Join a one-day workshop with industry professionals and food geographers. Learn from each other and build relationships and collaborations.
- Do you want to learn what food industry professionals and academic food researchers are working on?
- Do you want to meet people from industry and academia to discuss ideas and to think about potential collaboration?
- Do you want to be part of a bigger conversation about how to address key issues facing the UK food system?
If you said "yes" to any of the questions above, this workshop is for you! This one-day interactive event is a collaboration between the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) and the Food Geographies Research Group (FGRG) of the Royal Geographical Society.
The event aims to spark a dialogue between food industry practitioners and academic geographers working on food-related topics. Both groups are focused on key issues around the safe, resilient and just provision of food to the UK population, yet both address these questions in different ways.
This workshop provides an opportunity to find out more about how each group approaches food system issues, and to identify points of overlap and shared interest that can facilitate more long-term collaborations.
The workshop will take place at Campden BRI, a leader in global food and drink science and research. The day will begin with an interactive introduction to industry and academic perspectives, including a tour of the Campden BRI facilities. A session of lightning talks will showcase industry and academic perspectives on three key themes: taste/acceptance; resilience/food security; and trust/safety. Finally, a structured discussion will facilitate dialogue on issues of shared interest, such as technology & AI, regulation, and graduate careers.
We aim to learn from each other and foster new relationships and collaborations.