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Triangle

 

Zero hunger

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ is the only UK university offering research expertise and capabilities across the food system. We are helping future-proof agriculture in the face of climate change and mapping UK food insecurity. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, we support the local community with toolkits that encourage healthy eating, while our Food Systems Institute provides scientific and technical expertise to UK food and drink manufacturers. 

 

 

2,000

Malawi farms and small holdings surveyed in Geonutrition project

£10m

in research projects at Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems 

30

Schools across the region in the Nutri Kit pilot project

 

 

Research

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Fighting hidden hunger

As part an international research partnership funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, we are fighting hidden hunger, which affects millions across sub-Saharan Africa due to the nutrient deficiencies in their diet.

Help tackle hidden hunger

Learning and students

Two students in a lab with food on the table
Nutri Kit to encourage healthy eating

A new toolkit promoting healthy behaviours is being piloted in 30 East Midlands schools. Developed with the Food Innovation Centre, the Nutri Kit helps children consider the impact of their diet and lifestyle.

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ schools to try new toolkit to help children make healthy choices
 

Engagement and impact

Little boy sat on a bench outside holding a stick
Mapping UK food insecurity

Researchers at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Business School are working with food sharing app OLIO, supermarkets and local authorities to measure food poverty in the UK by creating localised, predictive digital mapping of food insecurity.

Policy and operations

Researchers cutting up food on a plate
Food Innovation Centre

The centre provides scientific and technical support to UK food and drink manufacturers, evolving from regional SME work to a UK‑wide consultancy. Combining academic expertise with state‑of‑the‑art facilities, it helps businesses develop and launch innovative new products.

Discover how we support food and drink innovation
 

 

 

To read more about our impact in this goal you can download our report

Goal 3 - Good health and wellbeing
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