery and cookery books published three times per year by Equinox. It accepts book reviews (and is actively looking for book reviewers), essays, commentary pieces (and research articles). They also have a short news section at the start of each printed issue; if you’re looking to publicize an event or conference etc. please contact Sam Bilton, the editor.

More info from the journal: PPC welcomes original submissions on all aspects of culinary history, cookery/cookbooks and food cultures and is international in scope. The readership (and authorship) includes scholars, professionals in the food industry as well as serious general readers with a keen interest in food. Regular are approximately 5000-6000 words (although longer and shorter articles will also be considered) and will be peer-reviewed where appropriate. PPC also includes material such as photo-essays, field reports, food memoirs, and bibliographic, lexiographic or other documentary notes which will be published on an invited basis after discussion with the editor, Sam Bilton. Submissions should be made through the submissions portal on the journal website where you can find author guidelines https://journal.equinoxpub.com/ppc/about/submissions  or email the editor if you have questions at sjfbilton@gmail.com.

Research Participants Needed!

   

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Call for content for the next edition of What’s Cooking

The next edition of What’s Cooking will be mid-September. Please send content (research updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) by Monday 16 September via this Google Form.

SHUFood blog

Interested in writing a blog post? These are usually 800-1200 words and written for a general audience in an informal style. Blogs can revisit work you’ve already done (e.g., highlighting a recent output/publication); discuss research or research-related activities (teaching, public engagement, etc.) that you are working on; offer your informed take on contemporary food/drink issues or policy; provide a profile on your research. If you’d like to contribute a piece, please get in touch with Jen (j.smith1@shu.ac.uk).

Want to stay updated? Follow us on X: @SHUFood. You can also subscribe to the blog and/or join our Jisc email list: see information on the very bottom of each SHUFood blog page.

 

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by | March 12, 2024 · 9:52 am

What’s Cooking, March 2024

What’s Cooking is an update on all things related to SHUFood: Sheffield Hallam University’s food research cluster, comprising, CHEFS (exploring the socio-cultural dimensions of food and drink), SWEFS (exploring drivers and interventions to address food waste), and SHARe (exploring appetite regulation and modulation). What’s been cooking since our last edition?

We’re delighted to announce something new for Hallam-based SHUFood members: SHUFood Research Chats! These monthly online meetings offer a space to talk all things research: showcase work, provide updates, discuss plans, explore collaborations… They have evolved from the Food and Nutrition subject group’s long and happy history of research chats, and we’re looking forward to welcoming a wider SHUFood group! You can bring along updates to share, or just come along to see what everyone else is up to—all are welcome. The first SHUFood chat will be on Wednesday 10 April (15:30 to 16:30) via MS Teams. If you’re interested, please email Dr Jordan Beaumont (j.beaumont@shu.ac.uk) for more information and a calendar invite.

We’re busily preparing for 24 April, when we’ll be holding our SHUFood Annual Discourse event (2-5pm on campus). We’re excited to be hosting three fabulous speakers who reflect our three SHUFood themes: Professor Graham Finlayson (University of Leeds) will be talking about sugar replacement and appetite, Dr Megan Blake (University of Sheffield) will be talking about the ontological status of surplus food, and Professor Benedetta Cappellini (Durham University) will be talking about foodcare and mothers’ food practices. Full details to come on the SHUFood Events page. We’re also inviting all SHUFood researchers from any career stage to share existing research posters as part of the event—see details below in the ‘Resources and Calls for Papers’ section.

Finally, some exciting local news: Sheffield has been awarded the Silver Sustainable Food Places award! We’re very proud to be a named organisation on the application, and delighted that so many SHUFood and Sheffield Hallam colleagues are actively contributing to making Sheffield a more sustainable food place.

Below, we have:

  • updates on recent outputs and activities from our clusters and members;
  • resources and calls for papers (including a call for research participants for a study of food addiction);
  • the usual call for contributions and content for the mid-May 2024 edition of What’s Cooking. Our newsletter has moved to alternate mid-months: the deadline for submissions (research news and updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) to Google Form by Monday 13 May.

Cheers,
The SHUFood Team!

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Cluster Updates

Jenny Paxman (RNutr Food) has been been awarded a prestigious Association for Nutrition (AfN) Fellowship, joining a limited number of leading Registered Nutritionists to have been conferred the title. AfN fellows are recognised for their high standards of professional leadership and significant and sustained contribution to the advancement of nutrition regulation, practice, research or education at a national or international level.  Applications for fellowship are rigorously a peer reviewed and must be supported by both Committee and Council. Jenny is Subject Group Leader for Food and Nutrition, a core member of the SHUFood leadership team, abnd SHUFood SHARe researcher. We’re super proud of her!

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Jenny Paxman recently participated in a Nutrition Society Roundtable: Differentiating fungi-derived proteins – is there a role for a fungal protein category within food based dietary guidelines (FBDG) and how is this best communicated? This member-led meeting kicked off with presentations from experts in the field. Dr Emma Derbyshire from Nutritional Insight explored ‘Fungi vs plants: taxonomy, nutritional value, role in the diet and representation in food-based dietary guidelines around the world’ highlighting the different approaches taken globally.  Prof. Benjamin Wall (University of Exeter) went on to share some of the trials evidence exploring effects on muscle anabolism, cardio metabolic health and the microbiome.  The final presentation prior to discussion was from Prof. Paul Thomas (University of Stirling) who presented insights into the sustainability credentials of fungi-derived proteins. The live-streamed presentations and subsequent debate sought to answer seven key questions and lively discussion followed.  Look out for the published summary paper in due course.

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Lucie Nield, Jordan Beaumont, Rachel Rundle, Simon Bowles, Helen Martin, Claire Wall, Jo Pearce and David Harness have received a NIHR Application Development Award to run a study exploring the scale and scope of dark kitchens (food outlets with no customer-facing storefront who sell food exclusively through online platforms for delivery only) across the north of England. The project will work with consumers, local authorities and dark kitchen businesses to explore perceptions of “dark kitchens” and current approaches to identifying and regulating these businesses.

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Dr Jordan Beaumont was invited to give a guest lecture to psychology students and academics at Christ University (India). The lecture – Eating Behaviour: From “Normal” to Disordered Eating – provided an overview of Jordan’s research, and served as an opportunity to overview some of the collaborative work between Sheffield Hallam and Christ University.

Jennifer Smith Maguire will be participating in the ‘Workshop on Leisure & Consumption of Economic Elites’ in late March: a fully funded, closed workshop of 13 invited papers taking place at the University of Amsterdam. Jen’s workshop contribution examines the role of elite cultural intermediaries in shaping elite taste preferences and practices, and their utility as an empirical entry point for studying elite consumption dispositions. The working paper analyses media representations of biodynamic and natural wine over a twenty-year timespan, highlighting how these forms of ‘weird wine’ become conventional yet retain their insecure status as objects of legitimate, discerning consumption. Jen’s also part of a special session on ‘Consumer Culture Insights into Brands and their Heritage’ at the CCT 2024 conference, where she’ll be presenting a paper examining natural wines and the aesthetics of provenance.

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Publications:

Flint, M., Leroy, F., Bowles, S., Lynn, A. & Paxman, J. (2024). The acceptability and sensory attributes of plant-based burger products under open and closed label conditions [abstract only]. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82 (OCE5), E278-E278. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0029665123003774

Fowler-Davis, S., Benkowitz, C., Nield, L. & Dayson, C. (2024). Green Spaces and the Impact on Cognitive Frailty; a scoping review. Frontiers in Public Health, 11:1278542. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1278542

Hawkins, A., & Rundle, R. (2024). School Food Hero and the Battle of the Food Foe: a story of public health policy, power imbalance and potential. Social Science and Medicine, 342. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116520

Lynn, A., Shaw, C., Sorsby, A., Ashworth, P., Hanif, F., Williams, C., & Ranchordas, M. (2024). Caffeine gum improves 5 km running performance in recreational runners completing parkrun events. European Journal of Nutrition. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03349-3

Nield, L. (2024). “I Prefer Eating Less Than Eating Healthy”: Drivers of Food Choice in a Sample of Muslim Adolescents. Adolescents, 4 (1), 41-61. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents4010004

Nield, L., Thelwell, M., Chan, A., Choppin, S. & Marshall, S. (2024). Patient perceptions of three-dimensional (3D) surface imaging technology and traditional methods used to assess anthropometry. Obesity Pillars, 100100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2024.100100

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Resources and Calls for Papers

SHUFood Research Chats are monthly online meetings that offer a space to talk all things research: showcase work, provide updates, discuss plans, explore collaborations… You can bring along updates to share, or just come along to see what everyone else is up to—all are welcome. Please email Dr Jordan Beaumont (j.beaumont@shu.ac.uk) for more information and a calendar invite. The next SHUFood chat will be Wednesday 10 April (15:30 to 16:30).

 

Food Addiction Research: Participants Needed!
We’re looking to understand how people feel about ‘food addiction.’ The term ‘food addiction’ is widely used in popular culture including on social media. We would like to better understand how different people perceive ‘food addiction’ (no matter what viewpoint they have). As much of the current research under-represents certain groups or communities, we would like to hear from any adult (over 18 years), irrespective of demographic characteristics or how you identify. We believe that having a clear understanding about how people feel about ‘food addiction’ (no matter what viewpoint they have), will help improve future research in this area that could have an impact on weight management strategies and services. Please complete the very short (10-15 min) survey via: https://lnkd.in/eKamgJCc  Please share amongst your networks – we hope to reach as many people as possible and represent as diverse a range of individuals as we can.

Have you presented a SHUFood-relevant academic poster recently? Share it again!
All SHUFood researchers from any career stage are invited to share an existing research poster as part of the SHUFood Annual Discourse research showcase (24 April). Please send e-posters to j.r.paxman@shu.ac.uk or, if you have a physical copy of your poster, please email so we can arrange to collect this from you in the week before the event. We are trying to avoid waste by printing twice. We are interested in:

  • Food and drink storytelling, discourse, and ritual
  • Urban/regional food/ drink development (e.g., via wine and food tourism)
  • Inequalities, social justice, and sustainability of food/ drink
  • Institutional food settings (e.g., school lunches)
  • Attitudes towards food waste
  • Cost and management of food waste
  • Social, political, and economic impacts of overconsumption and food waste
  • Appetite regulation and modulation
  • Eating behaviour
  • Hedonics, food and feeding
  • Obesity and weight management
  • Sensory analysis

We aim to showcase as many posters as possible but can’t guarantee we can share them all.

Identities and Diversity Research Cluster: Seminar Series call – extended deadline (31 March)
We are pleased to share a call for papers for a new online seminar series of the Identities & Diversity cluster of the Drinking Studies Network, which will start mid-2024. The cluster focuses on alcohol’s relationship to the formation, performance, representation and regulation of different identities in historical, contemporary and cross-cultural settings. If you are interested in presenting in the seminar series, please email Samantha Wilkinson Samantha.wilkinson@mmu.ac.uk and Deborah Toner dt151@le.ac.uk by 31 March with your name and affiliation, presentation title, and a brief summary of your presentation (up to 200 words). The aim is to run an online seminar every three months, with two or three presenters in each panel, commencing in May/June 2024. We envisage the seminars running for 60 to 90 minutes: 20 minutes presentation time for each presenter, and 10 minutes Q&A for each presenter – though this is very flexible, and we welcome suggestions for alternative format from presenters. Please specify in your submission if you are proposing a different format. You can find out more about the cluster here: Identities and Diversity – Drinking Studies Network (wordpress.com).

Public House 2030: Will pubs still be here at the end of the decade? (register by 19 April)
‘Public House 2030’ is a one-day workshop aimed at examining the future of UK pubs. Hosted by Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University Newcastle in collaboration with the Beeronomics Society, and supported by Campaign for Pubs, the event will bring together people from the sector to discuss the changes affecting pubs, the different business models in the industry, and the impact of their decline of local economies and communities. Chaired by Professor Ignazio Cabras, head of accounting and financial management at Northumbria University Newcastle, the workshop features notable speakers including Grahame Morris MP, Dr. Liz Hind, Greg Mulholland, Dr Thomas Thurnell-Read, and more, addressing threats and exploring solutions for a sustainable future. Free to attend on a first-come, first-served basis. Register now by emailing Kevin Fletcher at kevin.fletcher@northumbria.ac.uk by the 19th April 2024. 

Journal of Marketing Management Special Issue- *CFP* (deadline 16 September)
Nadine Waehning, Victoria Wells and Robert Bowen are putting together a special issue entitled: ‘Perspectives on drinking, manufacture and drinking spaces and places.’ Papers are welcomed from across a range of disciplines related to markets, consumers, marketing etc. The deadline for submissions is 16th September 2024. The CFP and further information can be found at: https://www.jmmnews.com/perspectives-on-drinking/.

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Call for content for the next edition of What’s Cooking

The next edition of What’s Cooking will be mid-May. Please send content (research updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) by Monday 13 May via this Google Form. 

SHUFood blog
Interested in writing a blog post? These are usually 800-1200 words and written for a general audience in an informal style. Blogs can revisit work you’ve already done (e.g., highlighting a recent output/publication); discuss research or research-related activities (teaching, public engagement, etc.) that you are working on; offer your informed take on contemporary food/drink issues or policy; provide a profile on your research. If you’d like to contribute a piece, please get in touch with Jen (j.smith1@shu.ac.uk).

Want to stay updated? Follow us on X (OK fine, we’ll call it that): @SHUFood. You can also subscribe to the blog and/or join our Jisc email list: see information on the very bottom of each SHUFood blog page.

 

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by | January 12, 2024 · 10:09 am

What’s Cooking, January 2024

What’s Cooking is an update on all things related to SHUFood: Sheffield Hallam University’s food research cluster, comprising, CHEFS (exploring the socio-cultural dimensions of food and drink), SWEFS (exploring drivers and interventions to address food waste), and SHARe (exploring appetite regulation and modulation). What’s been cooking since our last edition?

Mark your calendars! On 24 April, 2-5pm, we’re looking forward to our SHUFood Annual Discourse event, which will be open to all. More details to come, but expect to hear some fantastic presentations about food-focused research reflecting our three cluster themes. It’ll be a busy day: 24 April is also the date for the annual Food and Nutrition All Student Conference, which is an internal event. With the theme “FoodZ”, the event will explore what food means to GenZ, with featured speaker Zoe Hunter from Sheffield’s Food Works.

Check out our recent blog posts from our December focus on sustainability and food:

  • ‘Sustainable Food and Drink: An immersive tasting and learning event’: On 7 December, SHUFood and the National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering (NCEFE) teamed up to deliver a research event as part of Sheffield’s Local Food Action Plan. The event offered members of the public a chance to think differently about sustainable food and drink, testing their knowledge with a sustainability quiz while sampling sustainable wine, whiskey and canapés.
  • Di Dean contribute a blog post, ‘To bin or not to bin, that is the question!’ to help get into the holiday spirit, with a focus on creative ways to use up holiday surplus food and reduce waste and a range of helpful recipe and website suggestions.

We’re excited to see our passion for food further reinforced at Sheffield Hallam with the recent appointment of Tim Smith CBE as the University’s Chair of the Board. Tim is the Chairman of Cranswick plc, a leading supplier in the food sector, and the Co-Chair of the Food and Drink Sector Council. He has been the Chairman of the Government’s Trade and Agriculture Commission, was previously Chief Executive of the UK’s Food Standards Agency, and was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to agriculture, food, and drink trade policy in the 2022 New Year Honours.

Below, we have:

  • updates on recent outputs and activities from across SHUFood;
  • resources and calls for papers;
  • the usual call for contributions and content for the March 2024 edition of What’s Cooking. Our newsletter has moved to alternate mid-months: the deadline for submissions (research news and updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) to Google Form by Friday 15 March, 9am.

Cheers,
The SHUFood Team!

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Cluster Updates

Congratulations to John Dunning, who has been appointed as Non-Executive Director, Trading and Enterprise Board, Yorkshire Sculpture Park. John has also recently been active in his role as member of the Academic Board at HRC Hospitality and Culinary Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria, and as external examiner at César Ritz, in Switzerland, drawing on his expertise with regard to wine research and teaching.

Dr Jordan Beaumont and Lucie Nield, on behalf of the Sheffield Hallam Appetite Research (SHARe) cluster, hosted the regional Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) meeting in December. This half-day conference brought together students, academics, researchers and industry partners to explore appetite and eating behaviour research from across the Yorkshire region. Over 70 delegates attended the hybrid event, with presentations from Dr Jo Pearce and Claire Wall (Sheffield Hallam University), Bixuan Yan (University of Sheffield), Clarissa Dakin (University of Leeds), Dr Alice Kininmouth (University of Leeds), and Dr Sundus Mahdi (University of York).

Updates from Sheffield Hallam’s Food and Nutrition subject group:

Dr Jo Pearce and Claire Wall have recently published a paper exploring the energy and nutrient content of school lunches that are provided for children attending school-based nurseries (https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980023002331). Jo and Claire also presented this work at the Sheffield Hallam Appetite Research (SHARe) cluster and Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) co-hosted regional event in December, which explore appetite and eating behaviour research across the Yorkshire region (https://aso.org.uk/event/aso-yorkshire-network-event-appetite-and-eating-behaviours-children-and-adults-insights). The event was organised by Lucie Nield and Dr Jordan Beaumont in collaboration with the ASO regional team.

Dr Rachel Rundle has just submitted a manuscript with Anna Hawkins (Department of the Natural and Built Environment) titled: “School Food Hero and the Battle of the Food Foe: a story of public health policy, power imbalance and potential”. We ask a lot of school food with very little input and funding, expecting to battle evils of the food industry and competing choice. The paper shows that the School Food Hero is one in a team of Avengers fighting the battle!

Lucie Nield presented a workshop around how to implement research using other people (with international perspective) at the Evidence-Based Healthcare conference in Sicily in October.

Dr Caroline Millman and Anna Sorsby have recently been awarded funding from the RIPEN Hub (https://www.ripenhub.co.uk/) to conduct sensory work on products containing chickpeas, which will include measuring satiety and energy intake. Caroline is also doing some very exciting work with vegan cheese – currently looking to at scaling up recipes and processing changes.

Meg Flint is powering through a mountain of data on plant-based meat alternatives. Meg, along with her supervisory team (Jenny Paxman, Dr Simon Bowles and Dr Tony Lynn) are working on a publication around the sensory attributes of plant-based meat alternatives, which includes some exciting lab analysis on nutrient composition to help better compare meat-based and plant-based products.

Lots of successful funding bids, including two recent internal small grants to explore packed lunches in early years settings (Dr Jo Pearce and Claire Wall) and preliminary work on the perceptions of food addiction (Dr Jordan Beaumont and Jenny Paxman). Even more bid application and successes to share soon, in addition to exciting outputs on perceptions of body morphology, adolescent food choice, food insecurity and childhood obesity, behavioural weight management, school food, food safety, food addiction, nutrition and self-regulation of eating, natural green space and psychological wellbeing, non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, and so much more…

Recent publications:

Badjona, A., Bradshaw, R., Millman, C., Howarth, M. & Dubey, B. (2023). Faba Beans Protein as an Unconventional Protein Source for the Food Industry: Processing Influence on Nutritional, Techno-Functionality, and Bioactivity, Food Reviews International. https://doi.org/10.1080/87559129.2023.2245036

Wall, C., & Pearce, J. (2023). Energy and nutrient content of school lunches provided for children attending school-based nurseries: A cross-sectional study. Public Health Nutrition, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980023002331

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Resources and Calls for Papers

16th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE). Lausanne, Switzerland (July 1-5, 2024). Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2024
Abstracts must be 500–1,200 words long. AAWE membership is required for abstract submissions. Information: www.wine-economics.org

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Call for content for the next edition of What’s Cooking

The next edition of What’s Cooking will be mid-March. Please send content (research updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) by 9am Friday 15 March via this Google Form.

SHUFood blog

Interested in writing a blog post? These are usually 800-1200 words and written for a general audience in an informal style. Blogs can revisit work you’ve already done (e.g., highlighting a recent output/publication); discuss research or research-related activities (teaching, public engagement, etc.) that you are working on; offer your informed take on contemporary food/drink issues or policy; provide a profile on your research. If you’d like to contribute a piece, please get in touch with Jen (j.smith1@shu.ac.uk).

Want to stay updated? Follow us on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter): @SHUFood. You can also subscribe to the blog and/or join our Jisc email list: see information on the very bottom of each SHUFood blog page.

 

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by | December 7, 2023 · 1:47 pm

Picturing Good Food: Our Winners!

Back in October, SHUFood delivered a public engagement research event as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science: Picturing Good Food. The event explored the ways in which social science contributes to the development of healthier, more sustainable, and more enjoyable food practices. It was also a brilliant excuse to bring together our three research clusters, CHEFS, SWEFS and SHARe to increase awareness of our food-related research.

The event took place in Sheffield’s Winter Gardens, and featured engaging activities for all ages. We were especially delighted to have had so many younger children as eager participants, who enjoyed the activities while learning more about the potential for food to have a positive impact for health and the environment. The activities delved into attitudes towards eating, plant-based foods, and food waste, which have become increasingly popular topics in the last few years.

Children (and not a few adults!!) took part in a series of hands-on activities, including the chance to draw their vision of good food. Whilst we saw outstanding artistic expression from all who participated, we nevertheless set ourselves the difficult task of identifying winners.

Drum roll please…

In the infant category (5-7 years), we extend our congratulations to two winners: Reggie (aged 7) and Diala (aged 8). Both your talents have shown through, and we are extremely impressed by your amazing capabilities on attitudes to eating, plant-based foods, and food waste.

From our junior category (7-11 years), a big congratulations to Annika (aged 10) and Millie (aged 10). Your food drawings are spectacular, and your creativity is amazing!

Congratulations once again on your inspiring drawings on perceptions of food and drink.

We’ve messaged winners (or rather, their adult agents!) on Twitter, but haven’t yet heard back from a few. Please get in touch (j.smith1@shu.ac.uk) to claim your prize.

And a big thank you from the SHUFood team to all of the brilliant Sheffield Hallam University Food and Nutrition Student Champions who helped with the event, and Kayleigh Cope for drafting this blog!

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by | November 14, 2023 · 7:52 pm

What’s Cooking, November 2023

What’s Cooking is an update on all things related to SHUFood: Sheffield Hallam University’s food research cluster, comprising, CHEFS (exploring the socio-cultural dimensions of food and drink), SWEFS (exploring drivers and interventions to address food waste), and SHARe (exploring appetite regulation and modulation). What’s been cooking since our last edition?

Check out our recent blog posts about two events we ran in October:

A group photo with people holding vegetables

  • ‘Picturing Good Food’ ESRC Festival of Social Science event: a merry band of SHUFood-ies and Food and Nutrition Student Champions (all from Sheffield Business School) delivered an event in for the 2023 ESRC Festival of Social Science, in Sheffield’s Winter Garden. Perfectly timed to coincide with Sheffield schools’ half-term holiday, the event offered four hands-on activities for kids (and parents!) of all ages, inspired by the range of food-related research we do across our three food research clusters around attitudes to eating, plant-based foods, and food waste.
  • CHEFS/SWEFS/SHARe PGR and ECR Food Research Seminar: three research presentations with some lively Q&A, featuring CHEFS visiting PhD student Andrey Sgorla, SWEFS GTA PhD student Ufuoma Arangebi, and SHARe ECR lecturer Jordan Beaumont. Full titles and abstracts on the blog page (link above).

The Festival of Social Science event also marked the debut of our new banners, reflecting all three of our clusters.

Below, we have:

  • updates on recent outputs and activities from across the three clusters;
  • resources and calls for papers;
  • the usual call for contributions and content for the January 2024 edition of What’s Cooking. Our newsletter has moved to alternate mid-months: the deadline for submissions (research news and updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) to Google Form by Friday 12 January.

Cheers,
The SHUFood Team!

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Cluster Updates

SHUFood and the National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering (NCEFE) are teaming up to deliver a research event as part of Sheffield’s Local Food Action Plan on 7 December. ‘Sustainable Food and Drink: An immersive tasting and learning event’ is aimed at the general public, and designed to help people think differently about sustainable food and drink. Participants will hear about some of the many ways in which Sheffield Hallam research is addressing sustainability in the food and drink sector; test their knowledge with a sustainability quiz while sampling sustainable wine and canapés; and enjoy a mini tutored tasting featuring sustainable wine and whiskey. Places are limited (and restricted to those over 18 years of age) and registration is required by 30 November. Information and registration here.

Congratulations to Caroline Millman for funding success: Caroline is PI on the successful ‘Structural design of more satiating foods’ bid to the BBSRC RIPEN Hub scheme.

Congratulations on recent publications and conference activities (SHUFoodies: Jordan Beaumont, Lucie Nield):

Beaumont, J.D., Dalton, M., Davis, D., Finlayson, G., Nowicky, A., Russell, M., & Barwood, M. (2023). No effect of prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on food craving, food reward and subjective appetite in females displaying mild-to-moderate binge-type behaviour. Appetite, 189. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106997

Beaumont, J.D., Goodwin, E., Smith, N., Dalton, M., Davis, D., & Barwood, M.J. (2023). Understanding the Perceptions of Brain Stimulation as a Tool for Weight Management. Appetite, 189, 106968. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106968 (conference abstract)

Beaumont, J.D., Wyld, R., Reimann, T., & O’Hara, B. (2023). Exploring the perceptions of health, weight and obesity. Presented at: UK Congress on Obesity 2023, Queens University, Belfast.

Beaumont, J.D., Ioannou, E., Corrigan, N., & Nield, L. (2023). An evaluation of tier 2 weight management services in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Presented at: 30th European Congress on Obesity (ECO), Dublin, 2023

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Resources and Calls for Papers

16th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE). Lausanne, Switzerland (July 1-5, 2024). Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2024
Abstracts must be 500–1,200 words long. AAWE membership is required for abstract submissions. Information: www.wine-economics.org

Upcoming ShefFood working group meetings and working group minutes are available on the ShefFood events page):

  • Growing & Composting (upcoming meeting: 22 Nov)
  • Food Ladders
  • Good Food Movement (upcoming meeting: 30 Nov)
  • Good Food Economy & Procurement

Regional and Local Identities in Drinking Cultures, 8 December 2023, University of Leicester. The Drinking Studies Network (DSN) Identities and Diversity Cluster, and the University of Leicester’s Centre for Regional and Local History, are pleased to share the exciting programme for our workshop on 8 December 2023. All are welcome! Attendance at the workshop is free, but spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. To register your attendance, please email Deborah Toner (dt151@le.ac.uk), including details of any dietary and accessibility requirements you have, by Friday 24 November. The programme has four sessions featuring research presentations on: ‘Drinking Places and Identity in the British City,’ ‘Alcohol Consumption and Group Identities,’ ‘Irish Identities and Iconography’ and ‘Regional Dynamics of Mexican Drinks.’

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 Call for content for the next edition of What’s Cooking

The next edition of What’s Cooking will be mid-January 2024. Please send content (research updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) by Friday 12 January via this Google Form.

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Interested in writing a blog post? These are usually 800-1200 words and written for a general audience in an informal style. Blogs can revisit work you’ve already done (e.g., highlighting a recent output/publication); discuss research or research-related activities (teaching, public engagement, etc.) that you are working on; offer your informed take on contemporary food/drink issues or policy; provide a profile on your research. If you’d like to contribute a piece, please get in touch with Jen (j.smith1@shu.ac.uk).

Want to stay updated? Follow us on X (OK fine, we’ll call it that): @SHUFood. You can also subscribe to the blog and/or join our Jisc email list: see information on the very bottom of each SHUFood blog page.

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by | June 29, 2023 · 9:40 pm

What’s Cooking, July 2023

What’s Cooking is an update on all things related to CHEFS: the Culture, Health, Environment, Food and Society research cluster at Sheffield Hallam University. What’s been cooking since our last edition?

We’ve had two fantastic ‘paired papers’ sessions recently, organised by sister foodie clusters:

  • In May, SWEFS (Surplus Waste and Excess Food in Society) hosted a session on ‘Food Waste and Working with Vulnerable Participants’ with presentations from Professor Dorothy Yen (Brunel University), and from Dr Chrysostomos Apostolidis (Durham University) and Dr David M. Brown (Heriot-Watt University). Recording here
  • In June, SHARe (Sheffield Hallam Appetite Research) hosted a session on ‘Exploring human appetite and eating behaviour.’ The session, Chaired by Anna Sorsby, featured work presented by Dr Miriam Clegg (University of Reading) and Dr Jordan Beaumont (Sheffield Hallam University). Recording here A more detailed write-up is below!

Full details on the ‘past talks’ page. That wraps up our 22/23 program of talks—thanks to all for organising, presenting, attending, and participating!

Watch this space for what’s to come in 23/24, including a CHEFS-NCEFE collab on sustainable food. This is part of our commitment to support ShefFood’s ‘Local Food Action Plan’, and its aim to ‘connect and enhance communication between food organisations working on different parts of the Sheffield food system.’

Below, we have:

  • updates on recent activities;
  • summary of the recent SHARe paired papers session;
  • resources: Sheffield Food Partnership’s Local Food Action Plan, recently launched;
  • the usual call for contributions and content for the September 2023 edition of What’s Cooking; deadline for submissions (research news and updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) to smith1@shu.ac.uk by 30 August.

Cheers,
Jen

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Recent CHEFS Activities

Huge congratulations to Pallavi Singh and Dianne Dean (co-leads of the SWEFS cluster) and Scott Jones for recognition of their work with Sheffield City Council, around the council’s introduction of a food waste trial scheme. Pallavi, Di, and Scott are carrying out research to better understand the process of household food disposal across selected areas of Sheffield. The project was a shortlisted nomination for the 2023 PRME Faculty Recognition Award for Excellence in SDG Integration!

On 8 June, Sheffield Business School hosted its annual PGR/ECR conference, with the theme ‘Developing Our Research Culture.’ The SWEFS (Surplus Waste and Excess Food in Society) research culture was well represented by Nikita Marie Bridgeman, who won best PGR paper for her presentation, “Intergeneration Attitudes Towards Food Waste: A Socioeconomic Status Perspective.” Well done!

More accolades from the SBS PGR/ECR conference: The SHARe (Sheffield Hallam Appetite Research) research cluster was thrilled to have outstanding representation from one of our ECR colleagues, Dr Jordan Beaumont, and GTA, Megan Flint. Meg’s e-poster was entitled “The acceptability, sensory attributes, and emotional response to plant-based meat alternatives under open and closed label conditions.” Jordan’s work, on “An evaluation of tier two weight management services in the Yorkshire and Humber Region” went on to win the Best ECR Paper Prize! We’re thrilled for both of these SHARe colleagues!  It’s brilliant to see how well received both presentations were.

Dr Jordan Beaumont presented a poster on the same work at the 30th European Congress on Obesity (ECO), which was held in Dublin in May. You can view Jordan’s poster, here.

GTA Megan Flint with colleagues Dr Simon Bowles, Dr Tony Lynn and Jenny Paxman have had their work on The acceptability and sensory attributes of plant-based burger products under open and closed label conditions accepted for presentation at the forthcoming Nutrition Society Summer Conference: Nutrition at key stages of the lifecycle – Liverpool 2023. This work was undertaken with Fiona Leroy, a recent intern from Institute Agro Dijon. This work has been chosen by the Nutrition Society Theme Lead for Food Systems as their highlight of the conference and will therefore be presented in the conference opening session, after invited plenary lecture one.  We are so proud that this work has been recognised in this way.  It’s a great opportunity to showcase what the Food and Nutrition team are currently engaged in research-wise.  This is a further feather in Meg’s cap after last year’s postgraduate research win at the same conference, collaboratively hosted by F&N at Sheffield Hallam, University of Sheffield and Sheffield City Council, here at SHU last year.  In further great news, recent work by F&N colleagues Claire Wall and Dr Jo Pearce has also been accepted to be presented at the same conference.  Claire and Jo will be presenting on “Energy and nutrient content of school lunches provided for children attending early years settings within primary schools: A cross-sectional study”, and plan on submitting the full-text article to Public Health Nutrition shortly.

Jo Pearce and Claire Wall have had their paper “School lunch portion sizes provided for children attending early years settings within primary schools: a cross‐sectional study” published online in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Claire and Jo will also be presenting this work at the Nutrition Society conference next month.

Jordan Beaumont, Claire Wall, Lucie Nield, Jo Pearce, Simon Bowles and Rachel Rundle are undertaking work with the Sheffield Children’s Hospital Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) clinic, with a project exploring food insecurity and childhood obesity. Jordan and Lucie are also nearing the end of their tier 2 weight management service evaluation project, with interviews conducted and transcribed, and project RAs doing the first round of framework analysis. They are looking to hold a dissemination event in November with participants to feedback findings and get input on the recommendations regarding findings and best practice.

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On 13 June, SHARe hosted a CHEFS online talks session with paired papers focussing on research relating to appetite regulation and modulation. The session, chaired by Anna Sorsby, featured work presented by Dr Miriam Clegg (University of Reading) and Dr Jordan Beaumont (Sheffield Hallam University). Recording here.

Dr Miriam Clegg is Associate Professor and Deputy Director (Institute of Food, Nutrition & Health), School Director of Postdoctoral Researchers, and Programme Director BSc Nutrition at University of Reading. Miriam is a Registered Nutritionist with a research interest in appetite, incorporating markers of food intake, eating behaviours and nutritional status including gastrointestinal transit, energy expenditure and hormones related to appetite. Miriam is PI on the BBSRC funded Food4Years Ageing Network. Miriam is Assistant Editor for 3 esteemed nutrition journals (BJN, J Hum Nutr and Dietetics and J Nutr Science). Miriam’s presentation was entitled: Dietary strategies for improving healthy life expectancy – the role of appetite research.

Abstract: Increased feelings of hunger and lack of satiety is linked to reduced adherence to weight loss interventions and difficulties in weight loss maintenance. With 63.8% of the population overweight or obese in England, appetite research has been suggested as a useful tool to reduce calorie intake. On the opposite side of the appetite narrative, a large section of the population are at risk of malnutrition, with or without obesity. UK life expectancy has increased through the 20th and 21st Centuries, yet there is little evidence that these gains in life expectancy are always translated to increased years living in good health for older adults, when compared to previous generations. A nutritious diet is recognised as essential for healthy aging, well-being, reducing the risk of chronic diseases and the rate of functional decline, and changes to lifestyle (i.e. diet, nutrition and physical activity) can maintain or improve body composition, cognitive and mental health, immune function and vascular health in older adults. Research often cites that 1/10 adults aged 65+ is malnourished or at risk of malnutrition based on 2015 statistics, however recent research from Age UK highlights that this may be even higher since the pandemic (2). Contrary to common belief, nutritional needs only decrease marginally with age, and are sometimes higher than the needs of younger individuals. Protein is a good example. The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) and the PROT-AGE Study Group have advised that a healthy older adult’s recommended daily protein intake should be increased to 1-1.2g/kg to maintain functionality, independence and fight infection. Protein is also known to be the most satiating macronutrient, and strategies to improve protein intake in older adults need to ascertain if increases in protein intake are like to impact overall food intake. Recent research from our group has used strategies to increase protein intake in older adults, focusing on foods that are liked and consumed by older adults (3). In the future, designing and producing a food environment that meets the diverse needs of older adults should work with them in the creation of bespoke, equitable interventions (4).

  1. Yakubu AH, Platts K, Sorsby A et al. (2023) J Funct Foods 102, 105471
  2. Age UK (2012) Understanding Society: COVID-19 Study
  3. Smith R., Clegg M & Methven L. (2022) Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2022.2137777
  4. Clegg M, Methven L, Lanham-New S et al . (2023) Nutr Bull. 48, 124-133

Dr Jordan Beaumont is a Registered Nutritionist and Lecturer within the Food and Nutrition group at Sheffield Hallam University. Jordan is Course Leader for the MSc Food Consumer Marketing and Product Development and co-lead of the Sheffield Hallam Appetite REsearch (SHARe) cluster. Jordan’s research focusses on obesity and weight management, exploring novel interventions for weight management, the perceptions of health and obesity, and eating behaviours and appetite control.  Jordan’s presentation was on Modulating eating behaviour with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).

Abstract: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a form of non-invasive brain stimulation involving the application of a constant and weak electrical current to the brain, is a popular technique for changing cortical activity and downstream behaviour (1). There has been particular interest in the use of this technique in weight management, with an emphasis on changing eating behaviour. However, despite promising early findings, studies have failed to identify a consistent effect of tDCS across eating-related measures (2, 3). Our research explores the application of tDCS, and through this work we have established stimulation parameters that appear to produce a consistent change in eating behaviour, and identified populations who may benefit from this technique (4, 5). This paired papers talk will overview our recent studies applying tDCS to change eating-related measures across different population, and will consider the therapeutic use of this technique in weight management.

1. Filmer et al. (2014) Trends Neurosci; 37, 742-753, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2014.08.003

2. Fregni et al. (2008) Appetite; 51 (1), 34-41, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2007.09.016

3. Beaumont et al. (2021) Appetite; 157, 105004, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.105004

4. Beaumont et al. (2022) Obesity Reviews; 23 (2), e13364, https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13364

5. Beaumont et al. (2022) Psychosomatic Medicine; 84 (6), 646-657, http://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000001074

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Resources

ShefFood, Sheffield’s Food Partnership, launched its Local Food Action Plan (LFAP) in June. The LFAP is now live on the ShefFood website along with a brand new page for all our key strategic and research documents. You can also read some of the responses to the LFAP from the launch here. The next step for ShefFood is the Sustainable Food Places Silver Award bid which will be submitted in July. Want to get involved? Check out our latest events or email info@sheffood.org.uk

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Call for content for the next edition of What’s Cooking

The next edition of What’s Cooking will be September 2023. Please send content (research updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) to j.smith1@shu.ac.uk by 30 August.

CHEFS blog

Interested in writing a blog post? These are usually 800-1200 words and written for a general audience in an informal style. Blogs can revisit work you’ve already done (e.g., highlighting a recent output/publication); discuss research or research-related activities (teaching, public engagement, etc.) that you are working on; offer your informed take on contemporary food/drink issues or policy; provide a profile on your research. If you’d like to contribute a piece, please get in touch with Jen (j.smith1@shu.ac.uk).

Want to stay updated? Follow us on Twitter (@SHU_CHEFS), subscribe to the blog and/or join our Jisc email list: see information on the very bottom of each CHEFS webpage.

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by | May 1, 2023 · 6:00 am

What’s Cooking, May 2023

What’s Cooking is an update on all things related to CHEFS: the Culture, Health, Environment, Food and Society research cluster at Sheffield Hallam University. What’s been cooking since our last edition?

This spring has witnessed a flurry of activity for all three of our clusters: a great reminder of the diversity of food-related research (and our love of acronyms) here at Sheffield Hallam University:

We’re also excited to expand the CHEFS ‘paired papers’ format with two upcoming events organised by SWEFS and SHARe:

  • 11 May, 3-4.30 on Zoom: SWEFS paired papers session on ‘Food Waste and Working with Vulnerable Participants’ (titles, abstracts on the ‘research talks’ page)
  • 13 June, 3-4.30 on Zoom: SHARe paired papers session on ‘Exploring Human Appetite and Eating Behaviour’ (titles, abstracts on the ‘research talks’ page)

Below, we have:

  • updates on recent activities (including write-ups of the various CHEFS, SWEFS and SHARe events);
  • resources/calls for papers/conference announcements (Sheffield Food Partnership (ShefFood) are hosting the launch of the Local Food Action Plan for Sheffield on Thursday 15 June).
  • the usual call for contributions and content for the July 2023 edition of What’s Cooking.

Cheers,
Jen

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Recent CHEFS Activities

In March, Jenny Paxman and Dr Jordan Beaumont organised and led a Sheffield Hallam Appetite REsearch (SHARe) sub-cluster ‘Complete and Finish’ event. Attendees included established and new SHARe members, both staff and students, who have a keen interest in eating behaviours, the hedonics of food and feeding, obesity and weight management or sensory analysis. The purpose of the event was to Shape, Sharpen and SHARe appetite-related research ideas. Getting to know others who are active in our field is a brilliant way to progress any project. For SHARe, the event helped to identify the overarching state of current projects, and to reflect on members orientations as individuals and as researchers. A full write-up of the event, including the Shape, Sharpen and SHARe diagnostic, is available here.

Also in March: CHEFS hosted the English and Welsh Wine Symposium. Co-organisers Professor Jennifer Smith Maguire and Dr John Dunning welcomed over 50 academics and industry professionals, including wine makers, winery owners, wine retailers and wine writers, and hospitality and retail professionals. The half day event explored the current context and future directions of the English and Welsh wine industry. There were two keynote presentations from Masters of Wine: Mr Simon Thorpe, CEO of WineGB, ‘WineGB and its role supporting an emerging wine region;’ Professor Steve Charters, Burgundy School of Wine and Spirits Business, ‘PDOs and Terroir: The Complexities of Wine and Place.‘ In addition, the afternoon included a tutored tasting of English and Welsh wines, a panel discussion featuring a cross-section of industry perspectives, and a networking reception featuring English sparkling wines, with all wines generously selected and donated by WineGB. A full write-up of the event, with photos and links to the keynote presentations, is available here.

In April, the SWEFS (Surplus, Waste and Excess Food in Society) Research Sub-Cluster, co-led by Dr Pallavi Singh and Prof Dianne Dean, organised their introductory workshop and networking event. The workshop brought together 34 colleagues from BTE and National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering (NCEFE) together to discuss current research on Food Waste and develop interdisciplinary collaborations for impact-oriented research on the Global Issue of Food Waste in the Society. Prof Dianne Dean, Dr Pallavi Singh, and Dr Scott Jones shared their work with Sheffield City Council on household food waste collection service, Prof Martin Howarth discussed the current work done by NCEFE, and SWEFS current Sheffield Business School PhD students, Nikita Marie Bridgeman and Ufuoma Arangebi, presented their respective projects. To know more about SWEFS’s work and join the TEAMS channel, please contact Dr Pallavi Singh on p.singh@shu.ac.uk.  A write-up of the event, with photos from presentations, is available here.

Check out Gareth Robert’s latest instalment of his food PhD blog, which includes a tour of recent food sustainability events, and an emerging ‘rich picture’ of Gareth’s PhD on Yorkshire FFE: Food & Farming Events.

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Resources/call for papers/conference announcements

Local Food Action Plan Launch
Date and time: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:00 – 20:30 BST
Location: Victoria Hall Norfolk Street Sheffield City Centre S1 2JB
The Sheffield Food Partnership (ShefFood) are hosting the launch of the Local Food Action Plan for Sheffield on Thursday 15 June. ShefFood have co-created the action plan with almost 100 organisations in the city and in collaboration with FixOurFood through a series of 12 workshops to write and co-develop the action plan, which addresses 5 key pillars of a good local food system: food provision, food production, the food economy, health and wellbeing, and the good food movement. The action plan sets out specific commitments to action from diverse organisations across the city; over the next 7 years, these actions will take Sheffield’s food system on a journey to becoming fairer and more sustainable for people and planet. The launch event is free to attend (the community meal is on a pay-as-you-feel basis) and everyone is welcome, but spaces are limited so please do register for your free ticket via Eventbrite. For questions, please get in touch at info@sheffood.org.uk

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Call for content for the next edition of What’s Cooking

The next edition of What’s Cooking will be July 2023. Please send content (research updates, calls for expression of interest, relevant calls for papers/conference/event announcements) to j.smith1@shu.ac.uk by 29 June.

CHEFS blog

Interested in writing a blog post? These are usually 800-1200 words and written for a general audience in an informal style. Blogs can revisit work you’ve already done (e.g., highlighting a recent output/publication); discuss research or research-related activities (teaching, public engagement, etc.) that you are working on; offer your informed take on contemporary food/drink issues or policy; provide a profile on your research. If you’d like to contribute a piece, please get in touch with Jen (j.smith1@shu.ac.uk).

Want to stay updated? Follow us on Twitter (@SHU_CHEFS), subscribe to the blog and/or join our Jisc email list: see information on the very bottom of each CHEFS webpage.

 

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by | March 23, 2023 · 3:31 pm

SHARe event report

an image of people working around a table with a powerpoint presentation on the wall screenOn Wednesday 8th March our Sheffield Hallam Appetite REsearch (SHARe) sub-cluster met for a ‘Complete and Finish’ event here at SHU.  Attendees included SHARe co-leads Jenny Paxman and Dr Jordan Beaumont and other SHARe founders and steering group members: Dr Caroline Dalton, Dr Rachel Marsden, Dr Steve Brown.  We also welcomed Food and Nutrition GTA Megan Flint, Food and Nutrition Lecturer Dr Richard Gillis and Elizabeth Goodwin from Leeds Trinity University.  We were brilliantly supported for this event by Food and Nutrition Student Champion Millie-Ann Hall.

SHARe is a sub-cluster of engaged academics, PGRs and associates who have a keen interest in eating behaviours, the hedonics of food and feeding, obesity and weight management or sensory analysis.  This is by no means an exhaustive list – we are a really inclusive group welcoming anyone with shared research passions or something to offer in any field affiliated to appetite.  SHARe sits within the CHEFS research cluster (along with sister sub-clusters SWEFS (Surplus Waste and Excess Food in Society) and CHEFS (Culture, Health, Environment, Food and Society)).  You can find out more or sign-up to SHARe, and CHEFS here.

The purpose of the event was to Shape, Sharpen and SHARe (get it?) our appetite-related research ideas.  Getting to know others who are active in our field is a brilliant way to progress any project.  For SHARe, this event helped us to identify:

  • the overarching state of current projects;
  • our own nature, both as individuals and as researchers.

SHAPE:
Research idea generation; Project design; Funding ideas; Target journal suggestions; CPD and support needs
SHARPEN: 
Poster design/content; Abstract drafts; Conference presentations; Planned publications; Pilot questionnaires;
Recruitment material; Interview schedules
SHARE:
Research ideas; Collaborations; Potential examiners; Potential reviewers; Copies of work; Present

In the room there were varying degrees of familiarity.  Some had long-standing working relationships or had previously collaborated; others were meeting for the first time.  We all learnt something new about each other and our areas of interest and expertise.

As a group we cover all bases:

screenshot of Venn diagram of sharers, shapers, sharpeners

However, in terms of our research projects, individual’s projects may be at different stages but we are each most in need of shaping support.

screenshot of venn diagram of share input, shape input, sharpen input

Drilling down what this meant to attendees, it meant:

  • getting projects up and running;
  • finding and connecting with collaborators;
  • looking for concept or pilot project ‘adopters’;
  • seeking out funding opportunities;
  • getting back on the research horse.

We left feeling enthused and perhaps even a little clearer about next steps.  Some left with new connections, plans to meet, show-rounds to schedule and even specific projects to reignite!  Exciting times for SHARe.

Of course, it doesn’t end there.  As a sub-cluster we benefit from monthly CHEFS newsletters (‘What’s Cooking?’) with the associated opportunities to write and publish blog-pieces, search out conferences, explore calls for abstracts, find funding opportunities and to come together as researchers to enjoy the regular CHEFS talks.  SHARe will be hosting a CHEFS Talk on Tuesday 13th June 2023 15:00-16:30 with talks from Dr Miriam Clegg (University of Reading) and Dr Jordan Beaumont (Sheffield Hallam University).  Sign up here.  We can’t wait to see you there!

If you aren’t already a member you can join SHARe by clicking bit.ly/SHAReCluster

 

 

 

 

 

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