Tracey Duncombe, our TUKFS Knowledge Exchange Fellow, reflects on our final Annual Meeting.
New Policy and Practice Note: Powering Up Chef-Led Menu Transformation
Evidence from across TUKFS shows that chef‑led approaches in schools, hospitals and university canteens can shift demand toward pulse‑ and veg‑forward dishes while reducing carbon footprints and improving diet quality. This policy and practice note outlines the challenges, opportunities and case studies for powering up chef-led menu transformation.
Connect Series Event: Building a sustainable seafood revolution – Inspiring nature-positive food systems through land-based aquaculture
Re-watch this Connect Series event to discover how the UK can lead a sustainable seafood revolution by farming king prawns using land-based recirculating aquaculture systems.
New report reveals how a major food crisis might happen in the UK, and what we can do to stop it
Read the report where experts across the food sector, including researchers from the Transforming UK Food Systems Programme, explore how the UK could better prepare for significant disruptions to food supplies.
New report launch: Empowering SME chefs to lead on Low‑carbon menus — and strengthening the bridge between research and industry
Read our latest news item where Andrea Zick, Doctoral Researcher and report co-author, reflects on the launch event for the Low Carbon Menus: Tools and Tactics to Empower SME Chefs report.
Connect Series Event: Land reform in Scotland – Challenges and opportunities to drive a just transition and food system resilience
Catch up on this Connect Series webinar which provided an overview of the most recent land reform legislation in Scotland, how research informed policy developments, and considered how Scottish land ownership and governance intersect with just transition goals and wider food system resilience.
Webinar: Reflections from the EAT Lancet 2025 Launch – Marketplace Implications
Catch up on this webinar where Tracey Duncombe, our TUKFS Knowledge Exchange Fellow, was joined by Mike Barry from Planeatry Alliance to talk about reflections from the Eat Lancet 2025 launch and marketplace implications.
New Policy and Practice Note: Catapulting Sustainable and Healthy Public Food Procurement in the UK
This policy and practice note builds on recent work including the Will Quince MP Public Food Procurement Review (May 2024), food procurement meetings across the Transforming UK Food Systems Programme, and a Public Food Procurement Roundtable hosted by FixOurFood (University of York) in July 2025. It synthesises insights from these discussions and TUKFS research to outline a strategic approach to deliver on the Good Food Cycle, highlighting best practices, key challenges and actionable recommendations for public sector food procurement.
Connect Series Event: Identifying Pathways for Sustainable Livestock Futures
Catch up on our latest Connect Series event, identifying pathways for sustainable livestock futures.
Research Brief: Mismatches between UK food supply and dietary guidelines – a dietary gap assessment
Read this research brief summarising PhD student Niamh Kelly’s paper, Mismatches between UK food supply and dietary guidelines: a dietary gap assessment.
