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Members of the Food Values Research Group undertake a range of research projects that explore themes related to food, drink, and agriculture by utilising diverse disciplinary and interdisciplinary methodologies in the humanities and social sciences.

About

About

Our group uses qualitative and other research approaches to understand how people make everyday food choices.

About

People

People

We are a diverse group of interdisciplinary researchers, working on a range of issues in food production and consumption.

People

Research

Research

Our research looks broadly at the values people use to choose what food and beverages they buy and consume.

Research

Publications

Publications

Since the initiation of the Food Values Research Group, many articles have appeared in renowned publications.

Publications

 

Latest news

Rachel

Festival Hellenika

Food Values Research Group convenor Prof Rachel Ankeny presents at Festival Hellenika.

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Animal welfare and food ethics

Food Values Research Group convenor Prof Rachel Ankeny takes part in a podcast on animal welfare and food ethics.

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evokeAG 2023

On 22 February 2023, Food Values Research Group convenor Prof Rachel Ankeny took part in a panel discussion on consumer insights in the fresh food industry.

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Gabriella

Tasting Taint: Wine, Wildfires, and Climate Change

On 13 February 2023, the History Department and the Food Values Research Group co-hosted a seminar with Dr Gabriella Petrick on the history of wine taint in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Read more about Wine, Wildfires, and Climate Change