Really proud of this work by @elisabecker.bsky.social from our SALIENT project! An experiment in work canteens where we swapped out one meat option for one vegetarian option ⬆️41% likelihood of selecting veg meal ⬇️26kcal per meal ⬇️0.16kgCO2e per meal

NEWS: Simple menu tweak boosts vegetarian choices and cuts carbon A change to low-cost cafeteria menus can boost vegetarian sales and reduce environmental impact.  @oxprimarycare.bsky.social  

Our LEAP conference takes place on the 22 April and spaces are filling up fast. Want to join us at Worcester College, Oxford to talk about all things meat and dairy production and consumption? Get registered! cvent.me/YaMNOA

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate/Assistant Research Professor in quantitative research methods & evidence synthesis to advance work with @jeanmadams.bsky.social on public health interventions to reduce consumption of harmful UPFs. Apply by 18 March 2026 at buff.ly/1Ph9382

We have three great researcher jobs advertised, each for 12m, contributing to our work on generating evidence to inform food system transition. Please share widely. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... @imsepidemiology.bsky.social @jeanmadams.bsky.social @kellyparsons.bsky.social

Librarians can be key research partners who help to scour the literature, manage data and make science open go.nature.com/4c4JTwR

The Guardian reports on recent research led by @cam.ac.uk scientists which found that one in seven food delivery businesses in England are so-called "dark kitchens", which are delivery-only with no customer-facing storefront. Guardian article: buff.ly/ipuAXaB 🧵 (1/3)

'This is a generation for whom the mobile phone is a gateway to self-expression and companionship, and simply removing the apps and tools used for these purposes will not immediately lead to a re-embracing of analogue childhood.' Read more from @oii.ox.ac.uk's Prof Victoria Nash ⬇️

Many Black-led initiatives in the UK that support the careers of Black researchers provide mentoring, safe spaces, networks and advocacy. But they're often underfunded. That's why we’re launching a new funding programme in partnership with Do it Now Now to help strengthen these initiatives. [1/3]

A great start to 2026! Here’s an article from @shaniekparks.bsky.social summarising her fascinating research on digital communication and young people’s diets

Recently seen a few companies on Instagram citing our research as a basis to sell fancy honey for treatment during cold season. A reminder our results showed normal honey can support management of URTI symptoms; you don’t need ‘designer’ honey ebm.bmj.com/content/26/2... @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

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Can we trust the science of Nutrition? Christina Vogel joined Brian Cox, Giles Yeo MBE, Saliha Mahmood Ahmed, and Nita Forouhi, to explore the complex topic of nutrition on the #AQuestionofScience podcast. Listen: www.lnk.to/AQOSNutrition Or watch: lnkd.in/ezJBhiY3

📣New paper led by Dr Ru Jia! We conducted an RCT on an online supermarket to assess the effects of brand-matched alcoholic & NoLo adverts on drink selections Exposure to adverts for brand-matched NoLos increased brand recall, but inconclusive impact on alcohol selection doi.org/10.1111/add....

I had a chat with Alisha Wainwright for a Wellcome Trust podcast about the challenges of achieving sustainable diets and their potential for health benefits. It was fun. If you listen to podcasts then you could listen to this podcast.

Excited to share that our research group is advertising 2 DPhil projects for 2026 entry. We’d love to hear from prospective applicants! shorturl.at/I6SrW *FUNDED* shorturl.at/lh4tB *Successful apps eligible for uni funding* @hannahforde.bsky.social @ashakaur.bsky.social @petescarbs.bsky.social

The first paper from the COPPER project! Great work from @hannahforde.bsky.social who led deliberative forums exploring public views on food taxes and subsidies to make healthy & sustainable food more affordable

First paper published from our COPPER project! We went to Glasgow and Bridlington (my home town!) to find out what the public supports with regard to taxes and subsidies in the food system. Great work led by the excellent @hannahforde.bsky.social

We ran deliberative forums in Glasgow & Bridlington all about food subsidies & taxes to make healthy & sustainable food more affordable. Read our findings in our latest article! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

Here's @kevinh-phd.bsky.social on leaving NIH due to pressure for scientific conformity to "preconceived narratives" of the current administration (i.e. RFK Jr). About 4 mins. Shocking account of state of academic freedom in the US. @oxmartinschool.bsky.social @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social

How can we fix the food system? 🍎 Our Health Behaviours team is using an innovative new interactive game – The Mayor of Mancunia – to explore tough choices about food, health and climate with the public as part of the SHIFT project. Now open at Manchester Museum. Find out more about the project 👇

Fantastic evening at @oxmartinschool.bsky.social last night with @kevinh-phd.bsky.social giving a talk on "The Calculus of Calories". Really great, nuanced and evidence-based approach to why it it so hard to lose weight, the obesogenic environment and UPFs. Video below in case you missed it!

We're are now accepting applications for an exciting DPhil at the @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, *FUNDED* by the THRIVING Food Futures research hub! The project is about divisive policies, supervised by me, Dr Rachel Pechey @petescarbs.bsky.social @ashakaur.bsky.social lnkd.in/eezGaZZ3 Pls share! ✨

Duties of a Doctor (General Medical Council) imply that giving out false or misleading information that could lead to harm might be grounds for removing a doctor from the Medical Register.

New research from @oxmartinschool.bsky.social and @smithschool.ox.ac.uk shows policymakers are seriously underestimating how willing the public is to step up on climate action. Read more ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

We are now on Bluesky! Follow us for: The latest insights from Cochrane reviews 📖 Training and support for researchers 👩🏫 Information on research integrity, innovative methods and our global community 🌏

New @jessicarenzella.bsky.social! Workshops w/Newham residents to identify ways to improve diets “…although the implementation of interventions in different areas may require tailoring, the focus of interventions to tackle the determinants of unhealthy diets could be similar across neighbourhoods.”

Our early career researchers have set up a network to support those working in #research related to healthy, sustainable, and equitable diets and food systems. Is that you? You can find out more on our website: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/research/res... cc @betheveleigh.bsky.social @petescarbs.bsky.social

Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?

When people find out how little is spent on foreign aid, they're less likely to say that the US spends "too much". This might seem obvious, but many would argue that pointing to data or facts is never successful in changing peoples' minds.

Remember all that fulminating in the billionaire press about "free speech" (ie their freedom to abuse Muslims, trans people etc with impunity)? Now that people are being arrested for speaking about an issue of the utmost gravity, the self-appointed guardians of liberty have fallen strangely silent.

New parliamentary inquiry into tackling the obesity epidemic launched today, deadline for written submissions 28th August. Do consider submitting! committees.parliament.uk/committee/81...

Oxford University and @cam.ac.uk have each received a £6.25 million gift to expand their outreach work with socio-economically disadvantaged students in STEM subjects. Find out more ⬇️

🌱🍽️ Our SHIFT research team is co-creating an interactive game in collaboration with Manchester residents to spark conversations about food sustainability. Check out how community workshops are shaping this innovative project for Manchester Museum! 🎮 #FoodSustainability #CommunityEngagement

Talks from our seminar series by @jeanmadams.bsky.social and Marco Springmann are now online! www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/events#tab-7...

Ministers to delay UK junk food advertising ban until next year www.ft.com/content/a4a5...

Next week we welcome @jeanmadams.bsky.social to Oxford for our Wednesday seminar. Professor Adams will be talking about mandatory calorie labelling and what it reveals about public health policy making. Join in person @oxmartinschool.bsky.social or online 👇 www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/an-eva...

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HERC SHORT COURSES 2025 HERC is pleased to announce their programme of Online and In-person short courses for 2025 and that registration is open now for bookings. #healtheconomics www.herc.ox.ac.uk/herc-short-c... @oxpop.bsky.social 1/6

First published in 1996, the CONSORT statement was designed to improve the quality of reporting and provide a minimum set of items to be included in a report of a randomised trial. Now, there is an updated 2025 Statement. Find it here: tinyurl.com/2s3hv3yx

📢 A new globally agreed approach to identify & monitor #immunosuppressed adults most at risk of severe COVID-19 has been developed by Oxford-led researchers. The system gives a clearer picture of who is most at risk, improving disease surveillance, resource use & #PublicHealth decision-making.

Thought experiment! Can you add a tiny bit of a vegetable you really hate to a soup you really like (🥦+🍜) and still eat the soup? What about a tiny bit of human meat (🦵🏻+🍜)? Is it different? Find out why in my new paper👇🏻(yes, the trigger warning is appropriate)

Great to be at the Centre for Food Policy @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social symposium today! #cityfoodsym What a buzz! Christina Vogel opening the event. @citystgeorges.bsky.social

Don't forget to book your place for our talk with Professor Marco Springmann from @ucl.ac.uk and @ecioxford.bsky.social on Wednesday at 4pm. www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/a-refo...

If you missed #oxLEAP25 this week, you can now catch up with @paulbehrens.bsky.social plenary talk on the LEAP YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2nl...

Report on how a PR company funded by the meat industry undermined the EAT Lancet report, spreading info through trad and social media focussing on "hypocrisy" of the EAT team. Accounts in here about how the authors were attacked a) for being vegan, and b) for not being vegan.

New paper from Viktorija Kesaite describing the overlap between UPF and foods high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS). Using data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey, we found 55.6% of UPF foods, 58.7% of energy from UPFs and 38.3% of food weight from UPF consumed were also HFSS.

Really engaging presentation from Sarah Shaw on the SALIENT consortium. Revealing the potential misalignment of research, policy and organisational priorities, and the need for organisations to justify partnering on research, and much more. All rings true from some past experiences! #UKSBM2025

New research: Gaming well-being isn't about hours played, but how players feel about gaming's role in their lives. Lead author @nballou.bsky.social. Senior author @shuhbillskee.bsky.social @mentalhealthoii.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk. More here: bit.ly/3FnSRXP