News

News stories

(Left-right): Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Lord Jonathan Caine; Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD; Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD; Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris; and Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Steve Baker, pictured at Farmleigh, Dublin, this afterno
(Left-right): Lord Jonathan Caine; Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Michelle Donelan, Chris Heaton-Harris, Steve Baker, pictured at Farmleigh, Dublin, this afternoon, where €70 million was announced for research centres on climate and sustainable food.

New research programme to transform food systems led by Sheffield awarded £5.8 million

A transformative, new research programme that aims to transform food systems across the UK and Ireland, and led by the University of Sheffield, was announced yesterday (Tuesday 28 November).

Professor Louise Dye

New co-Director for the Institute for Sustainable Food

Professor Louise Dye has been announced as the new co-Director of the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield.
The INFUSION team

Blog: INFUSION project conducts co-design workshop with policymakers in India

Dr Robert Caine in a rice field in Vietnam

Genetically modified rice could be key to tackling food shortages caused by climate change

Genetically engineering rice to have better salt tolerance could allow it to be grown in places it would otherwise fail, new research from the University of Sheffield has found.
Graphic: "Sustainable Food Places Award Winner SILVER"

Sheffield wins silver at Sustainable Food Places awards

Sheffield has achieved the Sustainable Food Places Silver award for 2023. This fantastic news is a testament to the hard work of thousands of people across our city making innovative changes to Sheffield’s food sector and food system.

The Regather team

Regather shortlisted for 2023 BBC Food & Farming Awards

Regather has been chosen as one of three organisations shortlisted for a 2023 BBC Food & Farming Award in the ‘Farming the Future’ category.

A man is planting crops by hand in a small field. There is a polytunnel in the background.

Shortlisted For BBC Food & Farming Award

Regather has been shortlisted for a 2023 BBC Food & Farming Award in the ‘Farming the Future category’.

| Regather
bhavani shankar

Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition

The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) launched its flagship report on “Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition”.

| CFS HLPE on Food Security and Nutrition
The room of attendees at the South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre launch event.

South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre Launch

Wednesday 14th June marked the official launch of the South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre (SYSC).