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Publications

The Centre for Food Policy and Foresight delivers research and policy recommendations that can fix our food system

Discover the experts delivering this research

Research publications

The Centre for Food Policy and Foresight associates publish a wide range and interdisciplinary research papers. For policy briefings and evidence submitted to policymakers, please visit our home page. Expand the boxes below to view the rest of our publications.

Our Associates publish across the following research themes:

Sustainable and resillient food systems
Community, Food and Society
Food, Nutrition and Health

2024

Thresholds for adding degraded tropical forest to the conservation estate. Ewers, R. M., Orme, C. D. L., Pearse, W. D., Zulkifli, N., Yvon-Durocher. et al. (2024). Nature, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07657-w

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Exploring edible insects as feed in the UK: current challenges and future prospects. Tiwasing, P., & Pate, L. (2024). Journal of Insects as Food and Feed (published online ahead of print 2024).

Characterisation of aroma-active compounds in dried Dendrobium spp. stems (Shihu) using GC-Olfactometry and a modified NIF-SNIF method. Kirkwood, A., Fisk, I., Xu, Y., Yang, N. (2024). Journal of Food Composition and Analysis,Volume 133,2024,106344,ISSN 0889-1575.

Assessing the Impact of Voluntary Certification Schemes on Future Sustainable Coffee Production. Jones, K., Njeru, E. M., Garnett, K., & Girkin, N. (2024). Sustainability, 16(13), Article 5669. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16135669.

Modelling the impact of wastewater flows and management practices on antimicrobial resistance in dairy farms. Todman, H., Helliwell, R., King, L. et al. (2024). npj Antimicrob Resist 2, 13.

U.S. Federal Nutrition Policy and the Legal Geographies of Precision Welfare. Higgins, A. (2024). Professional Geographer, https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2024.2351845

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Restoring understory and riparian areas in oil palm plantations does not increase greenhouse gas fluxes. Drewer, J., Tarigan, R. S., Banin, L. F., White, S., Raine, E., Luke, S. H. et al. (2024). Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 7, Article 1324475. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2024.1324475

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Investigating the effect of sharing environmental information on consumer responses to conventional and hypothetical ‘precision fermented’ yoghurt. Ford, H., Thibodeau, M., Newton, L., Child, C., & Yang, Q. (2024). International Journal of Food Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.17228

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Root-soil-microbiome management is key to the success of Regenerative Agriculture. Mooney, S., Castrillo, G., Cooper, H., & Bennett, M. (2024). Nature Food, 5, 451–453. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-01001-1.

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Development of a lexicon for the sensory description of edible insects commercially available in Australia. Bless, I., Bastian, S. E. P., Gould, J., Yang, Q., & Wilkinson, K. L. (2024). Food Research International, 190, Article 114574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114574

A surrogate model for the economic evaluation of renewable hydrogen production from biomass feedstocks via supercritical water gasification. Rodgers, S., Bowler, A., Wells, L., Lee, C, S., Hayes, M., Poulston, S., Lester, Meng, F., McKechnie, J., Conradie, A. (2024). International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,Volume 49, Part A,2024, Pages 277-294,ISSN 0360-3199.

Understanding 'More than Food' meal services to co-develop supply ecosytem innovations. Hibbert, S., Smith, M., Taylor, M., & Smith, B. (2024). A University of Nottingham Food Systems Institute and Research England publication.

The Cool Farm Biodiversity metric: an evidence-based online tool to report and improve management of biodiversity at farm scale. Crowther, L. P., Luke, S. H., Arellano, E. C., McCormack, C. G., Ferreira, V., Hillier, J. et al. (2024). Ecological Indicators, 161, Article 111897

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Comparing motivations and barriers to reduce meat and adopt protein alternatives amongst meat-eaters in Australia, China and the UK. Ford, H., Zhang, Y., Gould, J., Danner, L., Bastian, S. E., & Yang, Q. (2024). Food Quality and Preference, 118, Article 105208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2024.105208

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Meeting the global protein supply requirements of a growing and ageing population. Smith, K., Watson, A.W., Lonnie, M. et al. (2024) European Journal of Nutrition (2024).

Development of an open-source carbon footprint calculator of the UK craft brewing value chain. Bowler, A, L., Rodgers, S., Meng, F., McKechine, Jon., Cook, D, J., Watson, N. J. (2024). Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 435, 140181.

The Need to Consider Food Systems in Health-Oriented Food Policy and Programs. Higgins, A. K. (2024). Current Developments in Nutrition, 8(6), Article 103775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103775

Comparison of multiple international metrics for benchmarking antibiotic usage (ABU) using UK beef and sheep data. Davies, P., Hyde, R., Corbishley, A. (2024). Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Volume 78, Issue 10, Pages 2469-2504.

How do management decisions impact butterfly assemblages in smallholding oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia?. Harianja, M. F., Stone, J., Mamat, W. Z. W., Hadi, M. A., Luke, S. H., Azhar, B., & Turner, E. C. (2024). Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(4), 759-772. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14615

Design and implementation of a cost-aware and smart oyster mushroom cultivation system. Elewi, A., Hajhamed, A., Khankan, E., Duman, S., Souag, A., Ahmed, Asma. (2024). Smart Agricultural Technology, Volume 8, 100439, ISSN 2772-3755.

The role of Healthy Life Centres in delivering wieight management: A restrospective study. Okuyucu, K., Kacar, H.K., Kose, E. D., Avery, Amanda.(2024). European Journal of Intergrative Medicine, Volume 68, 102358.

A service evaluation of more than 1 million self-funding adults attending a community weight management programme. Toon J, Bennett S-E, Lavin J, Pallister C, Avery A. (2024). Clinical Obesity. 2024; 14(4):e12665.

Comparison of the taste and acceptability of a new high protein ice cream (Nottingham-Ice cream) with standard hospital milkshake oral nutritional supplement in older people with fragility fractures: a short report. Marsh K, Avery A, Taylor R, et al.(2024). BMJ Open Quality, 12:e002297. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-00229.

Iodine and selenium: Dietary sources and nutritional status of the population of the Kurdistan Region in Northern Iraq. Karim, A.B., Young, S.D., Hawarami, K.A.M., Bailey, E.H. (2024). Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, Volume 85, 127495.

Through the ages: a commentary on ‘Diversification of quantitative morphological traits in wheat’. Burgess, A. J. (2024). Annals of Botany, 133(3), i-ii. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae008.

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Evaluation of food allergen information, labelling and unintended food allergen presence in imported prepacked foods and drinks purchased online in the UK. James, C.A., Welham, S., Rose, P. (2024). Food Control Volume 162, 110462.

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Differences in the nutritional quality of improved finger millet genotypes in Ethiopia. Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E.J.M. et al. (2024). Sci Rep 14, 460 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48749-3.

The effects of land-use change on semi-aquatic bugs (Gerromorpha, Hemiptera) in rainforest streams in Sabah, Malaysia. Harianja, M. F., Turner, E. C., Barclay, H., Chey, V. K., Aldridge, D. C., Foster, W. A., & Luke, S. H. (2024). Freshwater Biology, 69(4), 556-572. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.14229

Protect peatlands to achieve climate goals. Girkin, N. T., & Davidson, S. J. (2024). Science, 383(6682), 490-490. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adn4001.

Researching animal research: What the humanities and social sciences can contribute to laboratory animal science and welfare. Davies, G., Greenhough, B., Hobson-West, P., Kirk, R. G., & Palmer, A. (Eds.). (2024). Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526165770

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Role of Eating Behavior and Stress in Maintenance of Dietary Changes During the PREVIEW Intervention. Jalo, E., Fogelholm, M., Westerterp-Plantenga, M., Adam, T. C., Drummen, M. et al. (2024). Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(5), 276-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2024.01.001

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Characterising illness stages and recovery trajectories of eating disorders in young people via remote measurement technology (STORY): a multi-centre prospective cohort study protocol. Kuehne, C., Phillips, M.D., Moody, S. et al. (2024). BMC Psychiatry 24, 409 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05841-w.

Detecting iodine deficiency risks from dietary transitions using shopping data. Mansilla, R., Long, G., Welham, S., Harvey, J., Lukinova, E., Nica-Avram, G. et al.. (2024). Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 1017. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50180-7

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The impacts of within-stream physical structure and riparian buffer strips on semi-aquatic bugs in Southeast Asian oil palm. Harianja, M. F., Luke, S. H., Barclay, H., Chey, V. K., Aldridge, D. C., Foster, W. A., & Turner, E. C. (2024). Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 6, Article 1203513. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1203513

The juvenile hormone analogue, pyriproxifen, alters protein and fat composition of Tenebrio molitor larvae. Hill, V., Lopez-Viso, C., Brameld, J., Salter, A., & Parr, T. (2024). Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, https://doi.org/10.1163/23524588-0000104.

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2023

The three-peat challenge: business as usual, responsible agriculture, and conservation and restoration as management trajectories in global peatlands. Girkin, N. T., Burgess, P. J., Cole, L., Cooper, H. V., Honorio Coronado, E., Davidson, S. J., et al. (2023). Carbon Management, 14(1), Article 2275578. https://doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2023.2275578.

Drones in the Sky: Towards a More Sustainable Agriculture. Arza-García, M., & Burgess, A. J. (2023). Agriculture, 13(1), Article 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13010084.

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The effects of soil compaction on wheat seedling root growth are specific to soil texture and soil moisture status. Yu, C., Mawodza, T., Atkinson, B. S., Atkinson, J. A., Sturrock, C. J., Whalley, R., et al. (2023). Rhizosphere, 29, Article 100838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2023.100838

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Applying regression tree analysis to explore willingness to reduce meat and adopt protein alternatives among Australia, China and the UK. Ford, H., Zhang, Y., Gould, J., Danner, L., Bastian, S. E., Ford, R., & Yang, Q. (2023). Food Quality and Preference, 112, Article 105034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.105034

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The contribution of natural burials to soil ecosystem services: Review and emergent research questions. Pawlett, M., Girkin, N.T., Deeks, L. Evans, E.L., Sakrabani, R., et al. (2023). Applied Soil Ecology, Volume 194,2024,105200,ISSN 0929-1393.

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Adoption of a Short-Term (4-Week) Vegan Diet as Part of ‘Veganuary’ Significantly Reduces Saturated Fatty Acid (SFA), Cholesterol, B12, and Iodine Intake in Omnivorous Individuals—An Observational Study. Eveleigh, E., Coneyworth, L., Craigon, J., & Welham, S. (2023). Nutrients, 15(23), Article 4967. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15234967

Hungry for power: finanncialisation and the centration of corporate control in the global food system. Keenan, L., Monteath, T., Wojcik, D. (2023). Geoforum, Volume 147, 103909.

The impact of varying key sensory attributes on consumer perception of beer body. Ivanova, N., Yang, Q., Bastian, S. E., Wilkinson, K. L., Johnson, T. E., & Ford, R. (2023). Food Quality and Preference, 112, Article 105004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.105004

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Barriers and Enablers to Weight Management Programmes for Working Men: A QualitativeStudy. Broughton, M., Lymn, J, S., Redsell, S, A. (2023). Health and Social Care in the Community.

Simulating carbon accumulation and loss in the central Congo peatlands. Young, D. M., Baird, A. J., Morris, P. J., Dargie, G. C., Mampouya Wenina, Y. E., Mbemba, M., et al. (2023). Global Change Biology, 29(23), 6812-6827. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16966.

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Environmental and farming practice controls of productivity of Cyrtosperma merkusii (giant swamp taro), an underutilised wetland and potential paludiculture crop. Mendiondo, G., Moko, E. M., Sparkes, D. L., Rahardiyan, D., Welham, S. J. M., O'Reilly, P. et al. (2023). Food and Energy Security, 13(1), Article e490. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.490

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Landscape and Micronutrient Fertilizer Effect on Agro-Fortified Wheat and Teff Grain Nutrient Concentration in Western Amhara. Manzeke-Kangara, M.G.; Amede, T.; Bailey, E.H.; Wilson, L.; Mossa, A.W.; Tirfessa, D.; Desta, M.K.; Asrat, T.G.; Agegnehu, G.; Sida, T.S.; et al. (2023). Agronomy 2023, 13, 2598. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13102598

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Opportunities for enhancing the climate resilience of coffee production through improved crop, soil and water management. Bracken, P., Burgess, P. J., & Girkin, N. T. (2023). Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 47(8), 1125-1157. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2225438.

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A systematic review of associations between day-to-day variability in meal pattern and body weight, components of the metabolic syndrome and cognitive function. Ali MA, Macdonald IA, Taylor MA. (2023). J Hum Nutr Diet. 2024; 37: 316–353. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13260

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Mapping Water Levels across a Region of the Cuvette Centrale Peatland Complex. Georgiou, S., Mitchard, E. T. A., Crezee, B., Dargie, G. C., Young, D. M., Jovani-Sancho, A. J., et al. (2023). Remote Sensing, 15(12), Article 3099. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15123099.

Understory vegetation supports more abundant and diverse butterfly communities in oil palm plantations. Reiss-Woolever, V. J., Advento, A. D., Aryawan, A. A. K., Caliman, J., Foster, W. A., Naim, M. et al. (2023). Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 6, Article 1205744. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1205744

A dirigent protein complex directs lignin polymerization and assembly of the root diffusion barrier. Yi-Qun Gao et al. (2023). Science382,464-471(2023).DOI:10.1126/science.adi5032.

Adoption of smart farming technologies in field operations: A systematic review and future agenda. Osrof, H, Y., Tan, C, L., Angappa, G., Yeo, S, F., Tan, K, H. (2023). Journal of Technology in Society, Volume 75, 102400.

Conscientisation and Communities of Compost: Rethinking management pedagogy in an age of climate crises. Dallyn, S., Checchi, M., Prado, P., & Munro, I. (2023). Management Learning, 55(1), 104-123. https://doi.org/10.1177/13505076231198488.

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In vivo observation of a stomach road or ‘Magenstrasse’ for gastric emptying using MRI imaging in healthy humans. Almutairi, F., Alyami, J., Pritchard, S., Taylor, M.A. et al. (2023). Clinical Nutrition, Volume 51, P35-43.

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Applying regression tree analysis to explore willingness to reduce meatand adopt protein alternatives among Australia, China and the UK. Ford, H., Zhang, Y., Gould, J., Danner, L., Bastian, S, E, P., Ford, Rebecca, F., Yang, Q. (2023). Journal of Food Quality and Preference, Volume 112, 105034.

Sustainability of bioenergy - Mapping the risks and benefits to inform future bioenergy systems. James, A, W., Almena, A., Arshad, M, N., Banks, Butnar, et al. (2023). Journal of Biomass and Bioenergy, Volume 177, 106919.

“I guess it's quite trendy”: A qualitative insight into young meat-eaters’ sustainable food consumption habits and perceptions towards current and future protein alternatives. Ford, H., Gould, J., Danner, L., Bastian, S.E.P.,, Yang, Q. (2023). Appetite, Volume 190, 107025.

Pod power: Soybean pod and seed photosynthesis contributes to yield. Burgess, A. J., & Degen, G. E. (2023). Plant Physiology, 193(2), 886–887.

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Time to consider animal data governance: perspectives from neuroscience. Eke, D., Ogoh, George., Knight, W., Stahl, B. (2023). Journal of Neuroinformatics, Volume 17.

Disclosing Frauds in Herbal Food Supplements Labeling: A Simple LC-MS/MS Approach to Detect Alkaloids and Biogenic Amines. Esposito, G., Siuto, S., Martello, E., Pezzolato, M., Bozzetta, E. (2023). Journal of Food Protection, Volume 86, 100152.

Forced labour risk is pervasive in the US land-based food supply. Blackstone, N.T., Rodríguez-Huerta, E., Battaglia, K. et al. (2023). Journal of Nature Food, Volume 4, 506-606.

Effects of agro-forestry systems on the physical and chemical characteristics of green coffee beans. Xu, S., Liu, Yuze., Sun, Z., Chen, G., Ma, F.,Yang, N., Filho, E. M.V., Fisk, I.D. (2023). Frontiers in Nutrition, Volume 10.

Biochar application to temperate grasslands: challenges and opportunities for delivering multiple ecosystem services. Brown, R.W., Chadwick, D.R., Bott, T., West, H. M., Wilson, P., Hodgins, G.R., Snape, C.E., Jones, D.L. (2023). Journal of Biochar, Voulume 5.

The availability and geographic location of open-source food composition data used to estimate micronutrient intakes in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. Revilla, L, S. Ferguson, E, L., Dolley, C., Osman, G., Ander, L.E., Joy, E.J.M. (2023). Journal of Food Composition Analysis, Voulme 120, 105322.

The Effects of Economic Policy Instruments of Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture: A Comparative Analysis of China and the UK. Zou, J., Chen, X., Wang, F., Du, M., Wu, B., Yang, N. (2023). Water 15, no. 4: 637.

Nitrogen balance is a predictor of farm business performance in the English Farm Business Survey. Betts, C.G., Hicks, D., Reader, M., Wilson, P. (2023). Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Volume 7.

"A community-based participatory research approach to understanding social eating for food well-being". Luca, N.R., Smith, M. and Hibbert, S. (2023), Emerald Open Research, Vol. 1 No. 10. https://doi.org/10.1108/EOR-10-2023-0008

Are we achieving the standards of good nutritional care for older people in hospital with fragility fractures? Sahota A, Marsh K, Avery A, et al. (2023). BMJ Open Quality;12:e002288. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002288

A comparison of the bioaccessible calcium supplies of various plant-based products relative to bovine milk. Muleya, M., Bailey, W.F., Bailey, E.H. (2023). Food Research International, Volume 175, 113795.

Dietary selenium intake among Ethiopian children in areas known for selenium spatial variability. Hailu, E., Joy, E.J.M., Ferguson, E.L., Bailey, E.H. et al. (2023). Frontiers in Nutrition, Nutritional Epidemiology, Volume 10.

Towards net zero in agriculture: Future challenges and opportunities for arable, livestock and protected cropping systems in the UK. Sakrabani, R., Garnett, K., Knox, J. W., Rickson, J., Pawlett, M., Falagan, N., et al. (2023). Outlook On Agriculture, 52(2), 116-125. https://doi.org/10.1177/00307270231178889

Landscape and Micronutrient Fertilizer Effect on Agro-Fortified Wheat and Teff Grain Nutrient Concentration in Western Amhara. Manzeke-Kangara, M.G.; Amede, T.; Bailey, E.H.; Wilson, L.; Mossa, A.W.; Tirfessa, D.; Desta, M.K.; Asrat, T.G.; Agegnehu, G.; Sida, T.S.; et al. (2023). Agronomy, 13, 2598. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13102598.

Micronutrients and socio-demographic factors were major predictors of anaemia among the Ethiopian population. Belay A, Joy EJM, Lark RM, et al. (2023). British Journal of Nutrition. 2023;130(12):2123-2135. doi:10.1017/S0007114523001472.

Landscape-based nutrient application in wheat and teff mixed farming systems of Ethiopia: farmer and extension agent demand driven approach. Manzeke-Kangara, E.G., Amede, T., Bailey, E.H., Wilson, L. et al. (2023). Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1241850, 7.

Spatial variability of soil secondary and micronutrients under smallholder maize production system in sub-humid condition of Zimbabwe. Soropa, G., Nyamangara, J., Nyakatawa, E.Z., Nyapwere, N., Lark, M.R. (2023). Geoderma Regional, Volume 34, 2023, e00693, ISSN 2352-0094, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2023.e00693.

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Evaluation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Microalgae as a Sustainable Feed Supplement and Fishmeal Substitute in Aquaculture with a Positive Impact on Human Nutrition.
Darwish, R. M., Magee, K. J., Gedi, M. A., Farmanfarmaian, A., Zaky, A. S., Young, I., & Gray, D. A. (2023). Fermentation, 9(7), Article 682. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9070682

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Soil and plant contamination by potentially toxic and emerging elements and the associated human health risk in some Egyptian environments. Shetaya, W.H., Bailey, E.H., Young, S.D. et al. (2023). Environ Geochem Health 45, 359–379. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-01097-5.

“It’s a Touchy Subject”: Service Providers’ Perspectives of Eating Disorders in Men and Boys. Foye, U., Mycock, G., & Bartel, H. (2023). The Journal of Men's Studies, 32(1), 65-87. https://doi.org/10.1177/10608265231153087.

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Fermentation technology enhances the nutritional quality of underutilized Bambara groundnut – a review.Tee, A. J., Lim, Y. S., Brameld, J. M., Massawe, F., Parr, T., & Salter, A. M. (2023). Food Biotechnology, 37(2), 106-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/08905436.2023.2201307.

In vitro determination of the protein quality of maize varieties cultivated in Malawi using the INFOGEST digestion method. Muleya, M., Li, D., Chiutsi-Phiri, G., Botoman, L., Brameld, J. M., & Salter, A. M. (2023). Heliyon, 9(9), Article e19797.

Changes in nutrient composition and gene expression in growing mealworms (Tenebrio molitor). Lopez-Viso, C., Castellanos-Uribe, M., May, T., Brameld, J., Salter, A., & Parr, T. (2023). Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 10(4), 601-610.

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Impact of zinc and iron agronomic biofortification on grain mineral concentration of finger millet varieties as affected by location and slope. Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J. M., Lark, R. M., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L. et al. (2023). Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, Article 1159833. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1159833

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Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position towards Yield. Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J., Lark, R. M., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., et al.(2023). Agronomy, 13(6), Article 1452. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061452

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Pieces of the 3D puzzle: Identification of genes underlying rice canopy architecture. Burgess, A. J., & Majda, M. (2023). Plant Physiology, 191(1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac474

Improving crop yield potential: Underlying biological processes and future prospects. Burgess, A. J., Masclaux‐Daubresse, C., Strittmatter, G., Weber, A. P. M., Taylor, S. H., Harbinson, J., et al. (2023). Food and Energy Security, 12(1), Article e435. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.435.

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Grand challenges in entomology: Priorities for action in the coming decades. Luke, S. H., Roy, H. E., Thomas, C. D., Tilley, L. A. N., Ward, S., Watt, A. et al. (2023). Insect Conservation and Diversity, 16(2), 173-189. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12637

Chasing the mechanisms of ecologically adaptive salinity tolerance. Busoms, S., Fischer, S., & Yant, L. (2023). Plant Communications, 4(6), Article 100571.

Space farming: Horticulture systems on spacecraft and outlook to planetary space exploration. Nguyen, M. T. P., Knowling, M., Tran, N. N., Burgess, A., Fisk, I., Watt, M., et al. (2023). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 194, 708-721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.12.017.

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Paving the way towards future-proofing our crops. Baekelandt, A., Saltenis, V. L., Nacry, P., Malyska, A., Cornelissen, M., Nanda, A. K., et al. (2023). Food and Energy Security, 12(3), Article e441. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.441.

Food system actor perspectives on future-proofing European food systems through plant breeding. Stetkiewicz, S., Menary, J., Nair, A., Rufino, M., Fischer, A. R. H., Cornelissen, M. et al. (2023). Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 5444. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32207-1

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Mass screening of rice mutant populations at low CO2 for identification of lowered photorespiration and respiration rates. Mubarak, A. N., Burgess, A. J., Pyke, K., Quick, W. P., & Murchie, E. H. (2023). Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, Article 1125770. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1125770.

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Evaluating the accuracy and usefulness of commercially-available proximal soil mapping services for grassland nutrient management planning and soil health monitoring. Rhymes, J., Chadwick, D.R., Williams, A.P. et al. (2023). Precision Agric 24, 898–920 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-022-09979-z

Systematic review and meta-analysis of iodine nutrition in modern vegan and vegetarian diets. Eveleigh, E., Coneyworth, L., & Welham, S. (2023). British Journal of Nutrition, 130(9), 1580-1594. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000711452300051X

Impact of lifestyle factors on dietary vitamin B6 intake and plasma pyridoxal 5′-phosphate level in UK adults: National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS) (2008–2017). Alsaeedi A, Welham S, Rose P. (2023). British Journal of Nutrition. 2023;130(8):1403-1415. doi:10.1017/S0007114523000417

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The influences of stomatal size and density on rice abiotic stress resilience. Caine, R. S., Harrison, E. L., Sloan, J., Flis, P. M., Fischer, S., Khan, M. S., et al. (2023). New Phytologist, 237(6), 2180-2195. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18704.

Anemia in children aged 6–59 months was significantly associated with maternal anemia status in rural Zimbabwe. Mutonhodza, B., Dembedza, M. P., Lark, M. R., Joy, E. J. M., Manzeke‐Kangara, M. G., Njovo, H. et al. (2023). Food Science and Nutrition, 11(3), 1232-1246. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3157

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The effect of popping, soaking, boiling and roasting processes on antinutritional factors in chickpeas and red kidney beans. Godrich, J., Rose, P., Muleya, M., & Gould, J. (2023). International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 58(1), 279-289. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.16190

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2022

Animal research, ethical boundary-work, and the geographies of veterinary expertise. Anderson, A., & Hobson-West, P. (2022). Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 48(3), 491-505. https://doi.org/10.1111/tran.125942

EDIFY (Eating Disorders: Delineating Illness and Recovery Trajectories to Inform Personalised Prevention and Early Intervention in Young People): project outline. Hemmings A, Sharpe H, Allen K, et al. (2022). BJPsych Bulletin. 2023;47(6):328-336. doi:10.1192/bjb.2022.83.

Length–biomass equations to allow rapid assessment of semi‐aquatic bug biomass in tropical streams. Harianja, M. F., Luke, S. H., Barclay, H., Chey, V. K., Aldridge, D. C., Foster, W. A., & Turner, E. C. (2022). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 171(2), 102-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13247

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Edible algae allergenicity – a short report. James, C. A., Welham, S., & Rose, P. (2022). Journal of Applied Phycology, 35(1), 339–352. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-022-02880-2

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European consumer and societal stakeholders' response to crop improvements and new plant breeding techniques. Nair, A., Fischer, A. R., Moscatelli, S., Socaciu, C., Kohl, C., Stetkiewicz, S. S. et al. (2022). Food and Energy Security, 12(1), Article e417. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.417

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Folate Deficiency Is Spatially Dependent and Associated with Local Farming Systems among Women in Ethiopia. Sisay, B. G., Tamirat, H., Sandalinas, F., Joy, E. J., Zerfu, D., Belay, A. et al. (2022). Current Developments in Nutrition, 6(5), Article nzac088. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac088

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Perceived stress as a predictor of eating behavior during the 3-year PREVIEW lifestyle intervention. Jalo, E., Konttinen, H., Westerterp-Plantenga, M., Adam, T., Drummen, M., Huttunen-Lenz, M. et al. (2022). Nutrition and Diabetes, 12, Article 47. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41387-022-00224-0

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Nine actions to successfully restore tropical agroecosystems. Pashkevich, M. D., d’Albertas, F., Aryawan, A. A. K., Buchori, D., Caliman, J. P., Chaves, A. D. G. et al. (2022). Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37(11), 963-975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.07.007

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Hydroclimatic vulnerability of peat carbon in the central Congo Basin. Garcin, Y., Schefuß, E., Dargie, G. C., Hawthorne, D., Lawson, I. T., Sebag, D. et al. (2022). Nature, 612, 277–282. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05389-3

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Development of Food Group Tree-Based Analysis and Its Association with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Co-Morbidities in a South Indian Population: A Large Case-Control Stud. Vijay, A., Al-Awadi, A., Chalmers, J., Balakumaran, L., Grove, J. I., Valdes, A. M. et al. (2022). Nutrients, 14(14), Article 2808. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14142808

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Spiders in canopy and ground microhabitats are robust to changes in understory vegetation management practices in mature oil palm plantations (Riau, Indonesia). Pashkevich, M. D., Spear, D. M., Advento, A. D., Caliman, J. P., Foster, W. A., Luke, S. H. et al. (2022). Basic and Applied Ecology, 64, 120-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2022.08.004

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Superheated steam processing: An emerging technology to improve food quality and safety. Fang, J., Liu, C., Law, C. L., Mujumdar, A. S., Xiao, H. W., & Zhang, C. (2022). Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 63(27), 8720–8736.

Folate Deficiency Is Spatially Dependent and Associated with Local Farming Systems among Women in Ethiopia. Sisay, B,G., Tamirat, H., Sandalinas, F., Joy, E.J.M., et al. (2022). Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue 5, nzac088,ISSN 2475-2991.

Tropical peatlands in the Anthropocene: The present and the future. Girkin, N. T., Cooper, H. V., Ledger, M. J., O’Reilly, P., Thornton, S. A., Åkesson, C. M., et al. (2022). Anthropocene, 40, Article 100354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2022.100354

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A systematic map of within-plantation oil palm management practices reveals a rapidly growing but patchy evidence base. Popkin, M., Reiss-Woolever, V. J., Turner, E. C., & Luke, S. H. (2022). PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, 1(7), Article e0000023. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pstr.0000023

Wine without water: Improving grapevine tolerance to drought. Burgess, A. J. (2022). Plant Physiology, 190(3), 1550-1551. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac381.

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Revealing the importance of groundwater for potable private supplies in Wales. G. Farr, E. L. Ander, K. James, A. Kibble, D. A. Jones, C. Jone. (2022). Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 2022;; 55 (3): qjegh2021–078.

Vegetable oils composition affects the intestinal lymphatic transport and systemic bioavailability of co-administered lipophilic drug cannabidiol. Feng, W., Qin, C., Abdelrazig, S., Bai, Z., Raji, M., Darwish, R. et al. (2022). International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 624, Article 121947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121947

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An interdisciplinary method for assessing IPM potential: case study in Scottish spring barley. Stetkiewicz, S., Bruce, A., Burnett, F. J., Ennos, R. A., & Topp, C. F. E. (2022). CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 3(1), Article 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-022-00096-5

Just Transition: A whole-systems approach to decarbonisation. Abram, S., Atkins, E., Dietzel, A., Jenkins, K., Kiamba, L., Kirshner, J. et al. (2022). Climate Policy, 22(8), 1033-1049. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2022.2108365

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Transcriptional network underpinning ploidy-related elevated leaf potassium in neo-tetraploids. Fischer, S., Flis, P., Zhao, F. J., & Salt, D. E. (2022). Plant Physiology, 190(3), 1715-1730. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac360.

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Mapping peat thickness and carbon stocks of the central Congo Basin using field data. Crezee, B., Dargie, G. C., Ewango, C. E. N., Mitchard, E. T. A., Emba B., O., Kanyama T., J. et al. (2022). Nature Geoscience, 15(8), 639-644. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-00966-7

Bioaccessibility of essential lipophilic nutrients in a chloroplast-rich fraction (CRF) from agricultural green waste during simulated human gastrointestinal tract digestion. Wattanakul, J., Syamila, M., Darwish, R., Gedi, M. A., Sutcharit, P., Chi, C. et al. (2022). Food and Function, 13(9), 5365-5380. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2fo00604a

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Exercise, Urban Food Production, Preparation and Consumption: Implications, Benefits and Risks to Grow-Your-Own (GYO) Gardeners. Stubberfield, J.; Troldborg, M.; Ander, L.; Crout, N.; Young, S.D.; Hough, R.L. (2022). Agronomy, 12, 181.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Food Security of UK Adults Aged 20–65 Years (COVID-19 Food Security and Dietary Assessment Study). Thomas, M.; Eveleigh, E.; Vural, Z.; Rose, P.; Avery, A.; Coneyworth, L.; Welham, S. (2022). Nutrients 2022, 14, 5078. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14235078

Diet and irritable bowel syndrome: an update from a UK consensus meeting. Rej, A., Avery, A., Aziz, I. et al. (2022). BMC Med 20, 287. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02496-w.

Weight loss outcomes achieved by adults accessing an online programme offered as part of Public Health England’s ‘Better Health’ campaign. Toon, J., Geneva, M., Sharpe, P. et al.(2022). BMC Public Health 22, 1456. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13847-w.

Immediate environmental impacts of transformation of an oil palm intercropping to a monocropping system in a tropical peatland. Dhandapani, S., Girkin, N. T., Evers, S., Ritz, K., & Sjögersten, S. (2022). Mires and Peat, 28, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2021.GDC.StA.2290

Mapping brain activity of gut-brain signaling to appetite and satiety in healthy adults: A systematic review and functional neuroimaging meta-analysis. Althubeati, S., Avery, A., Tench, C, T., Lobo, D.N., Salter, A. Eldeghaidy, S. (2022). Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews,Volume 136,2022,104603,ISSN 0149-7634.

Rare sugars: metabolic impacts and mechanisms of action: a scoping review. Smith A, Avery A, Ford R, et al. (2022). British Journal of Nutrition. 2022;128(3):389-406. doi:10.1017/S0007114521003524.

Agronomic biofortification increases grain zinc concentration of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi. Botoman, L., Chimungu, J. G., Bailey, E. H., Munthali, M. W., Ander, E. L., Mossa, A.-W., Young, S. D., Broadley, M. R., Lark, R. M., & Nalivata, P. C. (2022). Plant Direct, 6(11), e458. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.458.

Linkages between soil, crop, livestock, and human selenium status in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. Mutonhodza, B., Joy, E.J.M., Bailey, E.H., Lark, M.R., Kangara, M.G.M., Broadley, M.R., Matsungo, T.M. and Chopera, P. (2022). Int J Food Sci Technol, 57: 6336-6349. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.15979.

Mineral micronutrient status and spatial distribution among the Ehiopian population. Belay A, Gashu D, Joy EJM, et al. (2022). British Journal of Nutrition.128(11):2170-2180. doi:10.1017/S0007114522000319.

Biofortified Maize Improves Selenium Status of Women and Children in a Rural Community in Malawi: Results of the Addressing Hidden Hunger With Agronomy Randomized Controlled Trial. Joy EJ. M. , Kalimbira A. A. , Sturgess J. , Banda L. et al. (2022). Journal of Frontiers in Nutrition, Volume 8, ISSN-10.3389.

Biofortified Wheat Increases Dietary Zinc Intake: A Randomised Controlled Efficacy Study of Zincol-2016 in Rural Pakistan. Lowe N. M., Zaman M., Khan M. Jaffar , Brazier A.K. M. (2022). Journal of Frontiers in Nutrition, Volume 8, ISSN-2296-861X.

Payments from Households to Distant Polluting Firms. Dijkstra, B.R. (2022). Environ Resource Econ 82, 681–715 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-022-00683-0.

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Prospects to improve the nutritional quality of crops. Scharff, L. B., Saltenis, V. L., Jensen, P. E., Baekelandt, A., Burgess, A. J., Burow, M., et al. (2022). Prospects to improve the nutritional quality of crops. Food and Energy Security, 11(1), Article e327. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.327.

Eustress in Space: Opportunities for Plant Stressors Beyond the Earth Ecosystem. Hessel, V., Liang, S., Tran, N. N., Escribà-Gelonch, M., Zeckovic, O., Knowling, M., …Burgess, A. (2022). Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 9, Article 841211.

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In silico identification of Theileria parva surface proteins. Gurav, N., Macleod, O. J., MacGregor, P., & Nisbet, R. E. R. (2022). he Cell Surface, 8, Article 100078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcsw.2022.100078

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Casting light on the architecture of crop yield. Murchie, E. H., & Burgess, A. J. (2022). Crop and Environment, 1(1), 74-85.

Overweight, obesity and excessive weight gain in pregnancy as risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes: A narrative review. Langley-Evans, S. C., Pearce, J., & Ellis, S. (2022). Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 35(2), 250-264. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12999.

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Soil and landscape factors influence geospatial variation in maize grain zinc concentration in Malawi. Botoman, L., Chagumaira, C., Mossa, A. W., Amede, T., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H. et al. (2022). Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 7986. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12014-w

The deployment of intercropping and agroforestry as adaptation to climate change. Burgess, A. J., Correa Cano, M. E., & Parkes, B. (2022). Crop and Environment, 1(2), 145-160.

Linking long-term soil phosphorus management to microbial communities involved in nitrogen reactions. O’Neill, R. M., Duff, A. M., Brennan, F. P., Gebremichael, A. W., Girkin, N. T., Lanigan, G. J. et al. (2022). Biology and Fertility of Soils, 58(4), 389-402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-022-01627-y

Stakeholder interpretation of probabilistic representations of uncertainty in spatial information: an example on the nutritional quality of staple crops. Chagumaira, C., Nalivata, P. C., Chimungu, J. G., Gashu, D., Broadley, M. R., Milne, A. E., & Lark, R. M. (2022). International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 36(12), 2446-2472. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2021.2020278

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Tropical peatlands in the anthropocene: Lessons from the past. Cole, L. E., Åkesson, C. M., Hapsari, K. A., Hawthorne, D., Roucoux, K. H., Girkin, N. T., et al. (2022). Anthropocene, 37, Article 100324.

Vegans and vegetarians living in Nottingham (UK) continue to be at risk of iodine deficiency. Eveleigh, E., Coneyworth, L., Zhou, M., Burdett, H., Malla, J., Nguyen, V. H., & Welham, S. (2022). British Journal of Nutrition, 129(9), 1510-1527. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114522000113

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Identifying Sustainable Nitrogen Management Practices for Tea Plantations. Rebello, R., Burgess, P. J., & Girkin, N. T. (2022). Nitrogen, 3(1), 43-57. https://doi.org/10.3390/nitrogen3010003

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Biofortified Maize Improves Selenium Status of Women and Children in a Rural Community in Malawi: Results of the Addressing Hidden Hunger With Agronomy Randomized Controlled Trial. Joy, E. J., Kalimbira, A. A., Sturgess, J., Banda, L., Chiutsi-Phiri, G., Manase, H. et al. (2022). Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, Article 788096. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.788096

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2021

Mapping the landscape of Consumer Food Waste. Harvey, J., Nica-Avram, G., Smith, M., Hibbert, S., Muthuri, J. (2021). Appetite, Volume 168, 2022, 105702, ISSN 0195-6663.

Re)-imagining ecologically harmonious food systems beyond technofixes. Touboulic, A., & Mccarthy, L. (2021). Revue de l'Organisation Responsable, 16(2), 18-27

The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi. Gashu, D., Nalivata, P.C., Amede, T. et al. (2021). Nature 594, 71–76 (2021).

We're out, so wtf do we do now?’: Brexit and rural identity in the era of online agricultural communities. Jones-Garcia, E., & Touboulic, A. (2021). Sociologia Ruralis, 62(2), 190-211. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12365

Correction to: Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum. Simpson, S.A., Coulman, E., Gallagher, D. et al. (2021). Int J Obes 46, 242. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00976-2.

Adherence to a Plant-Based Diet and Consumption of Specific Plant Foods—Associations with 3-Year Weight-Loss Maintenance and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Secondary Analysis of the PREVIEW. Zhu, R., Fogelholm, M., Poppitt, S. D., Silvestre, M. P., Møller, G., Huttunen-Lenz, M. et al. (2021). Nutrients, 13(11), Article 3916. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13113916

Associations of quantity and quality of carbohydrate sources with subjective appetite sensations during 3-year weight-loss maintenance: Results from the PREVIEW intervention study. Zhu, R., Larsen, T. M., Poppitt, S. D., Silvestre, M. P., Fogelholm, M., Jalo, E. et al. (2021). Clinical Nutrition, 41(1), 219-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2021.11.038

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A mathematical model of a single seed oleosome. Meacci, L., di Bari, V., Ausas, R. F., Mut, F., Gray, D. A., & Buscaglia, G. C. (2021). Applied Mathematics, 9, Article 100128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinam.2020.100128

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Who’s Milking It? Scripted Stories of Food Labour. McCarthy, L., Touboulic, A., & Glover, J. (2021). Employment and Society, 36(6), 1038–1059. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017021997357

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Tuberculosis in badgers where the bovine tuberculosis epidemic is expanding in cattle in England. Swift, B.M.C., Barron, E.S., Christley, R. et al. (2021). Sci Rep 11, 20995 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00473-6

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Corrigendum: A High-Protein, Low Glycemic Index Diet Suppresses Hunger but Not Weight Regain After Weight Loss: Results From a Large, 3-Years Randomized Trial (PREVIEW). Zhu, R., Fogelholm, M., Larsen, T. M., Poppitt, S. D., Silvestre, M. P., Vestentoft, P. et al. (2021). Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.736531

Identification of aroma compounds in a commonly prescribed oral nutritional supplement and associated changes in olfactory abilities with human ageing. Lester, S., Cornacchia, L., Corbier, C., Taylor, M. A., Ayed, C., Yang, N. et al. (2021). Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 16518. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95915-6

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Tackling protozoan parasites of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa. MacGregor, P., Nene, V., & Nisbet, R. E. R. (2021). PLoS Pathogens, 17(10), Article e1009955. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009955

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Assessing land suitability for rainfed paddy rice production in Zambia. Makungwe, M., Chabala, L. M., Van Dijk, M., Chishala, B. H., & Lark, R. M. (2021). Geoderma Regional, 27, Article e00438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2021.e00438

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Environmental and human iodine and selenium status: lessons from Gilgit-Baltistan, North-East Pakistan. Ahmad, S., Bailey, E.H., Arshad, M. et al. (2021). Environ Geochem Health 43, 4665–4686 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00943-w.

Effect of intake of food hydrocolloids of bacterial origin on the glycemic response in humans: Systematic review and narrative synthesis. Alshammari, N. A., Taylor, M. A., Stevenson, R., Gouseti, O., Alyami, J., Muttakin, S. et al. (2021). Nutrients, 13(7), Article 2407. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072407

Sodium hyperaccumulators in the Caryophyllales are characterized by both abnormally large shoot sodium concentrations and [Na]shoot/[Na]root quotients greater than unity. Neugebauer, K., Broadley, M. R., El-Serehy, H. A., George, T. S., Graham, N. S., Thompson, J. A. et al. (2021). Annals of Botany, 129(1), 65-78. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab126

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Magnesium and calcium overaccumulate in the leaves of a schengen3 mutant of Brassica rapa. Alcock, T. D., Thomas, C. L., Ó Lochlainn, S., Pongrac, P., Wilson, M., Moore, C. et al. (2021). Plant Physiology, 186(3), 1616-1631. https://doi.org/10.1093/PLPHYS/KIAB150

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Correction to: Assessment of potentially toxic elements in vegetables cultivated in urban and peri-urban sites in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and implications for human health. Hawrami, K.A.M., Crout, N.M.J., Shaw, G. et al. (2021). Environ Geochem Health 43, 3255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00851-z.

Food industry and engineering—Quo vadis?. Hefft, D. I., & Higgins, Ṡ. (2021). Journal of Food Process Engineering, 44(8), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.13766

Long‐term zero‐tillage enhances the protection of soil carbon in tropical agriculture. Cooper, H. V., Sjögersten, S., Lark, R. M., Girkin, N. T., Vane, C. H., Calonego, J. C., et al. (2021). European Journal of Soil Science, 72(6), 2477-2492. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13111

Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance. Reyt, G., Ramakrishna, P., Salas-González, I., Fujita, S., Love, A., Tiemessen, D., et al. (2021). Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 2320. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22550-0.

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In vitro Effects of Biologically Active Vitamin D on Myogenesis: A Systematic Review. Alliband, K. H., Kozhevnikova, S. V., Parr, T., Jethwa, P. H., & Brameld, J. M. (2021). Frontiers in Physiology, 12, Article 736708. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.736708

Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems. Morris, C., Kaljonen, M., Aavik, K., Balázs, B., Cole, M., Coles, B. et al. (2021). Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8, Article 38. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00714-z

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A comparison between three legacy soil maps of Zambia at national scale: The spatial patterns of legend units and their relation to soil properties. Mukumbuta, I., Chabala, L. M., Sichinga, S., Miti, C., & Lark, R. M. (2021). Geoderma, 402, Article 115193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115193

Zinc deficiency is highly prevalent and spatially dependent over short distances in Ethiopia. Belay, A., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J., Lark, R. M., Chagumaira, C., Likoswe, B. H.et al. (2021). Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 6510. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85977-x

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To till or not to till in a temperate ecosystem? Implications for climate change mitigation. Cooper, H. V., Sjögersten, S., Lark, R. M., & Mooney, S. J. (2021). Environmental Research Letters, 16(5), Article 054022. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abe74e.

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Reducing sugar and aroma in a confectionery gel without compromising flavour through addition of air inclusions. Su, K., Festring, D., Ayed, C., Yang, Q., Sturrock, C. J., Linforth, R. et al. (2021). Food Chemistry, 354, Article 129579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129579

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African Leafy Vegetables for Improved Human Nutrition and Food System Resilience in Southern Africa: A Scoping Review. Isaac, A., Shayanowako, T., Morrissey, O., Tanzi, A., Muchuweti, M., Mendiondo, G. M. et al. (2021). Sustainability, 13(5), Article 2896. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052896

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Spatial variability and mapping of soil fertility status in a high-potential smallholder farming area under sub-humid conditions in Zimbabwe. Soropa, G., Mbisva, O. M., Nyamangara, J., Nyakatawa, E. Z., Nyapwere, N., & Lark, R. M. (2021). SN Applied Sciences, 3, Article 396. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04367-0

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Can nitrogen fertilizer management improve grain iron concentration of agro-biofortified crops in Zimbabwe?. Manzeke-Kangara, M. G., Mtambanengwe, F., Watts, M. J., Broadley, M. R., Lark, R. M., & Mapfumo, P. (2021). Agronomy, 11(1), Article 124. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11010124

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Crop uptake of heavy metals in response to the environment and agronomic practices on land near mine tailings in the Zambian Copperbelt Province. Kaninga, B., Lark, R. M., Chishala, B. H., Maseka, K. K., Sakala, G. M., Young, S. D. et al. (2021). Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 43(9), 3699-3713. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00849-7

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English version of the food disgust scale: Optimization and other considerations. Thibodeau, M., Yang, Q., Ford, R., & Pickering, G. (2021). Journal of Sensory Studies, 36(2), Article e12639. https://doi.org/10.1111/joss.12639

Mapping groundwater recharge in Africa from ground observations and implications for water security. MacDonald, A. M., Lark, R. M., Taylor, R. G., Abiye, T., Fallas, H. C., Favreau, G. et al. (2021). Environmental Research Letters, 16(3), Article 034012. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abd661

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Books and book chapters by our associates

Book chapter by Professor Heike Bartel. Title: Rewriting Illness from the Turkish German Margins: Eating Disorders in Narratives by Renan Demirkan and Yade Yasemin Önder. Book title: "The Health Humanities in German Studies". Availale here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/health-humanities-in-german-studies-9781350296183/. Published June 2024.
Dr. Alanna Higgins. Title: "Geographical Connections in Brewing: Locating Place and Placelessness in Beer Production". Book title: "The Geography of Beer". Available here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-39008-1_26. Published December 2023.
Book chapter by Dr Qian Yang. Title: Next-generation sensory and consumer science: data collection tools using digital technologies. Book title: "Digital Sensory Science: Applications in New Product Development". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/27599285. Published November 2023.
Book chapter by Prof. Heike Bartel. Title: Opening a New Space for Health Communication: Twitter and the Discourse of Eating Disorders in Men. Book title: "Maculinities and Discourses of Men's Health". Available here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-38407-3_4. Published October 2023.
Book chapter by Dr. Simon Welham. Title: The Role of Micronutrients and Micronutrient Supplements in Vegetarian and Vegan Diets. Book title: "Dietary Supplements - Challenges and Future Research". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/18813583. Published June 2023.
Book chapter by Prof. John Brameld. Title: The Winged Bean Genome: Winged Bean—One Species Supermarket. Book title: "Underutilised Crop Genomes". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/20557896. Published November 2022.
Book chapter by Dr Stacia Stetkiewicz. Title: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on healthy and sustainable diets and wellbeing in UK parents. Book title: "Transforming food systems: ethics, innovation and responsibility". Available here: https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/10.3920/978-90-8686-939-8_56. Published September 2022.
Book chapter by Dr. Alexandra Gibbs. Title: Abiotic stress, acclimation, and adaptation in carbon fixation processes. Book tile: "Photosynthesis in Action: Harvesting Light, Generating Electrons, Fixing Carbon". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7651393. Published January 2022.
Book chapter by Professor John Brameld. Chapter title: Suitability of insects for animal feeding. Book titile: "Insects as Animal Feed: Novel Ingredients for Use in Pet, Aquaculture and Livestock Diets". Available here: https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/9781789245929.0004. Published September 2021.
Book chapter by Dr. Ellen Nisbet. Title: Viewing Animal Models for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex in the Light of Evolution. Book title: "Organism Models of Autism Spectrum Disorders". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4654864. Published June 2020.
Book chapter by Professor Richard Hyde. Title: Coming together to combat food fraud: Regulatory networks in the EU. Book title: "A handbook of food crime: Immoral and illegal practices in the food industry and what to do about them". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1218815. Published May 2018.
Book by Professor Richard Hyde. Title: "Regulating food-borne illness: investigation, control and enforcement.". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/758413. Published August 2015.
Book by Professor Murray Lark. Title: "Field Sampling for Environmental Science and Management". Avalialble here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203128640/field-sampling-environmental-science-management-richard-webster-murray-lark. Published July 2012.
Book chapter by Professor Murray Lark. Title: Digital Soil Mapping Technologies for Countries with Sparse Data Infrastructures. Book title: "Digital Soil Mapping with Limited Data". Available here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4020-8592-5_2#citeas. Published Demcember 2008.

Conference papers

Re-engineering the Food Industry: Where do we go from here? by Seamus Higgins. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-9812-5_26#citeas

Our Associates' perspectives on food systems

Jack Bobo on cultivating solutions for food and drink innovation and social policy

Dr Anne Touboulic unwraps food supply chains and its impact on our planet

Jack Bobo's 2019 TEDxTyson's talk on consumer food choices and the factors that shape it

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