{"id":1179,"date":"2024-03-12T09:52:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/chefscluster\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2024-03-12T10:29:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T10:29:29","slug":"whats-cooking-march-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/chefscluster\/2024\/03\/12\/whats-cooking-march-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Cooking, March 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>What\u2019s Cooking<\/em> is an update on all things related to SHUFood<\/strong><\/a>: Sheffield Hallam University\u2019s food research cluster, comprising, CHEFS<\/strong> (exploring the socio-cultural dimensions of food and drink), SWEFS<\/strong> (exploring drivers and interventions to address food waste), and SHARe<\/strong> (exploring appetite regulation and modulation). What\u2019s been cooking since our last edition?<\/p>\n

We\u2019re delighted to announce something new for Hallam-based SHUFood members: SHUFood Research Chats! <\/strong>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\u2019s long and happy history of research chats, and we\u2019re 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\u2014all 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<\/a>) for more information and a calendar invite.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re busily preparing for 24 April, when we\u2019ll be holding our SHUFood Annual Discourse<\/strong> event (2-5pm on campus). We\u2019re 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\u2019 food practices. Full details to come on the SHUFood Events page<\/a>. We\u2019re also inviting all SHUFood researchers from any career stage to share existing<\/em><\/strong> research posters as part of the event\u2014see details below in the \u2018Resources and Calls for Papers\u2019 section.<\/p>\n

Finally, some exciting local news: Sheffield has been\u00a0awarded the Silver Sustainable Food Places award<\/a>! We\u2019re very proud to be a named organisation\u00a0<\/strong>on the application, and delighted that so many SHUFood and Sheffield Hallam colleagues are actively contributing to making Sheffield a more sustainable food place.<\/p>\n

Below, we have:<\/p>\n